a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
inside; interior; inner part
orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus); orang-utan; orangutang
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to concede defeat; to surrender; (lit.) to take one's hat off (to somebody)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
sun; saint; San (people); son
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to surround; to crowd around
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi