Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)
Chinese book; book written in Chinese
Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
Tang period (China; 618-907); Tang era
representative; exemplary; model
medical book; medical journal
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
compound sentence; sentenced formed of two independent clauses; important cultural property; important cultural asset
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
near; close by; within reach; familiar
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
residence; abode; dwelling
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
poem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to want; to seek; to request
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's