foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
person who avoids others; social outcast
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
about; concerning; related to; -ish
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to differ; to vary; to disagree
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
two times; twice; two degrees
second day of the month; two days