thirty-eight; 38

(historical, dance) bayi: an ancient Chinese dance, originally presented to emperors during sacrificial rites, performed by 64 people (in 8 groups of 8) accompanied to 雅楽 (gagaku, “yayue”) music

eating until one is eight parts (out of ten) full

eighteenth day of the month

(martial arts) Bajiquan

Japan

ostracism; a type of extra-judicial social exclusion practiced in Japan where a villager disturbing the peace of a village is shunned by the rest of them

Yanba (a koaza in Kawarahata, Naganohara, Agatsuma district, Gunma Prefecture, Japan)

(uranography) Winter Triangle - a bright asterism of the northern winter sky. Its corners are the stars Betelgeuse, Procyon, and Sirius.

(uranography) Summer Triangle - a bright asterism of the northern summer sky. Its corners are the stars Altair, Deneb, and Vega.