Search Terms: 薪*
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noun
1.
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs)(usu. まき)
2.
kindling (twigs, branches, etc.), firewood(only relevant for たきぎ)
Other readings:
薪【たきぎ】
、焚き木【たきぎ】
、たき木【たきぎ】
noun
1.
fuel and water, firewood and water
2.
gathering firewood and drawing water, kitchen work, housework
noun
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Order for the Provision of Firewood and Water (1842)
expression, noun
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menial services (e.g. kitchen work), serving one's master unsparingly(usu. as 薪水の労をとる)
expression
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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(idiom )