to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
Judea (southern Palestine); Jews
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
wise man; philosopher; sage
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
global scale; global magnitude; worldwide scale
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
people; men and women; each person; everybody
kneeling and worshipping; worshipping on one's knees
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
really; truly; indeed; good grief
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
labour movement; labor movement
(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you
bright sunshine; broad daylight
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
study; research; investigation
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
March; third month of the lunar calendar