tea leaves which have been washed in hot water after drying
few decades; many decades; several decades
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
action; operation; effect; function
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
if you think about it; come to think of it
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
transactions; dealings; business
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
smelling incense; savoring incense; distinguishing incense by smell; incense-smelling party
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
never ceasing; never ending; endless
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
pump priming; cause; impetus; spark
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
contingency; fortuity; randomness; unpredictability; haphazardry
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
young and energetic; up-and-coming
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it