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Japanese mythology

god of evil; god who causes many disasters

Go (game)

six die but eight live

Organization name

Maruhachi Securities

Organization name

Yatsugatake Museum of Art

Organization name

Hachinohe Institute of Technology

Organization name

Hachinohe University

Organization name

Yachiyo International University

Organization name

Yahata University

Organization name

Hachinohe Gakuin University

Organization name

Yashima Gakuen University

Historical term

Japanese pirate ship (of the Middle Ages)

Historical term

the eight ministries (under the Grand Council of State of the ritsuryō system)

Historical term

eight unpardonable crimes (in ancient Japanese law)

Historical term

octagonal burial mound (Kofun period)

Historical term

turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom

Historical term

Ba Yi (ancient Chinese dance practiced in the court of the Zhou king)

Historical term

chee fah; chiffa; gambling game in which players buy a lined paper with 36 words on it and try and guess the word the dealer has chosen

Historical term

the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period (Enchin, Engyō, Ennin, Eun, Jōgyō, Kūkai, Saichō and Shūei)

Rare term

finely trimmed moustache

Rare term

nearly; almost; eight or nine parts (out of ten)

Rare term

eight-holed arrow whistle

Rare term; Linguistics

eight parts of speech (in traditional English grammar, etc.)

Rare term

center of the Garbhadhatu mandala (containing Mahavairocana and eight Buddhas)

Idiomatic expression; Rare term

something spread out widely; something taking a lot of space; eight jō of a raccoon dog's scrotum