御輿

みこし しんよ じんよ

portable shrine (carried in festivals)

前輿

さきごし ぜんこし

front palanquin carrier

鸞輿

らんよ

imperial conveyance

輿望

よぼう

popularity, esteem, reputation, confidence

神輿

しんよ

mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals

輿地

よち

earth, world

輿丁

よてい

person who carries a palanquin, palanquin bearer

相輿

あいごし

two people riding in a palanquin together

神輿ダコ

みこしだこ

ganglion cyst caused by carrying a mikoshi on one's shoulders

輿入れ

こしいれ

wedding, bridal procession, marriage into a family

輿舁き

こしかき

palanquin bearer; carrying a palanquin

玉の輿

たまのこし

palanquin set with jewels

お神輿

おみこし

portable shrine (carried in festivals)

逆玉の輿

ぎゃくたまのこし

man marrying into wealth and power

御輿を担ぐ

みこしをかつぐ

to wheedle a person into doing something

輿望を担う

よぼうをになう

to enjoy the trust and confidence of

玉の輿に乗る

たまのこしにのる

to marry into a family of rank, to marry money

女氏無くして玉の輿に乗る

おんなうじなくしてたまのこしにのる

even a woman of low birth can gain status by marrying rich (if she has the looks)