being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
unexpectedly; surprisingly
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
great mountain; large mountain
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
laws and regulations; legislation
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
counter for rules; rule; regulation
general public; the masses
mountain stream; the water of a mountain stream
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
superior; excellent; fine
agricultural experiment station
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to lay the foundation (for)
the way back; the way home; return trip
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal