even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth; (lit.) even coarse tea tastes good when freshly-brewed
Moon God; Tsukuyomi no Mikoto; brother of Amaterasu
flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha
soft and pleasant on the tongue
sweet paste of white beans and miso
William Gilbert (astronomer)
honest; upright; faithful; reliable
means of deceiving another
having one's baby nursed by another woman; wet-nursing; breast milk received from another woman
waste-water container (tea ceremony)
first tea ceremony of New Year
building with a gabled, hipped roof
still having slim chances of victory
donor; contributor; donator
sincere; earnest; serious
extending over a long time
Hamaguri Gomon incident (1864 clash between pro and anti-shogunate forces)
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
maker of metallic ornaments
higan cherry (species of weeping cherry tree, Prunus subhirtella); early-flowering cherry (around the spring equinox); double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)
the god of foodstuffs (esp. of rice)
towel wrapped around a woman's head
thank you for your continued patronage
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
dyeing; printing; blue and white ceramics (china, porcelain)
core; tang (of a sword, etc.); middle of a nest of boxes