[ごほう, gohou](n) (1) { Buddh } defence of Buddhist doctrines; god who defends Buddhist doctrines; (2) defence of the constitution; (3) religious power to dispel demons and diseases[Add to Longdo]
[さんあく;さんなく;さんまく, san'aku ; sannaku ; sanmaku](n) (1) (abbr) { Buddh } (See 三悪道・さんあくどう) the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell; (2) (さんあく only) three evils (e.g. prostitution, drugs and venereal diseases)[Add to Longdo]
[よんだいこうがいびょう, yondaikougaibyou](n) (See 水俣病, 第二水俣病, 四日市ぜんそく, イタイイタイ病) the four major pollution-caused illnesses (Minamata disease, Niigata Minamata disease, Yokkaichi asthma, Itai-itai disease); four big pollution diseases of Japan[Add to Longdo]
[とうじがゆ, toujigayu](n) azuki bean rice gruel eaten on the day of the winter solstice (to chase away demons that spread contagious diseases)[Add to Longdo]