一か八か[ichikabachika] sink or swim
嘘っ八[usoppachi] downright lie
嘘っ八百[usoppappyaku] full of lies
嘘八百[usohappyaku] full of lies
八釜しい[kamabisushii] noisy

口八丁[kuchihacchou] voluble
三十八度線[sanjuuhachidosen] the Thirty-eighth Parallel
四苦八苦[shikuhakku] being in dire distress
四通八達[shitsuuhattatsu] traffic network extending in all directions
四方八方[shihouhappou] in all directions

南京[nankin] Nanking
越南[betonamu] Vietnam
以南[inan] south of
華南[kanan] South China
指南[shinan] instruction

真南[maminami] due south
正南[seinan] due south
西南[seinan] south-west
西南西[seinansei] west-southwest
中南米[chuunanbei] Central and South America

お大事に[odaijini] take care of yourself
暗黒大陸[ankokutairiku] Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
伊勢大神宮[isedaijinguu] the Grand Shrines of Ise
伊勢大廟[isetaibyou] the Grand Shrines of Ise
偉大[idai] greatness

医科大学[ikadaigaku] medical school
医大[idai] medical university
井の中の蛙大海を知らず[inonakanokawazutaikaiwoshirazu] parochial
一大[ichidai] one large ...
一大事[ichidaiji] serious affair

八幡の不知藪[yawatanoyabushirazu] labyrinth
八幡宮[hachimanguu] Shrine of the God of War
八幡知藪[yawatashirazu] labyrinth
棚幡[tanabata] Festival of the Weaver (July 7th)
八幡[hachiman] Hachiman (God of War)

弓矢八幡[yumiyahachiman] god of war
幢幡[douban] hanging-banner used as ornament in Buddhist temples
仙台棚幡まつり[sendaitanabatamatsuri] Sendai Tanabata Festival
南無八幡大菩薩[namuhachimandaibosatsu] O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!

隈無く[kumanaku] all over
然り気無い[sarigenai] nonchalant
だらし無い[darashinai] slovenly
途轍も無い[totetsumonai] extravagant
とんでも無い[tondemonai] unthinkable

無け無し[nakenashi] very small amount which looks like nothing
無駄にする[mudanisuru] to render futile
悪虐無道[akugyakubudou] treacherous
意気地無し[ikujinashi] coward
一も二も無く[ichimonimonaku] unhesitatingly

菩薩[bosatsu] bodhisattva
菩提樹[bodaiju] lime tree
菩提[bodai] bodhi
如菩薩[nyobosatsu] Buddha-like compassion
菩提心[bodaishin] aspiration for Buddhahood

菩提寺[bodaiji] one's family temple
発菩提心[hatsubodaishin] deciding to embrace Buddhism
菩提を弔う[bodaiwotomurau] to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras
弥勒菩薩[mirokubosatsu] Maitreya
南無八幡大菩薩[namuhachimandaibosatsu] O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!

金剛薩堕[kongousatta] Vajrasattva
薩摩芋[satsumaimo] sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
薩摩焼[satsumayaki] Satsuma porcelain
菩薩[bosatsu] bodhisattva
薩摩の守[satsumanokami] traveling while deliberately not paying a fare (travelling)

薩摩揚げ[satsumaage] deep-fried ball of fish paste
如菩薩[nyobosatsu] Buddha-like compassion
薩長[sacchou] Satsuma and Choshu
薩摩閥[satsumabatsu] Satsuma clan
弥勒菩薩[mirokubosatsu] Maitreya