#hafuri

Thinking about how Hafuri are literally human sacrifices to their gods. But self sacrifice as opposed to say, Touma… who was unjustly thrown into a pit under the gaze it may quell Bishamon’s blight, because the other Shinki refused to take accountability for their role.

Day 3: Vessel

"... Hiyori is late today."

Words in bold are particularly relevant to the story, and words in italics seem like they’d be worth remembering outside the context of the manga.

Note: Michishirube/Michitsukasa and Hafuri are both SUPER important words in this series, and probably should have been on earlier lists.

道しるべ, 道標, 道導 みちしるべ guidepost, signpost, guide, manual, handbook, tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica) / poste indicador, señal [道司 みちつかさ is used with a similar meaning]

身を挺する, 身をていする, 身を呈する みをていする to risk one's life (to do), to put one's life on the line, to step forward (to do), to give one's all

遂 スイ / と.げる, つい.に consummate, accomplish, attain, commit (suicide) / consumar, llevar a cabo, cumplir

変貌, 変ぼう へんぼう transfiguration, transformation, change of appearance / transfiguración

二心, 弐心 ふたごころ, にしん, じしん duplicity, treachery, double-dealing

祝 はふり, ほうり junior Shinto priest, Shinto priest, generic title for a member of the Shinto priesthood [Not sure of the official English translation, but I think it’s something like “blessed”?]

無我夢中 むがむちゅう being absorbed in, losing oneself in, losing control of oneself

土壇場, どたん場 どたんば last moment, eleventh hour, platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

家 カ, ケ / いえ, や, うち house, home, family, professional, expert, performer / casa, hogar, especialista

芸 ゲイ, ウン / う.える, のり, わざ technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stunt / arte, técnica

粛清 しゅくせい (political) purge

母性 ぼせい motherhood, maternity / maternidad

浸る, 漬る ひたる to be soaked in, to be flooded, to be submerged, to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.), to give oneself over to, to bask in / bañarse, sumergirse, zambullirse

仲良しこよし, 仲好し小好し なかよしこよし intimate friend, close friend, bosom buddy, chum

気取る, 気どる きどる to be affected, to put on airs, to act like (something one isn't), to pretend to be / vanagloriarse, jactarse, creerse

擬人化 ぎじんか personification, anthropomorphization

神格化 しんかくか deification / deificación

競り勝つ, 競勝つ せりかつ to win after tough bidding

目覚ましい, 目覚しい, 目ざましい, 目醒しい めざましい remarkable, striking, brilliant, splendid, spectacular, wonderful / notable, espléndido, deslumbrante, deslumbrador

元も子もない, 本も子もない もともこもない losing everything, coming to nothing, having lost the interest and the principal