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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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