spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
sending off the spirits of one's ancestors on the last day of the Bon Festival (by lighting small fires)
mausoleum; (temporary) resting place of a corpse
something worshiped as a symbol for the spirit of the dead
welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors on the first day of the Bon Festival (by lighting small fires)
kazutama (number spirits in Japanese numerology)