humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
Urasenke school of tea ceremony
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
system; institution; organization; organisation
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
tissue paper; tissue; facial tissue; facial tissues
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July); June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar; triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)
sweet rice jelly; Edo-period herbal medicine (used as an antitussive and a breath freshener)
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
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
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
a little bit; a little while
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement