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  Unbeaten tracks in Japan : 『日本奥地紀行』

"Long hence,"she sighs, "they'll sing about us to generations that are yet to come."


 Reluctant to leave Higuchi and his bottomless well of archaeological lore, but eager to check the horizon, I said goodbye and stepped out into brilliant sunlight.


12.02. - Energy giants set their sights on Polish gas

The discovery of large unconventional gas deposits in Poland could change
the geo-politics of the entire European energy market. Russia has long
enjoyed a near-monopoly in natural gas supplies to Central and Southern
Europe, but now multinational energy giants are scrambling for prospecting
rights in Poland.

The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=ew3vthI44va89pI2

Just 150 years ago, Kuala Lumpur, or KL as locals call it, was little more than a dingy outpost chopped out of the jungle by Chinese tin prospectors. But commerce served it well, and eventually Merdeka Square (at the intersection of Jalan Raja and Lebuh Pasar Besar) would become a center of British colonial life.

━━ n. 眺め, 見晴し; 見通し, 予想, 期待; （普通pl.） （成功の）可能性 ((of)); 買ってくれそうな客; やりそうな人 ((for)); 有力候補; 【鉱】採鉱有望地; 鉱石試料.
in prospect　予期されて, 見込んで.
━━ 〔prάspekt/prəspekt〕 v. （鉱山などを）捜す; 試掘する ((for)).
pro・spec・tive

　━━ a. 予期された, 見込のある; 将来の.
pro・spec・tive・ly　ad.
pros・pec・tor　━━ n. 探鉱者, 試掘者.

pros·pec·tor (prŏs'pĕk'tər)

n.
One who explores an area for mineral deposits or oil.

Definition of prospect

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈprɒspɛkt/

• 1 [mass noun] the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring:there was no prospect of a reconciliation [count noun]:some training which offered a prospect of continuous employment
• [in singular] a mental picture of a future or anticipated event:this presents a disturbing prospect of one-party government
• (prospects) chances or opportunities for success or wealth:the poor prospects for the steel industry

• 2a person regarded as likely to succeed or as a potential customer, client, etc.:Norwich’s unbeaten heavyweight prospect clients deemed likely prospects for active party membership

• 3a place likely to yield mineral deposits: additional exploration prospects have been identified in this area

• 4an extensive view of landscape:a viewpoint commanding a magnificent prospect of the estuary

verb

Pronunciation: /prəˈspɛkt/

[no object]

• search for mineral deposits, especially by drilling and excavation:the company is also prospecting for gold
• (prospect for) search for; seek:many charities are prospecting for new donors

Derivatives

prospectless

adjective

prospector

Pronunciation: /prəˈspɛktə/

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (as a noun denoting the action of looking towards a distant object): from Latin prospectus 'view', from prospicere 'look forward', from pro- 'forward' + specere 'to look'. Early use, referring to a view of landscape, gave rise to the meaning 'mental picture' (mid 16th century), whence 'anticipated event'

geopolitical

Pronunciation: /ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)pəˈlɪtɪk(ə)l/

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Definition of geopolitical

adjective

• relating to politics, especially international relations, as influenced by geographical factors.

Derivatives

geopolitically

Pronunciation: /-pəˈlɪtɪk(ə)li/

adverb

geopolitician

Pronunciation: /-ˈtɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

geopolitics

Pronunciation: /-ˈpɒlɪtɪks/

noun

Definition of lore

noun

[mass noun]

• a body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth:the jinns of Arabian lore baseball lore

Origin:

Old English lār 'instruction', of Germanic origin: related to Dutch leer, German Lehre, also to learn

[名][U]((集合的))

1 （伝承的）知識, 言い伝え（⇒FOLKLORE 1）；（一般的に）学問, 知識, 博学

the lore of herbs
薬草の知識

fairy lore
妖精(ようせい)伝説

bird lore
鳥の雑学と俗信.

2 ((古))教育；教え, 教訓.

［古英語lār「教えるもの」. △LEARN, ドイツ語Lehre］

lore・less

[形]

hence

Pronunciation: /hɛns/

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adverb

• 1as a consequence; for this reason:many vehicle journeys (and hence a lot of pollution) would be saved

• 2from now (used after a period of time):two years hence they might say something different

• 3 (also from hence) archaic from here:hence, be gone

Origin:

Middle English hennes (in sense 3): from earlier henne (from Old English heonan, of Germanic origin, related to he) + -s³ (later respelled -ce to denote the unvoiced sound)

unbeaten

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈbiːt(ə)n/

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adjective

not defeated or surpassed:they were the only side to remain unbeaten