開闢

かいびゃく

beginnings, creation, founding (of empire)

以来

いらい

since, henceforth

宇宙開闢

うちゅうかいびゃく

(since) the beginning of the universe, (since) the dawn of time

天地開闢

てんちかいびゃく

creation of heaven and earth

有史以来

ゆうしいらい

since the dawn of history

一別以来

いちべついらい

since our last meeting, since we parted

神武以来

じんむいらい じんむこのかた

since the era of the Emperor Jinmu, (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history, unprecedented

あれ以来

あれいらい

since then

それ以来

それいらい

since then, from that time, ever since

上古以来

じょうこいらい

from (since) ancient times, from time immemorial

その時以来

そのときいらい

since that time, since then, from that point (on)

物心ついて以来

ものごころついていらい

for as long as one can remember

以南

いなん

south of, and south

以北

いほく

north of, and northward

以東

いとう

... and eastward, east of

以前

いぜん

ago, since, before, previous

以外

いがい

with the exception of, excepting

以西

いせい

... and westward, west of

以降

いこう

on and after, as from, hereafter, thereafter, since