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Variations:
夕焼け
夕焼(io)

 yuuyake / yuyake
    ゆうやけ
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

Variations:
火焚き
火焼き
火焚
火焼

 hotaki
    ほたき
(See お火焚) Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)

Variations:
自棄っ腹
やけっ腹
焼っ腹

 yakeppara
    やけっぱら
(noun/participle) (rare) (See やけばら) desperation; despair

Variations:
ベタ焼き
べた焼き(sK)

 betayaki
    べたやき
(1) {photo} contact print; (2) {food} (See お好み焼き) beta-yaki; thin Kyoto-style okonomiyaki

Variations:
焼き払う
焼きはらう
焼払う

 yakiharau
    やきはらう
(transitive verb) to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

Variations:
焼き牡蠣
焼きガキ
焼きがき

 yakigaki(ki牡蠣, kigaki); yakigaki(kigaki)
    やきがき(焼き牡蠣, 焼きがき); やきガキ(焼きガキ)
oysters cooked in the shell

Variations:
焼き目
焼目
焼きめ(sK)

 yakime
    やきめ
grilled surface; seared appearance; searing

Variations:
焼ける
灼ける
妬ける

 yakeru
    やける
(v1,vi) (1) (焼ける only) to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset); (v1,vi) (2) to be jealous; to be envious

Variations:
イカ焼き
いか焼き
烏賊焼き

 ikayaki
    いかやき
{food} grilled squid

Variations:
ヤケ腹
自棄腹
焼け腹
焼腹

 yakebara(yake腹); yakebara(自棄腹, ke腹, 腹)
    ヤケばら(ヤケ腹); やけばら(自棄腹, 焼け腹, 焼腹)
(noun/participle) desperation; despair

Variations:
伊万里焼
伊万里焼き(sK)

 imariyaki
    いまりやき
Imari ware; Imari porcelain

Variations:
塩焼き
塩焼
塩やき(sK)

 shioyaki
    しおやき
(noun, transitive verb) (1) {food} grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; (noun, transitive verb) (2) boiling seawater to get salt

Variations:
日焼けマシーン
日焼けマシン

 hiyakemashiin(日kemashiin); hiyakemashin(日kemashin) / hiyakemashin(日kemashin); hiyakemashin(日kemashin)
    ひやけマシーン(日焼けマシーン); ひやけマシン(日焼けマシン)
sunbed; tanning bed; tanning booth

Variations:
炭火焼肉
炭火焼き肉(sK)

 sumibiyakiniku
    すみびやきにく
{food} (See 焼肉・1) charcoal-grilled yakiniku

Variations:
石焼ビビンバ
石焼きビビンバ

 ishiyakibibinba
    いしやきビビンバ
stone-roasted bibimbap; Korean style rice (bibimbap) heated in a stone pot

Variations:
自棄のやん八
焼けのやんぱち

 yakenoyanpachi; yakenoyanpachi
    やけのやんぱち; ヤケのやんぱち
(exp,n) (kana only) (sense of) desperation

Variations:
自棄糞(rK)
焼糞(rK)

 yakekuso; yakekuso
    やけくそ; ヤケクソ
(noun or adjectival noun) (kana only) (more emphatic than やけ) (See やけ) desperation; despair; self-abandonment

Variations:
日焼けマシン
日焼けマシーン

 hiyakemashin(日kemashin); hiyakemashiin(日kemashiin) / hiyakemashin(日kemashin); hiyakemashin(日kemashin)
    ひやけマシン(日焼けマシン); ひやけマシーン(日焼けマシーン)
sunbed; tanning bed; tanning booth

Variations:
焼き栗
焼栗
焼きぐり(sK)

 yakiguri
    やきぐり
roasted chestnuts

Variations:
焼き物
焼物
焼きもの(sK)

 yakimono
    やきもの
(1) pottery; earthenware; ceramics; porcelain; china; (2) {food} yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); grilled dish; (3) tempered blade

Variations:
焼べる(rK)
焚べる(rK)

 kuberu
    くべる
(transitive verb) (kana only) to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn

Variations:
かば焼き
蒲焼き
蒲焼
かば焼

 kabayaki
    かばやき
{food} kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce

Variations:
照り焼き
照焼
照焼き
照り焼

 teriyaki; teriyaki
    てりやき; テリヤキ
{food} teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)

