match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
profit and loss statement
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
notebook; account book; register
multimeter; multitester; volt-ohm-milliammeter
for raw consumption (of meat, shellfish, etc.)
spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit; pride in one's craft
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
leading product; flagship product; top product
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
direct selling; direct sales
virtuous cycle; virtuous circle
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
account book; register; ledger
review; reconsideration; revision
temporary tightening (during assembly); fit-up bolting
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
staying overnight without meals (at a hotel, etc.); bed without board
opening a business; opening a practice
audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview; first (public) appearance; debut; trial service (of a servant); probation
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)