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薪 まき

  1. piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs)
  2. firewood; kindling (twigs, branches, etc.)

薪炭 しんたん

  1. fuel; wood and charcoal

薪を抱いて火を救う たきぎをいだいてひをすくう

  1. causing harm when trying to prevent it; having one's good intentions backfire dangerously; trying to put out a fire while carrying kindling

薪ストーブ まきストーブ

  1. wood stove; wood-burning stove

薪入れ たきぎいれ

  1. firewood bucket; log holder; wood basket

薪割り まきわり

  1. axe; hatchet
  2. wood-chopping; wood-splitting

薪小屋 まきごや

  1. woodshed

薪拾い たきぎひろい

  1. firewood gathering

薪水 しんすい

  1. firewood and water; fuel and water
  2. gathering firewood and drawing water; housework; kitchen work

薪水の労 しんすいのろう

  1. menial services (e.g. kitchen work); serving one's master unsparingly
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