[はだかる, hadakaru] (v5r, vi) (1) (uk) to be separated; to be exposed; to be wide open; (2) (See 立ちはだかる) to stand with one's limbs apart (blocking the way)
[ぬえ, nue] (n) (1) Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; (2) (See 虎鶫) White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); (3) man of mystery