old documents / (in palaeography) historical documents written to convey a specific intention between a sender and receiver; generally inclusive of written material through the mid-19th century

paleography

obscure / dark / blind

rare, unusual

to use / to employ / to make use of, to apply / to spend

use one thing for many purposes / work someone hard

to use one's head

a letter or character (symbol for a sound or a word) / (linguistics) script, writing system / (specific to Japanese) a written mora, a kana / writing in general, written words

a letter, a character (symbol for a sound or a word) / (linguistics) script, writing system / (specific to Japanese) a written mora, a kana / writing in general, written words

hieroglyph, pictograph