signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
name; given name; first name
paints; painting material
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be silent; to say nothing
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
store interior; inside of a shop
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
charring; something charred; traditional medicine made from charred ingredients
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
threat; intimidation; menace
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to