narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
it is not (like that) either
like this; this sort; this way
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
Japanese person; Japanese people
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
crouching; formal crouch performed at the beginning of a sumo or kendo match
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
outside world; physical world
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
front; frontage; facade; main
to turn towards; to point
to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)