japaneseworldofteadictionary

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あと始末 (あとしまつ)

Translation: closing procedures of a tea performance, emphasizing the cleansing and return of implements to their proper places

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花材 (かざい)

Translation: the flowers used to create chabana arrangements　(茶花)

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蹲 (つくばい)

Translation: a specific type of hand-washing basin (手水鉢) that is smaller and low to the ground, used exclusively in tea gardens

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黒文字 (くろもじ)

Translation: singular wooden chopstick, used by guests to cut their sweets (お菓子)

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山野草 (さんやそ)

Translation: wildflowers, favored in chabana flower arrangements (茶花)

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園芸種 (えんげいしゅ)

Translation: artificially-cultivated flowers, discouraged in chabana flower arrangements　(茶花)

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茶花 (ちゃばな)

Translation: flower arrangement for a tea ceremony, distinct from Ikebana arrangements through its aesthetic simplicity

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茶碗 (ちゃわん)

Translation: bowl for drinking tea, preferably expressing the aesthetics of wabi-sabi

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茶筅 (ちゃせん)

Translation: tea whisk

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茶杓 (ちゃしゃく)

Translation: scoop for spooning matcha into a tea bowl

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風炉 (ふろ)

Translation: portable brazier, used in spring and summer for heating a tearoom

Distinct from the floor hearth (炉)

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炉 (ろ)

Translation: heater set in the floor, used in autumn and winter for heating a tearoom

Distinct from the portable brazier (風炉)

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釜 (かま)

Translation: kettle for heating water to be used for tea

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雑巾 (ぞうきん)

Translation: wash-towel for the floor

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茶巾 (ちゃきん)

Translation: purifying towel for a tea bowl

(distinct from 布巾)

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布巾 (ふきん)

Translation: wash-towel for a tea bowl

(distinct from 茶巾)

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腰掛待合 (こしかけまちあい)

Translation: a small hut with seating, for waiting in a tea garden