History & religion




昔話, むかしばなし

folklore, legend, reminiscence

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鳳凰, ほうおう

Chinese firebird, Chinese phoenix

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付喪神, つくもがみ

artifact spirit

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守り神, まもりがみ

guardian deity

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座敷童, 座敷童子, ざしきわらし

protective household deity in Tohoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed-hair

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家鳴り, やなり

rattling of a house

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ろくろ首, 轆轤首, ろくろくび

rokurokubi, long-neck woman, monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)

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猫股, 猫又, ねこまた

mythical two-tailed monster cat

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槌の子, つちのこ, ツチノコ

mythical snake-like creature, tsuchinoko

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一つ目小僧, ひとつめこぞう

one-eyed goblin, one-eyed monster

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鎌鼬, かまいたち

type Japanese folkloric monster (yokai), thought to be a trio of weasels who appear in a whirlwind to cut their victim, cut caused by whirlwind

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河童, かっぱ

kappa (mythical water-dwelling creatures), excellent swimmer, cucumber, rolled sushi containing a stick of cucumber

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山姥, やまうば, やまんば

mountain witch

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入道, にゅうどう

entering the priesthood, priest, monk, man with a shaven head, bald-headed monster

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化け猫, ばけねこ

monster cat, cat with magical powers

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雷獣, らいじゅう

(in Chinese mythology) beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt

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化け物, 化物, ばけもの, ばけもん, バケモン

goblin, apparition, monster, ghost, phantom, spectre, specter

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幸先, さいさき

omen, sign (usually good)

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山彦, やまびこ

echo (as in mountain echo)

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木霊, 木魂, 谺, こだま

echo, to echo, to reverberate, the spirit of a tree, tree spirit

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