鬼

Proverb

suspicion begets monsters

Proverb; Abbreviation

even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (manga, anime)

Proverb

a horrible man will find a horrible wife

Proverb

better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the god you don't

Proverb

all people aren't evil; don't distrust everyone; there is kindness to be found everywhere

wicked and perverse; weird and incoherent

Oriental false hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)

prickly sow-thistle (Sonchus asper); sharp-fringed sow thistle; spiny sow thistle; spiny-leaved sow thistle

Proverb

where there's a will, there's a way

Colloquial

e-mailing or texting someone many times

Proverb

just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

Proverb

like father, like son; a child who does not resemble their parents is a changeling

hydatidiform mole

Recital chanted on Setsubun during the bean-scattering ceremony

out with the demon, in with fortune; devils out, good luck in

Proverb

grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously; let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush

chain tag (tag variant in which caught players hold hands with the tagger)

Formal or literary term; 'taru' adjective

spine-chilling (like the wailing and weeping of a restless ghost); hair-raising

Proverb

nobody knows the morrow; speak of tomorrow and the ogres laugh

Proverb

nobody knows the morrow; speak of next year and the ogres laugh

reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa); stonefish; devilfish

(game of) tag in which the tagged player becomes "it"

Idiomatic expression

person who died outside of their homeland; ghost in a foreign land

Food, cooking

onigara yaki; prawn or lobster split lengthwise and grilled