jpdb beta

to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress

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preparing powdered tea (at a tea ceremony)

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container; receptacle; vessel; packaging

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matcha; powdered green tea

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green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea

8

tea jar; tea urn

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tea caddy

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to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

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teakettle (tea ceremony)

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to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

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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)

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to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

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tea cloth; tea napkin

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hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets

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vase

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splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

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to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

3

powdered; in powder form

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koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha

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tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)

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weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)

3

chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce

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silk pouch with drawstring for holding a tea caddy (tea ceremony)

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gold brocade

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silk damask; satin damask

1

side road; shortcut

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metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet

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joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher

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outward appearance

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Matsudaira Fumai (1751-1818.5.28)

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illustration; diagram

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catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift

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book; register

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rating; classification; allocation; grading

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judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification

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restoration; revival; resurgence

4

tea container having pronounced "shoulders" near the neck

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brushwood; firewood

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first flower of the season or year; first flowering on a plant; first menstruation; woman who has just reached adulthood

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to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious

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among these; between these; of these

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missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

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museum

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foundation

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Ashikaga shogunate (i.e. the Muromachi shogunate, 1336-1573)

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convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure

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tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin

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Fumai

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Kizaemon

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treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear

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