Alley
Path, Dirt Road
noun
If you think about it, an earth road isn't going to be the main road. It will be the road less traveled. You could call it a path (you know, like a dirt path!) or a dirt road. Alternatively, another less traveled street that would probably be made out of dirt back in the day (before everything was paved) would be an alley. Imagine yourself walking down a dirt alley at night with no shoes. Scary!
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. You've learned these readings already, so you should be able to read this word too! And remember, that it's the じ reading that you learned with 生地 here.
下町の路地には、たくさんのネコが住んでいます。
Many cats live in the alley of the downtown area.
その魚屋は、西通りから少し路地に入った所にあります。
The fish store is in an alley just off of Western Street.
この辺の路地、夜に歩く時は、安全に気を付けてね。
Be careful for your safety when you walk in an alley around here at night.