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水商売 [news2,nf39]
【 みずしょうばい [news2,nf39] 】
1. [n]
▶ chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability
2. [n]
▶ night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar)
▶ nightlife business
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2083290 お水【おみず】 2. night entertainment business; nightlife worker; hostess



History:
2. A 2020-01-10 14:55:12  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
shinmeikai lists taxi driver among its examples.  perhaps this should just be one sense with an "esp." for nightlife
1. A* 2020-01-10 12:35:13  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
gg5, daij
  Comments: 
The refs only have one sense. I don't think we need more than two.
  Diff: 
@@ -16 +16 @@
-<gloss>chancy trade (business) with a high turnover rate and uncertain profitability</gloss>
+<gloss>chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability</gloss>
@@ -20,5 +20,2 @@
-<gloss>the entertainment, eating, and drinking business</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<gloss>the night entertainment (nightlife) business</gloss>
+<gloss>night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar)</gloss>
+<gloss>nightlife business</gloss>

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