noun
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine
A portable shrine carried through the streets during festivals. The word itself is honorific/polite.
See also: 神輿
祭りでお神輿を担ぐのは大変だ。
Carrying the mikoshi at the festival is tough work.
noun
Slangy, jocular use; often in phrases like おみこしを上げる (get up off one's backside) or おみこしを据える (sit down firmly). Usually written in kana.
See also: 腰
そろそろおみこしを上げて、仕事を始めよう。
Let's get off our butts and start working.
彼は椅子におみこしを据えて動こうとしない。
He plonks himself down in the chair and won't budge.