2-3-13
Jōyō 8
JLPT 1
KKD 3009
Tuttle 1848
| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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薪
たき木
焚き木
|
まき
たきぎ
|
firewood
kindling
fuel
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薪炭
|
しんたん
|
wood and charcoal
fuel
|
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臥薪嘗胆
|
がしんしょうたん
|
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective
enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
|
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薪水
|
しんすい
|
fuel and water
firewood and water
|
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薪拾い
|
たきぎひろい
|
firewood gathering
|
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薪割り
薪割
|
まきわり
|
hatchet
axe
|
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薪能
|
たきぎのう
|
noh theater performed at night by a fire
|
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薪小屋
|
まきごや
たきぎごや
|
woodshed
|
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御薪
|
みかまぎ
|
kindling burned in shrines and temples
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薪を抱いて火を救う
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たきぎをいだいてひをすくう
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having one's good intentions backfire dangerously
causing harm when trying to prevent it
trying to put out a fire while carrying kindling
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