gold braid (e.g. on a military officer's uniform)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
willpower; energy; vitality
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
every day and every night
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to distribute; to hand out
street at night; making a night journey
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
next term; next period; next version; next release
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining