鬼

Food, cooking

onigara yaki; prawn or lobster split lengthwise and grilled

having the face of a devil and the heart of Buddha; having a stern face but a tender heart

Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)

Proverb

God only knows what may happen

Gastrodia elata (species of saprophytic orchid)

black swallower (Chiasmodon niger)

Food, cooking

grilled miso mixed with chili peppers

person who acts tough but is actually timid

Gelidium japonicum (species of seaweed)

water caltrop (Trapa natans); water chestnut; caltrop

driving out evil spirits (on New Year's eve)

roasted soybeans scattered to drive away evil spirits

demon drums; type of drumming performance done to ward off ogres

Slang

sickness back; motion sickness bag

to threaten by outward appearance; to use bluff to intimidate; to make empty threats

to threaten by outward appearance; to use bluff to intimidate; to make empty threats

Art, aesthetics

demon's prayer (Ōtsu-e motif depicting a demon wearing monk's robes and holding a bell)

Idiomatic expression

to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless

to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)

girl of unsightly and terrifying appearance; girl with bad temper

demon woman (role in misemono)

compassionate ruthlessness; merciless scalpel of a merciful surgeon; a demon's hand and a Buddha's heart

toco toucan (Ramphastos toco)

Japanese mythology

onikuma; monster resembling a large bear that steals livestock

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Demon's Sword Dance (traditional dance of the Kitakami, Iwate area)

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Demon Slayer (abbr)

demon; monster; apparition