くすぶ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
2. to be sooty; to be smoke-stained
when read as "くすぶる, ふすぶる"
3. to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
when read as "くすぶる"
4. to seclude oneself
when read as "くすぶる, ふすぶる"
5. to live in obscurity; to stay in the same level (of social position, circumstances, etc.)
when read as "くすぶる"
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Anime9(0%)
Live action1(0%)
Visual novels145(27%)
Novels297(20%)
Non-fiction1(0%)
Web novels170(16%)
Aozora Bunko11(1%)

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