use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
opposite; reverse; contrary
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
disorder; disturbance; unrest
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
graduation examination; graduation test
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
scale; scope; plan; structure
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to be needed; to be wanted
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services