[engacho ; engacho] (n) (1) (chn) crossed fingers and word said to call someone to be avoided as 'dirty'; (vs) (2) to cross one's fingers (to ward off 'dirt')
[えんがちょきった, engachokitta] (exp) (chn) (See えんがちょ・1) phrase used (usu. with accompanying crossed fingers gesture) to ward off catching 'dirtiness' from another child
[あたためざけ;ぬくめざけ(温め酒), atatamezake ; nukumezake ( atatame sake )] (n) warm sake (formerly drunk on the 9th day of the 9th month of the lunar calendar to ward off illness)
[しょうき, shouki] (n) (1) Shoki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui (traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings); vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80, 000 demons; (2) Shoki (WWII fighter aircraft)