popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
alteration; falsification; faking
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
lumping together; putting all together
colorless and transparent
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
educator; teacher; educationalist
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
muddy water; red-light district
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
3000; three thousand; many
ominous atmosphere; ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
Yinglong (dragon and rain deity)
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing