火がつく

ひがつく

to catch fire, to provoke, to catch fire from, to be ignited

尻に敷く

しりにしく

to dominate (usu. one's husband)

尻餅をつく

しりもちをつく

to fall on one's backside

足元に火が付く

あしもとにひがつく

to be in imminent peril; to be in imminent danger

地に足がつく

ちにあしがつく

to keep one's feet on the ground, to be down to earth

火に油

ひにあぶら

(adding) fuel to the fire

尻

しり

buttocks, behind, rump, bottom

尻上がり

しりあがり

rising (intonation, market)

尻下がり

しりさがり

falling intonation

尻が重い

しりがおもい

lazy, indolent, reluctant to get up off one's backside

尻が長い

しりがながい

being a guest for too long (e.g. of a neighbor)

尻が軽い

しりがかるい

fast, brisk

焼け棒杭に火が付く

やけぼっくいにひがつく

Wood half-burned is easily kindled

尻馬に乗る

しりうまにのる

to follow suit, to imitate or follow someone blindly

緒につく

しょにつく ちょにつく

to be started, to get underway

板につく

いたにつく

to get used to one's work, to become accustomed to one's position

目につく

めにつく

to be noticeable, to notice, to catch one's eye

身につく

みにつく

to master (e.g. a skill), to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle), to acquire (e.g. a habit)

縛につく

ばくにつく

to be arrested; to be put in bonds