four-eyed; pattern of four squares
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
divination; fortunetelling; soothsaying
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
telecommunications; correspondence
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
Emperor Yang of Sui (569-618, r. 604-618); second emperor of the Sui Dynasty
disturbance; riot; mayhem
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
the Japanese syllabary symbols
Khitan people; Khitai; Kitan; Kidan
Bohai (kingdom in Manchura and N. Korea, established after the fall of Goguryeo); Pohai; Bohai; Balhae; Bokkai
Tungus (Tungusic-speaking people, esp. the Evenki)
Zhuang (Chinese ethnic minority group); Chuang
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
chu nom (formerly used Vietnamese script based on Chinese characters)
Gokturks (Turkic confederation); Sky Turks; Tujue