presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
Son of God; child of an emperor
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
imperial visit; imperial outing
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
name of God (esp. in Christian contexts); name of Christ
Imperial standard; (fig.) worthy cause
concubine of an emperor; female court attendant who serves in the emperor's bedchamber
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
the spoken words of the emperor or a noble
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
kagura (esp. when performed at the imperial palace)
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of an emperor
the Lord's name (esp. in Christianity)
image (esp. of a deity, buddha, royal, noble, etc.)
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
curtained sleeping platform in shinden-style residences (used by people of high rank)
(arch.) leader of a nobleman's cavalcade; animal messenger of the gods (i.e. a fox)
something worshiped as a symbol for the spirit of the dead
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
Asplenium antiquum (species of spleenwort); Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc.
river in which worshippers wash their hands (and rinse their mouth) prior to entering a shrine
honorific or polite prefix
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
any god of foodstuffs; Uka-no-Mitama (god of rice)
glorious reign of the Emperor
(Japanese) imperial succession
imperial decree; imperial edict
Tsuchimikado Shinto (synthesis of Shinto and Onmyōdō formulated by Yasutomi Tsuchimikado in the mid-Edo period)
god who bestows happiness upon people
to ensconce oneself (e.g. in a chair); to settle oneself down; to plant oneself
annual Shingon prayer ritual (January 8-14)
imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
highly-esteemed emperor's reign
Ontake-kyo (sect of Shinto); Mitake-kyo
Asuka Kiyomihara Code (689 CE)
Asuka Kiyomihara Code (689 CE)
spirit who possesses a wondrous power
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reed mace
the humble shield of our Sovereign Lord
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
first-born imperial prince
imperial princess; royal princess
imperial subjects; the people
grain (esp. rice); rice cultivation
emperor; (lit.) living god
minister or general's wife who became a nun
servant of the imperial court
Ama no Mihashira; the heavenly pillar on Onokoro Island, around which Izanagi and Izanami are said to have wed
kindling burned in shrines and temples; special kindling used in samurai families during the Edo period for the 15th of the first month and painted with 12 brush strokes (13 on a lucky year); kindling offered by officials to the imperial court during the ritsuryo period
leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc.
(his) side; (his) presence