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せいこううどく
晴耕雨読
じんせい
人生
しょうしょう
少々
あこが
れる
けれど
ぼく
そんな
かた
みっか
3日
もたないだろう
I sometimes wish I could live a quiet retired sort of life but I doubt I could stand it for more than a few days.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
5
working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits  (yojijukugo)
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1
noun
(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
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1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
just a minute; small quantity
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0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
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1
Most common form: けど
conjunction, particle
but; however; although
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1
Most common form: ぼく
1. I; me  (male term or language)
2. you  (used addressing young children)
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0
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of  (see also: あんな, こんな, どんな)
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4 3
noun
way of life; how to live
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0
Most common form: 三日
noun
1. the third day of the month
2. three days
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1
Most common form: 持つ
1. to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
2. to possess; to have; to own
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expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: でしょう)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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Kanji
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セイ   はれる to clear up   はらす to dispel, to clear away   
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コウ   たがや to cultivate, to plow, to till   
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ウ   あめ    あま- rain   
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ドク   トク   トウ   よ to read   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
セイ   ショウ    life   なま raw   いかす to enliven   いきる to live   いける to arrange flowers   うまれる to be born   う to give birth to   き pure, undiluted   お to grow, to sprout   はえる to grow, to sprout   はやす to grow, cultivate   
ショウ   すこ a little   すくない few   
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ショウ   あこがれる to yearn for, long for   
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ボク    me, I   
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ホウ   かた way, direction   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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