venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
8000; eight thousand; many
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition); three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
very long period; forever; eight thousand years
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
indiscriminately; recklessly
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
eighth (place, position, etc.); having eight eyes; having many eyes; (of a fabric) having a loose knit; lamprey; eight-holed arrow whistle
double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
the whole enormous extent of Edo; from one side of Edo to the other
fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; (lit.) falling seven times, getting up eight times; the vicissitudes of life; ups and downs in life
(arch.) large jewel; (arch.) string of jewels; Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
variety of plants; various herbs
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
octavo format (about 21.5 to 16.5 cm); cutting into 8 parts
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
thick patch of mixed weeds; false cleavers (species of bedstraw, Galium spurium var. echinospermon)
age eighty; one's eighties
octavo (book format); 8vo
the large number of temples in Kyoto
Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition); three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
thick clouds; classical Japanese poetry
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
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)
eight-holed arrow whistle
Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)
the large number of bridges over canals and rivers in Naniwa (present-day Osaka)
28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)
tall shield orchid (Nervilia aragoana)
Arctic lamprey (Lethenteron camtschaticum)
eightfold gardenia; Gardenia jasminoide
Satake palm (Satakentia liukiuensis); Yaeyama palm
fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)
great morinda (Morinda citrifolia); Indian mulberry; noni; beach mulberry; cheese fruit
Rhizophora mucronata (species of mangrove)
Rhabdoblatta yayeyamana (species of cockroach)
(approx.) two o'clock (am or pm, old time system)
Japan; ancient name for Japan appearing in the Kojiki
Japan; ancient name for Japan appearing in the Kojiki
many gods; many deities; many kami
eight-legged table (used as a stand for religious offerings, etc.)
for millennia and millennia; for years and years; forever and ever
eight hereditary titles (designated by Emperor Tenmu in 684 CE: Mahito, Asomi, Sukune, Imiki, Michinoshi, Omi, Muraji, Inagi)