Variations:
目に焼き付ける
目に焼きつける

 meniyakitsukeru
    めにやきつける
(exp,v1) to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

Variations:
胸焼け
胸やけ
胸灼け(rK)

 muneyake; munayake
    むねやけ; むなやけ
(n,vs,vi) heartburn; sour stomach

Variations:
蒸し焼き
蒸焼き
蒸し焼
蒸焼

 mushiyaki
    むしやき
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan

Variations:
焼きあがる
焼き上がる
焼き上る

 yakiagaru
    やきあがる
(v5r,vi) to be baked (food term); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)

Variations:
焼き付ける
焼きつける
焼付ける

 yakitsukeru
    やきつける
(transitive verb) (1) to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to stain (glass); (transitive verb) (2) to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to impress (on one's mind); to imprint; (transitive verb) (3) to print (from a negative); (transitive verb) (4) to brand; (transitive verb) (5) to fuse together (metals); (transitive verb) (6) to plate

Variations:
焼き尽くす
焼きつくす
焼き尽す

 yakitsukusu
    やきつくす
(transitive verb) to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes

Variations:
焼けぼっくい
焼け木杭
焼け棒杭

 yakebokkui; yakebokui(sk)
    やけぼっくい; やけぼくい(sk)
charred stake; ember

Variations:
焼付ける
焼き付ける
焼きつける

 yakitsukeru
    やきつける
(transitive verb) (1) to bake; to plate; to print; to fire (e.g. pottery); to stain; (transitive verb) (2) to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness

Variations:
おしろい焼け
おしろい焼
白粉焼

 oshiroiyake
    おしろいやけ
damage to skin by ceruse

Variations:
お好み焼き屋
お好み焼屋(sK)

 okonomiyakiya
    おこのみやきや
(See お好み焼き) okonomiyaki restaurant

Variations:
たい焼き
鯛焼き
タイ焼き
鯛焼

 taiyaki(taiki, 鯛ki, 鯛); taiyaki(taiki)
    たいやき(たい焼き, 鯛焼き, 鯛焼); タイやき(タイ焼き)
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam

Variations:
たこ焼き器
タコ焼き器
蛸焼き器

 takoyakiki(takoki器, 蛸ki器); takoyakiki(takoki器)
    たこやきき(たこ焼き器, 蛸焼き器); タコやきき(タコ焼き器)
(See たこ焼き) takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)

Variations:
焼き味噌
焼味噌
焼きみそ(sK)

 yakimiso
    やきみそ
{food} (See 味噌・1) grilled miso

Variations:
焼き海苔
焼海苔
焼きのり
焼のり

 yakinori
    やきのり
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed

Variations:
焼付け
焼き付け
焼きつけ(sK)

 yakitsuke
    やきつけ
(1) printing (e.g. photos); (2) glazing; enamelling; baking

Variations:
かぶと焼き
兜焼き
かぶと焼
兜焼

 kabutoyaki
    かぶとやき
{food} broiled fish head (esp. sea bream)

Variations:
どて焼き
どて焼
土手焼き
土手焼

 doteyaki
    どてやき
beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

Variations:
ホルモン焼き
ホルモン焼
放物焼き

 horumonyaki(horumonki, horumon); horumonyaki(放物ki)
    ホルモンやき(ホルモン焼き, ホルモン焼); ほるもんやき(放物焼き)
(kana only) (See ホルモン・2) fried beef or pork offal (entrails)

Variations:
二重焼付
二重焼き付け
二重焼付け

 nijuuyakitsuke / nijuyakitsuke
    にじゅうやきつけ
(rare) {photo} double printing; superimposition; superimposing

Variations:
卵焼き器
玉子焼き器
たまご焼き器

 tamagoyakiki
    たまごやきき
(See 卵焼き・1) frying pan for making rolled eggs

Variations:
焼きドーナツ
焼きドーナッツ(sK)

 yakidoonatsu
    やきドーナツ
{food} (oven-)baked donut

Variations:
つぼ焼き
壺焼き
壷焼き
壺焼
壷焼

 tsuboyaki
    つぼやき
(1) (abbreviation) (See 栄螺の壺焼き) shellfish cooked in its own shell (esp. turban shell); (2) food cooked in a crockpot

