貧びん乏ぼう性しょう

noun

frugal nature; penny-pinching disposition

Describes a person's ingrained tendency to be stingy or overly thrifty, often beyond what is necessary. Can be used self-deprecatingly or critically.

• 彼かれは貧びん乏ぼう性しょうで、使つかわないものまで取とっておく。

  He's so frugal by nature that he even keeps things he doesn't use.

• 私わたしの貧びん乏ぼう性しょうのせいで、セールがあるとつい買かいすぎてしまう。

  Because of my penny-pinching disposition, I can't help buying too much when there's a sale.

noun

worrier's disposition; tendency to fret over trifles

Refers to a personality that worries excessively about small, often insignificant matters. Less common than the frugality sense.

• 彼かの女じょは貧びん乏ぼう性しょうで、ちょっとしたことでもすぐに悩なやんでしまう。

  She has a worrier's disposition and frets over even the smallest things.