big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
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
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to grow up; to become an adult
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
(not so) much; (not) very
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
large amount of money; great cost
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
university student; college student
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
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)
most part; greater part; majority
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
big man; large man; tall man; giant
considerably; greatly; a lot
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
large build; large pattern
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to raise one's voice; to shout
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
trivial; not amounting to much
banquet or reception hall
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
great hurry; great haste; rush
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
large tree; big tree; huge tree
one large ...; a great ...
great difference; major mistake
great laughter; burst of laughter
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
very popular; highly favoured
great war; great battle; world war
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
general public; the masses
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
greater than ...; bigger ...
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
major incident; major happening; big scandal
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
very great; enormous; serious
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
great cause; moral law; justice
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
largest class; top category
deadly serious; deadly earnest
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
very busy (person or thing)
as soon as possible; ASAP
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
to raise one's voice; to shout
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
large serving; large portion
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
major cleanup; spring cleaning
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
very loud volume; megavolume
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
very rich person; the super rich
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
loud shout; excited cheering
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
female university student; female college student
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
overestimation; overvaluing
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
the big two...; two major...; two main...
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
New Year's Eve; December 31
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
the ocean; the great deep
university hospital; teaching hospital
billow; surge; large wave
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
huge win; overwhelming victory
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
great mountain; large mountain
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
breakthrough; great discovery
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
major earthquake; large earthquake
high spirits; gleeful mood
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
big catch (fishing); good haul
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
outline; summary; gist; basic points
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
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
major dealer; wealthy merchant
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
final scene; the end; finale
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
great emperor; ... the Great
large family; extended family
to graduate from a university
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
loud sound; loud reverberation
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
school inter-class ball-game competition
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
university (college) professor
excessive; too much; unreasonable
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
do-or-die game; crucial contest
outrageous lie; outright lie
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
global maximum; greatest value
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
major war; great war; world war
Minister for Foreign Affairs
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
high steward; grand master
serious accident; major incident
big talk; boasting; bragging
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
general classification; broad categorization
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
glorious achievement; distinguished service
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
women's college; women's university
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
street performer (comedian)
wide turn; detour; the long way around
best friend; very close friend
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
rave reviews; extremely high praise
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
large truck; semi-trailer
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
trivial; not amounting to much
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
largest company; industry leader
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
serious illness; dangerous disease
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
(former) imperial university
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
deadly serious; deadly earnest
large hospital; major hospital
largest ever; biggest; record
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
great man; magnanimous man
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
continuing one's education into university
shouting in a thunderous voice
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
rebellion; great uprising
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
large screen (TV, film, etc.)
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
(Edo-period) chief minister
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
great victory; crushing victory
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
great plain; prairie; steppe; hahahaha; LMAO; ROFL
loud laughter; hearty laugh
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
grated daikon; daikon grater
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
complete collection; large collection; complete works
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
large intestine; large bowel; colon
to develop into a serious incident
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
big corporation; major firm; leading company
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
momentous (crucial) decision
for use by adults; for adults
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
terrible luck; very bad luck
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
outrageous lie; outright lie
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
large monster (Japanese film genre)
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
university graduate; having graduated from university
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
great love; passionate affair
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
wide place; starting field containing any of the January, March or August 20-point cards
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
(state of) utter panic; great panic
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
humiliation; shame; loss of face
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
Ōsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands)
gale; strong wind; high wind
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king
ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
master thief; notorious robber
university of arts; arts college
professional sumo wrestling
serious error; gross mistake
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
American continent; the Americas
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
enlightenment; great wisdom
lucky day; auspicious day
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
large container; person of great talent
surprise victory; upset; coup
giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
New Year's Eve; December 31
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
Executive Office of the President (USA, etc.)
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
(gymnastical) giant swing; all-out effort; frenzied activity
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
great hurry; great haste; rush
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
Yama; judge of the afterlife
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
box-shaped heavy armour, esp. used on horseback; ō-yoroi
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
super work; tremendous work; spectacular; blockbuster
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
ordinary people; general public; public at large
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
educational facility established in affiliation with a government agency
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
deep regret; great disappointment
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
big thanks; great gratitude
top university; leading university; first-rate university
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
major surgery; major operation
restoration of imperial rule
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
daimyo in the Warring States period
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
magnanimity; tolerance; large eyes
major stockholder; large shareholder
World War III; Third World War
black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Mahayana (Buddhism); the Great Vehicle; large passenger vehicle
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
goodwill ambassador; friendship ambassador
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
bragging; showing off; pride
vice president (of a country)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
Mahavairocana (Tathagata); Great Sun; Supreme Buddha of Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism
magnifying glass; magnifier; loupe
hogshead; puncheon; foudre
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
maximum instantaneous wind speed
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
older brother; you (in ref. to male of greater age or status)
great writer; major writer
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at kids, such as manga)
subserviency to the stronger
boundless; infinite; vast
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
outline; survey; compendium
minister of state; cabinet minister (Japan)
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
immense physical strength
imperial command; royal command
university entrance examination
very important person; super star; super big shot
large temple edifice; large temple
general resemblance; being largely the same; uniting with a common goal; Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
big tiger; drinker; staggering drunkard
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
distinguished or meritorious service
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
down-market; popular; mass-market
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
(former) imperial university
last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
totally unexpected result; stunning upset
daihinmin; daifugō; Japanese card game similar to President
outside Earth's atmosphere; outer space; exoatmosphere; exo-atmosphere
large serving; large portion
(government) inspector-general (Edo period); upper superintendent officer
lecture hall; lecture theatre; auditorium
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
Summer Triangle (asterism)
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan
large, medium and small (businesses, rooms, etc.)
