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N1 Noun

フリーターyoung people subsisting on part-time work, one whose livelihood is provided by part-time work

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    1. Noun

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      (young) person subsisting on part-time work, person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work

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    フリーター

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      定職(ていしょく)()くまでフリーターとして(はたら)く。

      Work as a freelancer until you find a steady job. {young people subsisting on part-time work, one whose livelihood is provided by part-time work}

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      (わたし)フリーターなので、比較的(ひかくてき)時間(じかん)自由(じゆう)があります。

      Since I am someone whose livelihood is provided by part-time work, I have a relatively flexible schedule. {young people subsisting on part-time work, one whose livelihood is provided by part-time work}

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      フリーターはあまり(かせ)げないが、時間(じかん)には余裕(よゆう)がある。

      Freeters don't earn much, but they do have plenty of time. {young people subsisting on part-time work, one whose livelihood is provided by part-time work}

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      人事(じんじ)()()かれるが(はや)いか、(かれ)フリーターから正社員(せいしゃいん)になりたいと()った。

      No sooner was he asked by the Human Resources Department, than he said he wanted to change from being a freeter (one whose livelihood is provided by part-time work) to a full-time employee. {young people subsisting on part-time work, one whose livelihood is provided by part-time work}

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      (はたら)きたいという意志(いし)はあるのだが、(いま)だに定職(ていしょく)()けず、フリーターという身分(みぶん)のままである。

      I have the will to work, but I have not yet been able to secure a steady job, and remain in the status of a "freeter," a term for one whose livelihood is provided by part-time work. {young people subsisting on part-time work, one whose livelihood is provided by part-time work}

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