to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
open-air tea ceremony; aristocrat taking a break during a trip in a palanquin; something standing in the open
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
bank; banking institution
children do not know how dear they are to their parents (and therefore act selfishly)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
strong pressure; heavy pressure
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
to relax; to feel at home
(it) is fine; nice; good; all right
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
chance (of success); odds
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
temporary truce; ceasefire
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
to make (tea; esp. matcha); to perform (a tea ceremony)
tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
matcha; powdered green tea
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
the principle of the thing
accumulation; accumulate; store
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
interior; inside; internal
to perceive; to understand
cake or snack served with tea
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing