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 have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
pillar of fire; blazing column
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
phosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea; sea fire; shiranui (Citrus reticulata Shiranui); shiranuhi; sumo citrus
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
burning at the stake; burning to death
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to set on fire; to ignite
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
night watch; fire watchman
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
(adding) fuel to the 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
be careful about fire; watch out for fire
to be started; to begin (of a battle, contest, campaign, etc.)
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
huoshu; fantastical Chinese fire rat
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
bowl (of a pipe); fire grate; censer; flash pan (of a muzzle-loading gun); priming pan
to warm oneself at the fire
there's no smoke without fire
to be pressed (by urgent business); to be under great pressure (to act); to be under the gun
instigator; originator; initiator; torch bearer; incendiary; agitator
traditional ladle-shaped, charcoal-heated clothing iron; box iron
poker; fire iron used to rake ash
if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool
fire grate; fireplace grate; grate
fire box in traditional Japanese lantern
Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific volcanic belt)
incense burner; utensil for carrying live charcoal
brazier encased in a wooden box
striker (triangular piece of steel used with flint to create sparks)
firefighter (Edo period); problem-solver; troubleshooter; fireman; relief pitcher
flames; forefront of fire; flame tips
red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)
bamboo blowpipe used to stimulate a fire
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
burning-hot tongs; red-hot tongs
body set on fire from head to foot (like a daruma doll being ritually incinerated)
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)
fire prevention (esp. by a divine power)
color of flames; colour of flames
thunder on a clear day; lightning that starts a fire
fire spirit; salamander (mythical fire lizard)
kindling a fire; lighting a fire
there's no smoke without fire
if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool
to "see stars" (i.e. after being hit in the head)
burning duration (e.g. of charcoal); capability of burning for a long time; fire-holding qualities
fire-walking (walking over fire or burning coals)
burner; nozzle; origin of a fire
the embers of a former relationship flare up again; old love blazes anew
(as discordant as) fire and water
you must protect yourself against any possible dangers; (lit.) you have to brush off sparks that fall onto you
garden tiger moth (Arctia caja)
to be in imminent peril; to be in imminent danger
early evening; dusk; lamp-lighting time; lighting-up time
lighting a torch; lighting up a lamp; person who leads a funeral procession with a torch
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
kanji "fire" radical at left (radical 86)
catching fire; fire spreading
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; rubbing sticks to make a fire
fire blowpipe; blowpipe used to stimulate a fire
heated acupuncture needle; hot acupuncture needle
smoky fire to repel mosquitoes
scarlet bindings used with a traditional Japanese suit of armor; scarlet-threaded suit of armor
sake spoilage caused by bacteria
hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
hwabyeong (Korean somatization disorder arising from repressed anger); hwabyung
chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle; Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
you can never be too careful
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)
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
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
drying over a fire; thing dried over a fire
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)
fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea)
blotched foxface (Siganus unimaculatus)
Morbakka virulenta (species of box jellyfish)
local fire brigade (Edo period); provincial fire brigade
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace