incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
deity enshrined at Hie Shrine (in Shiga and Tokyo)
kami of the three main Kumano shrines
temporary shrine (houses the object in which the deity resides when main shrine is under repairs)
style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof, and are connected via an intermediate passageway
striped eel catfish (Plotosus lineatus)
kami of the three main Kumano shrines
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
Euscaphis japonica (species of tree)
mistress; concubine; non-legal wife
mistress; concubine; non-legal wife