Sell-by date with 期限

おかし屋(や):

「カラーズちゃんあとでうち寄(よ)って期限(きげん)近(ちか)いおかし持(も)ってってよ」

“Colors, stop by my place later and take some of these snacks that are near their sell-by date.”

Key Points

1. 期限(きげん) here = an expiry-related time limit

   • In this scene, 期限(きげん) is being used for the date limit on food, so the natural English idea is “sell-by date” or “expiry date”, not an assignment-style deadline

   • On actual packaging, Japanese often uses more specific labels like 賞味(しょうみ)期限(きげん) or 消費(しょうひ)期限(きげん), but in casual speech 期限(きげん) alone can still point to that kind of limit when the context is snacks

2. 期限(きげん)(が)近(ちか)いおかし = “snacks whose expiration date is close”

   • 期限(きげん)近(ちか)い is a noun-modifying phrase describing おかし

   • The omitted が is very natural in casual speech

3. 持ってって = casual contraction of 持って行って

   • 持ってって is a spoken contraction of 持って行(い)って

   • Here it means “take them with you”

4. あとでうち寄(よ)ってよ = a casual invitation

   • 「うち寄(よ)って」 means “stop by my place”, with うち meaning “my place / home / shop” depending on context

   • The ending よ gives the line a friendly, casual push: “come by later, okay”