焼

shengjian mantou; shengjian bao; type of small, pan-fried pork bun

Tokoname ware

ceramic ware from Seto (Aichi Prefecture)

pota pota yaki (var. of senbei (rice cracker) coated with a sweet soy-sauce glaze on top)

damage to skin by ceruse

Colloquial

farmer's tan

freezer burn; freezerburn

fish grill; fish oven

Food, cooking

charcoal-grilled yakiniku

assimilating broken ceramics via baking

tōbanyaki; meat, seafood, etc. roasted on a ceramic plate

drowning one's cares in drink

generation comprising those who were children during WWII (in Japan); burnt ruins generation

prospering after a fire

hot-bulb or semi-diesel engine

to bother; to embarrass; to harass; to give someone a hard time; to give someone a lot of trouble

confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard)

shōchū made from sake lees

imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot

Food, cooking

grilled chikuwa

skewered fish (or vegetables, etc.) coated with miso and cooked

Idiomatic expression

the embers of a former relationship flare up again; old love blazes anew

Proverb

red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky in morning, sailors take warning; red sky at night, shepherds delight; red sky in morning, shepherds take warning

Food, cooking

tonpei-yaki; teppanyaki dish of pork and vegetables, etc. rolled in an omelette and covered in sauce and mayonnaise