Words — 37 found
こうしんまち
庚申待
1. kōshin-machi; staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms that were said to inhabit the human gut from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods; a tradition that began among nobility in the Heian period and became widespread during the Edo periodBuddhism, Historical term, See also 三尸
庚申待ち 【こうしんまち】
とりまち
酉の待
1. tori-no-machi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November)Archaic, See also 酉の市
酉の町 【とりのまち】
こきたい
乞うご期待
1. don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
こうご期待 【こうごきたい】、請うご期待 【こうごきたい】
アブグレイブ刑務所における捕虜虐待
1. Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuseBeginning in 2004, human rights violations in the form of... Read more