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N2 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

()to burn, to kindle, to build a fire, to heat (a bath, stove, etc.), to use (a camera flash)

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    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to burn, to kindle, to light (a fire), to make (a fire)

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    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to heat (a bath), to light (a stove), to stoke (a boiler)

    3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to use (a camera flash)

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      ()()()いて(だん)()りましょう。

      Let's warm ourselves by burning the fallen leaves. {to burn, to kindle, to build a fire, to heat (a bath, stove, etc.), to use (a camera flash)}

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      大抵(たいてい)場合(ばあい)神社(じんじゃ)では線香(せんこう)()かれている。

      In most cases, incense is being burned at shrines. {to burn, to kindle, to build a fire, to heat (a bath, stove, etc.), to use (a camera flash)}

      • N2

      エネルギーを生成(せいせい)するために石炭(せきたん)()いています。

      We are burning coal to generate energy. {to burn, to kindle, to build a fire, to heat (a bath, stove, etc.), to use (a camera flash)}

      • N2

      看板(かんばん):「美術館(びじゅつかん)(ない)ではフラッシュを()いて撮影(さつえい)をしてはならぬ。」

      Sign: 'Do not use flash when taking pictures inside the museum.' {to burn, to kindle, to build a fire, to heat (a bath, stove, etc.), to use (a camera flash)}

      • N2

      ()()()いているにもかかわらず、なかなか(からだ)(あたた)まりません。

      Despite burning fallen leaves, my body won't warm up easily. {to burn, to kindle, to build a fire, to heat (a bath, stove, etc.), to use (a camera flash)}

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