expression, godan verb (-su)
Expresses a deep, often painful longing or yearning, typically for a person or an unattainable desire. Literary and emotionally charged.
彼女は遠く離れた恋人に胸を焦がした。
She yearned for her lover far away.
故郷の味に胸を焦がす日々が続いた。
Days of longing for the taste of home continued.