maximization; maximisation
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
ambassador plenipotentiary
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
broad overview; general survey
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
large furoshiki; big talk; vain boasting or bluster; blowing one's own trumpet
ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper
large, bald-headed monster; giant; large, bald man; big baldy; large monk
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945); Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
greatest common divisor; GCD
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)
person of high rank or income
popularization; popularisation
large attendance; full house; capacity audience
big athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day; field day
to be accepted by a university
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
to approach the finale; to come to a close
arrogant; impudent; haughty; boastful
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
grand ceremony; state ceremony; important law; legal canon
great stature; large build
massive earthquake; megaquake
big splash; big response; major repercussions
long arrow; person who can fire a long arrow
essentially the same with only minor differences
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
transcontinental railroad
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
arrogant; haughty; calm; placid
major festal song (subgenre of the Shi Jing)
serious (vital) question; a grave issue; a matter of grave concern
very rich person; the super rich
(the crime of) high treason
larger section (of village)
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
great demon; ghostly giant
large passenger aircraft; jumbo jet
large amount of capital; large-cap; big-cap
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
large number of deaths; massive fatalities
the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
fundamental principles; main lines; outline; summary; general features
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)
bragging; showing off; pride
archbishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.)
the Big Three (countries)
edifice; monumental architecture; huge building
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; (lit.) Great European War
large circle; great circle
avenue in the capital; busy main street of the capital; main thoroughfare
newcomer showing great promise; bright new talent
outrageous lie; outright lie
Sister (i.e. a nun; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix)
great talents mature late
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
large deer; moose; elk; red deer
young commander; young leader; young master
trivial; not amounting to much
broad policy; overriding principle
presence (of a god, emperor, etc.)
great awakening; great enlightening; greatly awakened person; understanding; comprehension
major change; major transformation
large tengu; powerful tengu; big braggart; blowhard
large dictionary; comprehensive dictionary; unabridged dictionary
within Earth's atmosphere; inner space
great enthusiasm; high excitement
Army Minister; Minister of War
previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent); former president
realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition
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
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
President of the United States of America; US President
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
large ginkgo tree; ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
taking (something) seriously
athletic meet (esp. at primary school); sports day; field day
major progress; huge advance
high priest of a great shrine
northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis); female hawk (or falcon); falconry (using a northern goshawk)
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
Greater East Asian War (1941-1945); Pacific War
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
dazaifu (under the ritsuryo system, governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyushu, Iki and Tsushima)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
important law; fundamental law
maximum (e.g. dose); greatest amount; largest amount
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
sovereign power; the reins of government
Minister of the Environment
university student; college student
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
well-made; well-done; great success
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; ICBM
great scholar; savant; polymath
calamity; disaster; great misfortune; grand climacteric
leader of a (large) group; large decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp; puffbird (any bird of family Bucconidae); first makushita rikishi listed on the banzuke
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
Vairocana; Mahavairocana (Bliss Body of the historical Gautama Buddha); Dainichi Buddha; Nyorai Buddha
the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
grand-scale or long-range plan; farsighted policy
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
small; tiny; (lit.) size of a palm
billboard; large signboard; first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw
greater-than mark (>); right angle bracket
great and small; in detail; all
university of arts; arts college
ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
attempting to change one's image when one starts university
hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university
demonstration board (for Go, Shougi, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite)
main southern gate (of a temple, castle town, etc.)
very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
large monk; large, bald man; big baldy; large, bald-headed monster
roundup; wholesale arrest
very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
university library; college library
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age)
(political) party convention
next president; president-elect
change; metamorphosis; transformation
colorectal cancer; large bowel cancer
heavy machinery; large machinery; plant
leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
large-scale maneuvers; large-scale manoeuvres; war games
head temple of a Buddhist sect
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
to continue one's studies up to university; to go to university
key performer; last performer of the day
extremely troubled; very puzzled
Buddha; high-ranked bodhisattva
director of a district (ritsuryo system)
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten (god of wealth)
major recession; serious (economic) depression; Great Depression
far out wide; far outside
university education; college education (training)
rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam
voluminous work; bulky volume; tome; great work; masterpiece; magnum opus
generally speaking; in a broad way
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
epic film; big-budget movie
first ceremonial offering of rice by newly-enthroned Emperor
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
Otsu-e; Edo-period folk art genre of painting originating in Ōtsu
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
Ōmoto (religious sect founded in 1892 as an offshoot of Shinto)
wall bearing no exposed pillars
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
large store; large-scale store
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary
mass-market newspaper; tabloid newspaper
Great Bodhisattva Hachiman (title of Hachiman due to Shinto-Buddhist syncretism)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; NATO
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
full court; grand bench of the supreme court
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
Escherichia coli (E. coli); colon bacterium
feces; excrement; number two
Great Tokyo Air Raid (March 10, 1945)
patient in a serious condition; serious case
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
carpenter specializing in temple, shrine, etc. construction
dapeng (giant bird in Chinese mythology, similar to the roc or Garuda)
Supreme Court (until 1947); Great Court of Cassation
judicial decision made with human kindness and warmth in a fair manner
atrocity; outrage; heinousness
Chinese scholar-bureaucrat; Chinese scholar-official
broad view; big picture; wide perspective
venerable authority; elderly master
(China's) Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
beef boiled with soy sauce, ginger and sugar
court dress; full-dress uniform
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
college of music; school of music; music college
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
imperial headquarters announcement
major-leaguer; member of a major-league team
samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers
big match; big game; important match; important game
Japanese wobbegong (Orectolobus japonicus, species of carpet shark); Japanese carpet shark; fringe shark
presidential decree; executive order
state ceremony (esp. an enthronement); imperial ceremony; important ceremony (in one's life, e.g. wedding, funeral)
trivial; not amounting to much
femoral muscle; thigh muscle
magnanimous in one's attitude of mind; grand in one's idea or mind-set
continental; calm; not worried with unimportant details
university festival; rag day
trans-Atlantic; trans-Atlantic crossing
summer campaign of the siege of Osaka (1615 CE)
final scene; the end; finale
Winter Triangle (asterism)
(time of) extreme cold; "major cold" solar term (approx. January 20, roughly the coldest time of the year)
very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)
fishermen's banner hoisted to indicate a rich haul; big-catch flag
to talk big; to be bombastic
person of virtue; great person; giant; adult; exalted person
(Edo-period) account book
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
Völkerwanderung; great migration in Europe, 4th to 6th century CE
Constitution of the Empire of Japan; Meiji Constitution
Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
violent earthquake; severe earthquake
Mu (legendary lost continent)
outrageous lie; outright lie
senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
World War III; Third World War
osotogari (judo); major outer reap; major sweeping leg throw
Minister of the Imperial Household
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
continental state (e.g. Australia)
shouting in a thunderous voice; blustering out
blistering heat; "major heat" solar term (approx. July 23)
serious illness; travails
colorectal cancer; large bowel cancer
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened
greater palace; area centered on the inner palace, home to various administrative bodies
state-run college; state university
Taika era (645.6.19-650.2.15)
university lecturer; college lecturer
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
major customer; large customer
Look for a big tree when you want shelter; Serve the powerful for your own good
O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!
great compassion and mercy
university graduate; college graduate
Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
Republic of Korea; South Korea
giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
imperial lineage starting with Emperor Kameyama
Daijisen (Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan)
Daijirin (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)
Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings)
large rock; huge rock; being rock-solid; holding firm; being adamant
big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles
Emperor Taishō (1879-1926, reigned 1912-1926); Emperor Yoshihito
popular entertainment; mass entertainment; public amusement
significant turning point
former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators)
daini (type of playing cards)
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
large conglomerate; large group of related companies
former imperial university
Great Depression (1929-1939)
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
Minister of Health and Welfare
giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word
the Great Hanshin Earthquake (January 17, 1995)
technical college or institute
expansion policy; road to expansion
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
full to capacity; full to bursting; house full; sellout
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce (Meiji-Taisho)
fruit bat (Pteropodidae spp.); flying fox; megabat
merger; (presenting a) united front
special enlarged (bumper) issue
great debate; great controversy
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
complete freedom; great freedom; great unhinderedness
feces; excrement; number two
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
all-out war; full-scale war
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
(printed or written in) large letters
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
rough (explanation, details, etc.); broad; general; grabbing a big handful
deadly serious; deadly earnest
being generous, benevolent and magnanimous in disposition
State Minister in Charge of Financial Affairs
founder; progenitor; emperor
gallery (of a theatre); audience (at a theatre); the masses; the general public
Minister for Reconstruction
great enterprise; great task
major power outage; massive blackout
great number; very large number; round number; approximate figure
master thief; notorious robber
thick legs; fat legs; cankle; cankles
Nagoya harp; Taishō koto; Japanese harp with two to five strings
large or bulky book or volume
(arch.) streamers (made of linen, paper, etc.) attached to a long pole (used as a wand in grand purification ceremonies); being in great demand
wealthy family; important person; bigwig
Council Hall in the Imperial Palace
woman peddler in Kyoto from Ohara (typically with a bundle of sticks, etc. on her head)
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
banner (imperial, shogun, etc.); standard
major agricultural country; agricultural power; agripower
to achieve greatness; to achieve success
heavy, thick, long, and big (products, esp. industrial); massive and heavy; heavy (industry)
Taiei era (1521.8.23-1528.8.20)
Oshima tsumugi weave; type of pongee from Oshima
low-cost car designed for the mass market; economy car; popular car
much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
reproduction on an enlarged or expanded scale
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
great man; fine figure of a man
charge d'affaires of embassy
Korean Empire (1897-1910)
winter campaign of the siege of Osaka (1614 CE)
Taisai; one of the eight gods of the koyomi; (arch.) Jupiter (planet)
mass extinction; extinction event
Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra
the Tripitaka (complete Buddhist canon)
pharmaceutical college; college of pharmacy
National People's Congress (of the People's Republic of China); NPC
big eater; trencherman; glutton
large-scale (mechanized, mechanised) farming; wealthy farmer
presidential system; presidential government
leading figure; foundation
mass movement; popular movement
Ursa Major (constellation)
radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus)
big goof; serious mistake
intercontinental ballistic missile; ICBM
person who achieves perfection; person who perfects (e.g. a theory)
braggart; big talker; bigmouth
big family principle; extended family policy
Spring Triangle (asterism)
flop (e.g. movie); total failure; box office bomb
Imperial Japanese Navy (1872-1945)
Chūgoku Retaliation (military maneuver by Hideyoshi Hashiba in 1582)
to talk through one's hat; to blow one's own horn
throwing one's weight around without knowing one's limitations; (lit.) Yelang thinks too highly of itself
sorry to trouble you, but ...
large saw; framed pit saw
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
braggart; big talker; bigmouth
sharp reduction; drastic cut
big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing
roman-fleuve; long novel; epic novel
men's hairstyle with small sideburns and a wide forehead (Edo period)
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
five great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Trilokavijaya, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)
Daiji era (1126.1.22-1131.1.29)
liberal arts college; teachers' college
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
(arch.) great; (arch.) grand; greater (of equal court ranks); upper; a great deal; very much
hall with an enshrined statue of Kobo Daishi (at a Shingon temple)
State Minister in Charge of Regulatory Reform
good for nothing (of large people); big but useless
giant catfish (mythological being thought to cause earthquakes)
federal president (e.g. in Germany)
Great Patriotic War (Russian name for the war along the eastern front during World War II)
abdominal aortic aneurysm
large head; person with a large head
the ten great disciples (of Buddha)
grand coalition; grand alliance
grated daikon; daikon grater
banquet on the occasion of the first ceremonial offering of rice by the newly-enthroned emperor
Sumida River Firework Festival (Tokyo)
something of the same size; the said university
Great Awakening (18th century American Christian revival movement)
top ridge of a roof; main ridge of a roof
(arch.) great impropriety (esp. towards the imperial family); crime against the imperial family (or a shrine dedicated to them, etc.)
