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Words — 16 found

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1. nekomata; fork-tailed cat yōkaiJapanese mythology
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2. giant beast that inhabits the mountainsJapanese mythology
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3. Nekomata
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4. NekomataNekomata (jap. 猫股 or 猫又; meaning ‘forked cat’) is the nam... Read more
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猫また 【ねこまた】猫股 【ねこまた】
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1. umibōzu; sea yōkai, resembling a huge bald-headed black figure; sea monster; sea goblinJapanese mythology
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2. green turtleZoology, See also 青海亀 あおうみがめ
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3. Umibōzuis a spirit in Japanese folklore. The Umibōzu is said to ... Read more
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1. plaster or mortar-covered wall
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2. yōkai resembling an invisible wall impeding or misdirecting people walking at nightJapanese mythology, esp. 塗壁
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3. Nurikabe (folklore)The nurikabe (ぬりかべ) is a Yōkai, or spirit, from Japanese ... Read more
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塗壁 【ぬりかべ】
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1. jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata)
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2. spider yōkaiJapanese mythology, Only applies to 絡新婦
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3. Nephila clavataNephila clavata, also known as the Jorō Spider, is a memb... Read more
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絡新婦 【じょろうぐも】ジョロウグモ
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1. god who causes calamitiesJapanese mythology
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2. evil gods (who cause sin, etc.)
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1. mizuchi; aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breathJapanese mythology, Rare term, See also 蛟 みずち
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虯竜 【きゅうりょう】虬龍 【きゅうりょう】虯龍 【きゅうりょう】
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1. moonPoetical term
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2. Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon)Japanese mythology
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月読 【つきよみ】月夜見 【つくよみ】月夜見 【つきよみ】月読み 【つくよみ】月読み 【つきよみ】月讀 【つくよみ】月讀 【つきよみ】月夜霊 【つくよみ】月夜霊 【つきよみ】
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月讀: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage. 月讀: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage. 月夜霊: Rarely-used kanji form. 月夜霊: Rarely-used kanji form.
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1. mizuchi; aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breathJapanese mythology, See also 蛟 みずち
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2. unfulfilled genius; dormant talent
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蛟竜 【こうりゅう】蛟龍 【こうりょう】蛟龍 【こうりゅう】
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1. ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age
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2. time before the ascension of Emperor JimmuJapanese mythology
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神世 【かみよ】神代 【じんだい】神代 【しんだい】
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神世: Rarely-used kanji form. しんだい: Irregular kana usage.
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1. wanyūdō; firewheel; soultaker; burning oxcart wheel bearing the tormented face of a manJapanese mythology
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2. WanyūdōWanyūdō is a figure in Japanese mythology, a relatively w... Read more
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1. mizuchi; aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breathJapanese mythology
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2. Mizuchiis a name for a Japanese dragon or legendary serpent-like... Read more
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蛟 【みつち】虬 【みずち】虬 【みつち】虯 【みずち】虯 【みつち】螭 【みずち】螭 【みつち】
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みつち: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. みつち: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. みつち: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. みつち: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
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1. JapanJapanese mythology, Archaic
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2. Ashihara no Nakatsukuniis, in Japanese mythology, the world between Takamagahara... Read more
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葦原の中つ国 【あしはらのなかつくに】
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1. god who causes calamitiesJapanese mythology, Abbreviation, See also 禍津日神
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2. evil gods (who cause sin, etc.)Abbreviation, See also 禍津日神
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1. biwa-bokuboku; yōkai in the shape of a Buddhist priest with the head of a biwaJapanese mythology, See also 琵琶
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1. yōkai appearing as a beautiful woman who seduces men leading them to ruin and ultimately deathJapanese mythology
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まがつひのかみ 八十禍津日神
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1. god of evil; god who causes many disastersJapanese mythology, See also 伊邪那岐
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