to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
pillar of fire; blazing column
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
sea of fire; sea of flame
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
phosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea; sea fire
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
to set on fire; to ignite
burning at the stake; burning to death
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
night watch; fire watchman
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
(adding) fuel to the fire
be careful about fire; watch out for fire
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
fire hook; poker; slice bar
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
to warm oneself at the fire
bowl (of a pipe); fire grate; censer; flash pan (of a muzzle-loading gun); priming pan
there's no smoke without fire
to be pressed for time; to be pressed by urgent business; to have one's pants on fire
instigator; originator; initiator; torch bearer; incendiary; agitator
to be as plain as daylight; to be as clear as day
fire grate; fireplace grate; grate
Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific volcanic belt)
incense burner; utensil for carrying live charcoal
brazier encased in a wooden box
poker; fire iron used to rake ash
firefighter (Edo period); problem-solver; troubleshooter; relief pitcher; reliever
fire box in traditional Japanese lantern
red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)
flames; forefront of fire; flame tips
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
striker (triangular piece of steel used with flint to create sparks)
fire ship; steamship (esp. a paddle steamer); steamboat; ship with a fire to attract fish while net fishing at night (prior to the invention of electric fish-luring lights)
color of flames; colour of flames
burning-hot tongs; red-hot tongs
body set on fire from head to foot (like a daruma doll being ritually incinerated)
thunder on a clear day; lightning that starts a fire
burner; nozzle; origin of a fire
kindling a fire; lighting a fire
fire spirit; salamander (mythical fire lizard)
fire-holding qualities; length of time a fire burns
to "see stars" (i.e. after being hit in the head)
fire-walking (walking over fire or burning coals)
bamboo blowpipe used to stimulate a fire
lighting a torch; lighting up a lamp; person who leads a funeral procession with a torch
garden tiger moth (Arctia caja)
to be in imminent peril; to be in imminent danger
you must protect yourself against any possible dangers; (lit.) you have to brush off sparks that fall onto you
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
catching fire; fire spreading
kanji "fire" radical at left (radical 86)
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; rubbing sticks to make a fire
early evening; dusk; lamp-lighting time; lighting-up time
heated acupuncture needle; hot acupuncture needle
smoky fire to repel mosquitoes
hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
(as discordant as) fire and water
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle; Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
you can never be too careful
there's no smoke without fire
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
traditional Japanese fire extinguisher (bamboo pole with a clump of rope attached at the end)
wood half-burned is easily kindled
pottery fired in Japan but made with Korean ingredients by Korean potters brought to Japan after the Japanese invasions of Korea
desire for a fire that comes with the cold of autumn
Korean anger syndrome; hwabyung
tool used to extract combusted tobacco from a kiseru pipe
having one's good intentions backfire dangerously; causing harm when trying to prevent it; (lit.) trying to put out a fire while carrying kindling
clay bed-warmer (cylindrical with holes in the sides, containing a brazier)
brazier for warming one's cold fingers, esp. in spring
cassowary (Casuarius spp.)
Old World flycatcher (any bird of family Muscicapinae, esp. the typical flycatchers of subfamily Muscicapinae)
blotched foxface (Siganus unimaculatus, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish)
Carybdeidae Tamoya (species of venomous box jellyfish)
local fire brigade (Edo period); provincial fire brigade
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace