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A3 Noun

油売(あぶらう)oil peddler, lazy person

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      oil peddler

    2. Noun

      2.

      lazy person

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    油売り 【あぶらうり】

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      彼女(かのじょ)油売(あぶらう)で、(たよ)(こと)出来(でき)ません。

      She is an oil peddler, and you cannot rely on her.

        (ぼく)先祖(せんぞ)近世(きんせい)時代(じだい)油売(あぶらう)をしていたそうだ。

        It seems that my ancestors were oil peddlers during the early modern period.

          灯火用(とうかよう)(あぶら)()(ある)いた商人(しょうにん)のことを油売(あぶらう)()います。

          A merchant who peddled oil for lamps is called an oil peddler.

            (いま)(わか)()はあまり油売(あぶらう)という言葉(ことば)()いた(こと)がないだろう。

            Young people today probably haven't heard the term oil peddler very often.

              (かれ)油売(あぶらう)りだそうで、(なに)仕事(しごと)(たの)んでも全然(ぜんぜん)まともにやらないそうだ。

              It seems that he is an oil peddler, and I hear that he doesn't do any work properly even if you ask him to.

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