ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
Boxer Rebellion (1889-1901); North China Incident
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
disclosure; exposure; revelation
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
gold, silver and bronze (medals)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
in name only; titular; nominal
complete; whole; perfect; safe
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
retention; maintenance; preservation
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
urgent; pressing; exigent
as the sound of surging water; vigorous; surging; welling
foreign; abroad; overseas
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
general plan; main points; summary; platform (e.g. for a campaign); mission statement
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
flag; banner; ensign; emblem
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
ardent; passionate; vehement
adherent; devotee; believer
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
creation; Creation (by God)