Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

hindrance; obstacle; nuisance; disturbance; interruption; interference

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb; As お〜

to visit (someone's home)

Common noun; Buddhism; Orig. meaning

demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

Common noun

demon; devil; evil spirit; evil influence

Noun, used as a suffix

-crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

dreaded; terrible; awful; dreadful

magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

devil; demon; fiend

Christianity

Satan; the Devil

Buddhism

Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

to deceive; to cheat; to swindle

to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook

to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away

to embezzle; to pocket

Suru and itasu verb forms are used as set phrases said prior to entering or leaving someone's home

hindrance; intrusion

demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness

Buddhism

king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

magic; sorcery; witchcraft

magic tricks (with large-scale props)