secret Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism (practised in Kyushu in the Edo period)
dendrolatry (worship of trees)
unreasonable actions; lack of discrimination
diviner (esp. of the Yin and Yang system); sorcerer; exorcist; medium
form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing (brought to Japan in the Heian period)
assortment; assorted; assorting
jewel; pearl; gemstone; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel
the five eyes (physical eye, heavenly eye, wisdom eye, dharma eye and Buddha eye)
convenience; service; facility; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool
odd piece; incomplete set; odds and ends
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
Chinese white olive (Canarium album); olive (Olea europea)
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
sound of a small wave hitting the shore; sound of a whip; sound of a slap
ancient Shinto (as practiced prior to the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism to Japan)
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
in accordance with the situation
flexible (person); open-minded
En no Ozunu (634-c.700) (founder of Shugendō)
blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii)
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely