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to cook (grains, e.g. rice)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to get angry; to snap
毎朝、ご飯を炊いて家族の朝食を準備する。
Every morning, I cook rice and prepare breakfast for the family.
お母さんがご飯を炊いています。
My mother is cooking rice.
キャンプで飯盒を使ってご飯を炊いた。
I cooked rice using a mess tin during the camp.