to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
remainder; the rest; what is left
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
long hair (usu. of a man)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
warding off disaster; protecting against misfortune
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse
looks; features; (personal) appearance
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
conception; fertilization; fertilisation
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
En no Ozunu (634-c.700) (founder of Shugendō)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
defence of Buddhist doctrines; god who defends Buddhist doctrines; defence of the constitution; religious power to dispel demons and diseases
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
Buddhist scriptures; sutras
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
countenance; visage; (facial) features; honor (honour); face; dignity
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
magical power; mystical force
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield