systematic; organized; organizational
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
technical skill; ability; capacity
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
gradually; slowly but steadily
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
successively; one after another
in the city; in the community
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
buying (valuable) secondhand books cheaply and reselling them at a higher price
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
change of job; change of occupation; career change
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
opening a business; opening a practice
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to feel depressed; to be down
a long, long time ago; very long ago