god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
God; god; ace; king; superior person
mental; spiritual; emotional
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
god of death; death deity; Death
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
emotional strength; force of will
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
devil; evil spirit; genie
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
God; god; ace; king; superior person
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
ancient Shinto music and dancing
ancient time; age of the gods
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
mental health; mental hygiene
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
dragon god; dragon king; naga
god of war; (fig.) war hero
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
dragon god; dragon king; naga
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
spirituality; spiritual nature
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
psychiatry; psychiatric department
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
mental illness; psychosis
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
one's mental make-up (structure)
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
divine or supernatural skill
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
before god; before an altar
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
god of death; death deity; Death
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)
theism; god's teachings; Shenism; Chinese folk religion
god king; god-king; guardian deity
mental disorder; mental disease
stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
deification; apotheosis; wondrous change; great moral influence
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
nervous disorder; neurosis
divine generals who protect pilgrims, etc.
the gods of heaven and earth
God's will; Heaven's will
theological school; seminary
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
showing no fear, even of God
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
messenger of god; divine messenger
mother goddess; earth goddess
miraculous deed; unmeasurable resourcefulness
acute stress reaction; acute stress disorder; psychological shock; mental shock; emotional shock; emotional trauma
the twelve divine generals (of Bhaisajyaguru)
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
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
soldier dispatched by a god; soldier under the protection of the gods
god of fortune; god of wealth
incredible song; great song
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
mental derangement; insanity; psychosis
miraculous god; wonder-working god
land of the gods; Japan; China
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
name of a god; name of a shrine
god of beauty; goddess of beauty; Venus
operation (working) of the mind
place where there is a god or spirit; place containing the sacred object of a shrine
invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)
mental disorder; mental disability; mental illness
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
Geisteswissenschaften (i.e. the humanities, excluding the arts); mental science
deity of the Moon; moon god
Emperor Jinmu; legendary founding Emperor of Japan
gate of a (Shinto) shrine
mentally deranged person; lunatic; mental patient
Holy Roman Empire (800-1806)
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
god of marriage; matchmaker
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
spiritual life; inner life; mental life
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
nervous; neural; neurogenic
soul; spirit; divine spirit
mental derangement; mental confusion; alienation
absent-mindedness; stupor; stupefaction; fainting
Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children)
divine right (e.g. of kings)
omniscient point of view (in narration)
sanctification; consecration
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
God and Buddha; Gods and Buddhas; one's guardian angel
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
deity of rice fields and harvests
(biological) neural network; neural circuit; nerve network
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
incredible episode (e.g. of a TV show)
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
kagura hall (at a shrine); sacred dance stage
good God; good deities; true teachings of Buddha
strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
inspiration; genius; super-human skill
moral culture; spiritual culture; culture born through the workings of the human mind (science, religion, philosophy, religion, art, etc.)
Amor; Eros; Venus; god of love
Roman mythology; Roman myths
incredible response (company dealing with a complaint, celebrity dealing with fans, etc.); incredible service
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
ancestor worshipped as a deity
god of flowers; flower spirit
divine command; heaven's will
living god; saintly person
syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism
spiritual world; mental world
central nervous system; CNS
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of an emperor
when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel
evil shaman; witch doctor
guardian deity of one's birthplace
theological student; seminary student
food and alcohol offering to the gods
outer gardens of Meiji Shrine
traditional Japanese wedding ceremony (usu. at a shrine or temple)
neurology; neurology department
psychiatrist; medically-qualified psychoanalyst
powerful deity (sometimes impetuous); miraculous spirit
People of God (i.e. the Israelites); the Chosen People; People of God (i.e. Christians)
Konjin; God of (unlucky) directions
god who spreads infectious diseases; god of pestilence
gods of the land; earthly deities
showing no fear, even of God
there is no God!; it's a cruel world; (lit.) there is no god or Buddha
nervous disorder; nerve disease
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
ancient Shinto (as practiced prior to the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism to Japan)
Ministry of Divinities (1871-1872)
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
kagura (esp. when performed at the imperial palace)
nerve ganglion; nerve knot; ganglion; ganglia
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
supernatural things; unnatural phenomena; spirits and demons
the three main gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto; three precious children
spirit of the age; zeitgeist
Shinto rites; Shinto style
to have an air of sublimity; to appear majestic
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
(study of) psychoanalysis
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
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
Shennong; mythical king of ancient China
spirit of dedication to one's company
the customer is always right; the customer is king
sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
person who judges which god or spirit has taken possession of a miko
Department of Divinities (1868-1871); (arch.) Department of Worship (under the ritsuryo system)
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)
area including Nagoya and Kobe
diminished capacity; diminished responsibility; legally unaccountable (e.g. due to mental illness, drugs, alcohol, etc.)
