Vocabulary: 永夜君王
- flickering light and passing shadows (idiom); blurred scenery; cursory; superficial
- boat
- 江河 Jiāng Hé: 江河 Jiang1 He2: Yangtze and Yellow rivers江河 jiāng hé: 江河 jiang1 he2: river
- angling
- hull; body of a ship
- (literary) I trust you have been well since we last met
- to meet with; meeting
- to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
- to dominate; to control; to subdue; to crush
- who; which; what
- the result (becomes apparent); now one understands
- cutting-edge (in technology, science, fashion, the arts etc); novel and competitive; new and dashing
- strategic decision; decision-making; policy decision; to determine policy
- to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice; to take sb at his word
- (originally) (in) the bookshops; (in modern usage) among the public; in public circulation; on the market
- joking matter; to go back on one's words
- the other day; a few days ago
- to tie a knot; to tie
- to see clearly
- unkempt
- inside source; mole; insider; inside information; insider connections; (military) interior lines; internal telephone line
- imperial decree
- words; expressions; writing
- one's own view; definite opinion
- to look askance at
- (derog.) old but still alive; old fart; old bastard
- chessboard layout; (fig.) overall situation
- to be pestered beyond endurance
- to strictly maintain
- hard; strong; solid; sure; assuredly; undoubtedly; of course; indeed; admittedly
- the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications
- number; amount
- naturally flowing water (as opposed to stagnant water)