eight

18

Hachiman (God of War) ②Hachiman shrine ③certainly

Hachiōji (city)

being torn to pieces

the 108 kleshas

Great Bodhisattva Hachiman (title of Hachiman due to Shinto-Buddhist syncretism)

competent in all fields

The Eight Greater Hells

being moderate in eating

ostracism

eating moderately

shakuhachi ②blow job

the 8 districts of feudal Japan

Shrine of the God of War

eight faces

eight-tenths

large two-wheeled wagon

god of war

it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit

greengrocer

thick clouds ②classical Japanese poetry

venting one's anger (on someone or something)

tearing limb from limb

very long period ②eight thousand years

match fixing

Japan

yatsuhashi ②zigzag bridge

not giving up ②the vicissitudes of life

all the gods and goddesses

double tooth

myriad

Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition) ②three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology

large jewel ②Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)

octuplet ②eight-year-old child

double-flowered cherry tree

multilayered

form of taro

great length

many islands

eight trigrams ②divination

Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku) ②1st of August (lunar calendar)

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten

skillfulness

eight trigrams palm

all sides ②large hanging lantern

octagon ②star anise (Illicium verum) ③sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)

all doors closed

tossing oneself about in great pain

being in dire distress ②the four and eight kinds of suffering

in all directions

the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)

voluble

everybody's friend ②flawlessly beautiful woman

eight-sided shape

pack of lies

8000 years

distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm) ②dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies) ③variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper

chop suey

leap up from the initial charge in order to surprise the opponent ②(Minamoto Yoshitsune's legendary) eight ship leap

eight ②eight years of age ③two o'clock (old time system)

108

one's favorite party trick (favorite) ②No. 18 ③repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

the average Joe

Japanese pirate ship (of the Middle Ages)

octavo (book format)

eight-holed arrow whistle

eighth (place, position, etc.) ②having eight eyes ③(of a fabric) having a loose knit ④lamprey

eight-legged table (used as a stand for religious offerings, etc.)

single-tiered gate with eight secondary pillars supporting the four main central pillars

Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)

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