god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
mental; spiritual; emotional
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
emotional strength; force of will
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
temple; shrine; sanctuary
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanto area)
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
devil; evil spirit; genie
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
oracle; revelation; divine message
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
god of thunder; Raijin (god of thunder)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
shikigami; spirit used by onmyōji sorcerers
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
divine spirit; (Shinto) god; soul (of a dead person); spirit
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
mental health; mental hygiene
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
dragon god; dragon king; naga
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
dragon god; dragon king; naga
psychiatry; psychiatric department
spirituality; spiritual nature
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
god of war; war hero (who died in battle)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration; memory; matching pairs
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine; Ise Grand Shrine
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
one's mental make-up (structure)
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
mental anguish; mental distress
Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake (1995)
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
mental illness; psychosis
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God; cross my heart
before god; before an altar
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
giant god; colossal deity; titan
superhuman feat; consummate skill
mental disorder; mental disease
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
god of the wind; wind god; Fūjin (god of the wind)
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
Kanagawa Prefectural Police (abbr)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
mental disorder; mental disability; mental illness
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
insanity; lack of mental capacity; (state of) non compos mentis
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
divine possession; eccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism
the three gods of creation; five-grain guardian gods
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine
theism; god's teachings; Shenism; Chinese folk religion
deity with extraordinary spiritual powers
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
gods of the land; earthly deities
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)
deification; apotheosis; wondrous change; great moral influence
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
god king; god-king; guardian deity
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit upon their 100th birthday
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi (yakuza syndicate)
man-god; person enshrined as a god
theological school; seminary
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods
the gods of heaven and earth
God's will; Heaven's will
stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
showing no fear, even of God
divine generals who protect pilgrims, etc.
mental disorder; mental illness
mother goddess; earth goddess
god of fortune; god of wealth
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
acute stress reaction; acute stress disorder; psychological shock; mental shock; emotional shock; emotional trauma
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
to revere as a god; to worship as a god; to deify
messenger of god; divine messenger
the twelve divine generals (of Bhaisajyaguru)
powerful evil spirit that brings calamity; supernatural being that brings disaster
incredible song; great song
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
miraculous deed; unmeasurable resourcefulness
soldier dispatched by a god; soldier under the protection of the gods
nervous disorder; neurosis
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
gate of a (Shinto) shrine
great ruler; noble monarch; deified sovereign; posthumous title for Tokugawa Ieyasu
miraculous god; wonder-working god
Twilight of the Gods (music drama by Richard Wagner); Götterdämmerung
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
incredible (video) game; incredibly good game; amazing game
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
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)
god of beauty; goddess of beauty; Venus
land of the gods; Japan; China
the customer is always right; the customer is king
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
operation (working) of the mind
place where there is a god or spirit; place containing the sacred object of a shrine
name of a god; name of a shrine
god of marriage; matchmaker
Inari shrine; shrine dedicated to Inari
soul; spirit; divine spirit
deity of the Moon; moon god
Holy Roman Empire (800-1806)
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
noro; member of a hereditary caste of female mediums in Okinawa
Geisteswissenschaften (i.e. the humanities, excluding the arts); mental science
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
miraculous fountain; fountain in the grounds of a shrine
omniscient point of view (in narration)
Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children)
Emperor Jimmu; legendary founding Emperor of Japan
nervous; neural; neurogenic
spiritual life; inner life; mental life
pair of gods (esp. Izanagi and Izanami); two gods; yin and yang
mental derangement; mental confusion; alienation
absent-mindedness; stupor; being stunned (e.g. by the news); devastation; fainting
God and Buddha; Gods and Buddhas; one's guardian angel
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
divine command; heaven's will
divine right (e.g. of kings)
kagura hall (at a shrine); sacred dance stage
outer gardens of Meiji Shrine
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
sanctification; consecration
nerve agent; nerve gas; nerve tonic
area including Nagoya and Kobe
safety myth; myth that something is completely safe (e.g. nuclear plant); safety dogma
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
good God; good deities; true teachings of Buddha
strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
divine possession; eccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism
moral culture; spiritual culture; culture born through the workings of the human mind (science, religion, philosophy, religion, art, etc.)
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit upon their 100th birthday
(biological) neural network; neural circuit; nerve network
incredible episode (e.g. of a TV show)
deity of rice fields and harvests
diminished capacity; diminished responsibility
spiritual world; mental world
person with a mental disorder; person with a mental illness
ancestor worshipped as a deity
Roman mythology; Roman myths
god of flowers; flower spirit
powerful deity (sometimes impetuous); miraculous spirit
god who spreads infectious diseases; god of pestilence
Shinto-Buddhist syncretism
Amor; Eros; Venus; god of love
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
theological student; seminary student
Hanshin Tigers (Japanese pro baseball team)
incredible response (company dealing with a complaint, celebrity dealing with fans, etc.); incredible service
inspiration; genius; super-human skill
neurology; neurology department
Spirited Away (2002 film)
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; (lit.) there are gods that will abandon you and there are gods that will pick you up
Hanshin Electric Railway Co.
central nervous system; CNS
living god; saintly person
food and alcohol offering to the gods
divine move; perfect play
showing no fear, even of God
Great Hanshin Earthquake (1995)
guardian deity of one's birthplace
traditional Japanese wedding ceremony (usu. at a shrine or temple)
evil shaman; witch doctor
Department of Divinities (1868-1871); Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system)
god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)
Konjin; God of (unlucky) directions
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
trial by ordeal; Dei judicium
autonomic dysfunction; autonomic failure; dysautonomia
there is no God!; it's a cruel world; (lit.) there is no god or Buddha
divine possession; eccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism
(medically qualified) psychoanalyst
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
People of God (i.e. the Israelites); the Chosen People; People of God (i.e. Christians)
Shintō Munen-ryū (school of swordsmanship founded by Fukui Hyōemon Kahei in the 18th century)
gods of the land; earthly deities
divine work; work of a god; masterpiece; work of divinely inspired quality
Shinto rites; Shinto style
supernatural things; unnatural phenomena; spirits and demons
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
person who judges which god or spirit has taken possession of a miko
area between Osaka and Kobe (Amagasaki, Nishinomiya, Ashiya)
nervous disorder; nerve disease
the three main gods (Amaterasu Ōmikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto)
to have an air of sublimity; to appear majestic
ancient Shinto (as practiced prior to the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism to Japan)
Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake (1995)
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
enshrined deity of a subordinate shrine
sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller
Ministry of Divinities (1871-1872)
kagura (esp. when performed at the imperial palace)
Shennong; mythical king of ancient China
spirit of dedication to one's company
spirit of the age; zeitgeist
(study of) psychoanalysis
Shen Long (spiritual dragon in Chinese mythology); Shen-lung
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
divine possession; eccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
shrine crest; shrine emblem
god who spreads infectious diseases; god of pestilence
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)
mental phenomenon; psychological phenomenon
Jinja Honcho (Association of Shinto Shrines)
to revere as a god; to worship as a god; to deify
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
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)
shrine honoring war dead; shrine honouring war dead
psychiatric social worker; PSW; certified mental health social worker
facial neuralgia; neuralgia facialis vera; trigeminal neuralgia; tic douloureux
nerve centre; nerve center
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
designated psychiatrist (qualified under the Mental Health and Welfare Act); designated mental health physician
kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest); goddess of (lucky) directions
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
State Shintō; nationalistic and ideological form of Shinto, abolished in 1945
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
offering of the year's new rice harvest (imperial festival, October 17)
yashikigami; estate kami; small shrine with kami on or near residential land
gods and demons; divine spirits and souls of the dead; one with (spiritual) power beyond that of humans; fierce god
autonomic nervous system; ANS
god of shepherds, herdsmen, flocks and herds; Pan; Faunus
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
Kanda Festival (held at Kanda Myōjin Shrine in Tokyo on May 15)
gods of the land; earthly deities
racial spirit; national spirit
The Phenomenology of Spirit (1807 book by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel); The Phenomenology of Mind
joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
personified god; anthropomorphic deity
turning to God only in one's trouble
turning to God only in one's trouble
god who causes calamities; evil gods (who cause sin, etc.)
unimpeded bodily function (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
cloud of ashes (caused by pouring water on a fire)
obsessional neurosis; obsessive-compulsive neurosis; obsessive-compulsive disorder; OCD
teachings conveyed by the gods
Jinno Shotoki (Succession of Imperial Rulers in Japan, historical treatise by Kitabatake Chikafusa, 1339)
person who turns up at the right moment to help
creating a mystery; mystification
nerve paralysis; neuroparalysis
kannabi; mountain or forest where a deity is enshrined
as a god; as was done in the age of the gods
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
Takeminakata; Minakatatomi; Takeminakatatomi; deity of military arts and agriculture, son of Ōkuninushi and worshipped at Suwa Grand Shrine
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
transferring a shintai in a portable shrine, e.g. to another shrine or to a ceremony
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
heart and soul; one's heart; one's soul
proof of the existence of God (esp. in theological philosophy); argument for the existence of God
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
Mental Health and Welfare Law
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
auditory nerve; auditory nerves
synthesis of Shintoism and Buddhism
neurologic manifestation; neurological symptom; neurological deficit
kagura performance held somewhere other than the imperial palace
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
deified volcano or volcanic eruption
guardian deity of rivers; river god
writings about the gods; Shinto scripture (e.g. the Kojiki)
ridged cracks that form in the ice on Lake Suwa
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
kagura hall (at a shrine)
psychiatrist; mental specialist; alienist
jindai moji; forged syllabic characters purported to have been used in ancient Japan
inspired work; masterpiece
Holy Alliance (of Russia, Austria and Prussia in 1815)
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)
type of amulet sold at Shinto shrines
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
since the era of the Emperor Jimmu; (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history; unprecedented
entrepreneurial spirit; entrepreneurship
feeble-mindedness; intellectual disability
the theory of the divine right of kings
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
shikigami; spirit used by onmyōji sorcerers
gods' conference (annual gathering of gods to discuss agriculture and marriage)
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
progressive (enterprising) spirit
song and dance performed as an offering to the gods
god of waka; god of song; muse
war neurosis; combat fatigue; battle fatigue; shell shock
person of unsound mind; person lacking mental capacity; non-compos mentis person
Amenominakanushi (first god and the source of the universe according to Shinto)
rite welcoming back the gods from Izumo Shrine (on the last day of the tenth lunar month)
Shen Long (spiritual dragon in Chinese mythology); Shen-lung
divine power; mysterious thing
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
(post-Heian) shrine dedicated to Amaterasu
anxiety neurosis; aporio-neurosis
goddess of (lucky) directions
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
deity of the hearth; god of the kitchen stove
goat-god; satyr; Pan; Faunus
auditory nerve; vestibulocochlear nerve
Shrine Shintō; form of Shintō that focuses on worship in shrines, in contrast to folk and sectarian practices
sorry; beg pardon; much obliged
Kōtai Shrine (main shrine of the Inner Ise Shrine)
nervous activity; activity of a nerve
danger past, God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; man turns to God only in times of trouble; there are no atheists in foxholes
guardian deity of the three jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha); three-person saddle
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
having delicate feelings; sensitive
local deity; guardian god
Kanagawa University of Human Services
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
hieratic (ancient Egyptian script)
ancient mirror decorated with gods and animals
suddenly popular god; suddenly popular shrine
song and dance performed as an offering to the gods
Ise Shinto (school of Shinto established the Watarai family priests of Ise Jingu's Outer Shrine)
ancient triangular-rimmed mirror decorated with gods and animals
four divine beasts; guardian deities of the four cardinal points
Japanese Association of Psychiatric Hospitals; JAPH
as a god; as was done in the age of the gods
deer raised upon the grounds of a shrine (who serve as messengers of the gods)
destroying a fish's spinal cord (to keep the flesh fresh)
pill made from various animal ingredients (incl. musk, toad venom, cow bezoars, etc.) used as a cardiac stimulant in Chinese medicine
Folk Shinto; syncretized Shinto sect
festival celebrating the (temporary) transfer of a shintai away from its main shrine
patron god; ancestor deified as a kami
Shinto-Buddhist amalgamation; dual-aspect Shinto
gods of restoration (who purify sin, etc.)
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
head of the Department of Worship
city god; guardian deity of a city and esp. its marketplace
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
patient suffering from neurosis; person with neurosis; neuropath
sympathetic nervous system; SNS
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)
neurodegenerative disease; neurodegenerative disorder
relative rank accorded the gods of Shintoism
Amenominakanushi (first god and the source of the universe according to Shinto)
acquiring a rare character or item (e.g. from a loot box)
polyneuropathy; polyneuritis
psychoneuro; psychoneurotic
Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act
recurrent laryngeal nerve; recurrent nerve
gods of restoration (who purify sin, etc.)
living god; saintly person
guardian deity of pregnant women, newborn babies and one's birthplace
lignitized Japanese cedar; lignitised Japanese cedar
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)
rod used for corporal punishment in the army and navy
small shrine; depository for sacred objects
Kanagawa Dental University
psychiatric physician; psychiatrist
Shinpūren; organization of discontented former samurai (early Meiji period)
the eight gods who preside over the lucky/unlucky directions of the traditional calendar for each year (in Onmyōdō)
Emperor Jimmu's eastern expedition (starting in Hyuga in 607 BCE, ending with the unification of Yamato)
psychopathy; psychopathic personality
marriage between a human and a god
parasympathetic nervous system; PSNS
Okinawan festival held in the honour of the sea gods (honor)
fetish character (in Marx's commodity fetishism)
neurophysiology; nerve physiology
large breasts; incredible boobs
five fundamental texts of Ise Shinto
sciatica; sciatic neuralgia; ischiodynia; ischias
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
danger past, God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; man turns to God only in times of trouble; there are no atheists in foxholes
seven generations of (celestial) gods
Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology; JSPN
mental charm; moral beauty
optic neuromyelitis; neuromyelitis optica; NMO
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; DSM
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)
Suika Shinto (fusion of Shinto with Chinese elements, esp. neo-Confucianism); Shidemasu Shinto
Shenxian thought (ancient Chinese folk belief in the existence of mountain wizards)
timidity-causing god; god of cowardice; god of panic
feeble-minded person; intellectually disabled person
mother goddess figure; goddess statue
god of evil; god who causes many disasters
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit upon their 100th birthday
the Way of the Gods; Shinto; Shintoism
smallpox demon; smallpox devil; deity to whom one prays for immunity to smallpox
surpassing looks; exceptional appearance; mind and appearance
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
Kanda Festival (held at Kanda Myōjin Shrine in Tokyo on May 15)
mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck); Jinki era (724.2.4-729.8.5); Shinki era
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
Kanagawa Institute of Technology
entrepreneurial spirit; entrepreneurship
deity of the hearth; god of the kitchen stove
person of diminished capacity (e.g. drugs, alcohol, mental retardation, etc.)
style of shrine architecture based on that of Ise Jingu
God's will; Heaven's will
part of the shrine dedication ceremony at the Hachiman shrine in Yoshitomi, where articulated wooden dolls enact a sumo bout
insensitive; thick-skinned
the customer is always right; the customer is king
skill of superhuman level
honesty is the best policy; honesty pays; God dwells in an honest heart
shikigami; spirit used by onmyōji sorcerers
showing no fear, even of God
return to the divine through spiritual quietude
Festival of Emperor Jimmu (formerly held annually on April 3, the supposed day of his death)
intellectually disabled child; child with an intellectual disability
esprit de corps; spirit of the corps
kannabi; mountain or forest where a deity is enshrined
peripheral nervous system
Kasuga Myōjin (the deity of Kasuga Shrine)
Vajradhara (vajra-wielding gods)
God of directions (generic terms referring to many different Gods)
mental disability certificate; mental disability handbook
kagura flute (six-holed horizontal flute)
Convention of Kanagawa (March 31, 1854); Kanagawa Treaty; Japan-US Treaty of Peace and Amity; treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that ended Japan's policy of national seclusion
Shinra (corporation in the "Final Fantasy VII" franchise)
where there is a will, there is a way
grounds of a Shinto shrine; enchanted land; abode of immortals and gods
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)
geometrical spirit (Pascal)
god of love; goddess of love
sciatica; sciatic neuralgia; ischiodynia; ischias
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
Kobe City College of Nursing
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
Japanese Society of Neurology
shinmei torii; type of torii topped by a single straight lintel
trigeminal neuralgia; tic douloureux
to rise (from one's seat); to stand up; to get up; to set to work; to get started; to go into action
optic chiasm; optic chiasma
living god; saintly person
a horrible man will find a horrible wife
Fukko Shinto; Restoration Shinto; Reform Shinto (prominent 18th century form of Shinto, based on the classics, and free from Confucian and Buddhist influences)
God's will; Heaven's will
Japan Neurosurgical Society
anticonventional spirit; spirit of resisting convention
deified volcano or volcanic eruption
Kobe Health Welfare University
Toyouke Shrine (the outer shrine of Ise Shrine); Toyuke Shrine
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; (lit.) better the ogre you know than the god you don't
Yoshida Shinto; fusion of Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism stressing traditional Japanese elements
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
Jingo-keiun era (767.8.16-770.10.1)
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)
guardian deity of grain farming; guardian deity of the rice harvest
Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura
Yasakatome; deity worshipped at various (lower) Suwa shrines, and consort of Takeminakata
a god of food; Inari (god of harvests); Uka-no-Mitama (god of food, esp. rice)
vestibulocochlear nerve; auditory nerve
benevolent deities who protect the dharma
Suwa deities (esp. Takeminakata and his consort Yasakatome); Suwa Daimyōjin
synthesis of Shintoism and Buddhism
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
wicked and perverse; weird and incoherent
the thirty guardian deities (one for each day of the lunar month)
Kōbe International University
Sargassum fulvellum (species of edible brown alga)
sense of color; sense of colour
backbone; spirit of defiance
Kobe University of Mercantile Marine
Unification Church (kor: Tongil Gyohoe); The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
Shinto, Confucianism and Buddhism
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)
absence of the gods from their shrines in October (while they are visiting the Grand Shrine of Izumo)
opportunity has hair in front, but behind she is bald; opportunity only knocks once
Institute of Divinities (1940-1946)
calendar distributed by the Ise shrine
the Way of the Gods; Shinto; Shintoism
a god of food; Inari (god of harvests); Uka-no-Mitama (god of food, esp. rice)
forensic psychiatrist; psychiatric expert witness; court-appointed psychiatrist
National Institute of Mental Health
organic mental disorder; organic psychosis
liberation theology; theology of liberation
Shin Megami Tensei (immediate successor series to the original Megami Tensei RPG series)
kagurajishi camellia (Camellia japonica var.)
guardian deity of one's birthplace
Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
spirit of defiance of the opposition party; anti-establishment mindset
clans supposedly descended from the gods
neuromuscular junction; myoneural junction
Sacred Wars (of Ancient Greece)
tale of a marriage between a human and a god
journey the gods undertake to go to the Grand Shrine of Izumo in October
Japan Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
board-certified psychiatrist; psychiatric specialist
heavenly protection; divine help
heavenly protection; divine help
neurolinguistic programming; NLP
god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)
grand kagura performance at Ise
suddenly popular god; suddenly popular shrine
recurrent nerve paralysis
sacred mountain; mountain in which the spirit of a deity resides
divine possession; eccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism
a sound mind is in a sound body; mens sana in corpore sano
neuronal plasticity; neural plasticity; neuroplasticity
recurrent nerve paralysis
(belief in) spiritual power possessed by sisters to protect their brothers (in the Ryukyu Islands)
guardian deity of grain farming; guardian deity of the rice harvest
surpassing looks; exceptional appearance; mind and appearance
where there's a will, there's a way
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
Tenpyō-jingo era (765.1.7-767.8.16)
myōjin torii; type of torii topped by a curved double lintel
toilet god; guardian deity of the privy
the customer is always right; the customer is king
Tsuchimikado Shinto (synthesis of Shinto and Onmyōdō formulated by Yasutomi Tsuchimikado in the mid-Edo period)
turning to God only in one's trouble
Imperial Household Shinto
Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanto area)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
the customer is always right; the customer is king
the customer is always right; the customer is king
land of the gods; Japan; China
director of Dewa province; person who frequently makes comparisons with other countries, industries, etc. when complaining about an issue or situation
person with a mental disorder; person with a mental illness
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; (lit.) there are gods that will abandon you and there are gods that will pick you up
turning to God only in one's trouble
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
enshrined deity of a subordinate shrine
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)
god who causes calamities; evil gods (who cause sin, etc.)
ridged cracks that form in the ice on Lake Suwa
thunder on a clear day; lightning that starts a fire
thunder on a clear day; lightning that starts a fire
deity of the hearth; god of the kitchen stove
since the era of the Emperor Jimmu; (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history; unprecedented
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
field affiliated with a shrine (the tax-exempt proceeds of its harvest going to pay for shrine operations)
acquiring a rare character or item (e.g. from a loot box)
tenth month of the lunar calendar; October
bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases
seven generations of (celestial) gods
the Way of the Gods; Shinto; Shintoism
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; DSM
style of shrine architecture based on that of Ise Jingu
a god of food; Inari (god of harvests); Uka-no-Mitama (god of food, esp. rice)
optic chiasm; optic chiasma
primitive shrine (originally a swath of sacred land surrounded by evergreens; later a decorated sakaki branch on an eight-legged table)
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum); tulasi; thulasi; tulsi
backbone; spirit of defiance
ailanthus silkmoth (Samia cynthia); cynthia moth
tenth month of the lunar calendar
tenth month of the lunar calendar
grand kagura performance at Ise
grand kagura performance at Ise
grand kagura performance at Ise
female ancestral god; female deity
deism; belief in God as creator of universe
neural circuit; neural pathway; neural circuit model; neural network model
Shintoist; follower of Shintoism
theory of the divine right of kings
drooping moustache; goatee
drooping moustache; goatee
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
Jimmu Boom (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)
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
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; form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
Ichijitsu Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto; form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
Tendai Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto; 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)
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
turning to God only in one's trouble
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; olfactory sensory 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 (ritsuryō system)
god who controls a country's territory; god who rules a country
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 (ritsuryō system)
even the gods drink sake; there's nothing wrong with drinking
even the gods drink sake; there's nothing wrong with drinking
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
Shinto and Buddhist ritual articles
special independent shrine
cervical neuro-muscular syndrome
ganglion cyst caused by carrying a mikoshi on one's shoulders
ganglion cyst caused by carrying a mikoshi on one's shoulders
ganglion cyst caused by carrying a mikoshi on one's shoulders
law-abiding spirit; feeling of respect for the law
creator deity; creator god; demiurge
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)
deicide; killing God; extreme level of spice; extreme spiciness
nyoshin-san (herbal medicine)
the Creator; god who gives birth to all existence
neurally mediated syncope; cerebral anemia-induced syncope; NMS
Mental Hygiene Law (1950)
symptomatic neurosis; symptom-based neurotic disorder
symptomatic psychosis; psychotic disorder (due to another medical condition); secondary psychosis
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; DSM
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; DSM
Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Persons Who Have Caused Serious Cases Under the Condition of Insanity
mental health reviewer (psychiatrist serving as a special advisor to the court); mental health adjudicator
designated mental health judgement physician; forensic psychiatrist (qualified under the Medical Observation Act)
statue of an evil god; idol of a malevolent deity; poorly-made or grotesque-looking figure (of a character); cursed figure
spirit of chivalry; knightly spirit
sacredness; sanctity; holiness; divinity
male ancestral god; male deity
male ancestral god; male deity
International Neuro-Ophthalmology Society; INOS
Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation
The God Delusion (2006 book by Richard Dawkins)
Divine Comedy (poem by Dante); Divina Commedia
Kobe Kaisei Stella Maris College
Kobe University of Foreign Studies
Kōbe Women's Junior College
Kobe University of Commerce
Kobe Shoin Women's University
Kobe Shinwa Women's University
Kobe Pharmaceutical University
Shintetsu; Kobe Electric Railway (abbr)
International Shinto Foundation; ISF
Shintoshu (14th century Japanese Shinto text)
Reverend Sun Myung Moon's unification Church
World Association for Infant Mental Health; WAIMH
Association of Tokyo Psychiatric Hospitals
Japanese Neural Network Society
Japanese Neuro-ophthalmology Society; JANOS
Japanese Society of Neuropsychopharmacology; JSNP
American Academy of Neurology
Japanese Association for Mental Health; JAMH
Japan Psychoanalytical Association
Japanese Federation of Mental Health and Welfare
God Warrior (fictional beings in Hayao Miyazaki's manga Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind)
Kobe Institute of Computing; Graduate School of Information Technology
Genshin Impact (video game)
Kobe University of Future Health Sciences
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