taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
start broaching (a subject); opening remark; event at the start of the tenth month of the lunar calendar; opening a sealed jar or container
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
like; similar to; same as
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
nowadays; these days; at present
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
the first and second; a few
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
powdered tea; freshly-brewed, aromatic tea
seven tea ceremony procedures of the Senke school
classical elegance; antiquity
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
sayings and doings; words and deeds
value; worth; virtue; blessing
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
retainer; vassal; servant
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
body; physique; build; stature
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite