killing someone with a magical curse
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
amphiaster; diaster; double star; visual double
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
svāhā; well said; so be it
Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
yearbook; almanac; annual
in process; during execution; runtime
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger
lathe; potter's wheel; windlass; pulley
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
when; at what moment; what time
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
resonance; sympathetic vibration
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
magical power; mystical force
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu