cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
array; muster; line-up; full force
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to approach; to draw near
competing; competition; auction
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
deadly serious; deadly earnest
rest; break; recess; intermission
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
each house; every house; many houses
to be built up; to be crowded with houses
back street; back alley; off-street
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to go past; to pass; to pass by
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to examine someone's expression
to invite in; to show someone in
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)