八

cold wind blowing at Lake Biwa around the 24th day of the second month of the lunisolar calendar

the large number of temples in Kyoto; 808 temples

Proverb

just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

eight-hour day

Rare term; Japanese mythology

Yatagarasu; raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition

Chinese mythology

three-legged crow inhabiting the sun

multilayered

Internet

being delisted or censored by the Google search engine (of a website)

twilled fabric

Proverb

every person has their eccentricities

118 (maritime emergency telephone number in Japan)

Idiomatic expression

to humbly implore; to beg profusely

not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds

full of lies

eight-armed scoop net

banner clouds in layers

the large number of bridges over canals and rivers in Naniwa (present-day Osaka)

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)

Buddhism

eight great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Mezu, Munosho, Trilokavijaya, Ucchusma, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)

octathlon

common myna (Acridotheres tristis); Indian myna; common mynah; Indian mynah

Buddhism

the eighteen arhats

Computing

octave device

tesseract

eightfold gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides f. ovalifolia)