- the Second (of numbered kings); second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)
- superb; first-rate; (of officials in imperial times) the highest rank
- to participate; to take part; to join
- Russia
- (onom.) sound of coughing or vomiting
- Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings)
- qualifications; experience; seniority
- superficial
- alone; independent; single; sole; only
- to promote; to reinstate (in a position or job)
- Russian (person)
- Moscow, capital of Russia
- secret appointment
- armed enemy of the nation; enemy of the Emperor; fig. championship challenger; contender opposing champion in sporting contest
- to help; to support; to aid; aid; assistance
- defense; to defend
- shop sign; signboard; (fig.) pretense
- to coerce; to compel; to force
- the three provinces of Northeast China, namely: Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3], Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] and Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1 long2 jiang1 Sheng3]
- Middle East
- proficient (in sth); to understand sth through and through
- foreign affairs (in Qing times); foreign learning
- enlightened; open-minded; enlightenment
- bribe; bribery
- to seek after; to strive for
- contract of alliance; oath or treaty between allies
- imperialism
- to partition; to divide up
- wave; tides
- to interlock; to be linked; chain (store etc)
- effect (scientific phenomenon)
- to capture; to seize; to occupy by force
- trip; travel; to travel; brigade (army)
- Gulf of Jiaozhou (Shandong province)
- United Kingdom (UK); Britain
- Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai 威海, Shandong
- (of mountains) high; harsh or severe
- to come from