彼は暖炉に薪をくべた。
He put firewood in the fireplace.
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On winter nights, I like reading by the fireplace.
冬の寒い夜、暖炉で薪を焚いた。
On a cold winter night, I burned firewood in the fireplace.
寒いので暖炉に薪をくべる。
Since it's cold, I feed wood to the fireplace.
暖炉の火を火搔きでかき回す
I stir the fire in the fireplace with a fire poker.
祁寒の折、暖炉の火が何よりの慰めだった。
During the severe cold, the fire in the fireplace was the greatest comfort.
Usage Notes
Specifically refers to an open fire inside a home, often built into a wall.
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