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N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

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

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

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      lodger who pays nothing for room and board, freeloader, sponger

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    居候 【いそうろう】

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      居候(いそうろう)させてくれている叔父(おじ)感謝(かんしゃ)しています。

      I'm grateful to my uncle for letting me stay for no room and board free.

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      (いま)友人(ゆうじん)(いえ)居候(いそうろう)しているが、近々(ちかぢか)()ていくつもりだ。

      I'm currently crashing rent-free at a friend's place, but I plan to move out soon.

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      四十(よんじゅっ)(さい)になっても実家(じっか)居候(いそうろう)している(ひと)(すこ)しカッコ(わる)いと(おも)います。

      I think it's a little pathetic to still be a freeloader at your parents' house when you're forty.

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      なぜ(かれ)十分(じゅうぶん)(かせ)いでいるのに(いま)だに両親(りょうしん)(いえ)居候(いそうろう)をしているのだろう?

      Why is he still sponging off his parents even though he earns plenty?

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      綺麗(きれい)()きの(あね)は、知人(ちじん)(いえ)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 neat-freak sister might freeload at a friend's place, but she'd never end up homeless.

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