safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
loveable; very likeable; like very much
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
considerably; greatly; a lot
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
university student; college student
most part; greater part; majority
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
one large ...; a great ...
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
very popular; highly favoured
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
major incident; major happening; big scandal
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
very great; enormous; serious
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
largest class; top category
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
as soon as possible; ASAP
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
university hospital; teaching hospital
female university student; female college student
loud shout; excited cheering
very loud volume; megavolume
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
the big two...; two major...; two main...
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
high steward; grand master
overestimation; overvaluing
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
major earthquake; large earthquake
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
huge win; overwhelming victory
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
breakthrough; great discovery
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
large family; extended family
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
(former) imperial university
loud sound; loud reverberation
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
enlightenment; great wisdom
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
global maximum; greatest value
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
large monster (Japanese film genre)
excessive; too much; unreasonable
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
women's college; women's university
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
to graduate from a university
major war; great war; world war
university (college) professor
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
Minister for Foreign Affairs
great plain; prairie; steppe; hahahaha; LMAO; ROFL
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
street performer (comedian)
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
best friend; very close friend
serious accident; major incident
university of arts; arts college
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
large intestine; large bowel; colon
large hospital; major hospital
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king
rave reviews; extremely high praise
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
shouting in a thunderous voice
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
large screen (TV, film, etc.)
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
great man; magnanimous man
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
terrible luck; very bad luck
continuing one's education into university
grated daikon; daikon grater
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Mahayana (Buddhism); the Great Vehicle; large passenger vehicle
educational facility established in affiliation with a government agency
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
Yama; judge of the afterlife
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
Mahavairocana (Tathagata); Great Sun; Supreme Buddha of Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism
black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
largest ever; biggest; record
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
great love; passionate affair
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
momentous (crucial) decision
to develop into a serious incident
university graduate; having graduated from university
general resemblance; being largely the same; uniting with a common goal; Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
archbishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.)
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
minister of state; cabinet minister (Japan)
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
(state of) utter panic; great panic
Executive Office of the President (USA, etc.)
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
lucky day; auspicious day
first ceremonial offering of rice by newly-enthroned Emperor
(gymnastical) giant swing; all-out effort; frenzied activity
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
daimyo in the Warring States period
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
the Big Three (countries)
surprise victory; upset; coup
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
magnifying glass; magnifier; loupe
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
(former) imperial university
lecture hall; lecture theatre; auditorium
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
major surgery; major operation
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
immense physical strength
high priest of a great shrine
large temple edifice; large temple
great writer; major writer
big thanks; great gratitude
daihinmin; daifugō; Japanese card game similar to President
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945); Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper
great awakening; great enlightening; greatly awakened person; understanding; comprehension
young commander; young leader; young master
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
maximization; maximisation
great treasure; Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era; great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); homa-mandala (fire altar)
top university; leading university; first-rate university
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
subserviency to the stronger
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
boundless; infinite; vast
Summer Triangle (asterism)
great stature; large build
large tengu; powerful tengu; big braggart; blowhard
Sister (i.e. a nun; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix)
big athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day; field day
large circle; great circle
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
university student; college student
university of arts; arts college
university entrance examination
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
greater-than mark (>); right angle bracket
main southern gate (of a temple, castle town, etc.)
the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
large, medium and small (businesses, rooms, etc.)
the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
Army Minister; Minister of War
large monk; large, bald man; big baldy; large, bald-headed monster
large amount of capital; large-cap; big-cap
major change; major transformation
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
large dictionary; comprehensive dictionary; unabridged dictionary
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
to be accepted by a university
edifice; monumental architecture; huge building
greatest common divisor; GCD
Greater East Asian War (1941-1945); Pacific War
vice president (of a country)
essentially the same with only minor differences
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
big splash; big response; major repercussions
serious (vital) question; a grave issue; a matter of grave concern
broad policy; overriding principle
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
Buddha; high-ranked bodhisattva
colorectal cancer; large bowel cancer
full court; grand bench of the supreme court
Republic of Korea; South Korea
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
attempting to change one's image when one starts university
hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
Vairocana; Mahavairocana (Bliss Body of the historical Gautama Buddha); Dainichi Buddha; Nyorai Buddha
realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition
large-scale maneuvers; large-scale manoeuvres; war games
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
great scholar; savant; polymath
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
taking (something) seriously
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
director of a district (ritsuryo system)
maximum (e.g. dose); greatest amount; largest amount
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten (god of wealth)
small; tiny; (lit.) size of a palm
Constitution of the Empire of Japan; Meiji Constitution
major progress; huge advance
university library; college library
great and small; in detail; all
large; big; grown (man, etc.); great (friend, etc.); huge (football fan, etc.)
