to detest; to abhor; to loathe
real name (of a deceased person or a noble); posthumous name
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
purification through fasting and abstinence; confinement to one's house on inauspicious days to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō practice)
taboo word; euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)
unwanted child; shunned child
Imbe clan (ancient Shinto priestly family)
end of mourning period (usu. 49 days)
collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
taboo object; thing avoided as impure or unlucky