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noun
1.
one's favourite party trick (favorite), one's specialty, one's forte
2.
No. 18, eighteenth(only relevant for じゅうはちばん)
3.
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十八番【じゅうはちばん】
、御箱【おはこ】
noun
1.
all sides, the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions
2.
large hanging lantern
See also:八方行灯
noun
1.
very long period, forever
2.
eight thousand years(orig. meaning)
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
venting one's anger (on someone or something), taking out one's anger on
Other readings:
八つあたり【やつあたり】
、八つ当り【やつあたり】
noun
1.
eighteenth day of the month
2.
eighteen days
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１８日【じゅうはちにち】
noun
1.
twenty-eighth day of the month
2.
twenty-eight days
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２８日【にじゅうはちにち】
noun
1.
shakuhachi, end-blown fippleless bamboo flute
2.
blow job, fellatio(slang, vulgar)
noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
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match fixing, put-up job, fixed game
noun
•
variety of plants, various herbs
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八千草【やちくさ】
Common word
noun
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the most trying spot or period, the most difficult period
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胸突八丁【むなつきはっちょう】
expression, no-adjective
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sink or swim, all or nothing, hit or miss, make or break
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一かばちか【いちかばちか】
、イチかバチか
noun
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common myna (Acridotheres tristis), Indian myna, common mynah, Indian mynah(usually kana)
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インドハッカ
noun
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pack of lies, complete fabrication(idiom )
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ウソ八百【ウソはっぴゃく】
、うそ八百【うそはっぴゃく】
noun
•
uranium-238 (U-238)
Other readings:
ウラン-２３８【ウランにひゃくさんじゅうはち】
、ウラン二三八【ウランにひゃくさんじゅうはち】
noun
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Eight Principles of Yong, principles for writing the eight basic brush strokes in Chinese characters(so named because all strokes are found in the character 永)
noun
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noun
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大八洲国【おおやしまのくに】
、大八島国【おおやしまぐに】
、大八島国【おおやしまのくに】
、大八嶋国【おおやしまぐに】
、大八嶋国【おおやしまのくに】
noun
1.
bystander's vantage point, outsider's better grasp of the situation(yojijukugo)
expression
2.
onlookers see more of the game than the players do, people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead
Other readings:
傍目八目【おかめはちもく】
expression
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even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth(proverb, abbreviation)
See also:鬼も十八番茶も出花
expression
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just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth(proverb)
See also:番茶も出花
noun
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かわやつめ《川八つ目》
、カワヤツメ
noun
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the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
See also:関八州
noun
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greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili), purplish amberjack, greater yellowtail(usually kana)
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かんぱち《勘八》
、カンパチ
noun
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the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)(abbreviation)
See also:関東八州
noun
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yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)
noun
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(of a website) being delisted or censored by the Google search engine
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グーグル八分【グーグルはちぶ】
na-adjective, noun
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both eloquent and skilled(idiom )
expression, na-adjective, noun
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both eloquent and skilled(idiom )
noun
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noun
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the average Joe, the man in the street
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熊さん八つあん【くまさんはっつあん】
noun
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division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five time periods and eight categories (theory of the Tendai sect)(Buddhist term)
See also:五時教
expression
•
afternoon refreshment, afternoon tea
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三時のおやつ【さんじのおやつ】
、三時のお八つ【さんじのおやつ】
noun
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88 temples of Shikoku (holy spots related to Kobo Daishi)
noun
1.
the 48 basic techniques(yojijukugo, sumo term)
2.
every trick in the book
3.
the 48 basic sexual positions(colloquialism)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
tossing oneself about in great pain, writhing in agony(yojijukugo)
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七転八倒【しってんばっとう】
、七顛八倒【しちてんばっとう】
、七顛八倒【しってんばっとう】
noun
1.
the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains(yojijukugo, Buddhist term)
2.
a series of disasters
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
traffic network extending in all directions(yojijukugo)
adverbial noun, noun
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in 8 or 9 cases out of ten, in all probability(yojijukugo)
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十中八九【じゅうちゅうはっく】
、十中八九【じゅっちゅうはっく】
noun
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Siberian brook lamprey (Lethenteron kessleri), Siberian lamprey(usually kana)
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シベリアヤツメ
noun
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18 certificate, R-18, restricted to those 18 years or older
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十八禁【じゅうはちきん】
noun
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Far Eastern brook lamprey (Lethenteron reissneri), sand lamprey (species found in the Northwest Pacific)(usually kana)
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スナヤツメ
noun
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Seishun 18 ticket, seasonally available railway ticket for 5 days of unlimited travel on non-Shinkansen JR trains
Other readings:
青春十八きっぷ【せいしゅんじゅうはちきっぷ】
、青春１８切符【せいしゅんじゅうはちきっぷ】
、青春十八切符【せいしゅんじゅうはちきっぷ】
noun
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eighth brain nerve, nervus vestibulocochlearis, vestibulocochlear nerve
noun
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center of the Garbhadhatu mandala (containing Mahavairocana and eight Buddhas)(obscure)
adverb
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for millennia and millennia, for years and years, forever and ever(archaism)
expression, noun
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the eight doctrinal patriarchs who expounded the teachings (Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Yi Xing, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon)(Buddhist term)
See also:付法の八祖
noun
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the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)(Buddhist term)
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天龍八部衆【てんりゅうはちぶしゅう】
noun
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game of chance similar to rock, paper scissors, where the different hand gestures symbolize a fox, a hunter and a village head
expression
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every person has their eccentricities(proverb)
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なくて七癖あって四十八癖【なくてななくせあってしじゅうはっくせ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
not giving up, keeping at it until one succeeds, falling seven times, getting up eight times(idiom )
noun
2.
the vicissitudes of life, ups and downs in life(idiom )
Other readings:
七転八起【ななころびやおき】
、七転八起【しちてんはっき】
、七顛八起【しちてんはっき】
expression, interjection
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O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy(abbreviation)
See also:南無八幡大菩薩 (なむはちまんだいぼさつ)
expression, interjection
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O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!
noun
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twenty-eight mansions of Chinese astronomy (constellations dividing the ecliptic into 28 positions)
noun
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28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)(usually kana)
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ニジュウヤホシテントウ
noun
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the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period (Enchin, Engyō, Ennin, Eun, Jōgyō, Kūkai, Saichō, and Shūei)
See also:八家
noun
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soba made with two parts wheat flour to eight parts buckwheat flour
See also:蕎麦 (そば)
noun
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the shogun's eighty thousand guards, comprising hatamoto and lower-ranking vassals(archaism)
See also:旗本 (はたもと)
prenominal
•
octennial, recurring every eight years
Other readings:
八カ年【はちかねん】
、八ヵ年【はちかねん】
、八ヶ年【はちかねん】
、八か年【はちかねん】
、八ケ年【はちかねん】
、８箇年【はちかねん】
、８カ年【はちかねん】
、８ヵ年【はちかねん】
、８ヶ年【はちかねん】
、８か年【はちかねん】
、８ケ年【はちかねん】
noun
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八逆【はちぎゃく】
noun
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quarterfinal round, final eight(sports term)
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８強【はっきょう】
、八強【はちきょう】
、八強【はっきょう】
noun
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crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), Oriental honey buzzard, pern(usually kana)
Other readings:
はちくま《八角鷹》
、はちくま《蜂角鷹》
、ハチクマ