tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
with these words; while saying
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
Kazunomiya (1846.7.3-1877.9.2)
rosary; string of prayer beads
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration); ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō); mountain top
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
three; three years of age
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
(arch.) to carve; (arch.) to engrave; to publish; to author
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
being endowed with (e.g. a gift); being blessed with; endowment
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast