Vocabulary

proverb; saying

dialect

the ears of the public

ballad; folk song; popular song

rickshaw; jinrikisha

traditional square chair with armrests and a torii-shaped back (used by the emperor, etc. during ceremonies)

hurrying

wandering

looking down

depression; angle of dip

looking up and down; actions; being obliging

angle of elevation

facing downward

facing downward

prostration

overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view

bird's-eye view; aerial view; overhead view

lying face down

crescent moon

scimitar

enjoying oneself with others

growing old together

happy life partnership; living faithfully together till death

snatching a moment of rest; dickering for time

stealthy glance; furtive glance

robber; theft

puppeteer; puppet player

puppet government

instructor; tutor (to a prince)

bringing up; tuition

(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall

usurpation of a throne

usurper king

usurper; tyrant

usurpation

pretension; assumption (of a title)

audacity; forwardness; effrontery; impertinence

exceeding one's authority to use something

jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore

colleagues; fellows; comrades