this impure world (as opposed to the pure land); (arch.) feces; (arch.) faeces
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
abhorrence of (living in) this impure world
defiled body; unenlightened person's body
various impurities (illness, menstruation, death, etc.)
uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.