limited time; limited-time offer
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
waiting for someone to arrive
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
to leave (a mark, trace, etc.); to print; to stamp; (arch.) to be a sign of; (arch.) to be an omen for
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to discuss; to talk together
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
a little; a bit; slightly
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
paid vacation; paid holiday
originally; by nature; from the start
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence