Demon Child:
Glossary of Terms
This glossary includes potentially new vocabulary and the names of characters and places that are
encountered in the book, Demon Child. This is a running glossary, so when
something new shows up in the text, it will also show up here. This list contains a minimum of
spoilers and only has information about people (and things) when they first appear, rather than
what ends up happening to them.
If you have any questions or comments, email me.
last addition, 10.11.2006.
- anime アニメ
- Animation.
- futon 布団
【ふとん】
- Futon. Japanese-style bedding.
- Gotanda 五反田
【ごたんだ】
- The leader of the athletics festival student committee.
- Gotou 後藤
【ごとう】
- A chemistry teacher at Hirose's alma mater.
Hirose's former first-year homeroom teacher.
- griffin
- A mythical beast, half-eagle, half-lion. The name by which
Takasato refers
to one of the mysterious creatures he believes accompanies him.
- Guyana
- A country in northern South America, bordering with Suriname to the east,
Brazil to the south and southwest, Venezuela to the northwest, and the Atlantic
Ocean to the north.
- Haku Sanshi 白汕子
【はくさんし】
- Haku Sanshi. The name of someone the mysterious young woman is looking for.
- Hanshi ハンシ
- Hanshi. The name of someone (or something) mentioned by the mysterious young woman.
- Hashigami 橋上
【はしがみ】
- A class 3-5 student who hangs out in the chemistry preparation room.
- hensachi 偏差値
【へんさち】
- A deviation value calculated through testing, used to rank the academic
ability of students in Japan.
- Hirose 広瀬
【ひろせ】
- A teacher-in-training.
- Houzan 蓬山
【ほうざん】
- Mt. Hou. A place that Takasato is reminded of by pictures of the
Guyana Highlands.
- Ikuta 生田
【いくた】
- An English teacher at Hirose's alma mater, who also
served as soccer coach and was Takasato's homeroom
teacher at one time.
- Iwaki 岩木
【いわき】
- A class 2-5 student who hangs out in the chemistry preparation room.
- kakutan 角端
【かくたん】
- Kakutan. Another name for kirin.
- kamikakushi 神隠し
【かみかくし】
- Spiriting away. A mysterious disappearance of a person attributed to being
abducted by supernatural forces.
- ki き
- Ki. What the mysterious young woman is looking for.
- ki 麒
【き】
- Ki. A male kirin.
- kibasen 騎馬戦
【きばせん】
- Cavalry battle. A game where teams of four (three of whom form the "horse"
while they carry the fourth member with a hat or headband) try to get the hats
or headbands of the other teams.
- kirin キリン
- Giraffe. A tall, long-necked, quadrupedal, African mammal.
- kirin 麒麟
【きりん】
- Kirin. A mythical animal of China which appearance is an auspicious sign.
- kotatsu 炬燵
【こたつ】
- A table with a heater underneath it.
- kouhai 後輩
【こうはい】
- A colleague or classmate that has less seniority than another. The opposite
of senpai.
- kusaya くさや
- Salt-cured mackerel.
- makuragaeshi 枕返し
【まくらがえし】
- A demon that repositions one's pillow at night.
- Mike ミケ
- Mike. A common name for a pet cat.
- Mount Roraima
- A mountain at the three-way border between Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil.
- Murgen
- A legendary siren found off the coast of Northern Ireland in the 6th century
CE. The name by which Takasato refers to one of the mysterious creatures he believes
accompanies him.
- Nisseki 日赤
【にっせき】 abbreviation for:
- 日本赤十字社 【にほんせきじゅうじしゃ】 The Japanese Red Cross Society.
- Nozue 野末
【のずえ】
- A first-year student who hangs out in the chemistry preparation room.
- okaasan お母さん
【おかあさん】
- Mother. A term of address usually referring to the mother of another.
- Okada 岡田
【おかだ】
- A student who was working on the athletics festival in classroom 2-6.
- oneesan お姉さん
【おねえさん】
- Older sister. A term of address usually referring to the older sister of
another.
- oni 鬼
【おに、キ】
- Oni. Ogre, demon.
- otaku オタク
- Enthusiast.
- raamen ラーメン
- Ramen. Chinese-style noodles.
- rin 麟
【りん】
- Rin. A female kirin.
- Sakata 坂田
【さかた】
- A second-year student who hangs out in the chemistry preparation room.
- senpai 先輩
【せんぱい】
- A colleague or classmate that has seniority over another. The opposite of
kouhai.
- sensei 先生
【せんせい】
- Teacher.
- Seta 勢多
【せた】
- A student who accidentally injured Tsuiki with a saw.
- shiba inu 柴犬
【しばいぬ】
- Shiba Inu. A breed of dog native to Japan.
- Sugisaki 杉崎
【すぎさき】
- A first-year student who hangs out in the chemistry preparation room.
- Taiki たいき
- Taiki. The name of the ki that the mysterious young woman is looking for.
- Taiou たいおう
- Taiou. Something to which Taiki belongs.
- Takasato 高里
【たかさと】
- A mysterious student in Hirose's homeroom, class 2-6.
- Tanno 丹野
【たんの】
- A chemistry teacher at Hirose's alma mater.
- Tarou タロウ
- Tarou. A common name for a pet.
- tatami 畳
【たたみ】
- Tatami mat. Japanese-style floor covering made of straw.
- Totoki 十時
【ととき】
- A teacher-nurse at Hirose's alma mater.
- Toukyou 東京
【とうきょう】
- Tokyo. Japan's current capital and largest city, located in the Kantou
region of Honshuu.
- Toukyou Doomu 東京ドーム
【とうきょうドーム】
- Tokyo Dome. A big, domed stadium in Tokyo that plays host to baseball games,
concerts, and other events.
- Tsuiki 築城
【ついき】
- A class 2-6 student who hangs out in the chemistry preparation room.
- yomogi 蓬
【よもぎ】
- Mugwort.
- Yoneda 米田
【よねだ】
- An art teacher at Hirose's alma mater.
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