goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
monster cat; cat with magical powers
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
corruption (of text, e.g. in email, due to improper encoding); garbling; illegal character; corrupted text; garbled text
supernatural tanuki (Japanese folklore)
haunted mansion; haunted house; enchanted house
change; metamorphosis; transformation
two sly characters outfoxing each other
kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times; the seven common disguises of ninja
ghost story; spooky story
lantern ghost; demonic lantern
extremely popular long-running TV show
to unmask (someone's true nature)
everyone drinks at least a little bit; (lit.) ghosts and non-drinkers do not exist
parity check (data, memory, etc.)
to expose one's true colors (colours); to expose one's true character
masking one's true character; disguise; sheep's clothing
card that can be counted as more than one type of card for scoring combinations (e.g. the sake cup card or the November suit)
private koyomi published illegally (Edo period)