shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
square metre; square meter
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
first-grade tea (first picking)
matcha; powdered green tea
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop
kabusecha; mild green tea which has been lightly screened from sunlight for 1-3 weeks before picking
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
shading; shielding from light
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
theanine; gamma-glutamylethylamide; 5-N-ethyl-glutamine
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
ratio; proportion; percentage
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
abundant harvest; bumper crop
sampling a drink; tasting
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
tea plantation; tea field
Uji-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated around Uji, Kyoto
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority