limited time; limited-time offer
setting a bad example to others
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to behave well (of a child)
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
courtesy call; courtesy visit
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
personal (employee); employed; retained
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
footwear; footgear; shoes
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
sales promotion; hard selling
the lower classes; the common people
according to plan; as planned
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
succession; continuation; series; sequence
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
worry; mental agony; heartache
pyrotechnician; pyrotechnist
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails