deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
ratio; proportion; percentage
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be too late; to be too slow
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
document; official papers
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to need; to call for; to require
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
not caring; not giving a damn
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
regular customer; valued client
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
preliminary arrangements; spade work
hair iron; curling tongs; straightening iron
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
hair elastic; hair tie; hair band; rubber band
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin