- Russian language
- Iran
- Hebrew (language)
- Plato (c. 427 – c. 347 BC), Greek philosopher
- Turkey
- Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
- 天台 Tiān tāi: 天台 Tian1 tai1: Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗; Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang天台 tiān tái: 天台 tian1 tai2: rooftop
- the very front
- Huihe, ancient name of an ethnic group who were the ancestors of the Uyghurs 維吾爾族|维吾尔族[Wei2 wu2 er3 zu2] and the Yugurs 裕固族[Yu4 gu4 zu2]
- translation (translated version of a text)
- to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention
- to take shape; shaping; forming
- too numerous to mention individually or one by one
- prudent; cautious
- to put pen to paper
- soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad
- one can't tell how many; numerous similar cases
- noticeable; large; clear; distinct; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
- (reddish jade); precious; rare
- Tokyo Imperial University (renamed Tokyo University after 1945)
- to specialize in; to major in
- seminal work that propels a writer (or artist, composer etc) to fame
- dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
- timeline; chronology; annals; financial year; year
- 黄菊 Huáng Jú: 黄菊 Huang2 Ju2: Huang Ju (1938-2007), Chinese politician黄菊 huáng jú: 黄菊 huang2 ju2: yellow chrysanthemum; wine
- to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)
- Mandate of Heaven; destiny; fate; one's life span
- to eagerly anticipate
- to immerse oneself in (one's work, studies etc)
- to be at a loss (idiom)