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自動詞

（＝生活する）to live （on so much）; to get along （on so much）; to subsist （on charity）; to get one's living; to make a （good or poor） living; to gain one's livelihood; to earn one's bread; to make the pot boil; to keep the pot boiling

用例

• 彼はどうして暮らしているか
  How does he live?
  How does he get his living?
  How does he gain his livelihood?
  How does he earn his bread?

• 月給で暮らしている
  He lives on his salary.
• 彼は商売をして暮らしている
  He lives by his trade.
• 英語を教えて暮らしている
  He lives by teaching English.
• 筆で暮らしている
  He lives by the pen
  He writers for a living.
• 女は洗濯をして暮らしている
  She lives by washing
  She washes for a living.
• 彼はどうかこうか暮らしている
  He manages to live―gets along somehow―rubs along somehow―scratches along somehow.
• どうかこうか暮らして行けりゃ結構だ
  We must be content if we can get along anyhow.
• 彼は暮らすに困難だろう
  He must find it hard to get along.
• 彼は立派に暮らしている
  He makes a good living.
• かなりに暮らしている
  He makes a pretty good living―cracks a tidy crust.
• かながな暮らしている
  He makes a bare living.
• 彼は人並みに暮らせるようになった
  He can now make a decent living.
• 未亡人は針仕事をしてささやかに暮らしている
  The widow picks up a scanty livelihood by needlework.
• 安楽に暮らす
  （何不自由無くなら）to live at one's ease―（衣食に不自由無くなら）―live in comfort
• 彼は隠居して安楽に暮らしている
  He has retired from active life, and lives at his ease.
• 独身者は月百円あれば安楽に暮らせる
  A bachelor can live in comfort on 100 yen a month.
• （彼は工面が好いから）安楽に暮らしている
  He is in easy circumstances.
• 豊かに暮らす
  to live in affluence―live in clover
• 贅沢に暮らす
  to live high―live in clover
• 左団扇で暮らす
  to live in ease and luxury―live in clover
• 娘に嫁がせて親達は左団扇で暮らしている
  While their daughter lives a life of shame, the parents live in clover
  They batten on their daughter's shame.
• 派手に暮らす
  to live in style
• 倹約に暮らす
  to live frugally―live on sixpence a day
• 彼は非職給で倹約に暮らしている
  He economizes on his half-pay.
• 質素に暮らす、こぢんまり暮らす
  to live in a small way
• 身分相応に暮らす
  to live within one's means―conform oneself to one's fortunes 【イディオム・格言的には：】“cut one's coat according to one's cloth”
• 身分不相応に暮らす
  to live above one's means
• いくらあったら暮らせるか、暮らすのにいくらかかるか
  What can one live on?
  What does living cost?
• 月百円あったら暮らしていける
  One can live on 100 yen a month.
• 家族が五人もあっては月百円でくらしていけない
  A family of five can not live on―subsist on―100 yen a month.
• 彼はあればかりの給料でどうして暮らしていけるかしら
  I wonder how he can live on―subsist on―get along on―such scanty pay.
• 彼は女房に稼がせて暮らしている
  He lives on his wife's earnings.
• 君は暮らして行くだけ取れるか
  Can you get enough to live on?
• この辺の商人は夏期中に儲けたので一年中暮らしている
  The tradesmen of these parts earn during the summer months enough to live on for a whole year.

自他動

1

（＝一生を暮らす）to lead a life; to live a life

用例

• 一生楽に暮らす
  to lead an easy life―live a life of ease

• 一生遊んで暮らす
  to lead an idle life―live a gay life
• 一生を夢に暮らす
  to dream one's life away
• 一生寝て暮らす
  to sleep one's life away
• 碌々として暮らす
  to live to no purpose
• 碌々として日を暮らすものではない
  You should live to some purpose.
• 碌々としてなんら為す事も無く半生を暮らしてしまった
  I have lived the best part of my life to no purpose.
• 呑気に暮らす
  to lead a careless life―live a happy-go-lucky life
• しゃれに暮らす
  to have one's laugh―laugh one's laugh
• 無事平穏に暮らす
  to live in peace and quiet―lead a tranquil life
• 夫婦仲好く暮らす
  Man and wife live happily together.
• 仲悪く暮らす
  to live on bad terms with each other―live a cat-and-dog life
• 一家むつまじく暮らす
  The family live in harmony―live in concord.
• 面白く暮らす
  to enjoy life
• 面白おかしく暮らす
  to lead a merry life
• 泣いて暮らすも一生笑って暮らすも一生（だから面白おかしく暮らせ）
  Lead a merry life!
• クヨクヨして暮らす
  to worry along―lead a dog's life of it
• ビクビクして暮らす
  to live in fear （of one's life）
• 生涯独身で暮らす
  to live single―continue single through life
• 彼（彼女）は生涯独身で暮らした
  He remained a bachelor through life
  She lived and died a virgin.
• あたら花を野で暮らす
  She “wastes her sweetness on the desert air.”

2

（＝日を暮らす）to pass one's time; to spend one's time

用例

• 今日をどうして暮らそうか
  How shall I pass my time?―spend my time?―（米国では）―put in the time?

• どうして日を暮らしているか
  How are you passing your time?
• 読書に日を暮らしている
  I pass my time in reading―devote my time to reading.
• 彼は読書と庭いじりに日を暮らしている
  He passes his time between the library and the garden.
• 休暇中はどこで暮らすつもりか
  Where are you going to spend your holidays?
• この休暇はどうして暮らしたら一番に面白いだろうか
  How can I make the most of my holidays?
• 面白く日を暮らす
  to enjoy oneself―have a good time
• 今日は面白く一日暮らした
  I have enjoyed myself today―passed a pleasant day.
• 愉快に一週間暮らした
  I have passed an agreeable week.
• 今日は紅葉狩りに一日暮らした
  I have spent the day in maple-viewing.
• 彼女は毎日泣いて暮らしている
  She passes every day in tears.
• 遊んで日を暮らす
  to idle one's time away
• 夢を見て日を暮らす
  to dream one's time away
• 寝て日を暮らす
  to sleep one's time away
• プラプラして日を暮らす
  to dawdle one's time away―moon about―fool about―fool around
• ノラクラして日を暮らす
  to loiter one's time away―idle one's time away
• ボンヤリして日を暮らす
  to mope one's time away
• いかがお暮らしですか
  How do you do?
  How are you getting along?
  How goes it with you?
• 無事に暮らしております
  I am quite well
  I am getting along all right.

3

• 待てど暮らせど来そうな様子が無い
  I waited and waited, but there was no sign of his coming.