university festival; rag day
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
big match; big game; important match; important game
head temple of a Buddhist sect
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university
major recession; serious (economic) depression; Great Depression
samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
massive earthquake; megaquake
university education; college education (training)
rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam
Escherichia coli (E. coli); colon bacterium
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
Great Bodhisattva Hachiman (title of Hachiman due to Shinto-Buddhist syncretism)
carpenter specializing in temple, shrine, etc. construction
(China's) Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce (Meiji-Taisho)
Supreme Court (until 1947); Great Court of Cassation
atrocity; outrage; heinousness
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
to continue one's studies up to university; to go to university
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
college of music; school of music; music college
feces; excrement; number two
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
patient in a serious condition; serious case
previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent); former president
Minister of the Imperial Household
Great Tokyo Air Raid (March 10, 1945)
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
imperial lineage starting with Emperor Kameyama
great man; fine figure of a man
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened
(Edo-period) account book
Daijisen (Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan)
imperial headquarters announcement
femoral muscle; thigh muscle
Winter Triangle (asterism)
President of the United States of America; US President
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
greater palace; area centered on the inner palace, home to various administrative bodies
major-leaguer; member of a major-league team
former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators)
state-run college; state university
magnanimous in one's attitude of mind; grand in one's idea or mind-set
Völkerwanderung; great migration in Europe, 4th to 6th century CE
next president; president-elect
daini (type of playing cards)
shouting in a thunderous voice; blustering out
Daijirin (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)
large conglomerate; large group of related companies
former imperial university
Korean Empire (1897-1910)
Great Depression (1929-1939)
large rock; huge rock; being rock-solid; holding firm; being adamant
university lecturer; college lecturer
big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles
Minister of Health and Welfare
five great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Trilokavijaya, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)
the Great Hanshin Earthquake (January 17, 1995)
O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!
technical college or institute
Daiji era (1126.1.22-1131.1.29)
great compassion and mercy
(time of) extreme cold; "major cold" solar term (approx. January 20, roughly the coldest time of the year)
significant turning point
university graduate; college graduate
liberal arts college; teachers' college
expansion policy; road to expansion
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
complete freedom; great freedom; great unhinderedness
Minister of the Environment
merger; (presenting a) united front
thick legs; fat legs; cankle; cankles
special enlarged (bumper) issue
great debate; great controversy
Council Hall in the Imperial Palace
Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra
all-out war; full-scale war
large-scale (mechanized, mechanised) farming; wealthy farmer
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
to achieve greatness; to achieve success
maximum instantaneous wind speed
hall with an enshrined statue of Kobo Daishi (at a Shingon temple)
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
giant catfish (mythological being thought to cause earthquakes)
the Tripitaka (complete Buddhist canon)
heavy, thick, long, and big (products, esp. industrial); massive and heavy; heavy (industry)
reproduction on an enlarged or expanded scale
presidential system; presidential government
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
big goof; serious mistake
Daion; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
Great Patriotic War (Russian name for the war along the eastern front during World War II)
federal president (e.g. in Germany)
radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus)
Imperial Japanese Navy (1872-1945)
the ten great disciples (of Buddha)
banquet on the occasion of the first ceremonial offering of rice by the newly-enthroned emperor
big family principle; extended family policy
abdominal aortic aneurysm
pharmaceutical college; college of pharmacy
Spring Triangle (asterism)
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
something of the same size; the said university
throwing one's weight around without knowing one's limitations; (lit.) Yelang thinks too highly of itself
(arch.) great impropriety (esp. towards the imperial family); crime against the imperial family (or a shrine dedicated to them, etc.)
