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Journal # 3 Types of Tea Ceremonies

nina001 — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:56:53 +0000

暁の茶事 – (akatuki no chaji) - dawn tea ceremony ( winter )

正午の茶事 – (shougo-no-chaji ) - midday tea ceremony

夜 - (yabanashi) - winter-evening tea ceremony

初釜 - (hatugama) – first tea ceremony of the year

nina001 — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:05:26 +0000

とら (虎) - Tiger

さる (猿) - Monkey

からす (烏) - Crow/Raven

ホタル (蛍) – Firefly

へび (蛇) - Snake

りゅうたつ (竜) - Dragon

nina001 — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:05:03 +0000

もう少しゆっくり話して下さい。

Please speak more slowly.

私は日本語をあまり上手く話せません。

I can’t speak Japanese very well

私の言う事が分かりますか。

Do you understand me?

だれか英語を話せますか。

Is there someone here who speaks English?

nina001 — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:48:44 +0000