god who spreads infectious diseases; god of pestilence
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
safety myth; myth that something is completely safe (e.g. nuclear plant); safety dogma
death of God (in philosophy)
nerve centre; nerve center
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest); goddess of (lucky) directions
kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest); goddess of (lucky) directions
divine mirror; sacred mirror (one of the three sacred treasures)
yashikigami; estate kami; small shrine with kami on or near residential land
teachings conveyed by the gods
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
racial spirit; national spirit
autonomic nervous system; ANS
god of shepherds, herdsmen, flocks and herds; Pan; Faunus
god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)
cloud of ashes (caused by pouring water on a fire)
personal god (i.e. a god who has human form, emotions, etc.)
an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north
the Great Hanshin Earthquake (January 17, 1995)
gods and demons; divine spirits and souls of the dead; one with (spiritual) power beyond that of humans; fierce god
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
shrine crest; shrine emblem
State Shintō; nationalistic form of Shinto, formerly the official religion of Japan
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
creating a mystery; mystification
offering of the year's new rice harvest (imperial festival, October 17)
gods of the land; earthly deities
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
kannabi; mountain or forest where a deity is enshrined
as a god; as was done in the age of the gods
guardian deity of rivers; river god
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
writings about the gods; Shinto scripture (e.g. the Kojiki)
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
arguments for the existence of God
psychiatrist; mental specialist; alienist
inspired work; masterpiece
Holy Alliance (of Russia, Austria and Prussia in 1815)
auditory nerve; auditory nerves
person with a mental disorder; person with a mental illness
type of amulet sold at Shinto shrines
the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels); three sacred emblems of sovereign rule; the three divine symbols of the Japanese imperial throne; (set of) three status symbols; three necessities
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
gods' conference (annual gathering of gods to discuss agriculture and marriage)
deified volcano or volcanic eruption
Kanda Festival (held at Kanda Myōjin Shrine in Tokyo on May 15)
rite seeing off the gods on their way to Izumo Shrine (held on the last night of the ninth lunar month and first night of the tenth lunar month); exorcism
progressive (enterprising) spirit
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
song and dance performed as an offering to the gods
kagura hall (at a shrine)
psychoneuro; psychoneurotic
rite welcoming back the gods from Izumo Shrine (on the last day of the tenth lunar month)
invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
anxiety neurosis; aporio-neurosis
goat-god; satyr; Pan; Faunus
person who turns up at the right moment to help
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
ancient Japanese characters (regarded today as created at a much more recent date)
having delicate feelings; sensitive
enshrined deity of a subordinate shrine
theism; belief in existence of a god or gods
kagura performance held somewhere other than the imperial palace
shrine honoring war dead; shrine honouring war dead
Shrine Shintō; form of Shintō that focuses on worship in shrines, in contrast to folk and sectarian practices
mixture (synthesis) of Buddhism and Shintoism
(post-Heian) shrine dedicated to Amaterasu
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
tutelary deities of the hearth
mental retardation; mentally retarded
Shinto-Buddhist amalgamation; dual-aspect Shinto
danger past, God forgotten
the theory of the divine right of kings
guardian deity of the three jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha); three-person saddle
nervous activity; activity of a nerve
transferring a shintai in a portable shrine, e.g. to another shrine or to a ceremony
god of waka; god of song; muse
ancient mirror decorated with gods and animals
suddenly popular god; suddenly popular shrine
Ise Shinto (school of Shinto established the Watarai family priests of Ise Jingu's Outer Shrine)
four divine beasts; guardian deities of the four cardinal points
as a god; as was done in the age of the gods
nerve agent; nerve gas; nerve tonic
song and dance performed as an offering to the gods
deer raised upon the grounds of a shrine (who serve as messengers of the gods)
goddess of (lucky) directions
Folk Shinto (term used by Reform Shintoists to refer to sects of syncretized Shinto)
hieratic (ancient Egyptian script)
head of the Department of Worship
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
pill made from various animal ingredients (incl. musk, toad venom, cow bezoars, etc.) used as a cardiac stimulant in Chinese medicine
gods of restoration (who purify sin, etc.)
joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
relative rank accorded the gods of Shintoism
neurodegenerative disease; neurodegenerative disorder
unimpeded bodily function (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
city god; guardian deity of a city and esp. its marketplace
evil gods (who cause sin, etc.)
lignitized Japanese cedar; lignitised Japanese cedar
recurrent laryngeal nerve; recurrent nerve
small shrine; depository for sacred objects
Kōtai Shrine (main shrine of the Inner Ise Shrine)
guardian deity of pregnant women, newborn babies and one's birthplace
fetish character (in Marx's commodity fetishism)
triangular-rimmed ancient mirror decorated with gods and animals
the eight gods who preside over the lucky/unlucky directions of the koyomi for each year
destroying a fish's spinal cord (to keep the flesh fresh)
parasympathetic nerve system; parasympathetic nervous system
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
five fundamental texts of Ise Shinto
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
Suika Shinto (fusion of Shinto with Chinese elements, esp. neo-Confucianism); Shidemasu Shinto
sorry; beg pardon; much obliged
seven generations of (celestial) gods
mental charm; moral beauty
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
since the era of the Emperor Jinmu; (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history; unprecedented
large breasts; incredible boobs
local deity; guardian god
gods of restoration (who purify sin, etc.)
Imperial regalia (esp. the jewel Yasakani no Magatama); emperor's seal
Sect Shintō; group of folk religious sects, as opposed to State Shintō and later Shrine Shintō
the Way of the Gods; Shinto; Shintoism
timidity-causing god; god of cowardice; god of panic
patron god; ancestor deified as a kami
feeble-minded (weak-minded) person; mentally deficient person
sciatica; sciatic neuralgia; ischiodynia; ischias
mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck); Jinki era (724.2.4-729.8.5); Shinki era
return to the divine through spiritual quietude
surpassing looks; exceptional appearance; mind and appearance
esprit de corps; spirit of the corps
Kasuga Myōjin (the deity of Kasuga Shrine)
mentally-handicapped (retarded) child; weak-minded child
Kanda Festival (held at Kanda Myōjin Shrine in Tokyo on May 15)
Vajradhara (vajra-wielding gods)
person of diminished capacity (e.g. drugs, alcohol, mental retardation, etc.)
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
danger past, God forgotten
Okinawan festival held in the honour of the sea gods (honor)
smallpox demon; smallpox devil; deity to whom one prays for immunity to smallpox
showing no fear, even of God
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
insensitive; thick-skinned
Honesty is the best policy; Honesty pays
God of directions (generic terms referring to many different Gods)
optic chiasma; optic chiasm
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
God's will; Heaven's will
Fukko Shinto; Restoration Shinto; Reform Shinto (prominent 18th century form of Shinto, based on the classics, and free from Confucian and Buddhist influences)
grounds of a Shinto shrine; enchanted land; abode of immortals and gods
kagura flute (six-holed horizontal flute)
Shenxian thought (ancient Chinese folk belief in the existence of mountain wizards)
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
where there is a will, there is a way
skill of superhuman level
geometrical spirit (Pascal)
kannabi; mountain or forest where a deity is enshrined
Festival of Emperor Jimmu (formerly held annually on April 3, the supposed day of his death)
god of love; goddess of love
festival celebrating the (temporary) transfer of a shintai away from its main shrine
a horrible man will find a horrible wife
peripheral nervous system
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
anticonventional spirit; spirit of resisting convention
backbone; spirit of defiance
God's will; Heaven's will
Sargassum fulvellum (species of edible brown alga)
the thirty guardian deities (a different one for each day)
any god of foodstuffs; Uka-no-Mitama (god of rice)
style of shrine architecture based on that of Ise Jingu
Jingo-keiun era (767.8.16-770.10.1)
neurophysiology; nerve physiology
ridged cracks that form in the ice on Lake Suwa
wicked and perverse; weird and incoherent
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; (lit.) better the ogre you know than the god you don't
opportunity has hair in front, but behind she is bald; opportunity only knocks once
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
surpassing looks; exceptional appearance; mind and appearance
Shinto, Confucianism and Buddhism
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
Toyouke Shrine (the outer shrine of Ise Shrine); Toyuke Shrine
Yoshida Shinto; fusion of Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism stressing traditional Japanese elements
invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)
sciatica; sciatic neuralgia; ischiodynia; ischias
guardian deity of grain farming; guardian deity of the rice harvest
neurolinguistic programming; NLP
neuromuscular junction; myoneural junction
spirit of defiance of the opposition party; anti-establishment mindset
heavenly protection; divine help
deified volcano or volcanic eruption
calendar distributed by the Ise shrine
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
recurrent nerve paralysis
guardian deity of grain farming; guardian deity of the rice harvest
toilet god; guardian deity of the privy
heavenly protection; divine help
neuronal plasticity; neural plasticity; neuroplasticity
recurrent nerve paralysis
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
(belief in) spiritual power possessed by sisters to protect their brothers (in the Ryukyu Islands)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
where there's a will, there's a way
clans supposedly descended from the gods
the Way of the Gods; Shinto; Shintoism
Imperial Household Shinto
grand kagura performance at Ise
a sound mind is in a sound body; mens sana in corpore sano
Institute of Divinities (1940-1946)
suddenly popular god; suddenly popular shrine
any god of foodstuffs; Uka-no-Mitama (god of rice)
absence of the gods from their shrines in October (while they are visiting the Grand Shrine of Izumo)
Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act
god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)
journey the gods undertake to go to the Grand Shrine of Izumo in October
sacred mountain; mountain in which the spirit of a deity resides
liberation theology; theology of liberation
benevolent deities who protect the dharma
sense of color; sense of colour
Tenpyō-jingo era (765.1.7-767.8.16)
Sacred Wars (of Ancient Greece)
Tsuchimikado Shinto (synthesis of Shinto and Onmyōdō formulated by Yasutomi Tsuchimikado in the mid-Edo period)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of an emperor
when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel
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
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
the customer is always right; the customer is king
thunder on a clear day; lightning that starts a fire
thunder on a clear day; lightning that starts a fire
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
enshrined deity of a subordinate shrine
tutelary deities of the hearth
field affiliated with a shrine (the tax-exempt proceeds of its harvest going to pay for shrine operations)
tenth month of the lunar calendar
the Way of the Gods; Shinto; Shintoism
seven generations of (celestial) gods
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases
any god of foodstuffs; Uka-no-Mitama (god of rice)
ridged cracks that form in the ice on Lake Suwa
primitive shrine (originally a swath of sacred land surrounded by evergreens; later a decorated sakaki branch on an eight-legged table)
optic chiasma; optic chiasm
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum); tulasi; thulasi; tulsi
backbone; spirit of defiance
style of shrine architecture based on that of Ise Jingu
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
grand kagura performance at Ise
grand kagura performance at Ise
grand kagura performance at Ise
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
goatee; drooping moustache
ailanthus silkmoth (Samia cynthia); cynthia moth
tenth month of the lunar calendar
tenth month of the lunar calendar
bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)
deism; belief in God as creator of universe
Shintoist; follower of Shintoism
theory of the divine right of kings
perfect composure; calm and collected
gastrointestinal neurosis
neurosis brought about by external trauma; traumatic neurosis; accident neurosis
sumo performed as part of Shinto harvest festivities
(a work of art being) sublime; transcendent
hungry spirit (lacking in people not having drive or ambition)
Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra
the economic boom of the mid-1950s
The Central Church of Holy God
theism (as refers to the existence of a personal Christian god)
taxi (driver) ignoring traffic laws; (lit.) kamikaze taxi
the three creator gods (Amanominakanushi no Kami, Takamimusuhi no Kami and Kamimusuhi no Kami)
Bureau of Shrine Affairs (1900-1940)
seven generations of celestial deities
five generations of earthly deities
Shinri-kyo (sect of Shinto)
Shinshū-kyō (sect of Shinto)
Shinto Shūsei-ha (sect of Shinto)
Shinto Taikyo (sect of Shinto)
Shinto Taiseikyō (sect of Shinto)
Jingu-kyo (sect of Shinto, dissolved in 1899)
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)
Yoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence)
Hie Shinto (form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
Sannou Ichijitsu Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto: a form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
Ichijitsu Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto: a form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
Tendai Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto: a form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
kami-buddha syncretization theory (e.g. manifestation theory)
emperor; (lit.) living god
emperor; (lit.) living god
emperor; (lit.) living god
emperor; (lit.) living god
emperor; (lit.) living god
emperor; (lit.) living god
emperor; (lit.) living god
hylotheism (pantheism identifying god with matter)
kagurajishi camellia (Camellia japonica var.)
eighth brain nerve; nervus vestibulocochlearis; vestibulocochlear nerve
deity that originated on the Asian mainland, particularly the Korean Peninsula, during the Yayoi or Kofun Periods (e.g. Ame no Hiboko)
turning to God only in one's trouble
spirits of heaven and earth
Saohime; goddess of Spring
ambrosia (drink conferring immortality); drink used as an offering (to the gods)
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
many gods; many deities; many kami
efferent neuron; efferent nerve; efferent
afferent nerve; afferent neuron; afferent
Sanno Shinto (branch of Shinto formed in the Tendai school of Buddhism)
Uden Shinto (Shinto doctrines enunciated by Kamo no Norikiyo of Kamigamo Shrine)
Unden Shinto (branch of Shinto based on Shingon Buddhist teachings)
Goryū Shinto (sect of amalgamated Shinto)
syncretized Shinto; amalgamated Shinto
Shingon Shinto; any branch of Shinto based on Shingon Buddhist teachings
Tachibana Shinto (Edo-period sect of Suika Shinto popularized by Mitsuyoshi Tachibana)
Yokoyama Shinto (Edo-period Shinto sect promoted by Masae Yokoyama)
Yumiya Shinto (Edo-period sect of Yoshida Shinto)
Miwa Shinto (sect of amalgamated Shinto developed in the Muromachi Period)
Hokke Shinto (Shinto doctrines based on Nichiren Buddhism)
Hakke Shinto (Shinto tradition transmitted by the House of Hakuo Shirakawa); Hakuke Shinto
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism
demythologization; demythicization
concentrated nervous system
olfactory receptor neuron
wandering god; god who attracts wanderers and travellers
guardian deity of pregnant women, newborn babies and one's birthplace
paper doll to which children pray for good weather
person who administered religious rituals within the dazaifu jurisdiction (ritsuryo system)
god who controls a country's territory; god who rules a country
god who protects the roads; traveler's guardian deity
sural nerve; short saphenous nerve; nervus suralis
toilet god; guardian deity of the privy
shrine listed in the Engi-Shiki as of the highest rank
shrine ranking system (ritsuryo system)
even the gods drink sake; there's nothing wrong with drinking
even the gods drink sake; there's nothing wrong with drinking
part of the shrine dedication ceremony at the Hachiman shrine in Yoshitomi, where articulated wooden dolls enact a sumo bout
psychometrics; psychometry
divinity which protects one's home
blessed are the peacemakers; one should appreciate and follow the advice of a mediator
team spirit; esprit de corps; corporate spirit
don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); (lit.) if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep
don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); (lit.) if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep
poverty is the greatest motivator; poverty is the mother of invention
don't bother the Buddha, give no heed to God
mangano-ferri-eckermannite; kozulite
put your household shrine in a high position in the front of the house and your Buddhist altar in the back
put your household shrine in a high position in the front of the house and your Buddhist altar in the back
thunder accompanied by rain; lightning that does not start a fire
thunder accompanied by rain; lightning that does not start a fire
the three guardian deities in time of war (Marici, Mahakala and Vaisravana)
facial paralysis; facial nerve paralysis
Kamisawa Station (Nagoya)
Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station
Kamimuragakuenmae Station
Sebastes iracundus (species of rockfish)
Shinto shrew (Sorex shinto)
Japanese mole (Mogera wogura); Temminck's mole
blue honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea var. emphyllocalyx)
Lonicera gracilipes (species of honeysuckle)
lesser great leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros turpis); lesser roundleaf bat; lesser leaf-nosed bat