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Translation

• Context: Sakura Chiyo 佐倉千代 sees Nozaki-kun, who is a mangaka 漫画家, exhausted, guesses why.
• aa
  あぁ
  Aah.
• shimekiri ka...
  〆切か･･･
  Deadline, huh...
  • shime-kiri
    締め切り
    Deadline. As in the time limit to deliver a completed work, such as a completed manga chapter.