this impure world (as opposed to the pure land); (arch.) feces; (arch.) faeces
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
abhorrence of (living in) this impure world
various impurities (illness, menstruation, death, etc.)
uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.