food; foodstuff; prey; victim
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
just a minute; small quantity
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to slide into; to slip into
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
using together (jointly); used at the same time
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
orphan; person without friends
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
finally; in the end; on top of all that
bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent