Vocabulary

bamboo skewer

bamboo sword (resembling a katana, etc.); bamboo imitation sword

bamboo material

made of bamboo

bamboo grove

bamboo spear

container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder

bamboo grove

chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake

storage tube

empyema

word-for-word translation; literal translation

flight; absconding

choking gas

death by suffocation; death by choking

tea cloth; tea napkin

tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea

tea and cakes; refreshments

cake served with tea; teacake

tea utensils

bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea; tea ladle

teabag

upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)

tea harvesting (picking)

tea caddy

tea utensils

tea plantation; tea field

hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair

matter of no importance; commonly occurring thing; commonplace event; bread and butter item

farce; burlesque; low comedy

tea store

chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)

legitimate heir

legitimate child

eldest son's descendants

legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir

confidential letter

direct line of descent; lineage of eldest son; main branch of a family; legitimate lineage

dress length

feeling of clothes