spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition
vengeful spirit (spawned from a living person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
ceremony to appease evil gods and the spirits of the dead
shelf with offerings for welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors during the Bon Festival
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories)
vengeful spirit; revengeful ghost
miracle; wonder; wondrous thing
floating lanterns or offerings for the spirits of the deceased
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; humankind; humanity; the people
spirit of a deceased person; revengeful ghost; ceremony to appease evil gods and the spirits of the dead
welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors on the first day of the Bon Festival (by lighting small fires)
Bon Festival; Buddhist service for the anniversary of the death of Prince Shōtoku (orig. the 22nd day of the 2nd month of the lunar calendar)
straw boat for one's ancestral spirits to sail in
sending off the spirits of one's ancestors on the last day of the Bon Festival (by lighting small fires)
spirit of someone on the first Obon after their death
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories)
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories)
Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea)
Gonista bicolor (species of grasshopper resembling the Oriental longheaded locust)