ghost / evil spirit, demon, ogre / (figuratively) someone of remarkable or diabolical energy or ability, a demon / "it" in a game of tag/hide and seek (鬼ごっこ onigokko, "pretend spirits")

to drive away and get rid of

立春 (Risshun), the first day of spring in the traditional lunisolar calendar, / 立夏 (Rikka), the first day of summer, / 立秋 (Risshū), the first day of autumn, or / 立冬 (Rittō), the first day of winter

a kyogen play set on the night of Setsubun where a female house-sitter tricks a demon using magical items, culminating in her throwing roasted soybeans to drive it away

(archaic) any of the four named first days of the lunisolar calendar that mark the division between two seasons / (archaic, especially) the day before Risshun or the beginning of spring

(archaic, obsolete) any of the four named first days of the lunisolar calendar that mark the division between two seasons

the pulses / a bean / a pea / a soybean

bean, legume

winding / roll / a scroll or book / a volume or chapter in a larger book or series

stem or continuative form of まく (maku) [godan]