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
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
moneylending; moneylender
business hours; opening hours; office hours
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
as if it were about oneself
amount of sugar; sugar content
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
very rich person; the super rich
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
just you wait and see (as a threat)
desperation; struggle to the death
chief (of police); head (of office)
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
shameless; shameless person