Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
important point; strategic position; key point
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to gather; to collect; to assemble
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to turn towards; to point
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
town originally built around a temple or shrine
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
cooperation; collaboration
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)