building; structure; edifice

historic, historical / already-happened, past / former, old, traditional

thing (concrete, tangible) / (law) a corporeal object

(archaic) beautiful

Ashikaga, a city in Tochigi Prefecture / a surname

beautiful

to build; to construct

architecture

history / the study of history

"Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier).