to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey; dark gray; deceitful employee; unfaithful servant
house mouse (Mus musculus)
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
several minutes; a few minutes
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to slide into; to slip into
although I say; although one might say; although called
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
without; but if; otherwise; or else
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
display window; shop window; store window
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
this (very thing); this precisely
three; three years of age
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
shop selling prepared food
difficult to ...; hard to ...