Vocabulary
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to become rampant; to be rife
sorry; excuse me; thank you
within the bounds of common sense
eating the food of the dead (which prevents return from the underworld)
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
confirmed as completed
to act as a mediator; to serve as a mediator; to act as an intermediary; to be a go-between
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
after; since
after; in (an amount of time)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
redistribution of wealth
to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to embarrass oneself
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
left turn permissible
as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's abilities
indicates patient of a causative expression
only because ...
if possible
all you have to do is; just; that's all
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to be comfortable; to be easy; to be relaxed; to be cosseted
glass ceiling
body and soul; mind and body
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool); an afterwit is everybody's wit
hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool)
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
spread of rumours (esp. to influence stock prices); spread of rumors
person who has lost something they used to rely on; a monkey fallen from the tree
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
Antikythera mechanism (ancient Greek analog computer used to make astronomical predictions)
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button