Vocabulary of Tea

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茶道	Way of tea		水指	Water jar
家元	Grand tea master		棗	Tea caddy
亭主	Host		茶杓	Tea scoop
正客	Main guest		茶碗	Tea bowl
次客	Second guest		茶巾	Linen cloth
詰	Last guest		茶筅	Whisk
半東	Assistant		建水	Waste water container
点前	Presentation of tea		柄杓	Ladle
畳	Straw mat		蓋置	Lid rest
広間	Large room		水次	Pitcher
小間	Small room		茶入	Tea container
にじり口	Crawling-in entrance		仕服	Pourch
給仕口	Serving entrance		替茶碗	Second tea bowl
掛け軸	Scroll		釜	Kettle
棚	Stand		釜蓋	Lid of kettle
床の間	Alcove		炭斗	Charcoal basket
襖	Sliding paper door		灰器	Ash container
風炉	Brazier		灰匙	Ash spoon
炉	Hearth		鐶	Kettle rings
水屋	Preparation room		紙釜敷	One wad of paper
風炉先屏風	Screen		道具	Utensils
立礼	Tea　in western room		香合	Incense
抹茶	Powered green tea		帛紗	Silk cloth
濃茶	Thick tea		菓子	Sweets
薄茶	Thin tea		干菓子	Dry sweets