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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, part-timer

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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。

      I'll keep working as a part-timer until I land something full-time.

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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'm living off part-time work, my schedule's pretty flexible.

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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。

      Part-timers don't earn much, but they've got a lot of free time.

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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。

      As soon as HR asked, he said he wanted to move on from being a part-timer to a full-time employee.

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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 want to work, but I still haven't found anything steady, so I'm stuck getting by on part-time jobs.

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