travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
without; but if; otherwise; or else
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
upper part; upper region; region above
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
former years; formerly; a few years ago
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to make sense; to be meaningful
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
most part; greater part; majority
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
one's own property; possessions
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
travelling on foot; journeying on foot; hiking; riding on shank's pony