串カツ[kushikatsu] fried pork and negi on skewers
串焼[kushiyaki] grilling on a skewer
串揚げ[kushiage] fried vegetables and meat on skewer
串戲[joudan] jest
竹串[takegushi] bamboo skewer

焼き串[yakigushi] skewer
串刺し[kushizashi] skewer
串柿[kushigaki] dried persimmons on a skewer
玉串[tamagushi] branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering)

祓い清める[haraikiyomeru] to purify
お祓い[oharai] exorcism rite
修祓[shubatsu] purification rite (esp. one held prior to a Shinto event)
大祓い[ooharae] great purification
禊祓[misogiharae] form of Shinto purification

祓う[harau] to exorcise
名越しの祓[nagoshinoharae] summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month)
善祓[yoshiharae] purification to invite good fortune
悪祓[ashiharae] purification to cleanse one of sin