- namakemono lazy person, lazy fellow, slothful person
Used in casual or critical speech to label someone as lazy; often in complaints or jokes.
彼は怠け者で、いつも寝てばかりいる。
Kare wa namakemono de, itsumo nete bakari iru.
He's a lazy person and is always sleeping.
怠け者と言われても、やる気が出ない。
Namakemono to iwarete mo, yaru ki ga denai.
Even if I'm called lazy, I don't feel motivated.
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