Meaning: やくv. (Kanji=焼く) bake, grill, barbecue; tan; burn, be on firev. (Kanji=妬く) be jealous, be enviousn. (Kanji=厄) misfortune, bad luck; evil, disastern. (Alt=えき, Kanji=役) war, campaign, battle; use, service; role, positionadv. (Kanji=約) approximately, nearly; about, around; someprep. (Kanji=約) about, regarding, concerningn. (Kanji=葯) anther, part of the flower which contains pollen (Botany)v. (Kanji=扼する) press down; grip, hold firmlyv. (Kanji=約する) promise, pledge; simplify, make simple; economize, save; reduce fractions to a common denominator (Mathematics)v. (Kanji=訳する) translate, change something from one language into another