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Dictionary of Jujutsu Terms for Creative Writing 創作のための呪術用語辞典 By Asazato Itsuki

This book is meant to be a guide to those interested in the world and terms used in real-life Jujutsu and those who want to incorporate Jujutsu into their story. The terms here are explained not as terms in Jujutsu Kaisen but as terms as its meant in real-life Jujutsu. This is a preliminary translation not done by a professional.

Jujutsu (呪術)
Jujutsu are techniques which borrow the powers of divine beings in order to create supernatural phenomena. Curse (呪い) can be read as ‘noroi’ (のろい) or ‘majinai’ (まじない), with ‘noroi’ (のろい) commonly being associated with malicious intent and ‘majinai’ (まじない) being associated with good intentions. The kanji 呪 can mean ‘a prayer to god’, ‘repetition’ or ‘wonder’.

Curse (呪い)
Reading: Noroi A thought that is born from a person's malice, such as resentment or envy, and that is then brought to the surface. Intentionally causing harm through using Jujutsu and bringing great disaster. Curses can be inflicted through Curses, Ushi no toki mairi, enmi

Majinai (まじない)
Majinai is a desire to see other people succeed, utilizing Jujutsu in order to remove calamities, evil spirits and to perform cleansing rituals. It is also sometimes called an talismans.

Haunting Curse (祟り)
Reading: Tatari A divine being causing a calamity. It is often widespread in an area and can be considered a type of curse. It’s believed that it can be reversed by worshiping the divine beings. Cursed Kami and vengeful spirits can cause this.

Curse Suppresion (呪禁・咒禁)
Reading: Jugon A Jujutsu technique that wards away and exorcises cursed spirits and calamities.

Talismans (符咒)
Reading: Fuju Talismans relating to Majinai.

Cursed Energy (呪力)
Reading: Juryoku Cursed Energy is the power which is derived from Curses or Majinai. It’s the supernatural power that becomes the basis of Jujutsu.

Kotodama (言霊)
Words and sounds imbued with cursed energy. A good word brings fortune, while a bad word brings misfortune. In the Manyoshu, there is a line that reads, "Waka move heaven and earth," and it was believed that in Japan, words had the power to bring about the exact situation in which they were uttered. This is called "Kotodama" or "Spirit of Words" belief.

Kotodama Jujutsu (言霊呪術)
A type of Jujutsu that utilized Kotodama which can amplify the power of spells. A battle using Kotodama Jujutsu is called a Kotodama Battle.

Spells (呪文・咒文)
Reading: Jubun Words that are imbued with Cursed Energy. They are usually chanted or written in a spellbook in order to invoke a spell. Some well known incantations include ‘rinpyō tōshakaijin retsuzaizen’ (臨兵闘者皆陣列在前) and ‘abiraun kensouwaka’ (阿毘羅吽欠蘇婆訶), examples of well known incantations in spellbooks include kyū kyū nyo ritsuryō (急急如律令) and Somin Shōrai (蘇民将来).

Cursed Technique (呪法・咒法)
Reading: Juhō Techniques performed by using spells. Includes things like curses (呪詛) and prayers that drive away evil (まじなう).

Malevolent Curse (蠱業)
Reading: Majiwaza To curse or bring misfortune upon someone, the act is called to ‘curse’ (蠱る). It is also written as (蠱事).

Jajutsu (邪術)
Evil Arts (邪悪な術妖術, lit. wicked sorcery), illusion techniques (幻術) and possessions (憑き物) are all considered to be Jajutsu. It’s sometimes called Outer Ways (外法) or Evil Ways (邪法).

Outer Ways (外法)
Reading: Gaihō Teachings outside of the Buddhist ways which are considered forbidden. Also called the ‘outer path’ (外道の法), ‘gaijutsu’ (外術) and ‘wicked arts’ (邪法邪術).

The Left-Hand Path (左道)
Reading: Sadō Evil arts, Outer Ways, A term derived from the ancient Chinese belief that the right side of the body is to be respected and the left side is evil.