often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
press; print shop; printing office
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
craving; longing; thirsting
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
to continue without end; to go on to eternity
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
reopening a shop after renovation; post-refurbishment reopening
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
welcome!; nice to see you!
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
outside the country; abroad
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
branch office; branch store
comic books; comics; comic; comical
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
assortment; product lineup
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
in spite of; regardless of
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
sending; forwarding; shipping
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
star shop assistant; famous salesperson