house to house; door to door
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
bringing; taking; carrying
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
one gourd; small drink (esp. of alcohol); drink one carries
atmosphere; mood; sentiment
coloured paper; colored paper
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
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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)
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
hokora; small wayside shrine
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
having not the slightest idea