words of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Sanskrit origin

forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs

thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes

circulating life energy thought to be inherent in all things

high quality porcelain originally made only in China

one of a pair of slender sticks used as oriental tableware to eat food with

informal terms for a meal

breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China

a deciduous Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves

Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers

change location

a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)

a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution

any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp

a Chinese martial art

evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan

Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles

a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color

Chinese tea leaves that have been partially fermented before being dried

a superior grade of black tea

a soft thin cloth woven from raw silk (or an imitation)

an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars

take (someone) against his will for compulsory service

a heavy silk fabric with a rough surface

a fine quality of black tea native to China

the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known

the name of tea in various languages

a yellow oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree

a Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork

a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot

Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither

a Japanese stringed instrument

footwear usually with wooden soles

a wide sash tied around the waist of a Japanese kimono

a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes

an edible seaweed with a mild flavor

radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked

a blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous

deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree

a portable heater that burns charcoal and has a grill for cooking

the purpose of achieving or obtaining

a variety of mandarin orange

edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe

the emperor of Japan

a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo

a sport adapted from jujitsu and similar to wrestling

a Japanese form of wrestling

(Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment

a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing

a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu

a farewell remark

treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body

a number puzzle in which the numbers 1 through 9 must be placed into a grid of cells so that each row or column contains only one of each number

not subject to defeat

oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines

a small bed that folds up for storage or transport

(India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus

East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks

the chief source of beryllium

loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and nirvana

a preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant

a plant that grows edible, dark-purple fruit

long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game

a cloth used as a head covering by Muslim and Hindu women

one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided

any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated

tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods

any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes

tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber

a long loincloth worn by Hindu men

a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared

wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India

ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur

a horse-drawn carriage in India

drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material

coarse jute fabric

langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India

Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog

unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap

(in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities

brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula

resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects

slender long-tailed monkey of Asia

any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers

a great raja

a great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja

(Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage

the driver and keeper of an elephant

any of various geometric designs symbolizing the universe

a high public official of imperial China

a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)

erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus

an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer

tropical Asian starlings

a soft lightweight muslin used especially for babies

an aromatic ointment used in antiquity

an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water

an informer or spy working for the police

large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies

large Indian antelope

any citrus tree bearing oranges

a leopard in the black color phase

deliver a quick blow to

an Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices

a prince or king in India

a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja

annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses

the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise

hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement

(Hinduism) an ascetic holy man

a deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines

(Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth

a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot

the articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech)

cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair

an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)

a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener

a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization

the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband

a Hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect

the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich

the basic unit of money in Bangladesh; equal to 100 paisa

tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper

any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind

a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot

a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic

one who practices yoga and has achieved a high level of spiritual insight