脂あぶら

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈物もの〉の脂あぶらを取とるto remove the fat from something

  肉にくの脂あぶらを取とってから焼やいた。

  I trimmed the fat off the meat before grilling it.

• 脂あぶらが浮うくfor fat to float (on the surface of a liquid)

  スープの表ひょう面めんに脂あぶらが浮ういている。

  Fat is floating on the surface of the soup.

• 脂あぶらで汚よごれるto get stained or greasy with fat

  シャツが脂あぶらで汚よごれてしまった。

  My shirt got stained with grease.

Expressions

• 脂あぶらが乗のるget into the swing of things; hit one's stride · put on fat (for winter); become plump and tasty