to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to think of; to come up with
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
charred; burnt black; scorched black
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to burst open; to pop; to split
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to blaze; to burn brightly
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
yell; shout; cry; roar; howl
to run around; to bustle about
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to pile up; to accumulate
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk