tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
with these words; while saying
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
Kazunomiya (1846.7.3-1877.9.2)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
before the spirit of the deceased
flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration); ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō); mountain top
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
(coming together) as one; with one accord; unanimously
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
three; three years of age
pull; patronage; tug; discount
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
(arch.) to carve; (arch.) to engrave; to publish; to author
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
being endowed with (e.g. a gift); being blessed with; endowment
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
the deceased; the departed
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build