越

Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE)

越後

えちご

Echigo, old name for Niigata Prefecture

中越

ちゅうごし なかごし

over center field (centre)

越冬

えっとう

passing the winter, hibernation

越訴

えっそ

appeal made directly to a senior official without going through formalities

上越

じょうえつ

area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata

越波

えっぱ

wave overtopping

越す

こす

to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across

優越

ゆうえつ

supremacy, predominance, being superior to

越国

こしのくに

Koshi (former province located in present-day Fukui, Ishikawa, Toyama and Niigata prefectures; later split into Echizen, Etchū, and Echigo)

呉越

ごえつ

Go-Etsu, two rival states in ancient China

越権

えっけん

going beyond authority, unauthorized, unauthorised, ultra vires

過越

すぎこし

Passover, Pesach

卓越

たくえつ

preeminence, excellence, superiority, transcendence

激越

げきえつ

violent, vehement

超越

ちょうえつ

transcendence, transcendency

越中

Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)

貸越

かしこし

overdraft, overdraught

越南

えつなん ベトナム

Vietnam