tea-growing district; tea-producing center; rest area serving tea (esp. at a temple or shrine); tea house
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to nip (something) in the bud
high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea; tea ladle
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
brown; light brown; tawny
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
nothing but; none other than
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
Obaku school of Zen Buddhism
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district