to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
line; queue; procession; matrix
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
kami of the three main Kumano shrines
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
number of times; frequency; count
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
Three Main Kumano Shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
three; three years of age
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to spread; to be propagated
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
southern part; the south (of a region)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
Wakayama prefecture (Kinki area)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)