August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
eight (long cylindrical things)
Hachiman (god of war); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom
18th day of the month; 18 days
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
28th day of the month; 28 days
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 microseasons of one year
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
shrine dedicated to Hachiman; Hachiman shrine
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)
800,000; eight hundred thousand
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
ostracism; complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)
8-mm (film, camera, etc.)
being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself
the 8 districts of feudal Japan
(in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)
large hanging paper lantern (used in bathhouses, yose theatres, izakaya, etc.)
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)
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)
Eighth Route Army; 18th Army Group of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China
Great Bodhisattva Hachiman (title of Hachiman due to Shinto-Buddhist syncretism)
bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation; onlookers see more of the game than the players do; (lit.) people watching a game of go see eight moves further ahead
eight winds; eight things that hinder enlightenment; prosperity, decline, disgrace, honor, praise, censure, suffering, and pleasure; eight winds (e.g. in eight directions)
Japanese pirate ship (of the Middle Ages)
8th note; eighth note; quaver
eating moderately; moderation in eating; (lit.) eating until 80% full
O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
88 temples (of, or modeled after those of, Shikoku)
below eye level; about eight-tenths full
eighty-eighth day from the beginning of spring
customer at a brothel; john; someone who has forgotten the eight virtues; brothel; owner of a brothel
the 108 kleshas; the 108 afflictions
Hachiman, god of war and archery
soba made with two parts wheat flour to eight parts buckwheat flour
eight consciousnesses (one for each of the five senses, consciousness of the mind, self-consciousness and store consciousness)
38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1873 novel by Jules Verne)
thick black silk from Hachijo Island
Cyathea mertensiana (species of tree fern)
88 temples of Shikoku (holy spots related to Kobo Daishi)
repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy
the eight gods who preside over the lucky/unlucky directions of the traditional calendar for each year (in Onmyōdō)
uncultured but well-intentioned person; your average nice guy; Joe Blow; Joe Bloggs
sagohachi-zuke; vegetables, seafood, or mushrooms pickled in a sagohachi base, local dish of Fukushima, Yamagata, and Akita prefectures
it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit; (lit.) planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight
eighteen components of perception (six sense objects, six sense faculties, six sense consciousnesses)
even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
octennial; recurring every eight years
the 8th month (of the lunar calendar) is the quietest for farmers
Seishun 18 ticket; seasonally available railway ticket for 5 days of unlimited travel on non-Shinkansen JR trains
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
center of the Garbhadhatu mandala (containing Mahavairocana and eight Buddhas)
beautiful from all sides; perfect serenity; affability
night-watch bell; bells tolling out the old year
game of chance similar to rock, paper scissors, where the different hand gestures symbolize a fox, a hunter and a village head
being besieged by suitors; to be popular; (lit.) eight suitors for one daughter
eating moderately keeps the doctor away
Octans (constellation); the Octant
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
standard hanafuda pattern (orig. used to play hachi-hachi)
quarterfinal round; final eight
Hachijō dialects; Hachijō language
being delisted or censored by the Google search engine (of a website)
eight great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Mezu, Munosho, Trilokavijaya, Ucchusma, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)
you're never too old to learn
eight-hour working day system
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
kanji "eight" radical at top
eighth brain nerve; nervus vestibulocochlearis; vestibulocochlear nerve
eighteen centers of Buddhist learning (of the Pure Land sect in the Kanto region)
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (dyed with botanical pigments found on the island)
striped Hachijo silk cloth
eighteen centers of Buddhist learning (of the Pure Land sect in the Kanto region)
something spread out widely; something taking a lot of space; (lit.) eight jō of a raccoon dog's scrotum
eight parts of speech (in traditional English grammar, etc.)
the eight volumes of the Lotus Sutra
may Takeminakata (Suwa) and Hachiman bear witness; samurai vow of truthfulness
crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus); Oriental honey buzzard; pern
Morus kagayamae (species of mulberry)
chocolate cowry (Mauritia mauritiana); humpback cowry
the Tokugawa shogunate's eighty thousand guards (comprising hatamoto and lower-ranking vassals)
eight unpardonable crimes (in ancient Japanese law)