elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
hello; good day; good afternoon
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
Buddhist (household) altar
high-pitched tone; soprano
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to project; to stick out; to stand out
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
professor; teaching; instruction
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
sweet yuzu-flavoured steamed dumpling
I see; that's right; indeed
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
just because; even if; even though
telephone call; telephone (device)
piece; fragment; one (object)
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
one by one; one each; one at a time
Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
confections; sweets; candy; cake
flour; meal; powder; dust