tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
brown; light brown; tawny
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
matcha; powdered green tea
(Japanese-style) living room
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
cake served with tea; teacake
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
tea house; wayside tea stall; coffee shop; kissaten
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
kettle (used in tea ceremony)
brown envelope; manila envelope
cake or snack served with tea
burlesque; low comedy; farce
dark reddish-brown; liver color
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
chat over tea; gossip; small talk
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it; simple meal
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch; pushover
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
tea grinding mortar (hand mill)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
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)
tea and cakes; refreshments
tea-server; flatterer; sycophant
to fade; to discolour; to discolor
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
(Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services)
deep brown; dark tea (e.g. Chinese pu'er tea); fermented tea
cake or snack served with tea
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
flower tea; tea made from or flavored with flower petals
tea plantation; tea field
tea cabinet; cupboard for tea implements
strong or bitter (green) tea
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cake served with tea; light snack
green tea with roasted brown rice
Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea); sweet hydrangea leaf; hydrangea tea
seasonal flowers arranged for a tea ceremony; flowers in a tea room
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
tea-ceremony room; tea-ceremony hut; restaurant; coffee shop; cafe
a tea stalk floats upright in one's cup (considered a sign of good luck)
soft yellow-green; subdued pea green; tea green
tea chest; box for tea utensils (tea ceremony)
bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea; tea ladle
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
cake served with tea; snack; offering or gift given at Buddhist services; light meal taken before breakfast by farmers
woman employed in a restaurant or teahouse, often for entertainment or sexual services
rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu
gomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
shelf on which tea and tea implements are kept
tai chazuke; sea bream and tea over rice
common camellia (Camellia japonica); (arch.) tea produced in the mountains
tea incrustation; tea stains (on teeth, cups, etc.)
hot water and tea; hot drinks (esp. while entertaining)
bunbuku chagama (a mythical raccoon dog transformed into a teapot)
small boat used for transport on rivers (Edo period); barge; boat with a roof used for boating on a river; (arch.) small boat selling food and drinks on a river
lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea
liquor consumed in a teahouse
citron tea; jelly-like concentrate of sweetened citron peel used to make citron tea
fine (green) tea; brand-name tea; famous tea; choice tea
knowledge of tea ceremony; understanding of the Way of Tea; sense of refinement; air of sophistication; playfulness; mischievousness
powdered green tea (steamed and dried before being stone-ground)
teaspoon; bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea
tea industry; tea production
tea gruel; tea flavoured rice gruel
tea caddy; tea canister; tea can
humorous words; funny gesture; funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.); (arch.) woman's temple hair
cha soba; soba containing green tea
farce; burlesque; low comedy
Uji-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated around Uji, Kyoto
first-grade tea (first picking)
kabusecha; mild green tea which has been lightly screened from sunlight for 1-3 weeks before picking
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
Shizuoka-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated in Shizuoka Prefecture
tian cha; sweet tea; blackberry leaf tea; Chinese blackberry (Rubus suavissimus)
tea-growing district; tea-producing center; rest area serving tea (esp. at a temple or shrine); tea house
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea
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sencha tea ceremony; Way of Sencha Tea; Chinese-influenced Japanese tea ceremony using leaf tea rather than powdered tea, assoc. with the Ōbaku school of zen
to have no customers (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); to have no engagements
simple meal eaten before tea is served
mulberry leaf tea; yellow ochre (color); mustard brown; camel
chamame (variety of edamame)
formal tea gathering; formal tea party
giving up or abstaining from tea
what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; (lit.) to boil tea with one's navel (using the heat generated by laughing)
what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; (lit.) one's navel boils water (using the heat generated by laughing)
even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth; (lit.) even coarse tea tastes good when freshly brewed
hand-moulded earthenware teacup
powdered tea; freshly-brewed, aromatic 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)
matcha salt; salt mixed with powdered green tea
tawny brown; dark vermillion
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
second-grade tea (second picking)
Chinese-style vegetarian cuisine (popular in the Edo period)
preparing powdered tea (at a tea ceremony)
hanging scroll in a tea-ceremony room
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
psocid (any insect of order Psocoptera, which includes booklice)
tea served without sweets
tea dispenser (in office break rooms); tea machine
tea leaves which have been washed in hot water after drying
coarse tea in which a pinch of salt is added (said to help dissipate alcoholic intoxication)
guricha; Japanese green tea similar to gunpowder tea
awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless
tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest
broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top
three greatest teas of Japan (Uji-cha, Sayama-cha and Shizuoka-cha)
Yamecha; Yame tea; high-quality tea from the Yame area in Fukuoka
prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
tea name (name bestowed upon a tea ceremony practitioner)
cake tea (e.g. Pu-erh tea)
Goishicha (fermented tea variety)
Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure)
tamaryokucha; Japanese green tea similar to gunpowder tea
grey tinged with brown (gray)
serving tea (to hospital patients, esp. during meals)
Tibetan drink made from dried lichen
anything is better than nothing; kail spares bread; a bellyful is a bellyful, whether it be meat or drink; (lit.) tea in the belly (will fill it) for a time
(Japanese-style) living room
Nama-cha (Kirin tea blend)
tea rolled by hand over a dryer (old production method); hand-rolled tea
female usher at traditional Kansai theatrical events
low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
seven styles of tea ceremonies
yellowish brown (traditional Japanese color name)
pale; faded; discolored; straw-colored; light brown
rustic tea house made out of a thatched hut
brown tinged with olive green
Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea)
aracha; unprocessed tea; unrefined tea; crude tea
tea ceremony master; tea ceremony instructor
Taiwanese tea (i.e. oolong)
type of brothel in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
brown tinged with olive green and indigo
basket for tea ceremony instruments
coarse broken tea leaves and buds generated during the sifting process
light brown (traditional Japanese color name)
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha; tea made from twigs pruned from the tea plant during its dormant season
serving tea (esp. in tea ceremony)
yellow-greenish light brown
dark brown; reddish brown; polished brown
hyson (Chinese green tea)
green tea fired in hot pans after a short withering (common Chinese technique)
drink of black tea mixed with coffee
chopped pickled vegetables with sweet vinegar and chili pepper
extremely; very; really; super; so
brown hornet (Vespa dybowskii)
German cockroach (Blattella germanica)
wild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats
khat tree (Catha edulis); qat tree
common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus); brown lemur
widespread column (species of land snail, Pupilla muscorum)
eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus); gray-headed thrush
jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum)
tea tussock moth (Arna pseudoconspersa); Japanese browntail moth
maidenhair spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes)
Blattella nipponica (species of cockroach)
Oriental tea tortrix moth (Homona magnanima)
mind your own business!; keep out of it!
entertaining people by serving tea (esp. in the Obaku school of Zen)
plain matcha (powdered green tea)
Chayama Station (Fukuoka)