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tenth lunar month

shrine maiden

relative rank accorded the gods of Shintoism

supernatural power; divine power; magical power

guardian deity of one's birthplace

shrine gate

god of fortune

Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyoudou who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky

paper doll to which children pray for good weather

field affiliated with a shrine (the tax-exempt proceeds of its harvest going to pay for shrine operations)