ushi no toki mairi, a traditional Japanese practice where a person visits (参(まい)り (mairi)) a shrine at approximately 2 AM in the morning (丑(うし)の時(とき) (ushi no toki)) in order to nail a straw effigy of a person (藁人形(わらにんぎょう) (waraningyō)) to a tree and wish for that person's death

Synonym of 黄昏 (tasogare, “dusk; twilight”) / Synonym of 黄昏時 (tasogaredoki, “dusk; twilight”)

(linguistics) diachronic

(linguistics) synchronic

time for repayment for past misdeeds / time to give up

(literally) earthly advantage is more important than heavenly time, man's harmony is more important than earthly advantage

(astronomy) Sirius, Dog Star

bowlful, heap

Kyūjitai form of 天変地異

the original name of the Sword of Kusanagi