a fire-rat: an imaginary creature of ancient China resembling a white rat, thought to live in the volcanoes of the South China Sea and to have fireproof fur

a fire-rat (see above)

fur, pelt / the 皮 radical (portion of a kanji character)

fur, pelt

valuable, worthful, precious

preciousness; being valuable

to treasure, to cherish

extraordinary, unusual

emergency

very; extremely / exceedingly; tremendously