Great Awakening (18th century American Christian revival movement)
mercantile marine college
presidential decree; executive order
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
adarsa-jnana (great-perfect-mirror wisdom, wisdom clearly elucidating all things)
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
great teachings (of the Buddha); teachings of the Mahayana; most important ritual (in esoteric Buddhism)
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
street vendor; peddler; hawker
variety of long, columnar daikon; Nerima daikon
maximum carrying capacity; maximum payload
basal ganglia; basal nuclei
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
national, prefectural and other public universities and colleges
graduate school entrance examination
Minister of Communications and Transportation (1885-1949)
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
main (switchboard) number; main telephone (phone) number
major religion; great religion
the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India and Egypt as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)
grand champion considered to be truly great, usually with over 10 makuuchi tournament wins
Yamantaka Vidya-raja; conqueror of Death
Sakurajima daikon (the largest variety of radish in the world)
major power outage; massive blackout
candidate for vice-president; running mate (US)
exerting oneself to the utmost, prepared to die if necessary
to die peacefully; to have lived a full life
(Jupiter's) Great Red Spot
profit maximization; profit maximisation
university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages
student preparing to re-take initially failed university entrance examinations
megacompetition; mega-competition
rate of magnification; magnification power
Mahāraurava; The Hell of Great Wailing; The Great Screaming Hell; the fifth of eight hot hells in Buddhism
dilation of the pupil; mydriasis
grand coalition; grand alliance
Mahasamghika (early Buddhist movement)
nonexpansion; localization; localisation; nonaggravation
university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages
the daimyo of a feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
preparatory course for college
continuing one's education into graduate school
exaggerated advertisement; overblown advertising; hype
Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
giant squid (Architeuthis martensi)
loudly reciting Amithaba's name
great sensation; taking something by storm; making a splash
feces; excrement; large effect
full screen; maximum display; maximized view
major planet; giant planet; Jovian planet
minor local college; small-time university
Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
turning a concealed pung into an open kong by calling another player's discard
great mandala (in Shingon); mandala with an image of each deity
position at the imperial court in ancient China
traveling in luxury; travelling in luxury; junket
Daewongun (honorary title for the father of the king in Joseon-era Korea; esp. in ref. to Heungseon Daewongun, father of Emperor Gojong)
Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
street (soapbox) oratory; stump oratory
The Three Major Duties (education, work and payment of taxes)
State Minister in Charge of Financial Affairs
star anise (Illicium verum)
enlargement of the prostate
long month (i.e. having 31 days)
Great Interregnum (gap between Hohenstaufen and Habsburg rule of the Holy Roman Empire, approx. 1254-1273 CE)
continuing education courses offered via radio or television; open university
supreme order (i.e. of the chrysanthemum); highest possible order of merit
the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)
provincial (country) millionaire
expansion of exports; export expansion
era in which university places outnumber university applicants; era of declining enrollment
past perfect tense; pluperfect
unparalleled grandeur; the grandest; the most spectacular
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
the 8th month has the least work for farmers
university summer school; college summer school
the great municipal mergers of the Heisei era; series of large-scale municipal mergers carried out between 1995 and 2010 under the temporary Special Mergers Law
Great Qing Empire (China, 1644-1912); Qing dynasty
systemic circulation; general circulation (of the atmosphere)
the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India, and Egypt; as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)
National Center Test for University Admissions
assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963); JFK assassination
Minister for Reconstruction
to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and help a large one
graduate school of sciences
large-scale integration; LSI
Dai Kanwa Jiten (major Kanji Dictionary, edited by Morohashi Tetsuji)
swallowing a great amount of tea or medicine; tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors
University of Electro-Communications
admiration of the powerful
graduate university; university concentrating on graduate-level education and advanced research; research university
greater curvature (of the stomach); curvatura ventriculi major
self-aggrandizement; self-glorification; something becoming large by feeding upon itself
Large-scale Retail Stores Law
being bold and courageous, but also careful and meticulous
to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; (lit.) to kill a small bug and save a large one
sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; (lit.) to let a large bug live and kill a small one
daikon-offering ceremony (Ryotokuji temple, Kyoto)
college (offering a single course of study)
enterohemorrhagic E. coli
Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Water Margin, and The Plum in the Golden Vase)
expansion of domestic demand
Toyouke Shrine (the outer shrine of Ise Shrine); Toyuke Shrine
increase in (expansion of) demand
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
great longitudinal fissure; longitudinal cerebral fissure; longitudinal fissure; interhemispheric fissure; fissura longitudinalis cerebri; groove that separates the two hemispheres of the brain
bold and clever; daring and ingenious; audacious and masterly
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
electoral system allowing for the election of multiple candidates from one district; multi-member constituent electoral system
pathogenic E. coli bacteria (i.e. Escherichia coli O157:H7)
someone who has a title but no real duty; useless person; actor playing a daimyo who merely sets the scene as part of the background (in kabuki)
Saxifraga fortunei var. alpina (species of rockfoil flower)
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra; Nirvana Sutra
black university (e.g. in the US); black college
a small leak can sink a great ship
upstage center (in a noh play)
greater trochanter; trochanter major
dealing a hard (heavy, crushing) blow (to)
three greatest teas of Japan (Uji-cha, Sayama-cha and Shizuoka-cha)
kanji "big" radical at top
second anniversary of a person's death
