鬼面人を威す

きめんひとをおどす

to threaten by outward appearance; to use bluff to intimidate; to make empty threats

鬼面

きめん

mask of a devil, startling appearance, devil's face

驚かす

おどろかす

to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir

耳目を驚かす

じもくをおどろかす

to take by surprise, to startle, to shock

殺人鬼

さつじんき さつじんおに

devilish homicide, cutthroat

鬼面伝心

きめんでんしん

of a fearsome countenance, but kind as a Buddha

鬼面仏心

きめんぶっしん

having the face of a devil and the heart of Buddha, having a stern face but a tender heart

人面

じんめん

human face

心を鬼にする

こころをおににする

to harden one's heart

人面疽

mythological growth (tumour) that takes the shape of a human face

人面瘡

じんめんそう にんめんそう

mythological growth (tumour) that takes the shape of a human face

面会人

めんかいにん

visitor

人面魚

じんめんぎょ

fish with a human-looking face

連続殺人鬼

れんぞくさつじんき

serial killer

面目を施す

めんぼくをほどこす

to get credit, to win honor, to win honour

面目を潰す

めんぼくをつぶす

to lose face, to be disgraced

鬼

おに き

spirit of a deceased person

驚かせる

おどろかせる

to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir

罪人を流す

ざいにんをながす

to exile a criminal