(in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
(with a) start; fright; alarm
immediately; right away; on the spot
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins