(religious) faith; belief; creed
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
exactly; precisely; (arch.) correct; (arch.) right; (arch.) greater (of equal court ranks); (arch.) upper
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
Kōtai Shrine (main shrine of the Inner Ise Shrine)
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
three kinds; three varieties
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
God; god; ace; king; superior person
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
in advance; beforehand; previously
inside one's heart; in one's mind
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
associated shrine (i.e. auxiliary shrine, subordinate shrine, etc.)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to rank next to; to come after
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
untouched; unused; intact
hiding one's embarrassment
immediately; right away; on the spot
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple