rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
indirection; indirectness
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
line; queue; procession; matrix
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
going home from work; on the way home from work
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
round; spherical; circular
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
Szechuan pickles; Sichuan vegetables; zha cai; pickled mustard plant stem
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
to try to make a favourable impression; to appeal
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
take it from me; trust me, I'm talking from experience; word to the wise
fat; tallow; lard; grease