mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
temple; shrine; sanctuary
devil; evil spirit; genie
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
mental; spiritual; emotional
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
emotional strength; force of will
oracle; revelation; divine message
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
divine spirit; (Shinto) god; soul (of a dead person); spirit
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
god king; god-king; guardian deity
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
theism; god's teachings; Shenism; Chinese folk religion
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
giant god; colossal deity; titan
god of war; war hero (who died in battle)
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
divine generals who protect pilgrims, etc.
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
mother goddess; earth goddess
superhuman feat; consummate skill
spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect
spirituality; spiritual nature
mental health; mental hygiene
psychiatry; psychiatric department
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
mental illness; psychosis
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration; memory; matching pairs
deification; apotheosis; wondrous change; great moral influence
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
miraculous deed; unmeasurable resourcefulness
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
name of a god; name of a shrine
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
one's mental make-up (structure)
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
before god; before an altar
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
soldier dispatched by a god; soldier under the protection of the gods
messenger of god; divine messenger
water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
mental disorder; mental illness
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods
Geisteswissenschaften (i.e. the humanities, excluding the arts); mental science
theological school; seminary
mental anguish; mental distress
great ruler; noble monarch; deified sovereign; posthumous title for Tokugawa Ieyasu
god of flowers; flower spirit
land of the gods; Japan; China
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
gate of a (Shinto) shrine
place where there is a god or spirit; place containing the sacred object of a shrine
god of beauty; goddess of beauty; Venus
mental disorder; mental disease
insanity; lack of mental capacity; (state of) non compos mentis
absent-mindedness; stupor; being stunned (e.g. by the news); devastation; fainting
the gods of heaven and earth
acute stress reaction; acute stress disorder; psychological shock; mental shock; emotional shock; emotional trauma
nervous disorder; neurosis
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
divine right (e.g. of kings)
divine command; heaven's will
pair of gods (esp. Izanagi and Izanami); two gods; yin and yang
Holy Roman Empire (800-1806)
miraculous fountain; fountain in the grounds of a shrine
operation (working) of the mind
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
mental disorder; mental disability; mental illness
Shen Long (spiritual dragon in Chinese mythology); Shen-lung
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
ancestor worshipped as a deity
spiritual life; inner life; mental life
good God; good deities; true teachings of Buddha
trial by ordeal; Dei judicium
(biological) neural network; neural circuit; nerve network
mental derangement; mental confusion; alienation
theological student; seminary student
nervous; neural; neurogenic
spiritual world; mental world
sanctification; consecration
moral culture; spiritual culture; culture born through the workings of the human mind (science, religion, philosophy, religion, art, etc.)
food and alcohol offering to the gods
inspiration; genius; super-human skill
Shinto-Buddhist syncretism
shrine crest; shrine emblem
divine work; work of a god; masterpiece; work of divinely inspired quality
strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
neurology; neurology department
Shintō Munen-ryū (school of swordsmanship founded by Fukui Hyōemon Kahei in the 18th century)
unimpeded bodily function (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
Roman mythology; Roman myths
central nervous system; CNS
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)
ancient Shinto (as practiced prior to the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism to Japan)
mental phenomenon; psychological phenomenon
traditional Japanese wedding ceremony (usu. at a shrine or temple)
(medically qualified) psychoanalyst
nervous disorder; nerve disease
supernatural things; unnatural phenomena; spirits and demons
area between Osaka and Kobe (Amagasaki, Nishinomiya, Ashiya)
offering of the year's new rice harvest (imperial festival, October 17)
divine mirror; sacred mirror (one of the three sacred treasures)
racial spirit; national spirit
The Phenomenology of Spirit (1807 book by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel); The Phenomenology of Mind
Shennong; mythical king of ancient China
Hanshin Tigers (Japanese pro baseball team)
Shinto rites; Shinto style
gods and demons; divine spirits and souls of the dead; one with (spiritual) power beyond that of humans; fierce god
autonomic nervous system; ANS
spirit of the age; zeitgeist
spirit of dedication to one's company
(study of) psychoanalysis
diminished capacity; diminished responsibility
safety myth; myth that something is completely safe (e.g. nuclear plant); safety dogma
facial neuralgia; neuralgia facialis vera; trigeminal neuralgia; tic douloureux
area including Nagoya and Kobe
guardian deity of rivers; river god
god of shepherds, herdsmen, flocks and herds; Pan; Faunus
nerve centre; nerve center
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
Great Hanshin Earthquake (1995)
writings about the gods; Shinto scripture (e.g. the Kojiki)
obsessional neurosis; obsessive-compulsive neurosis; obsessive-compulsive disorder; OCD
personified god; anthropomorphic deity
State Shintō; nationalistic and ideological form of Shinto, abolished in 1945
teachings conveyed by the gods
heart and soul; one's heart; one's soul
autonomic dysfunction; autonomic failure; dysautonomia
progressive (enterprising) spirit
Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake (1995)
psychiatrist; mental specialist; alienist
creating a mystery; mystification
god of waka; god of song; muse
synthesis of Shintoism and Buddhism
transferring a shintai in a portable shrine, e.g. to another shrine or to a ceremony
inspired work; masterpiece
auditory nerve; auditory nerves
Holy Alliance (of Russia, Austria and Prussia in 1815)
hieratic (ancient Egyptian script)
nerve paralysis; neuroparalysis
type of amulet sold at Shinto shrines
person with a mental disorder; person with a mental illness
person of unsound mind; person lacking mental capacity; non-compos mentis person
divine power; mysterious thing
ancient mirror decorated with gods and animals
anxiety neurosis; aporio-neurosis
Ise Shinto (school of Shinto established the Watarai family priests of Ise Jingu's Outer Shrine)
as a god; as was done in the age of the gods
deity of the hearth; god of the kitchen stove
the theory of the divine right of kings
feeble-mindedness; intellectual disability
(post-Heian) shrine dedicated to Amaterasu
Shrine Shintō; form of Shintō that focuses on worship in shrines, in contrast to folk and sectarian practices
deer raised upon the grounds of a shrine (who serve as messengers of the gods)
Folk Shinto; syncretized Shinto sect
goat-god; satyr; Pan; Faunus
pill made from various animal ingredients (incl. musk, toad venom, cow bezoars, etc.) used as a cardiac stimulant in Chinese medicine
Shinto-Buddhist amalgamation; dual-aspect Shinto
nervous activity; activity of a nerve
neurologic manifestation; neurological symptom; neurological deficit
auditory nerve; vestibulocochlear nerve
joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
sympathetic nervous system; SNS
patient suffering from neurosis; person with neurosis; neuropath
polyneuropathy; polyneuritis
relative rank accorded the gods of Shintoism
neurodegenerative disease; neurodegenerative disorder
having delicate feelings; sensitive
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
recurrent laryngeal nerve; recurrent nerve
rod used for corporal punishment in the army and navy
psychopathy; psychopathic personality
fetish character (in Marx's commodity fetishism)
five fundamental texts of Ise Shinto
Shinpūren; organization of discontented former samurai (early Meiji period)
marriage between a human and a god
parasympathetic nervous system; PSNS
war neurosis; combat fatigue; battle fatigue; shell shock
destroying a fish's spinal cord (to keep the flesh fresh)
ancient triangular-rimmed mirror decorated with gods and animals
mental charm; moral beauty
Suika Shinto (fusion of Shinto with Chinese elements, esp. neo-Confucianism); Shidemasu Shinto
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; DSM
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
sciatica; sciatic neuralgia; ischiodynia; ischias
mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck); Jinki era (724.2.4-729.8.5); Shinki era
surpassing looks; exceptional appearance; mind and appearance
Shenxian thought (ancient Chinese folk belief in the existence of mountain wizards)
neurophysiology; nerve physiology
feeble-minded person; intellectually disabled person
Sect Shintō; group of folk religious sects, as opposed to State Shintō and later Shrine Shintō
mother goddess figure; goddess statue
Imperial regalia (esp. the jewel Yasakani no Magatama); emperor's seal
festival celebrating the (temporary) transfer of a shintai away from its main shrine
psychiatric physician; psychiatrist
smallpox demon; smallpox devil; deity to whom one prays for immunity to smallpox
psychoneuro; psychoneurotic
skill of superhuman level
person of diminished capacity (e.g. drugs, alcohol, mental retardation, etc.)
style of shrine architecture based on that of Ise Jingu
entrepreneurial spirit; entrepreneurship
esprit de corps; spirit of the corps
insensitive; thick-skinned
return to the divine through spiritual quietude
intellectually disabled child; child with an intellectual disability
peripheral nervous system
where there is a will, there is a way
geometrical spirit (Pascal)
god of love; goddess of love
shinmei torii; type of torii topped by a single straight lintel
grounds of a Shinto shrine; enchanted land; abode of immortals and gods
optic chiasm; optic chiasma
Fukko Shinto; Restoration Shinto; Reform Shinto (prominent 18th century form of Shinto, based on the classics, and free from Confucian and Buddhist influences)
Shinra (corporation in the "Final Fantasy VII" franchise)
trigeminal neuralgia; tic douloureux
designated psychiatrist (qualified under the Mental Health and Welfare Act); designated mental health physician
Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology; JSPN
sense of color; sense of colour
entrepreneurial spirit; entrepreneurship
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)
backbone; spirit of defiance
anticonventional spirit; spirit of resisting convention
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
Yoshida Shinto; fusion of Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism stressing traditional Japanese elements
optic neuromyelitis; neuromyelitis optica; NMO
Hanshin Electric Railway Co.
Shinto, Confucianism and Buddhism
wicked and perverse; weird and incoherent
recurrent nerve paralysis
heavenly protection; divine help
neurolinguistic programming; NLP
sacred mountain; mountain in which the spirit of a deity resides
Unification Church (kor: Tongil Gyohoe); The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity
a sound mind is in a sound body; mens sana in corpore sano
tale of a marriage between a human and a god
neuromuscular junction; myoneural junction
clans supposedly descended from the gods
liberation theology; theology of liberation
where there's a will, there's a way
Sacred Wars (of Ancient Greece)
vestibulocochlear nerve; auditory nerve
neuronal plasticity; neural plasticity; neuroplasticity
Imperial Household Shinto
Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act
spirit of defiance of the opposition party; anti-establishment mindset
organic mental disorder; organic psychosis
Tsuchimikado Shinto (synthesis of Shinto and Onmyōdō formulated by Yasutomi Tsuchimikado in the mid-Edo period)
nerve agent; nerve gas; nerve tonic
psychiatric social worker; PSW; certified mental health social worker
board-certified psychiatrist; psychiatric specialist
deism; belief in God as creator of universe
neural circuit; neural pathway; neural circuit model; neural network model
field affiliated with a shrine (the tax-exempt proceeds of its harvest going to pay for shrine operations)
Shingon Shinto; any branch of Shinto based on Shingon Buddhist teachings
theism (as refers to the existence of a personal Christian god)
Ichijitsu Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto; form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
god who protects the roads; traveler's guardian deity
Sannou Ichijitsu Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto; form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
Shinto Taikyo (sect of Shinto)
Japan Psychoanalytical Association
nyoshin-san (herbal medicine)
Japanese Association for Mental Health; JAMH
Japanese Society of Neurology
Shinto Taiseikyō (sect of Shinto)
sumo performed as part of Shinto harvest festivities
Japanese Neural Network Society
deity that originated on the Asian mainland, particularly the Korean Peninsula, during the Yayoi or Kofun Periods (e.g. Ame no Hiboko)
Japanese Society of Neuropsychopharmacology; JSNP
Shinri-kyo (sect of Shinto)
Shintoist; follower of Shintoism
Japanese Neuro-ophthalmology Society; JANOS
Reverend Sun Myung Moon's unification Church
The Central Church of Holy God
Japan Neurosurgical Society
Hie Shinto (form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
Mental Hygiene Law (1950)
spirits of heaven and earth
kami-buddha syncretization theory (e.g. manifestation theory)
hylotheism (pantheism identifying god with matter)
team spirit; esprit de corps; corporate spirit
concentrated nervous system
demythologization; demythicization
syncretized Shinto; amalgamated Shinto
Japan Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Japanese Association of Psychiatric Hospitals; JAPH
International Shinto Foundation; ISF
efferent neuron; efferent nerve; efferent
afferent nerve; afferent neuron; afferent
Sanno Shinto (branch of Shinto formed in the Tendai school of Buddhism)
American Academy of Neurology
sacredness; sanctity; holiness; divinity
mental disability certificate; mental disability handbook
Hakke Shinto (Shinto tradition transmitted by the House of Hakuo Shirakawa); Hakuke Shinto
facial paralysis; facial nerve paralysis
Shintoshu (14th century Japanese Shinto text)
Japanese Federation of Mental Health and Welfare
hungry spirit (lacking in people not having drive or ambition)
Hokke Shinto (Shinto doctrines based on Nichiren Buddhism)
International Neuro-Ophthalmology Society; INOS
the thirteen sects of Sect Shinto (Fuso-kyo, Taisha-kyo, Jikko-kyo, Konko-kyo, Kurozumi-kyo, Misogi-kyo, Ontake-kyo, Shinri-kyo, Shinshu-kyo, Shinto Shusei-ha, Shinto Taikyo, Taisei-kyo, Tenri-kyo)
spirit of chivalry; knightly spirit
Shinshū-kyō (sect of Shinto)
neurally mediated syncope; cerebral anemia-induced syncope; NMS
Goryū Shinto (sect of amalgamated Shinto)
Miwa Shinto (sect of amalgamated Shinto developed in the Muromachi Period)
Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Persons Who Have Caused Serious Cases Under the Condition of Insanity
the three creator gods (Amanominakanushi no Kami, Takamimusuhi no Kami and Kamimusuhi no Kami)
psychometrics; psychometry
Genshin Impact (video game)
Tendai Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto; form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
theory of the divine right of kings
Yokoyama Shinto (Edo-period Shinto sect promoted by Masae Yokoyama)
law-abiding spirit; feeling of respect for the law
World Association for Infant Mental Health; WAIMH
Unden Shinto (branch of Shinto based on Shingon Buddhist teachings)
Tachibana Shinto (Edo-period sect of Suika Shinto popularized by Mitsuyoshi Tachibana)
Uden Shinto (Shinto doctrines enunciated by Kamo no Norikiyo of Kamigamo Shrine)
Shintetsu; Kobe Electric Railway (abbr)
neurosis brought about by external trauma; traumatic neurosis; accident neurosis
Divine Comedy (poem by Dante); Divina Commedia
God Warrior (fictional beings in Hayao Miyazaki's manga Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind)
olfactory receptor neuron; olfactory sensory neuron
Shinto Shūsei-ha (sect of Shinto)
ambrosia (drink conferring immortality); drink used as an offering (to the gods)
statue of an evil god; idol of a malevolent deity; poorly-made or grotesque-looking figure (of a character); cursed figure
Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation
Yoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence)
Yumiya Shinto (Edo-period sect of Yoshida Shinto)
Association of Tokyo Psychiatric Hospitals
symptomatic psychosis; psychotic disorder (due to another medical condition); secondary psychosis
forensic psychiatrist; psychiatric expert witness; court-appointed psychiatrist
National Institute of Mental Health
Shinto and Buddhist ritual articles
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism
symptomatic neurosis; symptom-based neurotic disorder
creator deity; creator god; demiurge
designated mental health judgement physician; forensic psychiatrist (qualified under the Medical Observation Act)
eighth brain nerve; nervus vestibulocochlearis; vestibulocochlear nerve
sural nerve; short saphenous nerve; nervus suralis
Mental Health and Welfare Law
mental health reviewer (psychiatrist serving as a special advisor to the court); mental health adjudicator
trial by hot water; putting a person's hand in boiling water to determine their guilt or innocence (with the belief that the innocent would not be scalded)
cervical neuro-muscular syndrome
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; DSM
gastrointestinal neurosis
ailanthus silkmoth (Samia cynthia); cynthia moth
Shinto shrew (Sorex shinto)
perfect composure; calm and collected
(a work of art being) sublime; transcendent