唐 - T'ang, China, foreign

capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; red pepper

envoy to Tang China

Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty

abrupt; sudden

dong quai (aromatic herb used to treat various gynecological symptoms, Angelica sinensis)

exotic non-Japanese wood (rosewood, ebony, blackwood, etc.); imported wood

apricot (Prunus armeniaca)

short coat for noblewomen (Nara and Heian period)

Chinese; Korean; foreign language; language one doesn't understand

Chinese name for a high government office (ritsuryō period)

cat (esp. one imported from China)

bronze