Monster - Beast

Japanese: 化物 - ばけもの

〘noun〙① A being that takes on a mysterious appearance. Something that changes its original appearance and causes people to feel strange emotions. It is said that people with grudges can take on a mysterious appearance after death, and foxes, raccoon dogs, and cats are also said to take on a mysterious appearance and deceive people. A ghost. A shapeshifter . A monster. ※Ariake no Wake (late 12th century) 2 "My mother was also worried that a ghost had appeared." ② A trickster. A fraud. ※Tangihon Nemushigusa (1763-69) 1 "Before I knew it, I was in the company of monsters ." ③ (From the scene where he took the appearance of a doctor) A monk who buys prostitutes at a brothel. ※Zappai Yanagi Taru Shui (1801) vol. 16 "A bastard and a monster are running rampant in Shinagawa." ④ In the world of Bunraku puppet theater, this refers to someone who has been trained as an amateur and then becomes a connoisseur without going through the ranks of a professional. It is not necessarily a derogatory term. 5. An entertainer who has no formal training but who suddenly becomes popular through some kind of chance.

ke-motsu [monster]

〘Noun〙① ("mono" means all living beings) Teaching and guiding all living beings with a compassionate heart. ※Hokke Gisho (before the 7th century) 2 "However, the meaning of monsters _{is the} same as _{that of} _all Buddhas." ② A monster. A type of monster that changes shape . ※Taiheiki (late 14th century) 24 " In general, people with a good heart should believe in things and think they will not see monsters ."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① ばけて怪しい姿をするもの。自己の本来の姿を変え、人に怪異の情を起こさせるもの。怨念を持った人間は死んでからばけるといわれ、狐・狸・猫などもばけて人をたぶらかすとされる。おばけ。変化(へんげ)。妖怪。※有明の別（１２Ｃ後）二「母君もはけ物のあらはれいでたる心ちして」② くわせ者。いんちきなやつ。※談義本・根無草（1763‐69）前「いつとなく化物(バケモノ)仲間に入られ」③ (医者の姿になって行ったところから) 遊郭で遊女を買う僧侶のこと。※雑俳・柳多留拾遺（1801）巻一六「やぼと化もの品川に入みだれ」④ 人形浄瑠璃社会で、専門家としての階梯を通らず、素人として年季を入れた人が玄人に転じた者をいう。必ずしも軽蔑した称呼ではない。⑤ 本筋の修行もしてない芸人で、何かのはずみに一躍人気を得た者。