conflict; complication; troubles; discord
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
interval; break; pause; spare moment
suddenly; all of a sudden
banknote; bill; note; paper money
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
to be able to manage somehow or another
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to close (one's eyes); to shut
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
strategist; tactician; schemer
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
swimming belt; swimming float; life buoy; swim bladder; air bladder
Thunberg's geranium (Geranium thunbergii)
enough is enough; no further!
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
the place for; the time for; the level of
snake; serpent; large snake
thrift; economy; frugality
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
baton (of command); order; command; direction
bowing twice; worshipping again; Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved