Great Qing Empire (China, 1644-1912); Qing dynasty
remnants of a bean plant; beanstalks and pods; bean husk
Tougou Heihachirou (1848.1.27-1934.5.30)
(a) branch (of flowers); (a) cluster; (a) mass (of clouds)
to raise (hoist) a flag; to raise an army; to start a new business
haste makes waste; anger and haste hinder good counsel
argument; dispute; controversy
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to get on aboard; to join a ship
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
Tsukushi (provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo in northern Kyushu)
realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
(former) Imperial Japanese Navy
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
movie projector; film projector; cine projector
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty