(n) octahedron
(n) (uk) lamprey
lamprey eel
(n) (obsc) eight-holed arrow whistle
(n) Lagoon Hachiro
(n) (1) Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition)
(2) three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
(n) Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
(n) Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
(n) (uk) crested myna (species of mynah bird, Acridotheres cristatellus)
(n) eating moderately
(n) (1) below eye level
(2) about eight-tenths full
(n) (1) below eye level
(2) about eight-tenths full
(exp,adj-no) (uk) sink or swim
high-stakes
desperate
(exp) full of lies
(n) the eight basic brush strokes in writing Chinese characters
(n) (1) bystander's vantage point
outsider's better grasp of the situation
(exp) (2) onlookers see more of the game than the players do
lit: people watching a game of Go see 8 moves further ahead
(n) eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke & Shimotsuke)
(n) god of war
(n) the most trying spot or period
the most difficult period
(n) the average Joe
your average nice guy
Joe Blow
Joe Bloggs
(n) eight lofty peaks
(n,vs) (1) being in dire distress
being hard put to it
(2) (Buddh) the four and eight kinds of suffering
(exp,n) the 48 basic sumo techniques
every trick in the book
(n,vs) traffic network extending in all directions
(n) in all directions
(n) the vicissitudes of life
ups and downs in life
always rising after a fall or repeated failures
(n) the vicissitudes of life
ups and downs in life
always rising after a fall or repeated failures
(n,vs) tossing oneself about in great pain
writhing in agony
(n,vs) tossing oneself about in great pain
writhing in agony
(n) the vicissitudes of life
ups and downs in life
always rising after a fall or repeated failures
(n,vs) tossing oneself about in great pain
writhing in agony
