店みせ番ばん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

tending a store; minding the shop

Refers to the act of looking after a shop, often when the owner is away or during quiet hours. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb.

• 今日きょうは私わたしが店みせ番ばんをします。

  I'll tend the store today.

• 店みせ番ばんをしながら本ほんを読よんでいた。

  I was reading a book while minding the shop.

noun

salesperson; shop assistant; clerk

Refers to the person who tends the store; a somewhat old-fashioned or small-shop term. In modern contexts, 店員 is more common.

• あの店みせ番ばんはとても親しん切せつだ。

  That shop assistant is very kind.