tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to present; to offer; to dedicate
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
posterity; future life; life to come
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
zendo (Zen meditation hall)
while; during (the time when)
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
flower-comparing contest (Heian period)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
fine tea; brand-name tea; famous tea; choice tea; well-known brand of quality green tea
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to become rustic; to become countrified
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
fresco; mural; wall painting
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
resting place; haven of rest
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness