China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
one by one; one after another; successively
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Di people; Zhou dynasty term used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the north
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
maternal line; mother's side of the family
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
Tang dynasty (China, 618-907); T'ang dynasty
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
influential person; man of importance
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
Tang period (China; 618-907); Tang era
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
pure sake; full-bodied sake; pure
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
entire world; whole world; world stage
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
difficult to ...; hard to ...
absolute beauty; classical beauty
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
righteousness; justice; right
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
end; close; conclusion; termination
Khitan people; Khitai; Kitan; Kidan
jumping about; rampancy; domination
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
other; another; over; more than; I; me
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung