miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods
soul; spirit; divine spirit
god who causes calamities; evil gods (who cause sin, etc.)
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
Okinawan festival held in the honour of the sea gods (honor)
god of evil; god who causes many disasters
to rise (from one's seat); to stand up; to get up; to set to work; to get started; to go into action
ridged cracks that form in the ice on Lake Suwa
even the gods drink sake; there's nothing wrong with drinking
ganglion cyst caused by carrying a mikoshi on one's shoulders