last session (trading day, trading) of the year
esteemed university; honorable university
eastward expansion; eastward enlargement
far-reaching amendment; significant revision
the three grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday; pre-1927)
master; grandmaster; senior instructor
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
the four grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday, Emperor Meiji's birthday; 1927-1948)
university (operated under post-war guidelines)
turnip cake (dim sum dish); radish cake
whole soybeans; unprocessed soybeans
falx cerebri; cerebral falx
arrogant and presumptuous; haughty arrogance; intolerable insolence
position at the imperial court in ancient China; grand secretariat
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
nominal (figurehead) minister; titular minister
former imperial university
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
great six-syllable mantra ("om mani padme hum")
Nankai megathrust earthquake
Minister of International Trade and Industry
semi-presidential system; dual executive system
Supreme Orders of the Chrysanthemum
Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
royal palm (esp. Cuban royal palm, Roystonea regia)
large seal script (dating from China's Spring and Autumn period onward)
grand kagura performance at Ise
second anniversary of a person's death
an expanded or expanding equilibrium
large lot (manufacture); big lot
atmospheric general circulation
school of kowakamai dance founded by Yamamoto Sirozaemon
giant molecular cloud; GMC
large special-purpose vehicle
seven boarding schools established in Kyoto by noble families during the early Heian period
slavish submission to power; sycophancy; flunkeyism; toadyism
first session (trading day) of the year
Osaka Securities Exchange
grated radish; grated daikon
large character; alternative kanji used for numbers (esp. in financial contexts)
Great American Interchange
Large Magellanic Cloud (galaxy)
principle of maximum entropy
Halifax Explosion (December 6, 1917)
eight great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Mezu, Munosho, Trilokavijaya, Ucchusma, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)
falling ill (esp. of a monk); illness
big-character poster (in China); large print wall newspaper
sweet rocket (Hesperis matronalis); dame's rocket; dame's violet; Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
stonemason; mason; master stonemason
high capacity data storage
white rat; white rat that serves Daikoku (god of wealth)
most significant bit; MSB
sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; (lit.) let a large bug live and kill a small one
minister without a portfolio
New Party Daichi; New Party Big Earth (Japanese political party)
speech used by the speaker to convey the social stature between the speaker and listener; language conveying that the speaker is of greater social status than the listener
the five oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic)
prefectural medical school
university of technology; science and technology college
the four great Japanese grammar texts (Yamada, Matsushita, Hashimoto and Tokieda)
Heian-period boarding school (for children of a specific noble clan) established near the former central university of Kyoto
maximum operating common mode voltage
utility maximization; utility maximisation
four large domesticated fishes (black carp, grass carp, bighead carp, and silver carp)
Great Dark Spot (on Neptune)
maximum common mode voltage
the six continents; Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia
Habenaria dentata (species of bog orchid)
benidaizu soybean; crimson soybean (trad. grown in Yamagata)
expanding pipe; diffuser; expander; reducer
global modelling transformation
downstage left pillar (on a noh stage)
Kannon of Great Mercy (alt. name for Avalokiteshvara); Greatly Compassionate Kannon; Daihi Kannon
dental college; dental university
royal treatment; entertain someone extravagantly
university of applied science (e.g. the Dutch "Hogeschool" and the German "Fachhochschule" institutes of higher education)
mass storage control system; MSCS
graduate school entrance examination
three major diseases (cancer, cerebral stroke, acute myocardial infarction)
Japanese war tuba; pre-radar acoustic locator used by the Imperial Japanese Army
(act of) taking a graduate school entrance examination
the cabinet minister in charge
maximum operating normal mode voltage
bold and unrestrained; daring and unfettered
prefectural medical school
university of technology; science and technology college
most significant digit; MSD
Manchukuo dialect; Greater East Asian dialect
prefectural health sciences university
maximum normal mode voltage
extrapolation; projection
university specializing in economics and law
expanded system of guilt by association in Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime
Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
pseudohypertrophy of muscle
great virtues extinguish small grudges
maximum allowable common mode overvoltage
half-dried daikon, salted and picked in kōji
American graduate law school entrance test; LSAT
the four major pollution-caused illnesses (Minamata disease, Niigata Minamata disease, Yokkaichi asthma, Itai-itai disease); four big pollution diseases of Japan
Large-scale Retail Store Law
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories
coliform (bacteria) count; total coliform
partial building damage comprising 50-70% of the surface area
presidential decree; presidential proclamation
native collating sequence
the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)
maximum allowable normal mode overvoltage
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
catastrophe bond; cat bond
State Minister in Charge of Regulatory Reform
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown
State Minister in Charge of Science and Technology Policy
Economic Report of the President (US)
Large-Scale Earthquake Countermeasures Law (1979)
atypical coarctation of aorta
very large-scale integration; VLSI
ultra large-scale integration; ULSI
femoral diaphyseal fracture
character expansion factor
State Minister in Charge of Postal Services Privatization
Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra
State Minister in Charge of Economic and Fiscal Policy
water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus)
longleaf pine (Pinus palustris)
Daito flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus daitoensis)
Adenostemma lavenia (species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family)
Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)
long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus)
horned dung beetle (Copris ochus)
grown-up woman; adult woman
bench used by the Emperor
large shaku (approx. 35.6cm)
distinguished scholar; holder of a higher doctorate
local fire brigade (Edo period); provincial fire brigade
provincial military governor turned daimyo (Muromachi period) (distinct from the shugo bureaucrats of the Kamakura period)
Hamamatsudaigakumae Station
Hirosakigakuindaimae Station