to relax; to feel at home
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
one's house; one's home; one's family
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
regional cuisine; local cuisine
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
salted cod roe flavored with red pepper
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
this (very thing); this precisely
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about