霊殿

れいでん

shrine, mausoleum

皇霊

こうれい

spirits of past emperors

皇霊祭

こうれいさい

equinoctial ceremony held by the emperor at the shrine of imperial ancestors

皇太子殿下

こうたいしでんか

the Crown Prince

春季皇霊祭

しゅんきこうれいさい

imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the vernal equinox

秋季皇霊祭

しゅうきこうれいさい

imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the autumnal equinox

殿

との しんがり どの

form of address used for official letters and business letters, and in letters to inferiors, Mr.

皇

divine; imperial

霊

れい

soul, spirit, departed soul, ghost

皇祖皇宗

こうそこうそう

ancestors of the Imperial Family

昇殿

しょうでん

entry into the sanctum of a shrine or temple, access to the imperial court

下殿

げでん しもとの

leaving the palace

殿軍

でんぐん

rear guard

便殿

びんでん べんでん

emperor's temporary place of sojourn

殿達

とのたち しんがりたち

the nobility, (polite for) visitors

殿様

とのさま

feudal lord, daimyo

本殿

ほんでん

main shrine, inner sanctuary

社殿

しゃでん

(main building of a) Shinto shrine

殿御

とのご

gentlemen