あやかし
Japanese
Noun
あやかし • (ayakashi)
- a yokai that appears above seawater during shipwrecks
- a mystery; an unexplained phenomenon
- Synonym of 妖怪 (yōkai)
- 2020 September 19, Mafumafu (lyrics and music), “百鬼夜行 [Night Parade of A Hundred Demons]”:
- 何万年 妖たちは
踊る 夜宴の夢- Nanmannen ayakashi-tachi wa
Odoru yaen no yume - For myriads of years, the yokai
Have been dancing, our soiree dreams
- Nanmannen ayakashi-tachi wa
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- Synonym of 馬鹿 (baka, “idiot; fool”)
- Synonym of コバンザメ (kobanzame, “live sharksucker”)
- a type of Noh mask representing ghosts or spirits