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晴耕雨読
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 晴耕雨読.
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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
Examples
晴耕雨読の人生にも少々は憧れるけれど、僕にはそんな生き方、３日ももたないだろうな。
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.
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