from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
traditional; customary; conventional
another thing; exception; special case
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to pretend; to act (as if)
small entrance to a tea ceremony room (through which guests enter on their knees)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
teacup (small, without a handle)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
publishing part by part (e.g. in a magazine)
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to make (tea; esp. matcha); to perform (a tea ceremony)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to put into the mouth; to eat
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied