>>2114If you take a listen to what she is actually saying, the localizers were actually having some fun. Shinobu is being referred to as a Zashiki-Warashi, as she was sometimes compared to early on in the series. This is a yokai that resembles a child and is commonly shown with a similar haircut as Shinobu.
"Ep. 9, Story 17: "Princess Kurama, Sleeping Beauty"
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First Impression: Kurama's first impression of Shinobu is not at all flattering. Kurama calls Shinobu "Zashikiwarashi," which are household guardian spirits in the Toohoku ("Northeast") region of Japan, which is the area of Honshuu (the largest of the four main islands of Japan) north of Kantoo, and is known for being cold and covered in snow a lot of the time. These spirits typically have the appearance of a plain, immature, round-faced, rosy-cheeked girl with a bob haircut, which happens to describe Shinobu very nicely at this point in the series.
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https://archive.animeigo.com/liner/out-print/urusei-yatsura-tv-series.htmlAnimeigo is the source of these subtitles as far as I can tell and these are their liner notes. They're also why some fans think Ten is named Jariten.