焼

Food, cooking

braising in soy sauce

yakisugi; charred and polished cedar wood

Izushi ware; Izushi pottery

kiln firing; oven firing

Chemistry

heat of combustion

to kill by burning to death

to be burned down

to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)

to become desperate; to give in to despair

Word usually written using kana alone

jealousy

roasted rice cake

sunscreen; sunblock; sun cream; suntan lotion

helpful person; person who likes looking after others

overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person

manager; go-between; caretaker

to be burnt to death

Food, cooking

sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

Idiomatic expression

a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (pouring) water on a hot stone

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

affectation; pretension; thin veneer; hasty preparation; stopgap (measure); superficial (polish, knowledge)

Orig. meaning

blunt sword with a tempered steel edge

burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire

to burn

to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)

Food, cooking

fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam

to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake

to be hideously burned; to be burned raw

Noun or verb acting prenominally

needing care (of a person); needing to be looked after

Noun or verb acting prenominally

troublesome; annoying; difficult

Food, cooking

yakisoba sandwich