身軽

みがる
light
agile
nimble
casual
carefree

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みがる【身軽】

¶ → 身軽な

¶ → 身軽に旅行する

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みがる【身軽】

1 ～な 〔重量が小さい〕 light; agile; nimble; sprightly.

●身軽な動き nimble movement

・身軽な服装をする be lightly dressed [clothed]; wear a light suit

・身軽な支度で旅をする travel light.

●旅行には身軽な支度がいい. I prefer a light outfit in traveling.

2 ～な 〔責任が軽い〕 with limited responsibility.

●身軽な立場 a position of limited responsibility.

身軽に 1 〔重量が〕 lightly; nimbly; with agility.

●彼は猿のように身軽に木に登った. He climbed the tree as nimbly as a monkey.

・身軽になる 〔荷を下ろして〕 put down one's bags; 〔装備を解いて〕 remove one's protective equipment; 〔出産して〕 be delivered of a child.

2 〔責任が〕 without a care; with a weight off one's shoulders.

●身軽に出歩く walk about freely

・〔解放されて〕 身軽になる 〔責任から〕 be relieved of one's responsibilities; 〔係累から〕 get [be] rid of one's dependents

・社長を辞めて身軽になった. He has resigned as company president and is free of all responsibility.

・子育てが済んで身軽になった. We've raised our children and have no dependents.

・離婚して身軽になった. I got divorced and have no dependents.

身軽さ freedom from responsibilities [debts, dependents].