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
expansion of exports; export expansion
Cannabis Control Law (1948)
the sky; the universe; taixu (the great vacuity, in Chinese philosophy, the primordial substance that gives rise to qi)
great enthusiasm; high excitement
large banquet; (arch.) court banquet (Heian period)
maximum carrying capacity; maximum payload
gentle; quiet; demure; sober; mild-mannered; meek
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
street vendor; peddler; hawker
variety of long, columnar daikon; Nerima daikon
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
extinction event; mass extinction
megacompetition; mega-competition
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
ouchigari (judo); major inner reap; major inner reaping throw
Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
basal ganglia; basal nuclei
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
Minister of Communications and Transportation (1885-1949)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
the biggest fish is always the one that got away
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
large rock; huge rock; being rock-solid; holding firm; being adamant
large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting
to grow up; to become adult; to start behaving like an adult
full to capacity; full to bursting; house full; sellout
braggart; big talker; bigmouth
second level (company, etc.)
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
national, prefectural and other public universities and colleges
grand champion considered to be truly great, usually with over 10 makuuchi tournament wins
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
indiscriminate mass murder
root; source; origin; basis
the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India and Egypt as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)
Sakurajima daikon (the largest variety of radish in the world)
Imperial Rule Assistance Association (1940-1945)
main (switchboard) number; main telephone (phone) number
good for nothing (of large people); big but useless
attain divine enlightenment; perceive absolute truth; experience spiritual awakening
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
great auk (Pinguinus impennis)
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
Daion; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
Senior Grand Tutor (senior-most of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
mercantile marine college
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
adarsa-jnana (great-perfect-mirror wisdom, wisdom clearly elucidating all things)
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
Socialist Masses Party (1932-1940)
calling many harlots and entertainers and have a big party; starting an important maneuver at the end of a game of go
kanji "big shell" radical
candidate for vice-president; running mate (US)
National Defense Program Outline
large cut (e.g. of meat); last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
first seven days of the year
graduate school entrance examination
citizens' rally; mass meeting
Yamantaka Vidya-raja; conqueror of Death
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
National Center Test for University Admissions
major religion; great religion
ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
great teachings (of the Buddha); teachings of the Mahayana; most important ritual (in esoteric Buddhism)
to die peacefully; to have lived a full life
exerting oneself to the utmost, prepared to die if necessary
Oceanus Procellarum (lunar mare); Ocean of Storms
the last day of the year; New Year's Eve
leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)
bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
profit maximization; profit maximisation
(Jupiter's) Great Red Spot
to talk through one's hat; to blow one's own horn
Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
rough (explanation, details, etc.); broad; general; grabbing a big handful
dilation of the pupil; mydriasis
university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages
student preparing to re-take initially failed university entrance examinations
giant catfish (mythological being thought to cause earthquakes)
rate of magnification; magnification power
giant squid (Architeuthis martensi)
Kōtai Shrine (main shrine of the Inner Ise Shrine)
big ears; (arch.) listening without paying attention
once-powerful nation now in decline; great nation grown old
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
Mahāraurava; The Hell of Great Wailing; The Great Screaming Hell; the fifth of eight hot hells in Buddhism
Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
preparatory course for college
summer campaign of the siege of Osaka (1615 CE)
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
continuing one's education into graduate school
university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages
Mahasamghika (early Buddhist movement)
exaggerated advertisement; overblown advertising; hype
the island country of Japan; the Japanese Isles
shout with a loud voice; fulminate; vociferate
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
the daimyo of a feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
nonexpansion; localization; localisation; nonaggravation
to sacrifice family for a greater cause
mass-killing; mass-murder; bloodbath
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)
big bend (esp. in a road)
star anise (Illicium verum)
minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
large; big; grown (man, etc.); great (friend, etc.); huge (football fan, etc.)
loudly reciting Amithaba's name
Large Hadron Collider; LHC
great Confucian (scholar); great scholar; person of great erudition
minor local college; small-time university
full screen; maximum display; maximized view
great sensation; taking something by storm; making a splash
big four winds; winning hand containing four kongs or pungs of winds
Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
pathogenic E. coli bacteria (i.e. Escherichia coli O157:H7)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
big bend (esp. in a road)
theory of continental drift
feces; excrement; large effect
major planet; giant planet; Jovian planet
key performer; last performer of the day
partial building damage comprising 50-70% of the surface area
Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
funeral service of a Japanese emperor; (arch.) Imperial mourning
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
atmospheric optical phenomenon
position at the imperial court in ancient China
prewar Japanese adventurer (political activist) in mainland China
knitting; hosiery; knitted goods
foundation; basic principles
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
large-scale operators; big traders
grated daikon; daikon grater
formal tea gathering; formal tea party
large ginkgo tree; ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
oval gold coin struck by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1588
street (soapbox) oratory; stump oratory
suddenly seeing the light; achieving full enlightenment all of a sudden
traveling in luxury; travelling in luxury; junket
don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seen
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
large country; great nation; major power; great power
Daewongun (honorary title for the father of the king in Joseon-era Korea; esp. in ref. to Heungseon Daewongun, father of Emperor Gojong)
Interscholastic Athletic Meet; inter-school athletics competition
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
giant stag beetle (Dorcus hopei)
The Three Major Duties (education, work and payment of taxes)
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)
enterohemorrhagic E. coli
cowpea (Vigna unguiculata); cow pea; black-eyed pea; southern pea
infringing on the power of the sovereign
thin person who eats a lot; big eater who stays thin
Great Interregnum (gap between Hohenstaufen and Habsburg rule of the Holy Roman Empire, approx. 1254-1273 CE)
Yamato Station (Kanagawa)
graduate school of sciences
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
Canis Major (constellation); the Greater Dog
depending largely on; playing a large role in; due largely to
colorectal cancer; large bowel cancer
Corpus Juris Civilis; Justinian Code
long month (i.e. having 31 days)
mass retirement (esp. that of the Japanese baby boomers)
emperor moth (Actias artemis); Japanese moon moth
continuing education courses offered via radio or television; open university
Japan's National High School Baseball Tournament (Koshien)
cheap fish for the masses (e.g. sardines, mackerel, pike)
tarantula (any spider of family Theraphosidae)
continental; continentality
Nankai megathrust earthquake
Otani sect (of Shin Buddhism)
the last day of the year; New Year's Eve
policy favouring major powers; policy of great powers favorable only to themselves
enlargement of the prostate
lacking the talent to do anything but eat
a little learning is a dangerous thing
thick rope; fundamental principles; outline; general features
large-scale integration; LSI
there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes
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
unparalleled grandeur; the grandest; the most spectacular
wrestler newly promoted to ozeki rank
past perfect tense; pluperfect
a little learning is a dangerous thing
key performer; last performer of the day
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date
crane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae)
large building and lofty tower; splendid (magnificent, palatial) structure
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
Great Qing Empire (China, 1644-1912); Qing dynasty
great enthusiasm; high excitement
era in which university places outnumber university applicants; era of declining enrollment
large-scale issue (e.g. of bonds); large circulation
lynx (esp. the Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx)
Dai Kanwa Jiten (major Kanji Dictionary, edited by Morohashi Tetsuji)
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
breaking into a hearty laugh
Osaka Securities Exchange
public-relations ambassador; brand ambassador; person appointed to promote an organization, event, etc.
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
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
funeral service of a Japanese emperor
Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
provincial (country) millionaire
director of the dazaifu (ritsuryo system)
assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963); JFK assassination
Imperial Japanese Navy (1872-1945)
expansion of domestic demand
second note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. D sharp) (in China); twelfth lunar month
long and abundant moustache
Osaka Incident (plot by Oi Kentaro and the Liberal Party to support a Korean uprising; 1885)
the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India, and Egypt; as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)
giant fallow deer (extinct)
university summer school; college summer school
systemic circulation; general circulation (of the atmosphere)
the 8th month has the least work for farmers
Scolopendra subspinipes (species of centipede)
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
adult-cute; grown-up but girlish; fashion style of adult women characterized by makeup and clothing that subtly emphasizes cuteness
immutable law (usu. the Meiji constitution); indestructible canon
excitedly; type of rhythm for noh songs
increase in (expansion of) demand
Kansai-style sushi (esp. pressed sushi, such as battera)
grand champion filling the rank of champion to keep their number at 2
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
osotogari (judo); major outer reap; major sweeping leg throw
Large-scale Retail Stores Law
civil law; continental law
Taisha-kyo (sect of Shinto; renamed Izumo Oyashiro-kyo in 1951)
a little learning is a dangerous thing
daikon-offering ceremony (Ryotokuji temple, Kyoto)
major electrical manufacturer; major company manufacturing electric devices
Ōgosho period (between the Kansei Reforms and the Tempo Reforms, approx. 1787-1843)
superior talent and strategic wisdom; outstanding abilities and a talent for developing and implementing grand strategies
great longitudinal fissure; longitudinal cerebral fissure; longitudinal fissure; interhemispheric fissure; fissura longitudinalis cerebri; groove that separates the two hemispheres of the brain
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
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
royal palm (esp. Cuban royal palm, Roystonea regia)
adult-cute; grown-up but girlish; fashion style of adult women characterized by makeup and clothing that subtly emphasizes cuteness
the dreams of Kyoto, the dreams of Osaka
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
bold and clever; daring and ingenious; audacious and masterly
Taishō Political Crisis (1913)
winter campaign of the siege of Osaka (1614 CE)
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
thin person who eats a lot; big eater who stays thin
giant mottled eel (Anguilla marmorata); marbled eel
Yamato period (300-550 CE)
Chinese white shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis); oriental shrimp; fleshy prawn
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
self-aggrandizement; self-glorification; something becoming large by feeding upon itself
daikon, etc. trimmings, usu. added to rice
Osaka Securities Exchange
greater curvature (of the stomach); curvatura ventriculi major
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
adult toy shop (i.e. a sex shop)
thick legs; fat legs; cankle; cankles
high spirits; gleeful mood
University of Electro-Communications
norito read at a great purification event
Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Water Margin, and The Plum in the Golden Vase)
college (offering a single course of study)
admiration of the powerful
being bold and courageous, but also careful and meticulous
cane toad (Rhinella marina); marine toad; giant toad
Toyouke Shrine (the outer shrine of Ise Shrine); Toyuke Shrine
graduate university; university concentrating on graduate-level education and advanced research; research university
swallowing a great amount of tea or medicine; tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
electoral system allowing for the election of multiple candidates from one district; multi-member constituent electoral system
Chinese yam (variety of Dioscorea opposita); Japanese yam (variety of Dioscorea japonica)
guardian deity of grain farming; guardian deity of the rice harvest
glorious reign of the Emperor
suddenly seeing the light; it suddenly dawning upon one
far-reaching amendment; significant revision
big goof; serious mistake
upstage center (in a noh play)
Hamamatsudaigakumae Station
position at the imperial court in ancient China; grand secretariat
Japanese snowball; Viburnum plicatum
university (operated under post-war guidelines)
regional power; powerful nation within region
key performer; last performer of the day
great six-syllable mantra ("om mani padme hum")
a small leak can sink a great ship
Supreme Orders of the Chrysanthemum
royal water lily; water platter
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra; Nirvana Sutra
ozeki-ranked wrestler in danger of losing his rank
water monitor (Varanus salvator, species of carnivorous monitor lizard common from Sri Lanka in the west to the Philippines in the east); common water monitor
nominal (figurehead) minister; titular minister
dental college; dental university
Bureau of the Imperial Palace Kitchens (under the ritsuryo system)
guardian deity of grain farming; guardian deity of the rice harvest
Three Mountains of Yamato (Mt. Miminashi, Mt. Kagu, and Mt. Unebi)
big heads have little wit
eastward expansion; eastward enlargement
dealing a hard (heavy, crushing) blow (to)
upper air; upper atmosphere
the four grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday, Emperor Meiji's birthday; 1927-1948)
full length of one's arm (from shoulder to fingertip)
military officer attached to embassy
closing (a market or trading session); closing price
Saxifraga fortunei var. alpina (species of rockfoil flower)
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
giant purple butterfly (species of nymphalid butterfly, Sasakia charonda); Rhododendron oomurasaki (species of purple azalea)
rich family; distinguished family
arrogant and presumptuous; haughty arrogance; intolerable insolence
second anniversary of a person's death
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
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)
three great oceans (Pacific, Atlantic and Indian)
great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
to sell out to the masses
Japanese poem; waka; tanka
long and abundant moustache
former imperial university
heroic words; big talk; boasting; bragging; grandiloquence; rodomontade
Eurasia; Eurasian Continent
word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word
arrogance; haughtiness; insolence
esteemed university; honorable university
prefectural medical school
turnip cake (dim sum dish); radish cake
boom (e.g. in stock prices)
Bonin flying fox (Pteropus pselaphon); Bonin fruit bat
three greatest teas of Japan (Uji-cha, Sayama-cha and Shizuoka-cha)
whole soybeans; unprocessed soybeans
Izumo Oyashiro-kyo (sect of Shinto); Izumo Taisha-kyo
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
last session (trading day, trading) of the year
largeheartedness; liberality; catholicity; generousness; generosity; magnanimity
backward-twisting overarm throw
the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors
Minister of International Trade and Industry
Oshima cherry (Prunus speciosa)
Okinawa Socialist Masses Party
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
oldest architectural style for Shinto shrines (e.g. used at Izumo shrine)
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
semi-presidential system; dual executive system
the cabinet minister in charge
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
braggart; big talker; bigmouth
bonus paid to employees on occasion of a full house
first verse of a nursery rhyme sung by children on cold days (similar to "It's Raining, It's Pouring")
kanji "big" radical at top
word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word
greater trochanter; trochanter major
to grow up; to become adult; to start behaving like an adult
black university (e.g. in the US); black college
the three grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday; pre-1927)
beluga (species of sturgeon, Huso huso)
confused mess; utter confusion
dadaiko drum; large drum used for outdoor bugaku and gagaku performances
falx cerebri; cerebral falx
confused mess; utter confusion
Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
master; grandmaster; senior instructor
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
large cut (e.g. of meat); last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
to approach the finale; to come to a close
long arrow; person who can fire a long arrow
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
braggart; big talker; bigmouth
braggart; big talker; bigmouth
giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
Constitution of the Empire of Japan; Meiji Constitution
(arch.) great; (arch.) grand; greater (of equal court ranks); upper; a great deal; very much
Siebold's dragonfly (Anotogaster sieboldii); jumbo dragonfly
Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
gallery (of a theatre); audience (at a theatre); the masses; the general public
much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus)
meekly; obediently; submissively; quietly; like a lamb
Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
ouchigari (judo); major inner reap; major inner reaping throw
blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)
halibut (esp. the Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis)
a little learning is a dangerous thing
a little learning is a dangerous thing
a little learning is a dangerous thing
monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Japanese-style ritual saddle
honorific or polite prefix
Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
swallowing a great amount of tea or medicine; tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
gusset; front collar of a kimono
excitedly; type of rhythm for noh songs
depending largely on; playing a large role in; due largely to
depending largely on; playing a large role in; due largely to
Persian speedwell (Veronica persica); large field speedwell; bird's-eye speedwell; birdeye speedwell; winter speedwell
tree nymph butterfly (Idea leuconoe)
collared scops owl (Otus bakkamoena)
bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
Yamato shrimp (Caridina multidentata); Amano shrimp
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
large seal script (dating from China's Spring and Autumn period onward)
Brazilian elodea (species of aquatic plant, Egeria densa)
quince monitor (Varanus melinus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Indonesia); yellow-head monitor
titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum); corpse flower; carrion flower
Chinese yam (variety of Dioscorea opposita); Japanese yam (variety of Dioscorea japonica)
adult toy shop (i.e. a sex shop)
great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
Hosta montana (species of plantain lily)
Japanese cockroach (Periplaneta japonica)
the dreams of Kyoto, the dreams of Osaka
greater curvature (of the stomach); curvatura ventriculi major
Japanese carpenter ant (Camponotus japonicus)
grand kagura performance at Ise
grand kagura performance at Ise
evergreen magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora); southern magnolia; loblolly magnolia; bull bay
edible dormouse (Glis glis); fat dormouse
yamatogoto; wagon; six or seven-stringed native Japanese zither
sword brimming over with life force
red-sepaled evening primrose (Oenothera erythrosepala)
green anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides); bigmouth bass
Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
(European) gray wolf (carnivore, Canis lupus lupus); grey wolf
Persian speedwell (Veronica persica); large field speedwell; bird's-eye speedwell; birdeye speedwell; winter speedwell
American dune grass (Leymus mollis)
contour feather; quill feather
atmospheric refraction; astronomical refraction
big heads have little wit
Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)
lauxaniid fly (any fly of family Lauxaniidae); flesh fly (any fly of family Sarcophagidae)
lauxaniid fly (any fly of family Lauxaniidae); flesh fly (any fly of family Sarcophagidae)
second anniversary of a person's death
Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus); greater Indian fruit bat
promulgation of an Imperial rescript
Taiseikyō (sect of Shinto)
streaked shearwater (species of seabird, Calonectris leucomelas)
streaked shearwater (species of seabird, Calonectris leucomelas)
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
in a big way; on a grand scale
grated radish; grated daikon
grated radish; grated daikon
the five oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic)
great circle sailing route
external (earth) ground; signal ground
very large-scale integration; VLSI
American graduate law school entrance test; LSAT
the six continents; Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia
ultra large-scale integration; ULSI
ultra large-scale integration; ULSI
sports competition sponsored by a business enterprise
minister without a portfolio
an expanded or expanding equilibrium
ambassador-level conference
first session (trading day) of the year
pseudohypertrophy of muscle
Air Pollution Control Law
Economic Report of the President (US)
ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
former ozeki-ranked wrestler returning to that rank
physically exceptional wrestler promoted straight to champion rank during Edo period
large character; alternative kanji used for numbers (esp. in financial contexts)
having an eye to the big picture; being aware of the general situation
demotion from ōzeki ranking
slavish submission to power; sycophancy; flunkeyism; toadyism
a drop in the ocean (bucket)
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
mass (labor) negotiation; mass bargaining session; public negotiation
(adopting) a popular line; (taking) a populist line
royal treatment; entertain someone extravagantly
conformism; following the crowd; swimming with the tide; me-tooism
bold and unrestrained; daring and unfettered
impoverishment of fishermen because of a bumper catch; decline in fishermen's income caused by the sharply lower fish prices as a result of an overabundant catch
malus tschonoskii; white angel
forked viburnum (Viburnum furcatum); scarlet leaved viburnum
white rat; white rat that serves Daikoku (god of wealth)
it is wiser to make money steadily over time; light gains make heavy purse; (lit.) better small takings than a large win
big science (particle accelerators, space telescopes, etc.)
Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra
plant native to eastern Russia and Hokkaido (Mimulus sessilifolius Maxim. p)
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories
State Minister in Charge of Economic and Fiscal Policy
State Minister in Charge of Postal Services Privatization
State Minister in Charge of Science and Technology Policy
to make drastic cuts; to take an axe to
to make drastic cuts; to take an axe to
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
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
New Party Daichi; New Party Big Earth (Japanese political party)
talk is cheap; it's easier to say than to do; (lit.) building Osaka Castle by talking
talk is cheap; it's easier to say than to do; (lit.) building Osaka Castle by talking
Japanese text; sentence in Japanese
Halifax Explosion (December 6, 1917)
three major diseases (cancer, cerebral stroke, acute myocardial infarction)
utility maximization; utility maximisation
eight great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Mezu, Munosho, Trilokavijaya, Ucchusma, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)
thank you for all your hard work
prefectural medical school
prefectural health sciences university
plotting to damage the imperial palace or an imperial tomb
financially ruining oneself by overindulging in food and drink (as a fabled tendency of the people of Osaka)
the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)
falconry (using a northern goshawk)
falconry (using a northern goshawk)
Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown
(in China) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E); first lunar month
taishiki mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
large shaku (approx. 35.6cm)
Japan; ancient name for Japan appearing in the Kojiki
Japan; ancient name for Japan appearing in the Kojiki
Japan; ancient name for Japan appearing in the Kojiki
Japan; ancient name for Japan appearing in the Kojiki
Shinto Taikyo (sect of Shinto)
Shinto Taiseikyō (sect of Shinto)
severe punishment; death penalty
presidential decree; presidential proclamation
imperial subjects; the people
upper-case letters; upper-case alphabetics
native collating sequence
maximum allowable normal mode overvoltage
maximum allowable common mode overvoltage
maximum operating normal mode voltage
maximum operating common mode voltage
maximum normal mode voltage
maximum common mode voltage
most significant bit; MSB
most significant digit; MSD
global modelling transformation
mass storage control system; MSCS
high capacity data storage
character expansion factor
no man can resist the lure of a woman
no man can resist the lure of a woman
mind your own business!; keep out of it!
mind your own business!; keep out of it!
mind your own business!; keep out of it!
mind your own business!; keep out of it!
the biggest fish is always the one that got away
university specializing in economics and law
school of kowakamai dance founded by Yamamoto Sirozaemon
large decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp; emperor's encampment
greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior
big; large; great; greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior
Manchukuo dialect; Greater East Asian dialect
Large-scale Retail Store Law
the four major pollution-caused illnesses (Minamata disease, Niigata Minamata disease, Yokkaichi asthma, Itai-itai disease); four big pollution diseases of Japan
United Nations Special Commission; UNSCOM
Large Magellanic Cloud (galaxy)
falling ill (esp. of a monk); illness
Ukyō no Daibu (title under the ritsuryo system); high steward
university of applied science (e.g. the Dutch "Hogeschool" and the German "Fachhochschule" institutes of higher education)
rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster); water-rat
government official working for the daizaifu
bok choy hybrid (Brassica campestris var. amplexicaulis) (pak choi, bokchoy)
bok choy hybrid (Brassica campestris var. amplexicaulis) (pak choi, bokchoy)
graduate school entrance examination
(act of) taking a graduate school entrance examination
Great Dark Spot (on Neptune)
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
Winter Olympic Games; Winter Olympics
period in the sixth and seventh centuries prior to the Taika reform
Osaka Conference; meeting held by the leaders of the Meiji Restoration in Osaka to discuss the formation of a representative assembly (January-February, 1875)
New Year's Eve; December 31; Jupiter (planet)
New Year's Eve; December 31; Jupiter (planet)
catastrophe bond; cat bond
Heian-period boarding school (for children of a specific noble clan) established near the former central university of Kyoto
seven boarding schools established in Kyoto by noble families during the early Heian period
Large-Scale Earthquake Countermeasures Law (1979)
Large-Scale Earthquake Countermeasures Law (1979)
atmospheric general circulation
precocious; unchildlike; early-blooming
National Invitational High-School Baseball Tournament; Spring Koshien
university of technology; science and technology college
university of technology; science and technology college
continental plate boundary
provincial military governor turned daimyo (Muromachi period) (distinct from the shugo bureaucrats of the Kamakura period)
major banks; leading banks
downstage left pillar (on a noh stage)
expanding pipe; diffuser; expander; reducer
femoral diaphyseal fracture
benidaizu soybean; crimson soybean (trad. grown in Yamagata)
green barley; barley grass
great human beings never lose the innocence of childhood; a virtuous ruler never loses the spirit of the common people
Japanese syllabary symbols; kana
Atlantic Standard Time; AST
grown-up woman; adult woman
Taikyoku shogi (variant of shogi)
giant molecular cloud; GMC
extrapolation; projection
half-dried daikon, salted and picked in kōji
atypical coarctation of aorta
lace monitor (Varanus varius, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in eastern Australia); lace goanna
shrine listed in the Engi-Shiki as of the highest rank
four large domesticated fishes (black carp, grass carp, bighead carp, and silver carp)
principle of maximum entropy
imperial army order (detailed)
imperial navy order (detailed)
Japanese war tuba; pre-radar acoustic locator used by the Imperial Japanese Army
local fire brigade (Edo period); provincial fire brigade
local fire brigade (Edo period); provincial fire brigade
stabilized continent; platform
Habenaria dentata (species of bog orchid)
big-character poster (in China); large print wall newspaper
ogeima (in go); large knight's move
ogeima (in go); large knight's move
distinguished scholar; holder of a higher doctorate
medical cannabis; medical marijuana
vice-minister (ritsuryo system); deputy minister
ranking vice-minister in the Department of Worship (ritsuryo system); deputy minister
bench used by the Emperor
long-sleeved kimono (Heian period)
continental block; continental landmass; craton
sweet rocket (Hesperis matronalis); dame's rocket; dame's violet; Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
the four great Japanese grammar texts (Yamada, Matsushita, Hashimoto and Tokieda)
stonemason; mason; master stonemason
things cannot be larger than the things that contain them; (lit.) there are no boars larger than the mountain (in which they live)
Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra
Great American Interchange
humid continental climate
word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word; waka; classic Japanese poem
Kannon of Great Mercy (alt. name for Avalokiteshvara); Greatly Compassionate Kannon; Daihi Kannon
great virtues extinguish small grudges
eating a lot, drinking a lot, and on top of that, eating mochi
large lot (manufacture); big lot
coliform (bacteria) count; total coliform
poor swing (golf); hanging back during the swing; (lit.) Meiji-era cannon
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
large special-purpose vehicle
special ambassador; special envoy
Hitachiōmiya City (Ibaraki)
Hitachiōmiya City (Ibaraki)
Hirosakigakuindaimae Station
peppered moth (Biston betularia)
northern Ryukyu fruit bat (Pteropus dasymallus dasymallus)
Bonin flying fox (Pteropus pselaphon)
Daito flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus daitoensis)
Okinawa flying fox (Pteropus loochoensis)
scarab beetle; sacred scarab (Scarabaeus sacer)
horned dung beetle (Copris ochus)
Japanese giant weevil (Sipalinus gigas)
Sebastes iracundus (species of rockfish)
Sebastes iracundus (species of rockfish)
giant petrel (esp. the southern giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus)
Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa)
northern shrike; great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Latham's snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)
Latham's snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)
long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus)
Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)
Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)
common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salmar)
Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)
Maries' fir (Abies mariesii)
Maries' fir (Abies mariesii)
yellow stem borer (Scirpophaga incertulas)
Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans)
northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
Rubus croceacanthus (species of raspberry)
common house spider (Achaearanea tepidariorum)
Asplenium antiquum (species of spleenwort)
Asplenium antiquum (species of spleenwort)
longleaf pine (Pinus palustris)
North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
Moluccan cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis); salmon-crested cockatoo
Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa)
timothy (Phleum pratense); timothy grass
kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate (Persicaria orientalis); prince's feather
reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Mya arenaria oonogai (subspecies of soft-shell clam)
Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
tasselled wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)
ridge-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus, species of monitor lizard found throughout the arid northern regions of Australia); spiny-tailed monitor
black tree monitor (Varanus beccarii, species of monitor lizard from the Aru Islands of eastern Indonesia); Beccari's monitor
emerald tree monitor (Varanus prasinus, species of arboreal carnivorous monitor lizard found from New Guinea to Queensland, Australia); green tree monitor
black-headed monitor (Varanus tristis, small species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Australia); freckled monitor
crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadorii, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in New Guinea); Salvadori's monitor; Papua monitor; artellia
savanna monitor (Varanus exanthematicus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to sub-Saharan Africa); Bosc's monitor
Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to sub-Saharan Africa); water leguaan
northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus); Atlantic bluefin tuna
smooth fan lobster (Ibacus novemdentatus)
Volvox (genus of green algae)
Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus)
precious wentletrap (Epitonium scalare)
scaly worm shell (Serpulorbis imbricatus)
Japanese marsh warbler (Megalurus pryeri)
long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis)
Acheilognathus macropterus (species of cyprinid)
Wels catfish (Silurus glanis)
Corbicula japonica (species of basket clam)
pale grass blue (species of gossamer-winged butterfly, Pseudozizeeria maha)
pale grass blue (species of gossamer-winged butterfly, Pseudozizeeria maha)
Salix urbaniana (species of willow)
bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus)
long-clawed shrew (Sorex unguiculatus)
Fuegian steamer duck (Tachyeres pteneres); Magellanic flightless steamer duck
golden web spider (Nephila pilipes)
Panesthia spadica (species of cockroach)
Panesthia spadica (species of cockroach)
greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus)
greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
Caspian plover (Charadrius asiaticus)
Oriental plover (Charadrius veredus); Oriental dotterel
upland buzzard (Buteo hemilasius)
masked owl (Tyto novaehollandiae); Australian masked owl
white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
Ryukyu flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus); Ryukyu fruit bat
tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)
yellow-bellied glider (Petaurus australis)
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus)
Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis)
tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata); tickweed; sand coreopsis; lanceleaf tickseed
cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata); greenhead coneflower
giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea var. leiophylla); late goldenrod
Ixodes ovatus (species of tick)
Bothrogonia ferruginea (species of leafhopper)
great seahorse (Hippocampus kelloggi); Kellogg's seahorse; offshore seahorse
Adenostemma lavenia (species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family)
Ophiopogon planiscapus (flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family)
petty spurge (Euphorbia peplus)
sea coconut (Lodoicea maldivica); coco de mer; double coconut
Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
Japanese barracuda (Sphyraena japonica)
Japanese barracuda (Sphyraena japonica)
Japanese barracuda (Sphyraena japonica)
Japanese barracuda (Sphyraena japonica)