the eighth day of the month / eight days

the title of a rakugo shaggy-dog story / Synonym of 千早の歌 (Chihaya no uta): a poem used as an insect repellent

(historical, rare) something old or that has been around for a long time

(archaic) the fourth month of the lunar calendar / (poetic) the month when deutzia flowers are in bloom: April

(historical) a 神風 (Kamikaze)-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy

Alternative spelling of 襅 (chihaya): a cloth or cord used to tie back the sleeves of a robe, primarily used by women to get the sleeves out of the way for work such as shrine ceremonies or kitchen work; a kind of ceremonial overcoat with a long white hem worn by the sweeper or branch-holder in certain Shintō ceremonies; a kind of sleeveless vest or waistcoat used in kabuki or 人形浄瑠璃 (ningyō jōruri, “puppet theater”)

Short for 千早の歌 (Chihaya-no-uta): a poem used as an insect repellent / a cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy (see Japanese cruiser Chihaya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia) / a place name / a surname

to shake; (of a hand or flag) to wave; (of a tail) to wag; (of a baseball bat) to swing; to move something back and forth in a circular motion

swing, wield, flourish, wave, shake

assuming the air of, acting like it (when one is not)