1) taka. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...See table at currency. Bengali k, from Sanskrit aka, stamped coin....
2) Takaoka. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Takaoka, (taka´oka) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 175,466), Toyama prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the Sho River. A center for the Japanese aluminum industry, Takaoka...
3) Takayama. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Takayama, (taka´yam) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 65,243), Gifu prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the Jinzu River. A former castle town from the Edo era, it is now...
4) Takarazuka. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Takarazuka, (taka´ra´zooka) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 201,862), Hyogo prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb and a resort serving the Osaka-Kobe areas....
5) Takamatsu. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Takamatsu, (taka´matsoo) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 329,684), capital of Kagawa prefecture, NE Shikoku, Japan, a port on the Inland Sea. It is the chief communications...
6) Saigo, Takamori. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Saigo, Takamori, (taka´more si´go) (KEY) , 1828-77, Japanese soldier and statesman noted for his obstinate conservatism. He was an early opponent of the Tokugawa...
7) Takamine, Jokichi. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Takamine, Jokichi, (jo´keche taka´mina´) (KEY) , 1854-1922, Japanese chemist. He served (1881-84) as chemist in the employ of the Japanese government and (1887) organized...
8) Takemitsu, Toru. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Takemitsu, Toru, (to´roo taka´mitsoo) (KEY) , 1930-96, Japanese composer, b. Tokyo. In 1951 in Tokyo Takemitsu organized the Experimental Workshop, the first of several...
9) Hara, Takashi (Kei). The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Hara, Takashi (Kei), (taka´she ha´ra) (KEY) , 1856-1921, Japanese statesman, prime minister (1918-21). As secretary-general and later president (1914), Hara established...
10) Kato, Komei (Takaaki). The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Kato, Komei (Takaaki), (ko´ma ka´to, taka-a´ke) (KEY) , 1860-1926, Japanese statesman. He entered the foreign ministry after graduating from Tokyo Univ. He served...
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