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
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
very; much; greatly; a lot of
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
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
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
university student; college student
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
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
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
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
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
large build; large pattern
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
trivial; not amounting to much
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
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
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
one large ...; a great ...
great difference; major mistake
large tree; big tree; huge tree
great laughter; burst of laughter
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
very popular; highly favoured
general public; the masses
great war; great battle; world war
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
greater than ...; bigger ...
major incident; major happening; big scandal
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
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
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
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
deadly serious; deadly earnest
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
as soon as possible; ASAP
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
very busy (person or thing)
to raise one's voice; to shout
large serving; large portion
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
major cleanup; spring cleaning
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
very loud volume; megavolume
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
very rich person; the super rich
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
loud shout; excited cheering
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
female university student; female college student
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
overestimation; overvaluing
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
the big two...; two major...; two main...
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
New Year's Eve; December 31
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
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
university hospital; teaching hospital
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
billow; surge; large wave
the ocean; the great deep
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
huge win; overwhelming victory
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
(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
great mountain; large mountain
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
major earthquake; large earthquake
breakthrough; great discovery
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
high spirits; gleeful mood
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
big catch (fishing); good haul
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
outline; summary; gist; basic points
major dealer; wealthy merchant
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
final scene; the end; finale
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
large family; extended family
to graduate from a university
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
great emperor; ... the Great
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
loud sound; loud reverberation
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
school inter-class ball-game competition
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
university (college) professor
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
outrageous lie; outright lie
excessive; too much; unreasonable
do-or-die game; crucial contest
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
global maximum; greatest value
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
Minister for Foreign Affairs
major war; great war; world war
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
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
high steward; grand master
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
serious accident; major incident
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
big talk; boasting; bragging
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
glorious achievement; distinguished service
general classification; broad categorization
women's college; women's university
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
best friend; very close friend
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
(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
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
rave reviews; extremely high praise
large truck; semi-trailer
trivial; not amounting to much
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
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
largest company; industry leader
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
serious illness; dangerous disease
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
(former) imperial university
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
large hospital; major hospital
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
deadly serious; deadly earnest
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
largest ever; biggest; record
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
continuing one's education into university
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
rebellion; great uprising
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
great man; magnanimous man
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
(Edo-period) chief minister
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
large screen (TV, film, etc.)
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
great plain; prairie; steppe; hahahaha; LMAO; ROFL
great victory; crushing victory
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
grated daikon; daikon grater
loud laughter; hearty laugh
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
big corporation; major firm; leading company
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
complete collection; large collection; complete works
large intestine; large bowel; colon
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
to develop into a serious incident
terrible luck; very bad luck
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
momentous (crucial) decision
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
for use by adults; for adults
large monster (Japanese film genre)
university graduate; having graduated from university
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
great love; passionate affair
outrageous lie; outright lie
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
Ōsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands)
(state of) utter panic; great panic
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
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
humiliation; shame; loss of face
gale; strong wind; high wind
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)
university of arts; arts college
professional sumo wrestling
master thief; notorious robber
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
serious error; gross mistake
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
American continent; the Americas
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
enlightenment; great wisdom
lucky day; auspicious day
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
large container; person of great talent
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
New Year's Eve; December 31
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
Executive Office of the President (USA, etc.)
