empress (consort); queen (consort)
well-bred; of good upbringing
etiquette; courtesy; manners
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
low table; table with very short legs
thin tatami mat that can be placed on flooring
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
infancy; childhood; tender age
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
jujube (Ziziphus jujuba); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
household economy; family finances
to have the privilege of doing
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
framed picture; framing (a picture); putting in a frame
flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana
liberalization; liberalisation; freeing
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
rikka; formal style of ikebana
supporting role (actor); minor role
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
classification; categorization; sorting
to arrange (flowers); to plant
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
rustling sound; rummaging sound
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
blinking away tears; tear-filled blinking eyes