一いち文もん商あきない

noun

penny store; small-scale business

Refers to a very small business or shop dealing in cheap goods, often with a connotation of modest or humble trade. The term is somewhat dated and may appear in historical or literary contexts.

• 彼かれは一いち文もん商あきないから身みを起おこした。

  He started out from a penny store.

• この辺あたりには昔むかし、一いち文もん商あきないの店みせが並ならんでいた。

  Long ago, this area was lined with small-scale shops.