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A1 い-adjective

世知(せち)(がら)hard (life), tough (world)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. い-adjective

      1. 1.

        tough (world), hard (times), cold

      2. 2.

        stingy, miserly, mercenary, calculating, scheming

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    世知辛い 【せちがらい】

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    • (わたし)世知辛(せちがら)()(なか)にウンザリしています。

      I am fed up with this tough world.

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    • あの(ひと)世知辛(せちがら)商法(しょうほう)確実(かくじつ)(もう)けているそうだ。

      It seems that person is reliably making a profit through calculated business methods.

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    • 世知辛(せちがら)あの(ひと)一緒(いっしょ)にいると(つか)れてしまいます。

      Being with that person, who is calculating, wears me out.

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    • 結婚(けっこん)(まえ)(すべ)(おご)ってくれた(かれ)も、結婚(けっこん)()世知辛(せちがら)くなった。

      Before we got married, he used to treat me to everything, but after we got married, he became stingy.

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    • 物価(ぶっか)()がるわ、給料(きゅうりょう)()がらないわ、本当(ほんとう)世知辛(せちがら)()(なか)である。

      The cost of living is rising and salaries aren't increasing, it really is a tough world.

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