せいこううどく

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, intransitive verb

    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

    • 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.