熱い

Meaning

1. adj-i
   hot (to the touch)
2. adj-i
   passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. gaze)
3. adj-i
   hot (e.g. temper)
4. adj-i
   zealous; enthusiastic; fired up
5. adj-i
   intense; severe; extreme
6. adj-i
   hot (topic); of interest

Example sentences

• この気持ちが冷めないうちにがんばります！！「鉄は熱いうちに打て」といいますから。

  I'm going to get going before this feeling goes!! Well they do say "Strike while the iron is hot."

• 今欲しいのは熱い一杯のコーヒーです。

  What I want now is a hot cup of coffee.

• 亡き母の写真を見るたびに、胸に熱いものが込み上げてくる。

  Every time I see that picture of my late mother, I feel a lump in my throat.