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tea plant (Camellia sinensis)

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photosynthesis

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astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style

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catechin

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theanine; gamma-glutamylethylamide; 5-N-ethyl-glutamine

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containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)

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ratio; proportion; percentage

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full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored

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cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing

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incense

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sampling a drink; tasting

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cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor

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tea plantation; tea field

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Uji-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated around Uji, Kyoto

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to look down on; to condescend

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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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Sayama tea

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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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various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting

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pressure; compression; pressing

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fish meal

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the place for; the time for; the level of

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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); format; form; formality; form; mode

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tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō

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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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the three Senke schools of tea ceremony (Omotesenke, Urasenke, and Mushakōjisenke)

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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; specialist; professional; exclusive

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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; vessel used to cool hot water

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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; simple meal

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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; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby

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

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