repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
making efficient; optimization
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
place where one works; construction site; working area
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for books; volume
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to close down a business; to shut a business
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
must not; should not; do not
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
press; print shop; printing office
library; book collection; paperback book
deluxe; digital transformation
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)