Vocabulary

by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking

to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something

some days; several days

some days; several days

unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body

abandonment of cultivation

fields and rice paddies that have been abandoned and are no longer cultivated

votive offering of money

public holiday; national holiday

to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease

to be beaten to the punch; to be overtaken

when one finds a moment; when one can find the time

late at night; deep in the night

fellow women

fellow men

same group; same gang

hard to understand; Byzantine fashion

the world in general; society; convention

conventional wisdom

to speak disparagingly of; to speak very ill of; to run down; to trash; to slam; to lay into

height (e.g. in a form)

to change direction (of policy, etc.); to turn the rudder (of a ship)

even

to distract a person's attention

to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to

incoherent; vague; silly; foolish

to have repercussions

to cause repercussions

citizen of the world; world citizen

layer of clay; clay stratum

to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions

oldest mankind (e.g. evidence of)

to bring to same level; to harmonize

to find oneself fearful; to have an awful time

right to live in peace

until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month; traditional day for worship at "fox deity" shrines

unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless

money tree; gold mine; cash cow

to make absolutely sure that there are no omissions