I suspect that what the shopkeeper is thinking, in offering the English word in inverted commas, has nothing to do with the quality of your Japanese, and everything to do with "Oh, wait! I know this word!"
Having watched your Japanese grow from its earliest beginnings, I am immensely impressed.
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Date: 2016-04-09 03:16 pm (UTC)Having watched your Japanese grow from its earliest beginnings, I am immensely impressed.