launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
to check someone's temperature
fixed date; appointed day
to call again; to call someone back
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing
bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
how; in what way; how about; questionable
refined taste; elegant pursuits
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
elegance; taste; refinement
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
steady; firm; solid; secure
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
the West; the Occident; Western countries
in session; in progress; under way; open
white background; blank; female virgin
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
interest (in something); enthusiasm
articles; supplies; parts
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
waste-water container (tea ceremony)