Taking Orders at the Door

Goyōkiki (御用聞き): making the rounds of regular customers to ask for their orders, or the person who does it. Rice and sake shops did this with their customers.

Botoru kīpu (ボトルキープ): bottle keep. At a bar, a regular buys a whole bottle and leaves it there for later visits.

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