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to look down on; to condescend

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three greatest teas of Japan (Uji-cha, Sayama-cha and Shizuoka-cha)

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Shizuoka-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated in Shizuoka Prefecture

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narrowness; being cramped; being almost full

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Kagoshima (city, prefecture)

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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art of conversation

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formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

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each other; one another

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decision; agreement

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coarse tea

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several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse

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pressure; compression

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to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

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pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing

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fish meal

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the place for; the time for; the level of

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to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

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in addition

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sencha tea ceremony; Way of Sencha Tea; Chinese-influenced Japanese tea ceremony using leaf tea rather than powdered tea, assoc. with the Ōbaku school of zen

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to attempt; to test; to try out

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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small teapot

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

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tea ceremony; Way of Tea

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to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

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Ōbaku school of Zen Buddhism

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Zen (Buddhism)

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common bean; green bean

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association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise

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Senke school of tea ceremony

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leadership; initiative; spearhead

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main faction

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rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field

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the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate

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order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

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technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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to take a hot bath

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point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

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to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

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boiled water which has cooled

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to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

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a minute and a half

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

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investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

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chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go

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only; nothing but

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