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landing

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frog

5

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

4

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

4

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

2

traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes

4

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

top; summit; vertex

1

tea room; tea ceremony

2

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

2

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

3

simple meal eaten before tea is served

5

that well-known ...

2

1,000; thousand

1

Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

meal consisting of soup, rice and three dishes (esp. namasu, nimono and yakimono)

2

simple; plain; modest

1

maturity; ripeness

1

process; course; mechanism

2

tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors

6

kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served

7

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

4

customer one has never met before; first-time customer

1

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

1

appetizer; later date; post-dating (e.g. a letter or cheque)

2

tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit

1

multi-course menu; multi-course dining

2

course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

2

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

4

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

3

to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

3

slightly; faintly

1

salty taste; saltiness

1

sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)

1

chrysanthemum

1

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

4

harmony

1

to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

2

mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard

1

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

2

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

1

distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper

4

O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

1

assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter

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autumn; fall

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