焼やけぼっくい

noun

charred stake; burnt log; ember

Refers to a wooden stake or log that has been charred by fire, often still smoldering. Commonly appears in the proverb 焼けぼっくいに火がつく (old love rekindles).

• 焚たき火びのあとに焼やけぼっくいが残のこっていた。

  After the bonfire, charred stakes remained.

• 焼やけぼっくいに火ひがつくように、二人ふたりはよりを戻もどした。

  Like a burnt log catching fire again, the two got back together.