setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
step-up; advance; progress; increase
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
friction; discord; strife
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
boy; son; baby boy; young man
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
just one person; only one
back street; back alley; off-street
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
application; request; petition
touting; tout; barker; pander
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
quiet; still; surreptitious
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
physical condition; state of health
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure