Preparing for the tea ceremony off the main room.

Vocabulary Items Tea ceremony, tea, "thick" (koi), o-macha, tea utensils (o-chawan, chasen, chashaku, obon, etc.), kimono, pink, obi, white, blue, gold, mountains, sky, flowers, tabi, stand, wash, clean, prepare, sink, shelf, older, younger, women.

Topics Ceremonies, food and drink, clothing.

Grammar Points Honorifics, specialize phrases for tea ceremony.