Although terms such as 'kotodama' (soul or power of language) and 'ibuki' (literally 'a breath', and its derived meanings are feeling, vitality, energy and so on) are not explicitly referred to as yorishiro, these terms imply that people believe spirits and gods are also drawn to people's feelings and attitudes to life.
依り代という明確な呼ばれ方はしないが、「言霊」や「息吹」といった表現には、人の思いや生きている事の態様にも、魂や神が宿ると考えていることの現れである。