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しょうばい
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. trade; business; commerce
Because my family is in business.
Noun
Colloquialism
2. occupation; calling; profession; job
In this line of work, you meet all kinds of people.
Alt. forms
商しょう売ばい
99%
しょうばい
Pitch accent
しょ
うばい
Conjugations...Used in: 19
Used in vocabulary (24 in total)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
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Examples (46 in total)
Business is business.
It's a tough line of work.
Because I am involved in business.
The business is in the red.
Because my family is in business.
They say it's impossible as a business.
Trust is the lifeblood of business.
His business is doing well.
Business has been terrible lately.
Thanks to your kindness, we were able to resume business.
My business is prospering.
He has set up a new business.
He has experience in business.
He is no longer in business.
Doubting people is my job.
He was experienced in business.
He is completely absorbed in his business.
It is often said that Osaka is a city of commerce.
He is planning to develop his business.
The outlook for our business isn't good.
Business was a little slow last month.
I am engaged in a new business.
He sold his business and retired.
In business, being number one is what matters most.
I owe it to my uncle that I succeeded in my business.
He took over the business from his father.
On his father's retirement he took over the business.
His desire is to go into business.
In other words, he closed down his business himself.
We are doing business with many countries.
His business resulted in heavy losses.
He centered his business on the metropolitan area.
We had to start our business from zero.
He made a lot of money in his new business.
In this line of work, you meet all kinds of people.
Ten years ago, such business would have been a success.
His failure in business compelled him to sell his house.
Business at the new shop has finally gotten into gear, too.
Hmm, this is a town where business is thriving.
It's been three years since Bob started his own business.
Tom is more experienced in business than me.
From what I hear, it seems he has gotten into some kind of business.
Did you go abroad for pleasure or on business?
High costs made it hard to carry on his business.
We can't carelessly encroach on their business and provoke a backlash.
The ultimate question for me is whether I like business.