(gymnastical) giant swing; all-out effort; frenzied activity
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
surprise victory; upset; coup
great hurry; great haste; rush
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
Yama; judge of the afterlife
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
box-shaped heavy armour, esp. used on horseback; ō-yoroi
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
super work; tremendous work; spectacular; blockbuster
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
ordinary people; general public; public at large
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
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
top university; leading university; first-rate university
deep regret; great disappointment
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
restoration of imperial rule
daimyo in the Warring States period
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
major surgery; major operation
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
educational facility established in affiliation with a government agency
major stockholder; large shareholder
black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
big thanks; great gratitude
Mahayana (Buddhism); the Great Vehicle; large passenger vehicle
magnanimity; tolerance; large eyes
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
vice president (of a country)
bragging; showing off; pride
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
goodwill ambassador; friendship ambassador
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
Mahavairocana (Tathagata); Great Sun; Supreme Buddha of Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism
World War III; Third World War
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
maximum instantaneous wind speed
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
older brother; you (in ref. to male of greater age or status)
outline; survey; compendium
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at kids, such as manga)
great writer; major writer
minister of state; cabinet minister (Japan)
imperial command; royal command
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
immense physical strength
magnifying glass; magnifier; loupe
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
subserviency to the stronger
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
boundless; infinite; vast
hogshead; puncheon; foudre
general resemblance; being largely the same; uniting with a common goal; Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
very important person; super star; super big shot
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
university entrance examination
down-market; popular; mass-market
large temple edifice; large temple
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
distinguished or meritorious service
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
big tiger; drinker; staggering drunkard
(former) imperial university
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
daihinmin; daifugō; Japanese card game similar to President
(government) inspector-general (Edo period); upper superintendent officer
lecture hall; lecture theatre; auditorium
large serving; large portion
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan
last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
outside Earth's atmosphere; outer space; exoatmosphere; exo-atmosphere
Summer Triangle (asterism)
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
broad overview; general survey
ambassador plenipotentiary
large, medium and small (businesses, rooms, etc.)
totally unexpected result; stunning upset
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper
large furoshiki; big talk; vain boasting or bluster; blowing one's own trumpet
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
large, bald-headed monster; giant; large, bald man; big baldy; large monk
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
maximization; maximisation
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945); Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
person of high rank or income
popularization; popularisation
synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline
big athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day; field day
to be accepted by a university
large attendance; full house; capacity audience
greatest common divisor; GCD
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
great stature; large build
massive earthquake; megaquake
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)
arrogant; impudent; haughty; boastful
long arrow; person who can fire a long arrow
essentially the same with only minor differences
grand ceremony; state ceremony; important law; legal canon
to approach the finale; to come to a close
transcontinental railroad
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
big splash; big response; major repercussions
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
major festal song (subgenre of the Shi Jing)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
arrogant; haughty; calm; placid
larger section (of village)
serious (vital) question; a grave issue; a matter of grave concern
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
large amount of capital; large-cap; big-cap
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
large number of deaths; massive fatalities
very rich person; the super rich
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)
the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
archbishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.)
fundamental principles; main lines; outline; summary; general features
edifice; monumental architecture; huge building
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; (lit.) Great European War
large circle; great circle
bragging; showing off; pride
large passenger aircraft; jumbo jet
avenue in the capital; busy main street of the capital; main thoroughfare
newcomer showing great promise; bright new talent
outrageous lie; outright lie
great demon; ghostly giant
Sister (i.e. a nun; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix)
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
young commander; young leader; young master
(the crime of) high treason
trivial; not amounting to much
large deer; moose; elk; red deer
great talents mature late
presence (of a god, emperor, etc.)
great awakening; great enlightening; greatly awakened person; understanding; comprehension
major change; major transformation
broad policy; overriding principle
large dictionary; comprehensive dictionary; unabridged dictionary
previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent); former president
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
great enthusiasm; high excitement
realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition
large ginkgo tree; ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
large tengu; powerful tengu; big braggart; blowhard
within Earth's atmosphere; inner space
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
taking (something) seriously
the Big Three (countries)
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
athletic meet (esp. at primary school); sports day; field day
high priest of a great shrine
Army Minister; Minister of War
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
major progress; huge advance
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
Greater East Asian War (1941-1945); Pacific War
dazaifu (under the ritsuryo system, governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyushu, Iki and Tsushima)
important law; fundamental law
Minister of the Environment
northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis); female hawk (or falcon); falconry (using a northern goshawk)
sovereign power; the reins of government
university student; college student
great scholar; savant; polymath
well-made; well-done; great success
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; ICBM
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
calamity; disaster; great misfortune; grand climacteric
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors
Vairocana; Mahavairocana (Bliss Body of the historical Gautama Buddha); Dainichi Buddha; Nyorai Buddha
greater-than mark (>); right angle bracket
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
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
grand-scale or long-range plan; farsighted policy
billboard; large signboard; first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw
maximum (e.g. dose); greatest amount; largest amount
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
university of arts; arts college
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
attempting to change one's image when one starts university
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
demonstration board (for Go, Shougi, etc.)
