売うれ残のこり

noun

unsold items; leftovers; remainders

Refers to goods that did not sell and are left over, often in retail or inventory contexts.

• 売うれ残のこりの商しょう品ひんを値ね下さげした。

  We marked down the unsold items.

• バーゲンで売うれ残のこりを一いっ掃そうしたい。

  We want to clear out the leftovers at the sale.

noun

spinster; old maid

Colloquial and potentially sensitive term for an unmarried woman past the usual age of marriage; often used humorously or derogatorily.

• 彼かの女じょは自じ分ぶんを売うれ残のこりだと冗じょう談だんで言いった。

  She jokingly called herself an old maid.