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ways of sitting

1

envoy to Tang China

3

to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for

1

tea-towel; dish cloth

1

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)

1

place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home; place of origin (of manufactured goods)

1

traditional culture

1

Nara period (710-794 CE)

1

to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony

1

Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)

1

once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)

1

Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)

1

technical book; specialized book; treatise

1

tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor

4

Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)

3

Heian period (794-1185)

1

dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

1

tea ceremony; Way of Tea

16

bye; see you later

1

once in a lifetime; once in one's life

2

matcha; powdered green tea

2

way of eating; how to eat

1

Buddhism

3

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

2

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

way one walks; one's walk

1

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

1

aunt

2

to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

1

cultivation

2

to entertain; to make welcome

1

rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

2

to pay attention; to be watchful

1

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

2

studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)

1

tea party

3

warrior; samurai

1

to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)

1

in case of; at that time; at this time

1

three times

1

return to one's country

3

theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

1

bow; bowing

1

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

3

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

1

flour; meal; powder; dust

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

6

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

3

to spread; to be propagated

2

one-by-one; separately; in detail

1