[1] Literally, a man-eating goblin. The Japanese narrator gives also the
Sanscrit term, "Rakshasa;" but this word is quite as vague as jikininki,
since there are many kinds of Rakshasas. Apparently the word jikininki
signifies here one of the Baramon-Rasetsu-Gaki,-- forming the twenty-sixth
class of pretas enumerated in the old Buddhist books.
[2] A Segaki-service is a special Buddhist service performed on behalf of
beings supposed to have entered into the condition of gaki (pretas), or
hungry spirits. For a brief account of such a service, see my Japanese
Miscellany.
[3] Literally, "five-circle [or five-zone] stone." A funeral monument
consisting of five parts superimposed,-- each of a different form,--
symbolizing the five mystic elements: Ether, Air, Fire, Water, Earth.

MUJINA
(1) A kind of badger. Certain animals were thought to be able to transform
themselves and cause mischief for humans.
[1] O-jochu ("honorable damsel"), a polite form of address used in
speaking to a young lady whom one does not know.
(2) An apparition with a smooth, totally featureless face, called a
"nopperabo," is a stock part of the Japanese pantheon of ghosts and demons.
[2] Soba is a preparation of buckwheat, somewhat resembling vermicelli.
(3) An exclamation of annoyed alarm.
(4) Well!

ROKURO-KUBI
[1] The period of Eikyo lasted from 1429 to 1441.
[2] The upper robe of a Buddhist priest is thus called.
(1) Present-day Yamanashi Prefecture.
(2) A term for itinerant priests.
[3] A sort of little fireplace, contrived in the floor of a room, is thus