The twenty-eighth year of the 60-year sexagenary cycle, such as 2011 or 2071.

fourth year of the 60-year sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047

fifty-second year of the 60-year sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035

fortieth year of the 60-year sexagenary cycle (e.g. 1963 or 2023)

sixteenth year of the 60-year sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059

To spend income or resources in advance; to live beyond one's current financial capacity by using future funds.

morning roll call

a hole or recess cut into a piece of wood or other material designed to receive a corresponding projection or tenon

(coll.) to get enthusiastic; to put in all one's energy

To answer the morning roll call in old-style government offices, typically held between 5 and 7 am.

mortise and tenon joinery

to be precise and conscientious; keeping things distinct and unambiguous

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

the first Manchu invasion of Korea in 1627

Year 4 of the duodecimal cycle, the Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)

5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

a joint formed by a mortise and a tenon (slot and tab)