Some Shinto terms.

From my Asian studies class.

Amaterasu – The Goddness of the Sun, leader of the celestial gods and ancestress of the Japanese imperial family.
Gagaku – scared and solemn music supposedly pleasening to the gods and used in ceremonial contexts.
Haiden – The worship hall in a Shinto temple complex where, in the most sacred innner sanctum, the icons and symbols representing the Kami reside.
Kami – Traditional nature god or spirit.
Kojiki – Record of ancient matters, a scared text dating tothe early 8th century.
Kokugaku – Early 17th century movement to revive the ethos of ancient Japan.
Kokutai - the national essence: State shinto before WW2 is sometimes referred to as Kokutai Shinto
Magokoro – Central Shinto virtue, meaning sincerity or a bright, pure, upright mind.
Nihongi – Ancient chronicles of Japan, dating from 720 and a major source of shinto myth and values.
Norito – Prayers according to the ancient formulae offered to the Gods.
Shinto - The Way (to) of the the Gods (Shin = Kami).
Torii – Double-linteled gate typical of the enterance to a Shinto shrine, demaracting scared from profane space.

Japanese film terms.

Here are some common terms from the glossary of Chris D’s 2005 book “Outlaw Masters of Japanese Cinema” Which I am currently devouring.

Bosozoku – Teenage car/motorcycle gangs, often serving as an apprenticeship for the Yakuza.
Chanbara – Swordplay cinema, usually Samurai.
Daimyo – Samurai lord.
Eiga – film/movie(s)
Gendai – modern.
Hara-kiri – Ritual suicide with sword.
Ippiki okami – lone wolf.
Jidai-geki – historical period piece, usually Samurai orientated.
Jingi – Honor and humanity; sometimes used to signify the code of gamblers and Yakuza.
Jitsuroku – true account.
Kaibyo – cat ghost.
Kaidan – ghost story/strange tale.
Kempeitai – military police.
Manga – comic book.
Matatabi – wandering, gambling swordsman.
Ninkyo – chivalrous.
Onnagata – male preformer cast in female role; common in 19th century Kabuki theatre as well as early 20th century silent era films.
Oyabun – boss.
Pink – intense softcore porn, often with ultra-violent content.
Roman porn – pink films with “romantic” as well as S&M styled interludes.
Ronin – masterless Samurai.
Shoringi kenpo – hand-to-hand fighting and boxing style combining philosophy martial arts.
Sukeban – delinquent girl gang leader.
Yakuza – gangster
zankoku – cruel.