great and small; in detail; all
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
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university
roundup; wholesale arrest
very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
(political) party convention
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
university library; college library
change; metamorphosis; transformation
Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age)
next president; president-elect
colorectal cancer; large bowel cancer
heavy machinery; large machinery; plant
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
leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
small; tiny; (lit.) size of a palm
giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
head temple of a Buddhist sect
extremely troubled; very puzzled
large-scale maneuvers; large-scale manoeuvres; war games
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten (god of wealth)
major recession; serious (economic) depression; Great Depression
university education; college education (training)
rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam
voluminous work; bulky volume; tome; great work; masterpiece; magnum opus
to continue one's studies up to university; to go to university
key performer; last performer of the day
first ceremonial offering of rice by newly-enthroned Emperor
director of a district (ritsuryo system)
far out wide; far outside
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
generally speaking; in a broad way
epic film; big-budget movie
Otsu-e; Edo-period folk art genre of painting originating in Ōtsu
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
Ōmoto (religious sect founded in 1892 as an offshoot of Shinto)
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
wall bearing no exposed pillars
mass-market newspaper; tabloid newspaper
Great Bodhisattva Hachiman (title of Hachiman due to Shinto-Buddhist syncretism)
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; NATO
large store; large-scale store
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
Buddha; high-ranked bodhisattva
Escherichia coli (E. coli); colon bacterium
Great Tokyo Air Raid (March 10, 1945)
patient in a serious condition; serious case
ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary
carpenter specializing in temple, shrine, etc. construction
dapeng (giant bird in Chinese mythology, similar to the roc or Garuda)
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
college of music; school of music; music college
feces; excrement; number two
Chinese scholar-bureaucrat; Chinese scholar-official
beef boiled with soy sauce, ginger and sugar
Supreme Court (until 1947); Great Court of Cassation
judicial decision made with human kindness and warmth in a fair manner
imperial headquarters announcement
atrocity; outrage; heinousness
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers
broad view; big picture; wide perspective
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)
(China's) Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
court dress; full-dress uniform
trivial; not amounting to much
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
major-leaguer; member of a major-league team
continental; calm; not worried with unimportant details
university festival; rag day
big match; big game; important match; important game
trans-Atlantic; trans-Atlantic crossing
venerable authority; elderly master
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)
femoral muscle; thigh muscle
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
magnanimous in one's attitude of mind; grand in one's idea or mind-set
to talk big; to be bombastic
full court; grand bench of the supreme court
summer campaign of the siege of Osaka (1615 CE)
person of virtue; great person; giant; adult; exalted person
violent earthquake; severe earthquake
(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)
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
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Minister of the Imperial Household
serious illness; travails
colorectal cancer; large bowel cancer
greater palace; area centered on the inner palace, home to various administrative bodies
state-run college; state university
shouting in a thunderous voice; blustering out
Taika era (645.6.19-650.2.15)
university lecturer; college lecturer
blistering heat; "major heat" solar term (approx. July 23)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
great compassion and mercy
popular entertainment; mass entertainment; public amusement
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)
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened
continental state (e.g. Australia)
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
major customer; large customer
Emperor Taishō (1879-1926, reigned 1912-1926); Emperor Yoshihito
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!
