bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
matcha; powdered green tea
bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to make coffee; to brew coffee
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
cake or snack served with tea
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
an offering of tea and hot water made to Buddha or the spirit of the deceased; a tea infusion; tea and hot water; tea ceremony
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
sentiment; sentimentality
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to close (one's eyes); to shut
diving; submerging; going underwater
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
as if nothing had happened