Variations:
ヤケ酒
自棄酒
やけ酒
焼け酒
焼酒

 yakezake(yake酒); yakezake(自棄酒, yake酒, ke酒, 酒)
    ヤケざけ(ヤケ酒); やけざけ(自棄酒, やけ酒, 焼け酒, 焼酒)
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation

Variations:
イカ焼き
いか焼き
烏賊焼き(sK)
イカ焼(sK)

 ikayaki
    いかやき
{food} grilled squid

Variations:
お好み焼き
お好み焼
御好み焼き
御好み焼

 okonomiyaki
    おこのみやき
{food} okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and-or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments

Variations:
お好み焼き
お好み焼
御好み焼き(sK)
御好み焼(sK)

 okonomiyaki
    おこのみやき
{food} okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and-or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments

Variations:
かた焼き
かた焼
堅焼き
固焼き
堅焼
固焼

 katayaki
    かたやき
(can be adjective with の) hard-baked; hard

Variations:
カップ焼きそば
カップ焼そば
カップ焼き蕎麦

 kappuyakisoba
    カップやきそば
(See 焼きそば) instant yakisoba in a cup

Variations:
カップ焼きそば
カップ焼そば(sK)
カップ焼き蕎麦(sK)

 kappuyakisoba
    カップやきそば
(See 焼きそば) instant yakisoba in a cup

Variations:
から焼き
空焼き
カラ焼き(sK)
空焼(sK)

 karayaki
    からやき
(1) {food} applying heat to an empty pan to remove its anti-rust coating; (2) {food} blind-baking; baking a pie crust, tart shell, etc. before adding a filling

Variations:
カルメ焼き
カルメ焼
軽目焼(ateji)(rK)

 karumeyaki
    カルメやき
(See カルメラ) honeycomb toffee; sponge toffee; foam candy from heated brown sugar mixed with baking soda

Variations:
サザエの壺焼き
栄螺の壺焼き
さざえの壺焼き

 sazaenotsuboyaki
    さざえのつぼやき
(exp,n) {food} (See サザエ) turban cooked whole in its own shell

Variations:
すき焼き
すき焼
鋤焼き(rK)
鋤焼(rK)
寿喜焼(ateji)(rK)

 sukiyaki(p); sukiyaki(sk)
    すきやき(P); スキヤキ(sk)
{food} sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

Variations:
すき焼き
すき焼
鋤焼き(rK)
鋤焼(rK)
寿喜焼(ateji)(rK)

 sukiyaki
    すきやき
{food} sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

Variations:
たい焼き
鯛焼き
タイ焼き(sK)
鯛焼(sK)

 taiyaki
    たいやき
{food} fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam

Variations:
たこ焼き
タコ焼き
たこ焼
タコ焼
蛸焼
蛸焼き

 takoyaki(takoki, tako, 蛸, 蛸ki); takoyaki(takoki, tako); takoyaki
    たこやき(たこ焼き, たこ焼, 蛸焼, 蛸焼き); タコやき(タコ焼き, タコ焼); タコヤキ
takoyaki; octopus dumplings

Variations:
たこ焼き
蛸焼き(rK)
たこ焼(sK)
タコ焼き(sK)
タコ焼(sK)
蛸焼(sK)

 takoyaki(p); takoyaki(sk)
    たこやき(P); タコヤキ(sk)
{food} takoyaki; octopus dumplings

Variations:
たこ焼き器
たこ焼き機(sK)
タコ焼き器(sK)
たこやき器(sK)
たこ焼器(sK)
たこやき機(sK)
たこ焼きき(sK)
たこ焼機(sK)
蛸焼き器(sK)

 takoyakiki
    たこやきき
(See たこ焼き) takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)

Variations:
たこ焼き屋
たこやき屋(sK)
蛸焼き屋(sK)

 takoyakiya
    たこやきや
(See たこ焼き) takoyaki shop; takoyaki stall

Variations:
どら焼き
ドラ焼き
どら焼
ドラ焼
銅鑼焼き
銅鑼焼

 dorayaki(doraki, dora, 銅鑼ki, 銅鑼); dorayaki(doraki, dora); dorayaki
    どらやき(どら焼き, どら焼, 銅鑼焼き, 銅鑼焼); ドラやき(ドラ焼き, ドラ焼); ドラヤキ
{food} (See 餡こ・あんこ・1) dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste

