capable; able; talented; promising
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
homecoming; returning home
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
one by one; one after another; successively
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
a short while ago; already
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)