ぽたぽた焼 ぽたぽたやき pota pota yaki (var. of senbei (rice cracker) coated with a sweet soy-sauce glaze on top) n Advanced ➥
焼け石に水 やけいしにみず a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (pouring) water on a hot stone exp id Advanced ➥
焼け野の雉夜の鶴 やけののきぎすよるのつる parents may risk life and limb for their children (like a pheasant when the plains are burning or a crane on a cold night) exp obsc Advanced ➥