vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
(religious) faith; belief; creed
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to order; to command; to appoint
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
establishment; foundation
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
on the occasion of; at the time of
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
Three Main Kumano Shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
reigning; controlling; dictating
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct