Translator's Notes and References
1 An object or vessel for attracting spirits.
2 A measure of floor space. Twenty jou means twenty tatami mats.
3 I'm not fully sure what this means either.
4 All metaphorical, of course.
5 Japanese-style hotel
6 In other words, they're winning so much that they don't need to do anything nasty to Yasuzumi.
7 An apartment with two rooms, a living room, a dining room, and a kitchen.
8 The Japanese believe that a man will face great adversities during the age of forty-two
9 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Chokuban.svg/300px-Chokuban.svg.png That divination tool he used in anime.
10 From sunset till 2am to 3.30am
11 Cemetery or Memorial.
12 The four gods refer to Azure Dragon of the East, the Vermilion Bird of the South, the White Tiger of the West, and the Black Turtle of the North. The two guardians of the Zuijinmon are named as ????? and ?????, most people normally refer them as Minister of the Left and Minister of the Right. This temple is an actual temple located in Akihabara.
13 I am unsure if this is the correct translation of ?? and ?? as there isn’t any pictures or information online. Japanese Raws of these terms has no hiragana for assisted reading.
14 A two-story main gate that marks the entrance to Kanda Shrine.
15 A bodhisattva of Mahayana Buddhism.
16 Basically, a mantra.
17 When pre-Yakou Harutora and co. broke into the Onmyou Agency.
No Comments Yet
Post a new comment
Register or Login