significant turning point
university graduate; college graduate
former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators)
daini (type of playing cards)
large conglomerate; large group of related companies
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
former imperial university
Great Depression (1929-1939)
Minister of Health and Welfare
giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
the Great Hanshin Earthquake (January 17, 1995)
word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word
technical college or institute
full to capacity; full to bursting; house full; sellout
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce (Meiji-Taisho)
merger; (presenting a) united front
complete freedom; great freedom; great unhinderedness
special enlarged (bumper) issue
great debate; great controversy
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
expansion policy; road to expansion
feces; excrement; number two
rough (explanation, details, etc.); broad; general; grabbing a big handful
(printed or written in) large letters
deadly serious; deadly earnest
State Minister in Charge of Financial Affairs
founder; progenitor; emperor
fruit bat (Pteropodidae spp.); flying fox; megabat
gallery (of a theatre); audience (at a theatre); the masses; the general public
Minister for Reconstruction
great enterprise; great task
great number; very large number; round number; approximate figure
Nagoya harp; Taishō koto; Japanese harp with two to five strings
large or bulky book or volume
thick legs; fat legs; cankle; cankles
(arch.) streamers (made of linen, paper, etc.) attached to a long pole (used as a wand in grand purification ceremonies); being in great demand
master thief; notorious robber
major power outage; massive blackout
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)
to achieve greatness; to achieve success
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
banner (imperial, shogun, etc.); standard
Taiei era (1521.8.23-1528.8.20)
Oshima tsumugi weave; type of pongee from Oshima
all-out war; full-scale war
heavy, thick, long, and big (products, esp. industrial); massive and heavy; heavy (industry)
reproduction on an enlarged or expanded scale
low-cost car designed for the mass market; economy car; popular car
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
being generous, benevolent and magnanimous in disposition
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
charge d'affaires of embassy
great man; fine figure of a man
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
the Tripitaka (complete Buddhist canon)
Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra
National People's Congress (of the People's Republic of China); NPC
pharmaceutical college; college of pharmacy
big eater; trencherman; glutton
leading figure; foundation
Ursa Major (constellation)
radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus)
mass movement; popular movement
presidential system; presidential government
person who achieves perfection; person who perfects (e.g. a theory)
big goof; serious mistake
large-scale (mechanized, mechanised) farming; wealthy farmer
braggart; big talker; bigmouth
flop (e.g. movie); total failure; box office bomb
Spring Triangle (asterism)
major agricultural country; agricultural power; agripower
big family principle; extended family policy
sorry to trouble you, but ...
large saw; framed pit saw
to talk through one's hat; to blow one's own horn
intercontinental ballistic missile; ICBM
Imperial Japanese Navy (1872-1945)
throwing one's weight around without knowing one's limitations; (lit.) Yelang thinks too highly of itself
Chūgoku Retaliation (military maneuver by Hideyoshi Hashiba in 1582)
braggart; big talker; bigmouth
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing
men's hairstyle with small sideburns and a wide forehead (Edo period)
sharp reduction; drastic cut
roman-fleuve; long novel; epic novel
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
(arch.) great; (arch.) grand; greater (of equal court ranks); upper; a great deal; very much
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
State Minister in Charge of Regulatory Reform
hall with an enshrined statue of Kobo Daishi (at a Shingon temple)
giant catfish (mythological being thought to cause earthquakes)
Great Patriotic War (Russian name for the war along the eastern front during World War II)
grand coalition; grand alliance
abdominal aortic aneurysm
banquet on the occasion of the first ceremonial offering of rice by the newly-enthroned emperor
grated daikon; daikon grater
large head; person with a large head
the ten great disciples (of Buddha)
Sumida River Firework Festival (Tokyo)
expansion of exports; export expansion
something of the same size; the said university
federal president (e.g. in Germany)
top ridge of a roof; main ridge of a roof
great enthusiasm; high excitement
Cannabis Control Law (1948)
large banquet; (arch.) court banquet (Heian period)
the sky; the universe; taixu (the great vacuity, in Chinese philosophy, the primordial substance that gives rise to qi)
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
(arch.) great impropriety (esp. towards the imperial family); crime against the imperial family (or a shrine dedicated to them, etc.)
gentle; quiet; demure; sober; mild-mannered; meek
megacompetition; mega-competition
basal ganglia; basal nuclei
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
variety of long, columnar daikon; Nerima daikon
maximum carrying capacity; maximum payload
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
full to capacity; full to bursting; house full; sellout
ouchigari (judo); major inner reap; major inner reaping throw
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
large rock; huge rock; being rock-solid; holding firm; being adamant
braggart; big talker; bigmouth
extinction event; mass extinction
to grow up; to become adult; to start behaving like an adult
grand champion considered to be truly great, usually with over 10 makuuchi tournament wins
large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
the biggest fish is always the one that got away
national, prefectural and other public universities and colleges
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
Minister of Communications and Transportation (1885-1949)
Imperial Rule Assistance Association (1940-1945)
good for nothing (of large people); big but useless
root; source; origin; basis
Sakurajima daikon (the largest variety of radish in the world)
main (switchboard) number; main telephone (phone) number
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India and Egypt as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)
indiscriminate mass murder
second level (company, etc.)
street vendor; peddler; hawker
attain divine enlightenment; perceive absolute truth; experience spiritual awakening
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
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)
Great Awakening (18th century American Christian revival movement)
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
candidate for vice-president; running mate (US)
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
National Defense Program Outline
graduate school entrance examination
first seven days of the year
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.
National Center Test for University Admissions
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
major religion; great religion
Yamantaka Vidya-raja; conqueror of Death
citizens' rally; mass meeting
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
good for nothing (of large people); big but useless
profit maximization; profit maximisation
the last day of the year; New Year's Eve
exerting oneself to the utmost, prepared to die if necessary
(Jupiter's) Great Red Spot
Oceanus Procellarum (lunar mare); Ocean of Storms
bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
to die peacefully; to have lived a full life
great teachings (of the Buddha); teachings of the Mahayana; most important ritual (in esoteric Buddhism)
to talk through one's hat; to blow one's own horn
Kōtai Shrine (main shrine of the Inner Ise Shrine)
student preparing to re-take initially failed university entrance examinations
once-powerful nation now in decline; great nation grown old
Mahāraurava; The Hell of Great Wailing; The Great Screaming Hell; the fifth of eight hot hells in Buddhism
big ears; (arch.) listening without paying attention
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
rough (explanation, details, etc.); broad; general; grabbing a big handful
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
giant squid (Architeuthis martensi)
giant catfish (mythological being thought to cause earthquakes)
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages
leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)
Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
rate of magnification; magnification power
dilation of the pupil; mydriasis
the island country of Japan; the Japanese Isles
the daimyo of a feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
preparatory course for college
Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
continuing one's education into graduate school
to sacrifice family for a greater cause
exaggerated advertisement; overblown advertising; hype
shout with a loud voice; fulminate; vociferate
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
nonexpansion; localization; localisation; nonaggravation
Mahasamghika (early Buddhist movement)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
pathogenic E. coli bacteria (i.e. Escherichia coli O157:H7)
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)
major planet; giant planet; Jovian planet
large; big; grown (man, etc.); great (friend, etc.); huge (football fan, etc.)
great Confucian (scholar); great scholar; person of great erudition
theory of continental drift
minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
minor local college; small-time university
Large Hadron Collider; LHC
Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
star anise (Illicium verum)
mass-killing; mass-murder; bloodbath
great sensation; taking something by storm; making a splash
summer campaign of the siege of Osaka (1615 CE)
big bend (esp. in a road)
feces; excrement; large effect
loudly reciting Amithaba's name
big bend (esp. in a road)
university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages
large country; great nation; major power; great power
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
funeral service of a Japanese emperor; (arch.) Imperial mourning
suddenly seeing the light; achieving full enlightenment all of a sudden
oval gold coin struck by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1588
large-scale operators; big traders
key performer; last performer of the day
Interscholastic Athletic Meet; inter-school athletics competition
formal tea gathering; formal tea party
grated daikon; daikon grater
foundation; basic principles
turning a concealed pung into an open kong by calling another player's discard
giant stag beetle (Dorcus hopei)
knitting; hosiery; knitted goods
position at the imperial court in ancient China
big four winds; winning hand containing four kongs or pungs of winds
great mandala (in Shingon); mandala with an image of each deity
The Three Major Duties (education, work and payment of taxes)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
atmospheric optical phenomenon
Daewongun (honorary title for the father of the king in Joseon-era Korea; esp. in ref. to Heungseon Daewongun, father of Emperor Gojong)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
street (soapbox) oratory; stump oratory
Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
partial building damage comprising 50-70% of the surface area
large ginkgo tree; ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
graduate school of sciences
continental; continentality
Corpus Juris Civilis; Justinian Code
the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)
colorectal cancer; large bowel cancer
prewar Japanese adventurer (political activist) in mainland China
cheap fish for the masses (e.g. sardines, mackerel, pike)
Nankai megathrust earthquake
a little learning is a dangerous thing
supreme order (i.e. of the chrysanthemum); highest possible order of merit
Japan's National High School Baseball Tournament (Koshien)
policy favouring major powers; policy of great powers favorable only to themselves
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
the last day of the year; New Year's Eve
depending largely on; playing a large role in; due largely to
lacking the talent to do anything but eat
mass retirement (esp. that of the Japanese baby boomers)
continuing education courses offered via radio or television; open university
Canis Major (constellation); the Greater Dog
Yamato Station (Kanagawa)
Otani sect (of Shin Buddhism)
enterohemorrhagic E. coli
Great Interregnum (gap between Hohenstaufen and Habsburg rule of the Holy Roman Empire, approx. 1254-1273 CE)
cowpea (Vigna unguiculata); cow pea; black-eyed pea; southern pea
enlargement of the prostate
emperor moth (Actias artemis); Japanese moon moth
infringing on the power of the sovereign
full screen; maximum display; maximized view
long month (i.e. having 31 days)
crane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae)
second note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. D sharp) (in China); twelfth lunar month
Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
key performer; last performer of the day
thick rope; fundamental principles; outline; general features
provincial (country) millionaire
a little learning is a dangerous thing
the 8th month has the least work for farmers
large-scale integration; LSI
excitedly; type of rhythm for noh songs
adult-cute; grown-up but girlish; fashion style of adult women characterized by makeup and clothing that subtly emphasizes cuteness
Scolopendra subspinipes (species of centipede)
breaking into a hearty laugh
there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes
increase in (expansion of) demand
public-relations ambassador; brand ambassador; person appointed to promote an organization, event, etc.
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date
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
past perfect tense; pluperfect
thin person who eats a lot; big eater who stays thin
lynx (esp. the Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx)
long and abundant moustache
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
large-scale issue (e.g. of bonds); large circulation
great enthusiasm; high excitement
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
Great Qing Empire (China, 1644-1912); Qing dynasty
unparalleled grandeur; the grandest; the most spectacular
Dai Kanwa Jiten (major Kanji Dictionary, edited by Morohashi Tetsuji)
expansion of domestic demand
Imperial Japanese Navy (1872-1945)
funeral service of a Japanese emperor
Osaka Securities Exchange
systemic circulation; general circulation (of the atmosphere)
era in which university places outnumber university applicants; era of declining enrollment
wrestler newly promoted to ozeki rank
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)
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
director of the dazaifu (ritsuryo system)
Osaka Incident (plot by Oi Kentaro and the Liberal Party to support a Korean uprising; 1885)
assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963); JFK assassination
large building and lofty tower; splendid (magnificent, palatial) structure
immutable law (usu. the Meiji constitution); indestructible canon
university summer school; college summer school
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
Osaka Securities Exchange
daikon-offering ceremony (Ryotokuji temple, Kyoto)
daikon, etc. trimmings, usu. added to rice
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
adult toy shop (i.e. a sex shop)
thin person who eats a lot; big eater who stays thin
cane toad (Rhinella marina); marine toad; giant toad
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
guardian deity of grain farming; guardian deity of the rice harvest
osotogari (judo); major outer reap; major sweeping leg throw
Large-scale Retail Stores Law
the dreams of Kyoto, the dreams of Osaka
self-aggrandizement; self-glorification; something becoming large by feeding upon itself
Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Water Margin, and The Plum in the Golden Vase)
electoral system allowing for the election of multiple candidates from one district; multi-member constituent electoral system
swallowing a great amount of tea or medicine; tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
Chinese yam (variety of Dioscorea opposita); Japanese yam (variety of Dioscorea japonica)
University of Electro-Communications
greater curvature (of the stomach); curvatura ventriculi major
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
royal palm (esp. Cuban royal palm, Roystonea regia)
admiration of the powerful
Taisha-kyo (sect of Shinto; renamed Izumo Oyashiro-kyo in 1951)
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
thick legs; fat legs; cankle; cankles
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
graduate university; university concentrating on graduate-level education and advanced research; research university
Chinese white shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis); oriental shrimp; fleshy prawn
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
being bold and courageous, but also careful and meticulous
a little learning is a dangerous thing
glorious reign of the Emperor
Taishō Political Crisis (1913)
Kansai-style sushi (esp. pressed sushi, such as battera)
major electrical manufacturer; major company manufacturing electric devices
winter campaign of the siege of Osaka (1614 CE)
high spirits; gleeful mood
giant mottled eel (Anguilla marmorata); marbled eel
Ōgosho period (between the Kansei Reforms and the Tempo Reforms, approx. 1787-1843)
civil law; continental law
norito read at a great purification event
Toyouke Shrine (the outer shrine of Ise Shrine); Toyuke Shrine
bold and clever; daring and ingenious; audacious and masterly
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
superior talent and strategic wisdom; outstanding abilities and a talent for developing and implementing grand strategies
grand champion filling the rank of champion to keep their number at 2
college (offering a single course of study)
Yamato period (300-550 CE)
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
dealing a hard (heavy, crushing) blow (to)
university (operated under post-war guidelines)
the four grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday, Emperor Meiji's birthday; 1927-1948)
master; grandmaster; senior instructor
Minister of International Trade and Industry
three great oceans (Pacific, Atlantic and Indian)
Supreme Orders of the Chrysanthemum
dental college; dental university
falx cerebri; cerebral falx
second anniversary of a person's death
to sell out to the masses
eastward expansion; eastward enlargement
heroic words; big talk; boasting; bragging; grandiloquence; rodomontade
Bonin flying fox (Pteropus pselaphon); Bonin fruit bat
whole soybeans; unprocessed soybeans
a small leak can sink a great ship
Saxifraga fortunei var. alpina (species of rockfoil flower)
the cabinet minister in charge
nominal (figurehead) minister; titular minister
full length of one's arm (from shoulder to fingertip)
suddenly seeing the light; it suddenly dawning upon one
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra; Nirvana Sutra
upstage center (in a noh play)
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
boom (e.g. in stock prices)
kanji "big" radical at top
great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors
guardian deity of grain farming; guardian deity of the rice harvest
Bureau of the Imperial Palace Kitchens (under the ritsuryo system)
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)
Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
bonus paid to employees on occasion of a full house
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word
ozeki-ranked wrestler in danger of losing his rank
backward-twisting overarm throw
big goof; serious mistake
Hamamatsudaigakumae Station
regional power; powerful nation within region
oldest architectural style for Shinto shrines (e.g. used at Izumo shrine)
dadaiko drum; large drum used for outdoor bugaku and gagaku performances
rich family; distinguished family
last session (trading day, trading) of the year
Oshima cherry (Prunus speciosa)
esteemed university; honorable university
confused mess; utter confusion
prefectural medical school
key performer; last performer of the day
big heads have little wit
semi-presidential system; dual executive system
Three Mountains of Yamato (Mt. Miminashi, Mt. Kagu, and Mt. Unebi)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
