noun:

• eighth (place, position, etc.) - abbreviation
• having eight eyes; having many eyes
• (of a fabric) having a loose knit
• lamprey ➜ 八目鰻
• eight-holed arrow whistle ➜ 八目鏑

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud)
• to make a young woman one's own thing

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• many flowers blooming in profusion; a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements - four character idiom

noun:

• bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation - four character idiom

expression:

• onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead [literal]

noun:

• koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres
• measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

noun:

• complete emptiness (i.e. as a denial of the inherent existence of all things); nirvana (where this emptiness is realized) - Buddhism term

adjectival noun / noun:

• quiet and lonely - archaism

noun:

• lower government office (ritsuryo system)
• servant of a higher ranking person (during the middle ages); retainer
• servant of an urban family
• serf ➜ 被官百姓

noun:

• chasing down; pushing down; deposing; ousting
• sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)

noun / ~する noun:

• calculation; computation; counting; reckoning; count
• bill; check; account; payment (of a bill); settlement (of an account)
• consideration; allowance

noun:

• household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); innkeeper; owner (e.g. of an hotel)
• husband

noun / ~する noun:

• grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)

noun / ~する noun:

• realization of a great ambition; attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered - four character idiom

noun:

• unknown (e.g. in an equation) - Mathematics term
• element (of a set) - Mathematics term
• yuan (monetary unit of China)
• Yuan dynasty (China)

noun:

• dance recital praising Buddha, which accompanies the recital of a gatha (in the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism) ➜ 偈

noun:

• (looking) over the top of one's glasses
• (looking) through a pair of glasses

noun:

• many monsters, spirits, etc. forming a line and walking through the night - four character idiom
• veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about presenting a most scandalous sight

noun:

• ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip
• walking in large steps
• walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg

noun:

• three main Kumano Shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)

noun:

• Three Main Kumano Shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha) ➜ 熊野三社

noun:

• crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people)
• netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net
• slingshot; catapult

noun:

• square (shape) ［ますがた］
• square bearing block (at the top of a pillar) ［斗形］
• (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather) ［ますがた］

particle:

• used to create a form of question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true; emphasizes a determination not to do something, e.g. "Like hell I will!" - male language

noun / ~する noun:

• removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate

noun:

• palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to attend a meeting; to have the honor of being present at a meeting; to soil the lowest seat by one's presence [literal] - humble language

expression / noun:

• person of high standing facing no opposition and with a warped view of reality
• The Emperor's New Clothes (tale by Hans Christian Andersen) - orig. meaning