to heat empty cookware (as when forgetting to put water in a kettle, pot, etc.); to dry heat cookware

spring sky, especially clear sky in spring

summer sky, especially clear and blazing sky

The red thread of fate, believed to bind soulmates.

the grass is always greener on the other side

Rare spelling of チャーシューメン (“ramen topped with char siu”).

Alternative spelling of 腰明蜻蛉 (“pied skimmer”) (Pseudothemis zonata)

(military, of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force) a warrant officer

(military, of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force) a major general

changing sides frequently; lacking loyalty or principles; opportunistic