the sacred raven in Japanese mythology

a crow or raven

the "Eight-Hand Mirror", one of the three sacred treasures comprising the Imperial Regalia of Japan

entrance in a performance / appearance in a scene or situation; arrival

appear in a performance, for a character to enter / enter the scene, arrive

myth; mythology (divine story) / myth (baselessly absolutized concept)

roughly corresponds to the hand (traditional unit of length; in Japan, described as originally the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the middle finger with the hand outstretched, often defined as eight 寸 (sun, “traditional inch”) or roughly 24cm)

holiness, sacredness, sanctity

holy, sacred

(informal) beak of a cephalopod