八方

はっぽう

all sides, the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions

四方八方

しほうはっぽう

in all directions

八割方

はちわりがた

about 80%; almost certainly; mostly

八方睨み

はっぽうにらみ

staring at or watching all sides

八方行灯

はっぽうあんどん

large hanging paper lantern

八方円満

はっぽうえんまん

to the satisfaction of all parties, all sides being happy and satisfied

八丈方言

はちじょうほうげん

Hachijō dialects; Hachijō language

八方美人

はっぽうびじん

one who is affable to everybody, a flunky, person beautiful from all angles, everybody's friend, person who shows people what they want to see

破れ

やぶれ やれ

tear, rip, breach, break, hole, crack, breakdown, collapse

破れ鍋

われなべ

cracked pot

破れる

やぶれる われる

to get torn, to tear, to rip, to break, to wear out

破れ目

やぶれめ やれめ

rent, tear, split

破れ鐘

cracked bell

破れ傘

やぶれがさ ヤブレガサ

broken umbrella, torn umbrella

八八

two eights

八方ふさがり

はっぽうふさがり

all doors closed, blocked in every direction, cornered

破れかぶれ

やぶれかぶれ

desperation, self-abandonment

八八花

はちはちばな

standard hanafuda pattern (orig. used to play hachi-hachi)

国破れて

くにやぶれて

with one's country in ruins