deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
mass-market segment; main (e.g. price range); largest (e.g. age group)
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
eyes of a predator; sharp eyes; keen eyes; vigilant attention; (lit.) eyes of a cormorant, eyes of a hawk
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
fragrant wood; aromatic tree
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
distribution network; distribution channels
railroad; railway; rail transport
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
baking at a high temperature; firing (pottery); calcination