#kehai

顰める, 蹙める [しかめる (shikameru)]　to pull a wry face, to screw one's face up, to pucker one's face, to scowl, to grimace, to frown (Nezuko did this.)

捥げる [もげる (mogeru)]　to be torn off, to come off

気配 [けはい (kehai), きはい (kihai)]　indication, sign, hint, presence, trend (I put this word on the list because I specifically remember learning it from Bleach, so it was interesting to see it show up in another Shonen Jump series!)

連む [つるむ (tsurumu)]　to go with (a companion), to hang out with (Tanjiro is hanging out with Nezuko)

とどめを刺す, 止めを刺す [とどめをさす (todomewosasu)]　to finish off, to ensure (something) is dead, to deliver the coup de grace (This is a fun phrase that shows up a lot in various media)

打ち付ける, 打ちつける, 打付ける [うちつける (uchitsukeru)]　to knock, to bang (e.g. one's head), to strike (hard)

食い尽くす [くいつくす (kuitsukusu)]　to consume (I’m 90% sure this a catchphrase in Attack on Titan. Despite it literally meaning ‘eat’, I don’t think it’s used that literally- more like ‘entirely destroy’)

埋葬 [まいそう (maisou)]　burial (Sakonji Urokodaki, whose name was one of the hardest words to catch while listening to the episode, does this.)

辛抱, 辛棒 [しんぼう (shinbou)　patience, endurance (Nezuko does this.)

クラクラ (kurakura)　dizzy, giddy (Tanjiro does this or is afraid he will do this.)

落とし穴, 落し穴 [おとしあな (otoshiana)]　pitfall, trap, pit

失神, 失心 [しっしん (shisshin)]　faint, trance, swoon, stupefaction (Tanjiro is afraid he will do this.)

嗅ぎ分ける [かぎわける (kagiwakeru)]　to scent out, to discern (Tanjiro does this.)

竃, 竈 [かまど (kamado), へっつい (hettsui), カマド (kamado)]　kitchen range, cooking stove, hearth, (kitchen) furnace So this word I knew- the central cooking hearth in old-style Japanese homes. It got me because it’s Tanjiro’s last name, and we see him here, returning to the cabin, to the kamado. That’s some nice symbolic naming ^^

変貌, 変ぼう [へんぼう (henbou)]　transfiguration, transformation, change of appearance (Nezuko did this when she becomes a... [spoiler])

受け継ぐ [うけつぐ (uketsugu)]　to inherit, to succeed, to take over (Giyuu Tomioka thinks that Tanjiro might be able to do this.)

何卒, 何とぞ [なにとぞ (nanitozo), なにそつ (nanisotsu)]　please, kindly, I beg of you, if it pleases you (Seems equivalent in usage to ‘douzo’)

草々, 草草 [そうそう (sousou)]　brevity, rudeness, hurry / Yours Sincerely (My dictionary notes that “[written] letters that end with this start with 前略 [senryaku], 冠省 [kanshou], etc.)

The episode started with really easy Shonen-esque Japanese, but it really started to level up in the second half, especially with Giyuu’s letter right at the end that used very formal Japanese. Here are a few other phrases I noticed.

(under a cut for spoilers if you don’t know the series)

The 13th Night of Spook Music leads us into strange waters. No words, just eerie atmosphere. Kehai from the anime "Mushishi" is an exploration of chimes, bells, and other percussion instruments and their ability to brew up an atmosphere of Otherness, just as the show does. This atmosphere is perfect for those long nights alone, lights dim, with the feeling of something pressing in from just beyond your sight. Don't try to look too hard into the dark...