Vocabulary

Qiang (Chinese ethnic group)

Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)

Huns (nomadic people)

Huns

Sixteen Kingdoms (collection of sovereign states in and around China; 304-439 CE); Sixteen Kingdoms period

barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China

as (one) walks on, and on

any of a number of respectful terms written after the addressee's name in a formal letter

flexible (person); open-minded

initial investigation (by police)

Dear

you (plural)

leader of a nobleman's cavalcade

(biochemical) precursor

declination

(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes

(motion of) precession of the equinoxes

Ptolemaic constellations

astronomical figure; astronomical number

Aries (1st zodiacal sign); the Ram

Gemini (3rd zodiacal sign); the Twins

Cancer (4th zodiacal sign); the Crab

Virgo (6th zodiacal sign); the Virgin

Libra (7th zodiacal sign); the Scales

Scorpio (8th zodiacal sign); the Scorpion

Sagittarius (9th zodiacal sign); the Archer

Sagittarius (9th zodiacal sign); the Archer

Capricorn (10th zodiacal sign); the Goat

Aquarius (11th zodiacal sign); the Water Bearer; the Water Carrier

Pisces (12th zodiacal sign); the Fish; the Fishes

to bind (with rope, etc.)

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)

digger wasp

digger wasp

scoliid wasp (any wasp of family Scoliidae)

red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa)

(another's) daughter

Hymenoptera

lepidopterans

clicking (with someone); feeling an immediate connection