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焦がす こがす N2

  1. to burn; to char; to scorch; to singe

胸を焦がす むねをこがす

  1. to pine for; to yearn for

身を焦がす みをこがす

  1. to burn with love

鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身を焦がす なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす

  1. empty vessels make the most noise; the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada
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