Variations:
どら焼き
銅鑼焼き(rK)
ドラ焼き(sK)
どら焼(sK)
ドラ焼(sK)
銅鑼焼(sK)

 dorayaki; dorayaki(sk)
    どらやき; ドラヤキ(sk)
{food} (See あんこ・1) dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste

Variations:
とんぺい焼き
とん平焼き
トンペイ焼き
豚平焼き

 tonpeiyaki / tonpeyaki
    とんぺいやき
{food} tonpei-yaki; teppanyaki dish of pork and vegetables, etc. rolled in an omelette and covered in sauce and mayonnaise

Variations:
パン焼き機
パン焼き器
パン焼機(sK)
パン焼器(sK)

 panyakiki
    パンやきき
bread baking machine; bread machine; bread maker

Variations:
ヤキが回る
焼きが回る
焼きがまわる(sK)
やきが回る(sK)

 yakigamawaru; yakigamawaru(sk)
    やきがまわる; ヤキがまわる(sk)
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness

Variations:
やきもちを焼く
ヤキモチを焼く
ヤキモチを妬く
焼きもちを焼く
やきもちを妬く
焼餅を焼く(sK)
焼きもちを妬く(sK)
焼もちを焼く(sK)
焼餅を妬く(sK)
焼もちを妬く(sK)

 yakimochioyaku
    やきもちをやく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to be jealous

Variations:
やきもちを焼く
焼きもちを焼く
やきもちを妬く
焼餅を焼く
焼きもちを妬く
焼もちを焼く
焼餅を妬く
焼もちを妬く

 yakimochioyaku
    やきもちをやく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to be jealous

Variations:
やきもち焼き
焼き餅焼き
焼き餅やき
ヤキモチ焼き

 yakimochiyaki(yakimochiki, ki餅ki, ki餅yaki); yakimochiyaki(yakimochiki)
    やきもちやき(やきもち焼き, 焼き餅焼き, 焼き餅やき); ヤキモチやき(ヤキモチ焼き)
jealous person

Variations:
ヤキモチ焼く
やきもち焼く
ヤキモチ妬く
やきもち妬く
焼きもち焼く
焼きもち妬く(sK)

 yakimochiyaku
    やきもちやく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to be jealous

Variations:
やけを起こす
ヤケを起こす
自棄を起こす
焼けを起こす

 yakeookosu(yakeo起kosu, 自棄o起kosu, keo起kosu); yakeookosu(yakeo起kosu)
    やけをおこす(やけを起こす, 自棄を起こす, 焼けを起こす); ヤケをおこす(ヤケを起こす)
(exp,v5s) to become desperate; to give way to despair

Variations:
やけを起こす
自棄を起こす
焼けを起こす
ヤケを起こす(sK)

 yakeookosu
    やけをおこす
(exp,v5s) to become desperate; to give way to despair

Variations:
ヤケ気味
やけ気味
自棄気味
焼け気味

 yakegimi(yake気味); yakegimi(yake気味, 自棄気味, ke気味)
    ヤケぎみ(ヤケ気味); やけぎみ(やけ気味, 自棄気味, 焼け気味)
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation

Variations:
ヤケ酒
やけ酒
自棄酒
焼け酒(rK)
焼酒(rK)

 yakezake
    やけざけ
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation

Variations:
やけ食い
ヤケ食い
自棄食い
焼け食い
焼食い

 yakegui(yake食i, 自棄食i, ke食i, 食i); yakegui(yake食i)
    やけぐい(やけ食い, 自棄食い, 焼け食い, 焼食い); ヤケぐい(ヤケ食い)
(noun/participle) binge eating; stress eating

Variations:
ヤケ飲み
やけ飲み
自棄飲み
焼け飲み
焼飲み

 yakenomi
    やけのみ
(n,vs,vi) (See ヤケ酒) drowning one's cares in drink

Variations:
一人焼肉
ひとり焼肉(sK)
一人焼き肉(sK)
1人焼肉(sK)

 hitoriyakiniku
    ひとりやきにく
(See 焼肉・1) going to a yakiniku place by oneself

Variations:
串焼き
串焼
串やき(sK)
くし焼き(sK)
くし焼(sK)

 kushiyaki
    くしやき
{food} grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting

Variations:
付け焼刃
付け焼き刃
付焼き刃
付焼刃

 tsukeyakiba
    つけやきば
(1) thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; (2) (orig. meaning) re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

