start; commencement; beginning; initiation
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
Japan's first coinage (dating to 683 CE, but perhaps never in circulation)
Japan's first circulated coinage (minted in 708 CE)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
bill of exchange; draft; draught
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
commerce; trade; business
distant land; remote location; distant province
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
chief; main; principal; major
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Luoyang (China); Kyoto (alternative name)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
claim check; baggage check; luggage check; deposit receipt
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
at first; in the beginning; originally
government management; state management
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
Western Xia (1038-1227); Western Hsia; Tangut Empire; Mi-nyak