hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
marbling print; paper marbling
personal appearance; looks
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
personage; person (deserving of respect)
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
each house; every house; house to house; door to door
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
liquor store; off-licence; bottle shop; hotel (in China)
bringing; taking; carrying
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
one gourd; small drink (esp. of alcohol); drink one carries
view; vista; panorama; outlook; prospect
atmosphere; mood; sentiment
when one finds a moment; when one can find the time
square fancy cardboard, used for autographs, poetry, etc.
to dye; to colour; to color
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
wood (for building); lumber; timber
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest; Mount Fangzhang (said to be inhabited by immortals); Mount Fanghu
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
hokora; small wayside shrine