Tomo and Ume have neighbors. What we know about them is they don't bother Ume and Tomo. The couple believe they are looked down upon by them. But since the former is true they don't care much about the later.
They should because the onryo might enlist the neighbors help. That is what happens in the Peony Lantern, which inspire my book.
Shiro and family live in an appartment, so they must have neighbors. But we know zip about them.
Shiro: I wish I was more considerate of others. I let my fears get in the way of doing what I should. Maybe it's not that I'm inconsiderate, I wish I was braver. I avoid anything that I think will cause other people to get upset. I often don't tell Kaori when she is doing something that bothers me, because I'm afraid of hurting her feelings. Kan-chan gets on me about that. She is usually right, if I spoke up things would be better in the long run.
I know we have had this prompt. How do name something?
It's time to name a new youkai.
Appears as a night-blooming flower
What fits that description that grows in Japan? Needs to be tall (?Sunflower-like?) I find nothing like that but vines yes. And that will work.
Morningglory, Moonflower
Japanese Bindweed is a similar plant. Minor change the creature doesn't hypnotize like I first thought but binds
We gather all the JP names for these
Bindweed: 昼顔 ヒルガオ Calystegia japonica (Noontime Face)
Morninglory: 朝顔 あさがお (Ipomoea nil) (Morning Face)
Moonflower: 夜顔 よるがお (Ipomoea alba ) Night Face
What luck a pattern [something] Face
Pull up some kanji that is descriptive of the creature. False, lie, deceit, falsehood 偽 (That was easy got it on the first try)
偽顔 にせかお Nise kao False face
Easy to say which is good.
Slap on an ending to show it is "sentient" 女性 Onna sounds good
False Faced Woman
Flower-like, deceitful, vine-like
Oh, DeepL wants to translate にせかお as a smirk. We just learned something new about our creature. (It's a bad translation TBH)
Shiro: "Something light and summery. A day dress or a maxi skirt. But stylish. It's important to look good. Besides, Kao appreciates me more when I look stylish.
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