| 庚申待;庚申待ち | [こうしんまち, koushinmachi] (n) (See 三尸) staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle (to prevent the three worms from reporting one's wrongdoings and shortening one's lifespan), while worshipping Sakra, the Blue-Faced Vajra, or Sarutahiko [Add to Longdo] |
| 三尸 | [さんし, sanshi] (n) (See 庚申待) the three worms (in Taoism, worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoings) [Add to Longdo] |
| 尻隠し | [しりかくし, shirikakushi] (n) (1) hiding one's mistakes (or wrongdoings, etc.); (2) back pocket [Add to Longdo] |
