waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
destiny of the emperor; prosperity of the imperial throne
help; aid; support; assistance
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
pre-opening (party or showing)
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
roadway; road; carriageway
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
unidentifiable; unidentified
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
since the dawn of history
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
to hide; to conceal oneself
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
sign; indication; omen; symptom
fall; decrease; knocking down; 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.)