god of death; death deity; Death
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
god of war; (fig.) war hero
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
deity of the Moon; moon god
evil shaman; witch doctor
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
powerful deity (sometimes impetuous); miraculous spirit
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
guardian deity of one's birthplace
living god; saintly person
kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest); goddess of (lucky) directions
yashikigami; estate kami; small shrine with kami on or near residential land
god of waka; god of song; muse
suddenly popular god; suddenly popular shrine
person who turns up at the right moment to help
enshrined deity of a subordinate shrine
tutelary deities of the hearth
city god; guardian deity of a city and esp. its marketplace
guardian deity of pregnant women, newborn babies and one's birthplace
patron god; ancestor deified as a kami
timidity-causing god; god of cowardice; god of panic
smallpox demon; smallpox devil; deity to whom one prays for immunity to smallpox
opportunity has hair in front, but behind she is bald; opportunity only knocks once
(belief in) spiritual power possessed by sisters to protect their brothers (in the Ryukyu Islands)
toilet god; guardian deity of the privy
thunder on a clear day; lightning that starts a fire
blessed are the peacemakers; one should appreciate and follow the advice of a mediator
thunder accompanied by rain; lightning that does not start a fire
guardian deity of pregnant women, newborn babies and one's birthplace
Saohime; goddess of Spring
paper doll to which children pray for good weather
wandering god; god who attracts wanderers and travellers
many gods; many deities; many kami