ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
tag (children's game); tig
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
furious facial expression
red-horned demon; red ogre
decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle); hideous face
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
(horned) blue demon; blue ogre
child born with teeth; child which does not resemble its parents; changeling; wild child; badly-behaved child
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
God only knows what may happen
Araneus ventricosus (species of orb-weaving spider)
wildcard (in hanafuda); storm card; gaji (term used in Hawaii); extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre); joker; blank card
hide-and-seek and tag; children's game where the participants first hide, then run away from the seeker
tiger lily (Lilium lancifolium)
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
to be laughable; to be unrealistic
work fiend; devil for work
person of strong constitution unexpectedly falling ill; sickness of a stout man; (lit.) the devil getting sunstroke
freeze tag (children's game)
even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; (lit.) a tear in the ogre's eye
calling someone over the phone many times
hard shell of a nut, etc.
game of (blindfolded) tag similar to the children's swimming pool game "Marco Polo"
unsympathetic manager; section chief with a heart of stone
protruding tooth (like a fang)
color tag (children's game)
playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; (lit.) relaxing while the demon is out
even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
Manchurian walnut (Juglans mandshurica)
a horrible man will find a horrible wife
all people aren't evil; don't distrust everyone; there is kindness to be found everywhere
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; (lit.) better the ogre you know than the god you don't
royal water lily; water platter
like father, like son; (lit.) a child who does not resemble their parents is a changeling
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
out with the demon, in with fortune; devils out, good luck in
Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
e-mailing or texting someone many times
wooden board used on the ridge-ends of a roof instead of an onigawara tile (sometimes covered in copper sheeting)
Siebold's dragonfly (Anotogaster sieboldii); jumbo dragonfly
nobody knows the morrow; (lit.) speak of tomorrow and the ogres laugh
nobody knows the morrow; (lit.) speak of next year and the ogres laugh
God only knows what may happen
you can make friends anywhere; (lit.) not even in hell is everyone an ogre
grilled miso mixed with chili peppers; person who acts tough but is actually timid
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; (lit.) better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't
grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously; (lit.) let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush
false virgin's lepidella (Amanita virgineoides)
roasted soybeans scattered to drive away evil spirits
demon drums; type of drumming performance done to ward off ogres
driving out evil spirits (on New Year's eve)
greater bandicoot rat (Bandicota indica)
devil stinger (Inimicus japonicus)
crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci)
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis cirrhosa); hairy stingfish
common fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta)
Oriental false hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)
prickly sow-thistle (Sonchus asper); sharp-fringed sow thistle; spiny sow thistle; spiny-leaved sow thistle
great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)
reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa); stonefish; devilfish
black swallower (Chiasmodon niger)
Gelidium japonicum (species of seaweed)
Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
Gastrodia elata (species of saprophytic orchid)
water caltrop (Trapa natans); water chestnut; caltrop