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noun
1.
everybody's friend, person who is affable to everybody(oft. used derogatively)
2.
flawlessly beautiful woman, flawless beauty
noun
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all doors closed, blocked in every direction, cornered
Other readings:
八方塞がり【はっぽうふさがり】
expression, Godan-ru verb
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to find a solution (after struggle)
Other readings:
八方丸くおさまる【はっぽうまるくおさまる】
、八方丸く治まる【はっぽうまるくおさまる】
no-adjective, noun
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full of holes (e.g. argument), vulnerable to any kind of attack (or criticism, etc.)
noun
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Other readings:
はまち《八町》
、ハマチ
noun
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being moderate in eating, stopping short of stuffing oneself(yojijukugo)
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腹8分目【はらはちぶんめ】
expression
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eat moderately to avoid the doctor
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腹8分目に医者要らず【はらはちぶんめにいしゃいらず】
noun
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noun
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cold wind blowing at Lake Biwa around the 24th day of the second month of the lunisolar calendar
See also:法華八講
noun
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Buddhist service centred around the Lotus Sutra held over four days in Shiga Prefecture, starting from the 24th day of the second month of the lunisolar calendar
noun
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pouched lamprey (Geotria australis), wide-mouthed lamprey(usually kana)
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フクロヤツメ
expression, noun
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the Eight Lineage Patriarchs who received the transmission of the teachings, leading back to the Vairocana Buddha (Vairocana Buddha, Vajrasattva, Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon)(Buddhist term)
See also:伝持の八祖
noun
1.
customer at a brothel, john, someone who has forgotten the eight virtues
See also:八徳
2.
brothel, owner of a brothel
Other readings:
忘八【ぼうはち】
noun
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Buddhist service in which the eight scrolls of the Lotus Sutra are read one scroll at a time (one morning and one evening reading each day for four days with a different reciter each time)
noun
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Cyathea mertensiana (species of tree fern)(usually kana)
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マルハチ
noun
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small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)(abbreviation)
See also:身八つ口
noun
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small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing for women and children (e.g. kimono, yukata) (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
Other readings:
身八口【みやつぐち】
expression
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being besieged by suitors, to be popular, eight suitors for one daughter(idiom )
noun
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Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)(obscure)
See also:日清戦争
noun
1.
below eye level
2.
about eight-tenths full
Other readings:
目八分【めはちぶ】
expression
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it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit, planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight(proverb)
noun
1.
2.
large, long(usu. やた)
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八咫【やた】
noun
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eightfold gardenia, Gardenia jasminoide(usually kana)
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ヤエクチナシ
noun
1.
thick patch of mixed weeds(usually kana)
2.
false cleavers (species of bedstraw, Galium spurium var. echinospermon)
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ヤエムグラ
noun
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great morinda (Morinda citrifolia), Indian mulberry, noni, beach mulberry, cheese fruit(usually kana)
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ヤエヤマアオキ
noun
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tall shield orchid (Nervilia aragoana)(usually kana)
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ヤエヤマヒトツボクロ
noun
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Rhizophora mucronata (species of mangrove)(usually kana)
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ヤエヤマヒルギ
noun
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Rhabdoblatta yayeyamana (species of cockroach)(usually kana)
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ヤエヤママダラゴキブリ
noun
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Satake palm (Satakentia liukiuensis), Yaeyama palm(usually kana)
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ヤエヤマヤシ
noun
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expression, noun
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Other readings:
八百万神【やおよろずのかみ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
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eight hereditary titles (designated by Emperor Tenmu in 684 CE: Mahito, Asomi, Sukune, Imiki, Michinoshi, Omi, Muraji, Inagi)(archaism)
Other readings:
八色の姓【はっしきのかばね】
、八色姓【やくさのかばね】
、八色姓【はっしきのかばね】
expression, noun
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(sense of) desperation(usually kana)
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やけのやんぱち《焼けのやんぱち》
、ヤケのやんぱち
noun
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leap up from the initial charge in order to surprise the opponent(sumo term)
noun
1.
Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition)
2.
three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
Other readings:
八咫がらす【やたがらす】
、ヤタガラス
noun
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Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
See also:三種の神器
Other readings:
八咫鏡【やたかがみ】
、八咫の鏡【やたのかがみ】
noun
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eight-legged table (used as a stand for religious offerings, etc.)(archaism)
Other readings:
八足の机【はっそくのつくえ】
、八脚の案【やつあしのつくえ】
、八つ足の机【やつあしのつくえ】
noun
•
single-tiered gate with eight secondary pillars supporting the four main central pillars
Other readings:
八脚門【はっきゃくもん】
、八足門【やつあしもん】
noun
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great long-nosed armadillo (Dasypus kappleri)(usually kana)
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ヤツオビアルマジロ
noun
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octavo (book format), 8vo
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八つ折り判【やつおりばん】
、八折り判【やつおりばん】
noun
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octavo format (about 21.5 to 16.5 cm), cutting into 8 parts
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八切【やつぎり】
noun
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small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
Other readings:
八口【やつくち】
noun
1.
octuplet(only relevant for 八つ子)
2.
eight-year-old child
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八歳児【やつご】
noun
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tearing limb from limb, tearing apart, cutting (a person) to pieces
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八裂き【やつざき】
noun
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fatsi (Fatsia japonica), paperplant, Japanese aralia(usually kana)
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やつで《八つ手》
、ヤツデ
na-adjective
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a long time (since the last time), it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)(usually kana)(Nagoya (and surrounding areas) dialect)
See also:久しぶり (ひさしぶり)
Other readings:
やっとかめ《やっとか目》
noun
1.
type of sweet made with bean paste (local delicacy in Kyoto), cinnamon-seasoned cracknel (cookie)
2.
zigzag bridge
Other readings:
八ツ橋【やつはし】[1]
、八橋【やつはし】
、八ッ橋【やつはし】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
eighth (place, position, etc.)(abbreviation)
2.
having eight eyes, having many eyes
3.
(of a fabric) having a loose knit
Other readings:
八つ目【やつめ】
noun
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lamprey, lamprey eel(usually kana)
Other readings:
やつめうなぎ《八目鰻》
、ヤツメウナギ
noun
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eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)(usually kana)
Other readings:
やまたのおろち《八岐の大蛇》
、ヤマタノオロチ
expression, noun
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labyrinth, maze
Other readings:
八幡の不知藪【やわたのやぶしらず】