Vocabulary

thin silk material

perfectionist; enthusiast; zealot

hearthfire; ingle; open fire in a fireplace

strength contest; sumo wrestling

men's beauty treatment

female weaver

baby; child

night market

nice and warm day; balmy weather

lye water (for making Chinese noodles)

cold water

bilge water

soy sauce; shoyu

magical thinking

know-it-all

pro-democracy movement in China

regular player; first-team player; first-string player

substitute player; substitution

square drill

being unable to make up one's mind; sitting on the fence

paintpot cuttlefish (Metasepia tullbergi)

stay; residence; sojourn

stay; residence; sojourn

outpatient department

-plasty

griffin

public sphere; public domain

entering a mountain area (for climbing)

factor of proportionality; constant of proportionality

value to society; raison d'être; existence value

regular position (e.g. in sports team); normal position

inverted position (tarot card, etc.); reversed position

homo; (male) homosexual

ponytail

venue cost; venue fee

mitre (joint, in woodworking); miter

mid-point theorem

hoary marmot (Marmota caligata)

go-between; matchmaker

ureteral stone; ureteral calculus; ureterolith