(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
than; from; out of; except; but; more
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
March; third month of the lunar calendar
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
adds force or indicates command
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
solely; entirely; only; or
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
water temperature (esp. bath)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first flower of the season or year; first flowering on a plant; first menstruation; woman who has just reached adulthood