in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
sales; selling; marketing
prohibition; inhibition; ban
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to pay attention; to be watchful
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
minimum; at the very least
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
not understanding; not knowing
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
store interior; inside of a shop
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
already; now; no longer; not any more
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
aroma; class; style; aromatherapy
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
one-by-one; separately; in detail
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
exhibition; display; putting on show
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
welcome!; nice to see you!
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
live music or performance
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish