MUJINA
(1) A kind of badger. Certain animals were thought to be able to transform themselves and cause mischief for humans.
[1] O-jochū (“honorable damsel”), a polite form of address used in speaking to a young lady whom one does not know.
(2) An apparition with a smooth, totally featureless face, called a “nopperabo,” is a stock part of the Japanese pantheon of ghosts and demons.
[2] Soba is a preparation of buckwheat, somewhat resembling vermicelli.
(3) An exclamation of annoyed alarm.
(4) Well!