► 動詞
化ける [(2)ばける] meaning: disguise rank: 2
☆ 狐は人間に化けると信じられていた ⇨ It was believed foxes can transform into humans (☛ Transform using supernatural power)
► 名詞
お化け [(2)おばけ] [coll] [humorous] meaning: ghost rank: 2
☆ お化けが出た ⇨ A ghost appeared
怪獣 [かいじゅう] meaning: monster rank: 2
☆ 怪獣が東京で暴れた ⇨ A monster rampaged through Tokyo (☛ Especially big monsters like Godzilla)
☆ 怪獣映画 ⇨ Monster movies (☛ Especially big monsters like Godzilla)
神話 [しんわ] meaning: myth rank: 2
☆ ギリシャ神話 ⇨ Greek myths (☛ Literally “story of gods”)
伝説 [でんせつ] meaning: legend rank: 2
☆ 伝説の龍 ⇨ The legendary dragon
化け物 [(3)ばけもの] meaning: monster rank: 2
☆ 彼は化け物に食べられた ⇨ He was eaten by a monster
魔力 [(1)まりょく] meaning: power rank: 2
☆ その石には魔力が秘められていた ⇨ The stone had a secret magical power (☛ Magical power)
幽霊 [(1)ゆうれい] meaning: ghost rank: 2
☆ あの家は幽霊が出る ⇨ Ghosts appear in that house
☆ 幽霊組織 ⇨ A ghost organization
妖怪 [ようかい] meaning: monster rank: 2
☆ そのアニメの主人公は妖怪と友達になる ⇨ The protagonist of the anime becomes friends with a monster (☛ Typically human-shaped monsters)
怪物 [かいぶつ] meaning: monster rank: 3
☆ 彼は高校生の時から怪物と呼ばれてきた ⇨ He has been called a freak of nature since high school days (☛ Usually “a freak of nature”, not an imaginary monster)
吸血鬼 [(4)きゅうけつき] meaning: vampire rank: 3
☆ 一時期吸血鬼映画が流行った ⇨ Vampire movies were very popular at one time
巨人 [きょじん] meaning: giant rank: 3
☆ ジャズ界の巨人 ⇨ A giant of the jazz world
呪文 [じゅもん] meaning: spell rank: 3
☆ 彼が呪文を唱えると扉が開いた ⇨ He recited the spell and the door opened
天狗 [てんぐ] meaning: monster rank: 3
☆ 彼は天狗のお面を被っている ⇨ He is wearing a Tengu mask (☛ A legendary winged monster with a long nose)
忍者 [(1)にんじゃ] meaning: ninja rank: 3
☆ 彼は忍者の衣装を着ている ⇨ He is wearing a ninja costume
亡霊 [ぼうれい] [liter] meaning: ghost rank: 3
☆ この国には恐怖政治の亡霊が今も影を落としている ⇨ The ghost of the terror rule still cast a shadow over this country
呪い [まじない] meaning: spell rank: 3
☆ 痛みが無くなるおまじない ⇨ A magic spell to relieve pain (☛ Originally a curse, but often used as a good spell. Often said おまじない)
魔術 [(1)まじゅつ] meaning: magic rank: 3
☆ 彼女は魔術を使って彼を犬に変えた ⇨ She transformed him into a dog using sorcery
魔除け [まよけ] meaning: protect rank: 3
☆ 魔除けの彫刻 ⇨ A sculpture that fends off evil spirits
迷信 [めいしん] meaning: superstition rank: 3
☆ それは迷信に過ぎない ⇨ That’s nothing more than a superstition
霊 [(1)れい] meaning: spirit rank: 3
☆ 彼は死者の霊に取り憑かれている ⇨ He is possessed by the spirit of dead (☛ The spirit of a dead person)
悪霊 [あくりょう] meaning: spirit rank: 4
☆ 悪霊を追い払うための祈祷 ⇨ Prayers to dispel evil spirits (☛ An evil spirit)
怨霊 [おんりょう] meaning: ghost rank: 4
☆ 彼は怨霊に取り憑かれた ⇨ He was possessed by a spirit that holds a grudge against him (☛ A spirit that holds grudge)
怪談 [かいだん] meaning: story rank: 4
☆ 「四谷怪談」は三大会談の一つだ ⇨ “Yotsuya ghost story” is one of the three famous ghost stories
守護神 [(3)しゅごしん] meaning: protect rank: 4
☆ チームの守護神と呼ばれる抑え投手 ⇨ A closer pitcher who is called the guardian angel of the team
神通力 [(3)じんつうりき] meaning: power rank: 4
☆ 彼は神通力が有ると言われていた ⇨ It’s said that he possessed god-like super power (☛ Supernatural, superhuman, power)
のっぺらぼう [(4)のっぺらぼう] meaning: monster rank: 4
☆ (☛ A monster with no eyes, nose and mouth)
人魂 [ひとだま] meaning: ghost rank: 4
☆ 墓場で人魂が飛んでいた ⇨ Spirits of the dead were flying around in the cemetery
不死鳥 [(2)ふしちょう] meaning: phoenix rank: 4
☆ 彼は不死鳥のように蘇った ⇨ He revived like a phoenix
魔術師 [(4)まじゅつし] meaning: magic rank: 4
☆ 魔術師 ⇨ A magician, sorcerer (☛ Used for both an entertainer magician and a fantasy sorcerer)
物 [(2)もの] meaning: spirit rank: 4
☆ 彼は物に憑かれている ⇨ He is possessed by an evil spirit
物の怪 [もののけ] meaning: ghost rank: 4
☆ もののけ姫 ⇨ A ghost, monster, princess
疫病神 [(3)やくびょうがみ] meaning: luck rank: 4
☆ あいつは疫病神だ ⇨ He is a jinx (☛ Literally “a god of disease”)
► 形容詞
迷信深い [(6)めいしんぶかい] meaning: superstition rank: 4
☆ 彼女は迷信深い ⇨ She’s very superstitious