居候(いそうろう)lodger who pays nothing for room and board, freeloader, sponger

居候(いそうろう)させてくれている叔父(おじ)に感謝(かんしゃ)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(いま)は友人(ゆうじん)の家(いえ)に居候(いそうろう)しているが、近々(ちかぢか)出(で)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(よんじゅっ)歳(さい)になっても実家(じっか)に居候(いそうろう)している人(ひと)は少(すこ)しカッコ悪(わる)いと思(おも)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(かれ)は十分(じゅうぶん)に稼(かせ)いでいるのに未(いま)だに両親(りょうしん)の家(いえ)に居候(いそうろう)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(きれい)好(ず)きの姉(あね)は、知人(ちじん)の家(いえ)に居候(いそうろう)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}