| English | Japanese |
| n bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood | 梓弓 |
| n branch of a sacred tree esp. sakaki with paper or cotton strips attached | 玉籤 (used as an offering) |
| n branch of a sacred tree esp. sakaki with paper or cotton strips attached | 玉ぐし (used as an offering) |
| n branch of a sacred tree esp. sakaki with paper or cotton strips attached | 玉串 (used as an offering) |
| ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering | 焚上げ |
| ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering | たき上げ |
| ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering | 焚き上げ |
| n rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil | 標縄 |
| n rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil | 七五三縄 |
| n rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil | 注連縄 |
| n rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil | しめ縄 |
| n transferring a shintai in a portable shrine, e.g. to another shrine or to a ceremony | 神幸 |
| n young girl or woman trad. an unmarried virgin who assists priests at shrines | 神子 |
| n young girl or woman trad. an unmarried virgin who assists priests at shrines | 巫子 |
| n young girl or woman trad. an unmarried virgin who assists priests at shrines | 巫女 news2 nf36 |