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negotiation

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moment's leisure; free minute

1

to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling

1

to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about

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pure white; snow white

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engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin

7

dressed in a kimono

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haori (Japanese formal coat)

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reverse printing; printing only the background; reverse-printed motif; reverse-printed text

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swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy

1

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

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kimono fabrics shop; draper

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tea party; get-together; tea ceremony

1

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

4

this occasion; at this time; now

1

Inkiyo

2

kettle (used in tea ceremony)

3

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

1

audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level

1

to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)

1

vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty

1

iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

1

to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

1

sitting upright (properly)

1

physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search

1

leader; authority; mainstay

2

invitation; introduction; temptation

1

to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy

1

ladle; dipper; scoop

1

to make (tea; esp. matcha); to perform (a tea ceremony)

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matcha; powdered green tea

2

koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha

1

to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

2

pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade

1

tasting; sampling

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tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea

2

(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission

1

set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line

1

result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit

1

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk

1

raku ware; hand-moulded, lead glazed earthenware pottery fired at low temperatures, esp. used in tea ceremony (molded)

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exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting

1

Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

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mountain air

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chestnut manjū (filled with a paste of red bean and chestnut)

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mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

delicious; skillful; skilled; expert

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

1

tea room; tea ceremony

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conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

2