Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)
Zizhi Tongjian (Chinese historiographical text, completed in 1084 CE)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
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
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
pair; two kinds; two ways
annals-biographies form (of historical writing)
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
chronological order (form of historical writing); ordering chronologically
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
annotation; explanatory note; comment
very timid; very nervous; faint-hearted
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
unpunctuated Chinese texts
kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word; declensional kana ending
marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
rough (explanation, details, etc.); broad; general; grabbing a big handful
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)