religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
deep affection; dear; beloved
linga (phallus or phallic object); lingam
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten (god of wealth)
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
entry into the sanctum of a shrine or temple; access to the imperial court
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
Apollo program; Project Apollo; Apollo (Greek and Roman god)
man; male; masculine gender
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
nothing but; none other than
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
(social) class; rank; grade
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
common people; ordinary people; masses
slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants; male and female servants; manservants and maids
race (of people); type of person
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
next; secondly; subsequently
ritual; religious service; festival
military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences