Vocabulary

white lie; harmless lie; fib

to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away

day of the Rooster; day of the Cock

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated

to raise a girl is costlier than one would expect (like how a small bag can hold more than it seems); small bag and young woman

halting speech; stammering; (like) rain water (slowly) dripping off a horizontal board

to keep a watchful eye on

to keep a watchful eye on

from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts

flightless bird

unlikely; improbable

unlikely; improbable

to be the mother of someone's child

to be upside-down

black-body radiation

to have a narrow view of things; to peek at the ceiling through the pith of a reed

to have a narrow view of things; to look at the ceiling through a reed

haste makes waste

springtime mating of frogs

time when moles transform into quails (second climate of the third month)

summer-like (e.g. of weather in late spring)

cloud floating in a spring sky

to operate; to clean up; to inquire (into); to take drastic measures

last snows; snow remaining after the anniversary of Buddha's death

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...

to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude

public facility

to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)

animal rights

to have a relationship; to have relations

hemp seed

compulsive buying; shopaholicism

in accordance with; according to

to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

freedom of assembly

principle of superposition; superposition principle

lapel

soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood