messenger; envoy; emissary
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
view (of life, etc.); outlook
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
separate place; another place; newly cultivated land
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
man of refined tastes; refined person; tea ceremony master; (arch.) lewd man; (arch.) lecher
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
Rikyū; Sen no Rikyū (1522-1591)
to make (tea; esp. matcha); to perform (a tea ceremony)
blessings of heaven; favour of emperor; favor of emperor; divination's luckiest day; blessings of nature
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
office and rank; an official rank
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
all the officials, both military and civil
power (of the Emperor); Emperor's might
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration