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
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
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
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
considerably; greatly; a lot
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)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
one large ...; a great ...
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
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
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
major incident; major happening; big scandal
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
very great; enormous; serious
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
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
as soon as possible; ASAP
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
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 premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
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
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
the big two...; two major...; two main...
high steward; grand master
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
major earthquake; large earthquake
overestimation; overvaluing
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
huge win; overwhelming victory
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
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
breakthrough; great discovery
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
(former) imperial university
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
large family; extended family
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
loud sound; loud reverberation
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
enlightenment; great wisdom
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
large monster (Japanese film genre)
global maximum; greatest value
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
excessive; too much; unreasonable
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
women's college; women's university
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
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
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
to graduate from a university
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
major war; great war; world war
university (college) professor
Minister for Foreign Affairs
great plain; prairie; steppe; hahahaha; LMAO; ROFL
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
street performer (comedian)
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
best friend; very close friend
university of arts; arts college
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
serious accident; major incident
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
large hospital; major hospital
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
shouting in a thunderous voice
large intestine; large bowel; colon
rave reviews; extremely high praise
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
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
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
large screen (TV, film, etc.)
terrible luck; very bad luck
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
continuing one's education into university
great man; magnanimous man
Mahayana (Buddhism); the Great Vehicle; large passenger vehicle
grated daikon; daikon grater
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
Yama; judge of the afterlife
Mahavairocana (Tathagata); Great Sun; Supreme Buddha of Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism
black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
educational facility established in affiliation with a government agency
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
largest ever; biggest; record
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
great love; passionate affair
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)
archbishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.)
momentous (crucial) decision
to develop into a serious incident
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
minister of state; cabinet minister (Japan)
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
Executive Office of the President (USA, etc.)
lucky day; auspicious day
first ceremonial offering of rice by newly-enthroned Emperor
(state of) utter panic; great panic
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
(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
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
(former) imperial university
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
the Big Three (countries)
lecture hall; lecture theatre; auditorium
magnifying glass; magnifier; loupe
surprise victory; upset; coup
major surgery; major operation
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
immense physical strength
high priest of a great shrine
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
daihinmin; daifugō; Japanese card game similar to President
large temple edifice; large temple
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
great writer; major writer
young commander; young leader; young master
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
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
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
big thanks; great gratitude
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
great stature; large build
Sister (i.e. a nun; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix)
big athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day; field day
Summer Triangle (asterism)
large circle; great circle
subserviency to the stronger
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
maximization; maximisation
boundless; infinite; vast
university of arts; arts college
university student; college student
large tengu; powerful tengu; big braggart; blowhard
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
greater-than mark (>); right angle bracket
university entrance examination
main southern gate (of a temple, castle town, etc.)
the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
large monk; large, bald man; big baldy; large, bald-headed monster
the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
large, medium and small (businesses, rooms, etc.)
large amount of capital; large-cap; big-cap
major change; major transformation
large dictionary; comprehensive dictionary; unabridged dictionary
edifice; monumental architecture; huge building
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
to be accepted by a university
Greater East Asian War (1941-1945); Pacific War
Army Minister; Minister of War
essentially the same with only minor differences
greatest common divisor; GCD
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
vice president (of a country)
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)
serious (vital) question; a grave issue; a matter of grave concern
broad policy; overriding principle
big splash; big response; major repercussions
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
colorectal cancer; large bowel cancer
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
large-scale maneuvers; large-scale manoeuvres; war games
realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition
great scholar; savant; polymath
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
taking (something) seriously
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten (god of wealth)
Buddha; high-ranked bodhisattva
Constitution of the Empire of Japan; Meiji Constitution
director of a district (ritsuryo system)
major progress; huge advance
full court; grand bench of the supreme court
maximum (e.g. dose); greatest amount; largest amount
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
large; big; grown (man, etc.); great (friend, etc.); huge (football fan, etc.)
university library; college library
great and small; in detail; all
university festival; rag day
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
major recession; serious (economic) depression; Great Depression
samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers
big match; big game; important match; important game
head temple of a Buddhist sect
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
massive earthquake; megaquake
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university
university education; college education (training)
rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam
Escherichia coli (E. coli); colon bacterium
small; tiny; (lit.) size of a palm
Great Bodhisattva Hachiman (title of Hachiman due to Shinto-Buddhist syncretism)
carpenter specializing in temple, shrine, etc. construction
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce (Meiji-Taisho)
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
(China's) Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
atrocity; outrage; heinousness
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
Supreme Court (until 1947); Great Court of Cassation
to continue one's studies up to university; to go to university
college of music; school of music; music college
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
feces; excrement; number two
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
imperial lineage starting with Emperor Kameyama
great man; fine figure of a man
(Edo-period) account book
Daijisen (Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan)
imperial headquarters announcement
Winter Triangle (asterism)
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened
femoral muscle; thigh muscle
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
former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators)
state-run college; state university
major-leaguer; member of a major-league team
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
daini (type of playing cards)
next president; president-elect
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!
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)
technical college or institute
liberal arts college; teachers' college
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
significant turning point
university graduate; college graduate
thick legs; fat legs; cankle; cankles
special enlarged (bumper) issue
great debate; great controversy
Council Hall in the Imperial Palace
Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra
expansion policy; road to expansion
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
to achieve greatness; to achieve success
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)
maximum instantaneous wind speed
heavy, thick, long, and big (products, esp. industrial); massive and heavy; heavy (industry)
reproduction on an enlarged or expanded scale
all-out war; full-scale war
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
large-scale (mechanized, mechanised) farming; wealthy farmer
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)
presidential system; presidential government
radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus)
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
Imperial Japanese Navy (1872-1945)
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
mercantile marine college
presidential decree; executive order
federal president (e.g. in Germany)
adarsa-jnana (great-perfect-mirror wisdom, wisdom clearly elucidating all things)
(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)
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
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
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)
candidate for vice-president; running mate (US)
exerting oneself to the utmost, prepared to die if necessary
street vendor; peddler; hawker
to die peacefully; to have lived a full life
(Jupiter's) Great Red Spot
profit maximization; profit maximisation
major power outage; massive blackout
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
preparatory course for college
the daimyo of a feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
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
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)
university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages
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)
full screen; maximum display; maximized view
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)
National Center Test for University Admissions
the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India, and Egypt; as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)
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
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
upstage center (in a noh play)
a small leak can sink a great ship
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
position at the imperial court in ancient China; grand secretariat
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
arrogant and presumptuous; haughty arrogance; intolerable insolence
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")
great longitudinal fissure; longitudinal cerebral fissure; longitudinal fissure; interhemispheric fissure; fissura longitudinalis cerebri; groove that separates the two hemispheres of the brain
Minister of International Trade and Industry
Nankai megathrust earthquake
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
first session (trading day) of the year
slavish submission to power; sycophancy; flunkeyism; toadyism
Osaka Securities Exchange
large character; alternative kanji used for numbers (esp. in financial contexts)
grated radish; grated daikon
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)
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
most significant bit; MSB
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
Heian-period boarding school (for children of a specific noble clan) established near the former central university of Kyoto
university of technology; science and technology college
the four great Japanese grammar texts (Yamada, Matsushita, Hashimoto and Tokieda)
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)
graduate school entrance examination
mass storage control system; MSCS
three major diseases (cancer, cerebral stroke, acute myocardial infarction)
(act of) taking a graduate school entrance examination
Japanese war tuba; pre-radar acoustic locator used by the Imperial Japanese Army
the cabinet minister in charge
maximum operating normal mode voltage
university of technology; science and technology college
prefectural medical school
bold and unrestrained; daring and unfettered
prefectural health sciences university
most significant digit; MSD
Manchukuo dialect; Greater East Asian dialect
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
presidential decree; presidential proclamation
partial building damage comprising 50-70% of the surface area
native collating sequence
the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
maximum allowable normal mode overvoltage
catastrophe bond; cat bond
State Minister in Charge of Regulatory Reform
State Minister in Charge of Science and Technology Policy
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown
Economic Report of the President (US)
atypical coarctation of aorta
Large-Scale Earthquake Countermeasures Law (1979)
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