| Amaterasu | "Shining in heaven"; goddess of the sun.  Listen (44.0K)
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| bushido | "Warrior knight way"; military devotion to a ruler, demanding loyalty, duty and self-sacrifice; an ideal promoted by State Shinto. Listen (43.0K)
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| gagaku | The stately ceremonial music of Shinto. Listen (37.0K)
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| Ise | Location in eastern Honshu of a major shrine to Amaterasu. Listen (43.0K)
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| Izanagi | "Male who invites"; primordial male parent god. Listen (45.0K)
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| Izanami | "Female who invites"; primordial female parent god. Listen (38.0K)
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| jinja | A Shinto shrine. Listen (39.0K)
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| kami | A spirit, god, or goddess of Shinto. Listen (34.0K)
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| kamidana | A shelf or home altar for the veneration of kami. Listen (49.0K)
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| Kamikaze | "Spirit wind"; suicide fighter pilots of World War II. Listen (49.0K)
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| Kojiki | The earliest chronicle of Japanese history. Listen (41.0K)
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| misogi | A ritual of purification that involves standing under a waterfall. Listen (44.0K)
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| Nihongi | The second chronicle of Japanese history. Listen (45.0K)
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| Noh | Dramas performed in mask and costume, associated with Shinto. Listen (37.0K)
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| Omoto | A New Religion, which stresses art and beauty. Listen (40.0K)
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| samurai | Feudal soldier. Listen (24.0K)
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| shimenawa | Twisted rope, marking a sacred spot. Listen (41.0K)
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| Tenrikyo | A New Religion devoted to human betterment. Listen (44.0K)
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| torii | A gatelike structure that marks a Shinto sacred place. Listen (30.0K)
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