かえ
horikaesu

Godan Verb (su)

1. to dig up; to turn up; to tear up

Transitive
はるになると はたけをほりかえして しゅをまきます。
haruni naruto hatakeo horikaeshite taneo makima. su
When spring comes, they dig up the fields and plant seeds.
Godan Verb (su)

2. to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

Transitive
いくどとなくおのを めては、きまって、また、ほりかえす。永遠 えうえん平和 へいわがやってくる気配 けはいもない。
ikudoto naku onō umetewa kimatte mata horikaesu. ēenno hēwaga yattekuru kehaimo nai.
After countless burials of the hatchet, we always dig it up again. There doesn't seem to be any sign of an ever-lasting peace.
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