Nounvampire; bloodsucker

Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'perversity; perverse person; contrary person; contrarian · antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore · demon under the feet of temple guardian statues

Noun, used as a prefixugly; repulsive; detestable; contemptible · unworthy; insignificant; humble · strong and frightening thing

Nounevil spirit; demon; devil

Nounbrat; kid; urchin; little devil · preta; hungry ghost

Nouncruel creditor; bill collector; dun

Noundevil; imp; evil spirit

Nounghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul

Nountraditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi

Nounimp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin

Noun(horned) blue demon; blue ogre

Nounskilled mahjong player

Noungods or demons that cause epidemics

Nounred-horned demon; red ogre

Nounsex maniac; seducer; libertine; Lothario; rake

Nouncolor tag (children's game)

Noungods and demons; divine spirits and souls of the dead · one with (spiritual) power beyond that of humans · fierce god

Nounfreeze tag (children's game)

Nounghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon; monster; goblin

Noungod of poverty · vengeful spirit

Nounushi-oni; mythical ox-headed monster

Nountag game variant in which a player cannot be tagged if above the ground

Nounvetala; corpse demon; corpse ghost; ghoul

Noundemon; man-slaying ogre · impermanence; transiency

NounAkuma (Street Fighter)

NounSword Devil (collection of short stories by Renzaburō Shibata and 1965 film)

Nounbrat

Nounbloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac

Nounservice for the benefit of suffering spirits

Nounnavy blue demon residing in hell

Nounstupid brat; son of a bitch

Nounhide-and-seek and tag; children's game where the participants first hide, then run away from the seeker

Nounghoul; corpse-eating demon

Nounox-headed demon (in hell)

Nounhorse-headed demon (in hell)

Nounghoul; corpse-eating demon

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

Nounwork fiend; devil for work

NounBuddhist services in memory of those drowned in a river; offering to suffering spirits at the river

Noungame of (blindfolded) tag similar to the children's swimming pool game "Marco Polo"

Noun(game of) tag in which the tagged player becomes "it"

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Nounperson who died outside of their homeland; ghost in a foreign land

Nounserial killer

Nounchain tag (tag variant in which caught players hold hands with the tagger)

Nounghoulish murderer; grotesque killer

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the god you don't