Daily Vocabulary(2008/12/21)

6801.rack one's brain(智恵を絞る）
I'm just racking my brain to draft a proposal for new TV commercial.
6802.slip one's mind(忘れる）
It just slip my mind.
6803.hairsplitting(小事［細かい事］にこだわる、重箱の隅をようじでほじくる)
Her comment is just hairsplitting. We need to have a broader view.
6804.flagship(旗艦、最も重要な［主要な・一番目の］もの、主力商品、第1号店）
What do you think about Susie's comment about the service quality of our flagship shop in Ginza?
6805.invoice(請求明細書、送り状、仕入れ書、インボイス、納品書、請求書）
It seems there was a mistake in our invoice.
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