
==History== The term evolved to its present form as a contraction of to hinder, be hindered, to have an accident, to have some trouble, a verb which very generally indicated the occurrence of a negative event. In ancient Japan the word thus indicated not only crimes and other forbidden human actions, but also diseases, disasters, pollution, ugline...
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in the Shint religion of Japan, a state of defilement or impurity resulting from the commission of unnatural or criminal acts. Incest, contact with ...
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