to hand over; to surrender
late at night; small hours of the morning
to be conspicuous; to stand out
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
so; like this; in this way
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to prowl after; to keep watch on
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
such; like that; that sort of; very
besides; moreover; in addition
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
preface; introduction; preamble
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
posterity; future life; life to come
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to be remembered; to go down in history
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to run about; to rush about
to run away; to escape safely
to have a long life; to live a long time
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
though; notwithstanding; although