tea ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea
Refers to the formalized steps and etiquette of preparing and serving matcha in the Japanese tea ceremony. Often used in the context of tea ceremony lessons.
I'm learning tea ceremony procedures at a tea ceremony class.
Only when written お手前
General skill or cleverness in doing something, often with one's hands. Restricted to the お手前 spelling. Less common than 腕前 (うでまえ) in modern Japanese.
you (archaic, between samurai of equal rank)
Only when written お手前
Archaic second-person pronoun used mainly between samurai of equal status. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.
Her way of serving tea is very beautiful.
His skill at cooking is quite something.
"You, what happened?" said the samurai.
Standard spelling for tea ceremony procedures and the archaic pronoun. Also used for the general skill sense.
Alternate spelling specifically for tea ceremony procedures, using 点 (to prepare tea).
Polite prefix お + 手前 (てまえ, 'before one's hand; skill; oneself'). The tea ceremony sense developed from the idea of performing procedures before a guest. The archaic pronoun usage likely derived from a deferential reference to the person in front.