A Damaged Shop Curtain

Noren ni kizu ga tsuku (暖簾に傷がつく): the shop curtain is damaged. The noren is the cloth curtain at a shop’s entrance. The word also means the credit and standing of the shop, built up over many years of business. A damaged noren means that the shop’s credit has been harmed.

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