great longitudinal fissure; longitudinal cerebral fissure; longitudinal fissure; interhemispheric fissure; fissura longitudinalis cerebri; groove that separates the two hemispheres of the brain
long and abundant moustache
braggart; big talker; bigmouth
Eurasia; Eurasian Continent
greater trochanter; trochanter major
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
beluga (species of sturgeon, Huso huso)
turnip cake (dim sum dish); radish cake
three greatest teas of Japan (Uji-cha, Sayama-cha and Shizuoka-cha)
first verse of a nursery rhyme sung by children on cold days (similar to "It's Raining, It's Pouring")
Okinawa Socialist Masses Party
adult-cute; grown-up but girlish; fashion style of adult women characterized by makeup and clothing that subtly emphasizes cuteness
military officer attached to embassy
Izumo Oyashiro-kyo (sect of Shinto); Izumo Taisha-kyo
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
upper air; upper atmosphere
word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
closing (a market or trading session); closing price
to grow up; to become adult; to start behaving like an adult
largeheartedness; liberality; catholicity; generousness; generosity; magnanimity
arrogant and presumptuous; haughty arrogance; intolerable insolence
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
the three grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday; pre-1927)
Japanese snowball; Viburnum plicatum
black university (e.g. in the US); black college
royal water lily; water platter
former imperial university
great six-syllable mantra ("om mani padme hum")
position at the imperial court in ancient China; grand secretariat
far-reaching amendment; significant revision
Japanese poem; waka; tanka
giant purple butterfly (species of nymphalid butterfly, Sasakia charonda); Rhododendron oomurasaki (species of purple azalea)
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
long arrow; person who can fire a long arrow
to approach the finale; to come to a close
minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
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
Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
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
blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)
halibut (esp. the Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis)
ouchigari (judo); major inner reap; major inner reaping throw
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
whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
honorific or polite prefix
swallowing a great amount of tea or medicine; tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
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
bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
Yamato shrimp (Caridina multidentata); Amano shrimp
quince monitor (Varanus melinus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Indonesia); yellow-head monitor
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
tree nymph butterfly (Idea leuconoe)
titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum); corpse flower; carrion flower
Chinese yam (variety of Dioscorea opposita); Japanese yam (variety of Dioscorea japonica)
Brazilian elodea (species of aquatic plant, Egeria densa)
large seal script (dating from China's Spring and Autumn period onward)
collared scops owl (Otus bakkamoena)
adult toy shop (i.e. a sex shop)
edible dormouse (Glis glis); fat dormouse
the dreams of Kyoto, the dreams of Osaka
evergreen magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora); southern magnolia; loblolly magnolia; bull bay
grand kagura performance at Ise
grand kagura performance at Ise
Japanese cockroach (Periplaneta japonica)
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
greater curvature (of the stomach); curvatura ventriculi major
great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
Hosta montana (species of plantain lily)
Japanese carpenter ant (Camponotus japonicus)
promulgation of an Imperial rescript
big heads have little wit
(European) gray wolf (carnivore, Canis lupus lupus); grey wolf
contour feather; quill feather
green anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
atmospheric refraction; astronomical refraction
American dune grass (Leymus mollis)
Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
second anniversary of a person's death
arrogance; haughtiness; insolence
sword brimming over with life force
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
red-sepaled evening primrose (Oenothera erythrosepala)
yamatogoto; wagon; six or seven-stringed native Japanese zither
Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides); bigmouth bass
Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus); greater Indian fruit bat
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)
streaked shearwater (species of seabird, Calonectris leucomelas)
streaked shearwater (species of seabird, Calonectris leucomelas)
Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)
Taiseikyō (sect of Shinto)
Persian speedwell (Veronica persica); large field speedwell; bird's-eye speedwell; birdeye speedwell; winter speedwell
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
confused mess; utter confusion
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
tarantula (any spider of family Theraphosidae)
Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
Japanese barracuda (Sphyraena japonica)
Japanese barracuda (Sphyraena japonica)
Japanese barracuda (Sphyraena japonica)
Japanese barracuda (Sphyraena japonica)