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#11,468

Inflections of 火がつく

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Meaning
  1. 1
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    to catch fire;to be ignited;to ignite;to light (e.g. of a match)
    Friction causes a match to light.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.);to blaze;to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.);to take off (of a boom, craze, etc.)
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#92,088

Inflections of 尻に火がつく

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    to be pressed (by urgent business);to be under great pressure (to act);to be under the gun
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#143,456

Inflections of 焼けぼっくいに火がつく

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    the embers of a former relationship flare up again;old love blazes anew
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#264,127

Inflections of 足元に火が付く

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  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    to be in imminent peril;to be in imminent danger
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Friction causes a match to light.
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Immediately after it caught fire, the chemical factory blew up.
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