Terms are in the order of appearance.

Winkle Rose - a plant species famous for brewing tea

Galaxy Flowers - a plant species known for its thin petals with buds on the tip making them look like stars during a dark night when you can't see the thin petals

Jungro-Pyeong Clan - one of Xuijae Empire's ruling clans

Fai-Dongseol Clan - one of Xuijae Empire's ruling clans

Gong Saica Clan - one of Xuijae Empire's ruling clans

Izeryeo - one of Xuijae Empire's provinces; known for housing the army fortress

Moontree - a tree characterized by its light violet leaves and dark trunk and branches

Xianzhu Clan - a ruling clan known for its extravagance and weath

Yomaura Clan - a clan known for producing good soldiers that serve the royal family; after being of great service to monarchs, they are considered a ruling clan as an honorary thing

Piper - a colloquial term in referring to storytellers who hop from city to city every day, just entertaining people with their stories

Xuijae Empire - the only human empire in the continent of Shinjien

Akoshize Dynasty - the set of years starting from the ascendance of the current Emperor to Prince Kai-Se's birth

Minzareong Dynasty - the set of years starting from the birth of the Princess until the present

Dansarun Empire - pertains to both the empire of the gods and the eastern-most part of the continent

Dangrao - one of the provinces in Xuijae; the seat of Imperial power for humans

Urkaze - a city west of Dansarun; the seat of Imperial power for the gods

Shencai Empire - the empire of creatures of lore and those who do not fit within humans and gods; they are taken over by Dansarun

Winter and Fall Annals - one of the well-known books used by scholars; contains the history of the monarchs of past dynasties

Jade Peak Doctrines - one of the well-known books used by scholars; details the principles of the major religion in Xuijae

Fenhai - a type of traditional dress worn only on special festivals and whenever deemed necessary

Doctrine of Ethics - one of the well-known books used by scholars; contains the basic ethics of a public servant

Book of Proverbs and Poems - one of the well-known books used by scholars; a collection of literature in the past eras

Hankuure - one of the provinces in Xuijae

Chaebeon - one of the provinces in Xuijae

Shaoryeong - the spirit realm; a distinct realm from the mortal realm where ancestral spirits reside

Torake - one of the provinces in Xuijae

Stormcloud flowers - a species of flowers konwn for their purple, cottony petals

Mutsu - one of the Western Provinces of Shencai

Khone - one of the Western Provinces of Shencai

Shincheok - one of the Western Provinces of Shencai

Laohai - one of the Central Provinces of Shencai

Damaya - one of the Northern Provinces of Shencai

Blue Jasmine - a known narcotic produced only in Shencai

Aiwang - one of the Southern Provinces of Shencai

Shinjien - the name of the continent this story is taking place on

Zhunxi - a tea ceremony performed for guests in promise of cooperation and friendly relations

Cui-San - a well-known poetess who lived four hundred years before the story started

Cheongreong - a neighboring continent south of Shinjien

Poh - a type of nuts characterized by their hard shells and soft insides

Qin Damyung - one of the Northern Provinces of Dansarun

Dan-Tiong -a species of bird known for its colorful plumage

Gui-ppom - a type of ink popular in Dansarun

Fox tears - a type of pearl mined from the ground and not obtained from the waters

Tanzhai - the in-world equivelent of chess

Dokpio - plants with broad, green leaves and fleshy, white stalks;great garnish for meat stews