• badarai; shape of trough for farm animals
• benibachi; cone shaped ceramic furo
• bon; tray
• bunrin; apple shape thick tea container

• chabako; box for carrying tea utensils as a part of temae
• chafurui; tea powder strainer
• chaire; tea container, usually for thick tea
• chakin; linen cloth
• chakin otoshi; server for kojakins for thick tea
• chakin zutsu; ceramic cylinder for holding chakin
• chasen; tea whisk
• chasen kusenaoshi; tea whisk reshaper
• chashaku; tea scoop
• chaire; tea container, usually for thick tea
• chawan; tea bowl
• chidori ita; board for chakin during kinin kiyotsugi temae
• choshi; sake server
• chunatsume; mid-size natsume

• daijyunou; container to carry hot charcoal
• daisu; the original stand for tea ceremony
• dashifukusa; silk cloth for Omotesenke

• edazumi; white twig shaped charcoal
• enza; round woven straw seat cushion

• fuchidaka; lacquered sweet container with layered boxes
• fukusa; silk cloth
• fukusa basami; bag for fukusa and kaishi, etc.
• furidashi; small bottle for dry sweets for chabako
• furo; portable hearth
• furosaki byobu; 2 paneled screen for tea room
• futaoki; lid’s rest

• ginyou; mica chip for kou temae
• gomotsu bukuro; bag for storing tea bowl
• gotoku; iron trivet for kama

• habouki; feather brush
• hai; ash
• haiki; ash container
• haidai; stand for sake cups for kaiseki
• haisaji; ash spoon
• hakkebon; tray with I Ching symbols
• hakogaki; calligraphy written about the artist and utensil on the wooden box
• hanagatabon; tray shaped like flower petal
• hanaire; flower vase
• hi; trough for the tea scoop
• hibashi; metal chopsticks
• higashi; dry sweet
• hiirezumi; small charcoal for tabaco tray
• hikisakazuki; lacquered sake cup
• hirajawan; shallow summer tea bowl
• hiranatsume; flat shaped natsume
• hishaku; water ladle
• hishakutate; stand for hishaku
• houshogami; thick rice paper for covering the hole of furo
• hoyakouro; futaoki shaped like incense burner for Buddhist alter. One of 7 Rikyu’s futaokis

J

• jyukougou; 3 layered container for incense

• kaigu; matched set of utensils, mizusashi, shakutate, kensui and futaoki for daisu or nagaita
• kaiseki; light meal served for tea event
• kaishi; paper for sweets
• kakejiku; hanging scroll
• kakiawase; a type of lacquer finish which shows wood grains
• kama; kettle
• kamashiki; trivet for kama either made of paper or woven material
• kamasue; wooden rest for cleaning kama
• kannabe; sake server
• kao; signature stamp of grand master
• katatsuki; a shape with distinguished shoulder
• kazuho; tea whisk for thin tea
• kekkai; single panel divider placed near the furo
• kensui; waste water container
• kibako; wooden box
• kiku; chrysanthemum
• kimono; a long, wide-sleeved traditional robe worn with an obi
• kinindai; wooden tea bowl stand
• kiri; paulownia
• kizue; 4 panel boards for chabako temae
• kobukusa; small silk cloth
• koicha; thick tea
• koita; lacquered board for furo other than iron furo
• kojakin; small linen cloth for thick tea
• kou; incense
• kougou; incense container
• koutadon; small charcoal for incense burner
• koubon; tray for incense temae
• kuromoji; wooden fork used for eating sweets
• kuroraku; black raku

M

• maccha; powdered tea
• maegawara; front tile used to control air flow to sumi
• magemono; bent wooden tea utensils, mizusashi, mizutsugi and kensui
• mizusashi; water container
• mizutsugi; water ewer
• mizuya; preparation room

• nagaita; long board
• natsume; thin tea container shaped like jujube
• nuributa; lacquered lid for mizusashi

• obi; sash used with kimono
• okou; incense
• otsubukuro; silk bag for natsume for thick tea
• okiro; portable ro

Q

R

• raden; lacquered item with inlaid shell
• rikyubashi; chopsticks for guest
• ro; sunken hearth
• robuchi; frame for ro

• sashitoushi; a type of hishaku used with shakutate
• satsubako; a box for 2 tea containers
• shakutate; a stand for hishaku
• shikigawara; tile for iron furo
• shikishi; square paper board with calligraphy
• shikishikake; hanging scroll for shikishi
• shifuku; silk pouch
• shiteki; set of 4 ceramic tea containers
• sensu; fan
• sukiyabukuro; bag for fukusa, kaishi, etc.
• sumi; charcoal

• tabakobon; box or basket to hold tabaco items
• taikai; a type of thick tea container with large opening
• take; bamboo
• tana; shelf to display utensils
• tanzaku; rectangular shaped paper board with calligraphy
• tanzakukake; hanging scroll for tanzaku
• tatami; woven mat to cover tea room floor
• temae; tea-making movements/process
• tenmokudai; lacquered tea bowl stand
• tetsubin; tea kettle with spout

• uchishu; red lacquered finished inside
• usucha; thin tea
• usuki; thin tea container

W

• wasonbon; dry sweets

• yamamichibon; tray with wavy edge
• yohoubon; square tray
• yoji; fork for sweet
• yunoko sukui; ladle for yuto
• yuto; hot water container for kaiseki
• yuzen; dye technich from Kyoto

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