Variations:
付け焼刃
付け焼き刃
付焼刃(sK)
付焼き刃(sK)

 tsukeyakiba
    つけやきば
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) affectation; pretension; thin veneer; hasty preparation; stopgap (measure); superficial (polish, knowledge); (2) (orig. meaning) blunt sword with a tempered steel edge

Variations:
卵焼き
玉子焼き
たまご焼き
卵焼
玉子焼

 tamagoyaki
    たまごやき
(1) {food} rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); (2) {food} fried egg; (3) frying pan for making rolled eggs

Variations:
卵焼き
玉子焼き
たまご焼き(sK)
卵焼(sK)
玉子焼(sK)

 tamagoyaki
    たまごやき
(1) {food} rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); (2) {food} fried egg; (3) frying pan for making rolled eggs

Variations:
卵焼き器
玉子焼き器
たまご焼き器(sK)

 tamagoyakiki
    たまごやきき
(See 卵焼き・1) frying pan for making rolled eggs

Variations:
厚焼き玉子
厚焼き卵
厚焼玉子(sK)
厚焼きたまご(sK)
厚焼卵(sK)
厚焼たまご(sK)

 atsuyakitamago
    あつやきたまご
{food} thick omelette; rolled omelette

Variations:
夕焼け
夕やけ(sK)
夕焼(sK)

 yuuyake / yuyake
    ゆうやけ
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

Variations:
夕焼け雲
夕焼雲(sK)
夕やけ雲(sK)
ゆうやけ雲(sK)

 yuuyakegumo / yuyakegumo
    ゆうやけぐも
red sunset clouds

Variations:
日焼け
日やけ
日焼(io)
陽焼け(rK)

 hiyake
    ひやけ
(n,vs,vi) (1) sunburn; suntan; tan; (n,vs,vi) (2) becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; (n,vs,vi) (3) drying up (of a river, field, etc.)

Variations:
日焼け
日やけ
陽焼け
日焼(io)

 hiyake
    ひやけ
(noun/participle) (1) sunburn; suntan; tan; (noun/participle) (2) becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing

Variations:
日焼け止め
日やけ止め(sK)
日焼止め(sK)
日焼けどめ(sK)

 hiyakedome
    ひやけどめ
sunscreen; sunblock; sun cream; suntan lotion

Variations:
朝焼けは雨、夕焼けは晴れ
朝焼けは雨夕焼けは晴れ

 asayakehaameyuuyakehahare / asayakehameyuyakehahare
    あさやけはあめゆうやけははれ
(expression) (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

Variations:
朝焼けは雨、夕焼けは晴れ
朝焼けは雨夕焼けは晴れ(sK)

 asayakehaame、yuuyakehahare / asayakehame、yuyakehahare
    あさやけはあめ、ゆうやけははれ
(expression) (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

Variations:
漬け焼き
つけ焼き
付け焼き
漬焼き
漬焼
付焼き
付焼

 tsukeyaki
    つけやき
{food} dish broiled in a mix of soy sauce, mirin, etc.; broiling with soy sauce, mirin, etc.

Variations:
焼きうどん
焼うどん(io)
焼き饂飩
焼饂飩(io)

 yakiudon
    やきうどん
fried udon

Variations:
焼きうどん
焼うどん(io)
焼き饂飩(sK)

 yakiudon
    やきうどん
{food} fried udon

Variations:
焼きが回る
ヤキが回る
焼きがまわる(sK)
やきが回る(sK)

 yakigamawaru; yakigamawaru
    やきがまわる; ヤキがまわる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness

Variations:
焼きが回る
焼きがまわる(sK)
やきが回る(sK)

 yakigamawaru
    やきがまわる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness

Variations:
焼きごて
焼き鏝
焼鏝(sK)
焼きゴテ(sK)
焼ごて(sK)

 yakigote
    やきごて
(1) soldering iron; hot iron; (2) brand; mark; stigma

Variations:
焼きそば
焼そば(io)
焼き蕎麦(rK)
焼蕎麦(sK)

 yakisoba(p); yakisoba(sk)
    やきそば(P); ヤキソバ(sk)
{food} yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

Variations:
焼きそば
焼そば(io)
焼き蕎麦
焼蕎麦

 yakisoba(p); yakisoba
    やきそば(P); ヤキソバ
{food} yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

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