classical elegance; antiquity
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
utensil; appliance; furniture
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
ocean transportation; importation
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
bow; bowing (and greeting); declining; refusing
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
tip of the tongue; speech; way of talking
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei; Wei (kingdom in China during the Warring States period; 403-225 BCE)
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
family of doctors; doctor
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
profundity; extensive (knowledge)
administration; government; conduct of state affairs
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
events of the day; current affairs