食くい上あげ

noun

losing one's livelihood; being unable to make a living

Refers to a situation where one can no longer earn a living, often due to job loss or economic hardship.

• 不ふ況きょうで食くい上あげになる人ひとが増ふえている。

  More people are losing their livelihoods due to the recession.

noun

suspension of a samurai's rice stipend

Historical term for the discontinuation of a samurai's annual rice allowance, often as a punishment or due to domain financial troubles.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、不ふ行ぎょう跡せきにより食くい上あげを命めいじられる武ぶ士しもいた。

  In the Edo period, some samurai were ordered to have their rice stipends suspended for misconduct.

noun

fish swimming upward after biting a hook

Fishing term describing the moment a hooked fish swims toward the surface, creating slack in the line.

• 食くい上あげの瞬しゅん間かんを見み逃のがすと、魚さかなに逃にげられることがある。

  If you miss the moment the fish swims upward after biting, it can sometimes get away.