public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
feeling; mood; disgusting; sickening; revolting
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
half and half; fifty-fifty
near; close by; within reach; familiar
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
there is nothing; having nothing
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
considerably; greatly; a lot
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
absorption; suction; attraction
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on