Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
only ...; no more than ...; a matter of
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
sea monster; green turtle
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
monster cat; cat with magical powers
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
weird; strange; mysterious
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for); to tempt; to lure; to entice
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common