Later, the host should silently return to the tea room alone and make tea, and ponder the thought that the same meeting as today will never occur again (called "Ichigo Ichie" (treasuring every meeting, which will never recur)).
その後、主客は一人静かに茶室に戻って茶をたて、今日と同じ出会いは二度と起こらない（一期一会）ことを噛みしめる。