a) 扇 -> 翌 -> 音 -> 時
扇 SEN, oogi - fan
翌 YOKU - next, following
音 ON, IN, oto, ne - sound
時 JI, toki - time, hour
b) 炎 -> 畑 -> 累 -> 縦
炎 EN, honou - flame
畑 hatake - cultivated field
累 RUI - involvement, trouble, accumulation
縦 JUU , tate - height, vertical