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油を売る is an exact match with the following word:
油を売る
BOOST
Reading : あぶらをうる   
expression, 'ru' godan verb
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 125,000 (about 914,000 results)
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Example sentences:
まえ
どこ
あぶら
っていた

Where were you loafing?
ユ   あぶら oil   
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スイ   みず water   
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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バイ   う to sell   うれる to be selling; be in demand   
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シ   samurai
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