eight person; eight people

(history, government) the eight 律令 (ritsuryō) ministries / Clipping of 八省院 (Hasshōin).

(Buddhism) the noble eightfold path

a surname

one day, 24 hours / the daytime, the period from dawn until dusk / (figuratively) a short period of time / one day, someday, an unspecified day / the first day of the month

(literally) one side / everywhere, all around, the whole area / one viewpoint, one opinion or way of thinking / the front page of a newspaper

for the time being, for the present

the basics, a general idea

many a true word is spoken in jest; words spoken in jest may come true (often by accident)

reap what one sows, getting one's just deserts