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three greatest teas of Japan (Uji-cha, Sayama-cha and Shizuoka-cha)

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Shizuoka-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated in Shizuoka Prefecture

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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art of conversation

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coarse tea

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several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse

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pressure; compression

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fish meal

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to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

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sencha tea ceremony; Way of Sencha Tea; Chinese-influenced Japanese tea ceremony using leaf tea rather than powdered tea, assoc. with the Ōbaku school of zen

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small teapot

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form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

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tea ceremony; Way of Tea

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Ōbaku school of Zen Buddhism

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Zen (Buddhism)

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common bean; green bean

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association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise

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Senke school of tea ceremony

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main faction

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rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field

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order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

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technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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boiled water which has cooled

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a minute and a half

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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to serve rice in a bowl

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chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it

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monosodium glutamate; MSG; sodium glutamate

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new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure

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sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

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mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

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to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

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fine quality

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generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

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var. of traditional white, uncreased Japanese paper, made from high-quality mulberry wood

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hybrid mulberry tree used to make Japanese paper (Broussonetia kazinoki x papyrifera)

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common camellia (Camellia japonica)

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sunset hibiscus (Hibiscus manihot)

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white clay; white earth; kaolin; mortar

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to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)

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decree; directive

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high-quality Japanese paper

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to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

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annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building

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close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny

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chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke

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being argued into silence; being left speechless

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to raise overhead

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who

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