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居候
lodger who pays nothing for room and board, freeloader, sponger
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居候させてくれている叔父に感謝しています。
I am grateful to my uncle who is letting me stay as a freeloader. {lodger who pays nothing for room and board, freeloader, sponger}
今は友人の家に居候しているが、近々出ていくつもりだ。
I'm currently a freeloader at a friend's house, but I plan to move out soon. {lodger who pays nothing for room and board, freeloader, sponger}
四十歳になっても実家に居候している人は少しカッコ悪いと思います。
I think it's a bit uncool for someone to still be a freeloader at their parents' house even when they're forty years old. {lodger who pays nothing for room and board, freeloader, sponger}
なぜ彼は十分に稼いでいるのに未だに両親の家に居候をしているのだろう?
Why is he still sponging off his parents at their house even though he earns enough money? {lodger who pays nothing for room and board, freeloader, sponger}
綺麗好きの姉は、知人の家に居候こそすれ、ホームレスにはならないでしょう。
My clean-freak sister might become a freeloader at a friend's house, but she would never become homeless. {lodger who pays nothing for room and board, freeloader, sponger}