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September 19

  Honya de tachiyomi o suru.

Stand and read in a bookstore.

Vocabulary / Expressions

honya
本屋
bookstore
tachiyomi
立ち読み
stand-up reading
suru
する
to do

Notes

"De (で)" is a particle which indicates the place where an action takes place. "Tachiyomi o suru (立ち読みをする)" or "tachiyomi suru (立ち読みする)" means "to read standing in a bookstore."

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