Great Qing Empire (China, 1644-1912); Qing dynasty
remnants of a bean plant; beanstalks and pods; bean husk
(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
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
ingenuity; resourcefulness
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
Tsukushi (provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo in northern Kyushu)
(former) Imperial Japanese Navy
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
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
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
foobar-style name for a dummy variable
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
cruelty; hard-heartedness