縁起の悪いことを言うとゲンが悪いからやめて。
Don't say unlucky things; it's a bad omen.
The efficacy of his long years of training manifested.
This amulet is believed to have the power of divine favor.
mountain ascetic; Shugendō practitioner
miraculous; wonder-working; magical
The kanji 験 means 'test' or 'effect', and the reading げん is derived from Middle Chinese. The word is used in both superstitious and Buddhist contexts, but the exact historical development of these senses is uncertain.