sterilization by boiling; sterilisation by boiling
salted kōji (traditional condiment)
evening meal; dinner; supper
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
to receive a favorable reputation; to get good reviews; to meet with a favorable reception
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
real experience; actual observations
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
usually; under usual circumstances
level ground; plain; flatland
square metre; square meter
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
first-grade tea (first picking)
matcha; powdered green tea
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop
kabusecha; mild green tea which has been lightly screened from sunlight for 1-3 weeks before picking
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
shading; shielding from light
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
theanine; gamma-glutamylethylamide; 5-N-ethyl-glutamine
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
ratio; proportion; percentage
full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
sampling a drink; tasting
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
tea plantation; tea field
Uji-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated around Uji, Kyoto
to look down on; to condescend