芥あくた

noun

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; dirt

Dated term for physical waste or filth; in modern Japanese, ごみ is the usual word. May still appear in literary or historical contexts.

• 川かわ岸ぎしに芥あくたがたまっていた。

  Rubbish had accumulated on the riverbank.

• 昔むかしの人ひとは道みち端ばたの芥あくたを気きにしなかった。

  People in the old days didn't mind the trash on the roadside.