Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
silence; stillness; quietness
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
Senke school of tea ceremony
Urasenke school of tea ceremony
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
to arrange (flowers); to plant
equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements
to entertain; to make welcome
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
meal consisting of soup, rice and three dishes (esp. namasu, nimono and yakimono)
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)