waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
as a child; when one was a child
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
best article under heaven; peerless
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
large serving; large portion
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
in proportion to; just as much as
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
earnings from a part-time job
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
to think too much; to be over-concerned
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
step-up; advance; progress; increase
piece of cake; a walk in the park
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
double; twice (as much); twofold
collective responsibility; joint liability
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
major cleanup; spring cleaning
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to set up shop; to open a store
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to be saved up (of money)
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank