large utensil stand (tea ceremony)
an offering of tea and hot water made to Buddha or the spirit of the deceased; a tea infusion; tea and hot water; tea ceremony
tea container having pronounced "shoulders" near the neck
man of refined tastes; refined person; tea ceremony master; lewd man; lecher
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
Chinese goods; imported goods; (arch.) secondhand goods; (arch.) old furniture
overflowing; brimming over; abounding
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
papier mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
license system; licence system; permit system; approval basis
Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
half tatami mat; heckling; jeering; interrupting
refined taste; elegant pursuits
(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see
well; properly; often; how (could you); why (would you)
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
original idea; originality
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
to rest; to relax; to repose
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
fierce tiger; ferocious tiger; Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
raging bull; ferocious bull
unique thing; best on earth
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP