actual sales; sell-through
unprofitable department; loss-making division; loss-making segment
chain-reaction bankruptcy; chain bankruptcy
beginning of the (fiscal) year
rough estimate; sloppy accounting; slapdash bookkeeping
egosearching; egosurfing; self-googling
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
Tigers (usu. sports team)
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl
subscription (e.g. to a magazine)
electronic edition; online edition
much-discussed work (book, film, etc.)
abscissa; horizontal axis; horizontal scroll
vertical axis; vertical line; vertical shaft; spindle; connection between past and present
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
facsimile edition; reprint
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
calculus (concretion of minerals formed inside the body)
associate editor; deputy editor
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
second edition; additional printing
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
hot topic; talk of the town
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge
number of copies; circulation
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal