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The kaiseki meal is served as soon as the guests
            are properly seated. This meal is prepared with the
            greatest care. There are not as many courses as in a
            conventional Japanese feast, and the guests         courses (n.):
            are expected to leave no dish unfinished.           platillos que
            The custom requires the host to bring               forman los
                                                                tiempos de
            everything in himself.                              una comida
                                                                feast (n.):
                                                                banquete
            The tearoom is accessible to no one but the          custom (n.):
                                                                 costumbre
            host while the entertainment is going on. He         stroke (n.):
            enters and leaves from time to time, but does        golpe
                                                                 chat (v.):
            not eat with the guests.                             platicar

            When the meal is over, each guest puts all the
            empty dishes and bowls on his or her tray in order,
            and the host will remove them one by one to
            the adjoining room.

            When sweets are served, the first session closes,
            then, at the host's suggestion, the guests retire to
            the waiting room. Usually a gong, which is often
            an antique work of art, is hung near the tearoom
            in order to give the signal for the guests to return.
            Five or seven
            strokes are usually
            given. As soon as
            the first stroke is
            heard, the guests
            are expected to
            stop chatting or
            smoking and listen
            attentively in a
            reverent attitude.
            It is the signal that
            the host is ready to
            serve the koicha, or
            thick tea.


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