Envious

Japanese: うらやさん
Envious

...A fortune teller of the lower class who was active among the general public in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. Also called Urayasan, Uraoki, or Mitooshi. A fortune teller similar to a Shomoji or Hakase, disguised as a priest or a Yamabushi priest, appeared on the streets chanting "Urayasan" and other words to gain customers, and performed fortune telling based on the Onmyodo philosophy using a calculating stick.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Urayasan" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中世・近世に民間で活躍した下層の占師。うらやさん,占置(うらおき),見通(みとおし)などともいう。声聞師(しようもじ),博士(はかせ)などと同類の占師で,法師または山伏の姿をし,街頭に出て〈うらやさん〉などと唱えながら顧客を得,算木を用いて陰陽道系の占いを行った。…

※「うらやさん」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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