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“Building a fire” in Japanese

Short answer
火焚き hitaki ひたき

Building a fire in Japanese is “火焚き” (hitaki). Full meaning: building a fire; Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines).

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