big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
very; much; greatly; a lot of
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
big man; large man; tall man; giant
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
large amount of money; great cost
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
banquet or reception hall
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
large build; large pattern
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
great hurry; great haste; rush
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
great laughter; burst of laughter
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
great difference; major mistake
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
greater than ...; bigger ...
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
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 mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
deadly serious; deadly earnest
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
large serving; large portion
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
very busy (person or thing)
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to raise one's voice; to shout
New Year's Eve; December 31
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
very rich person; the super rich
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
billow; surge; large wave
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
major earthquake; large earthquake
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
the ocean; the great deep
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
major dealer; wealthy merchant
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
Ōsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands)
high spirits; gleeful mood
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
wide place; starting field containing any of the January, March or August 20-point cards
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
final scene; the end; finale
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
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
do-or-die game; crucial contest
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
outrageous lie; outright lie
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
wide turn; detour; the long way around
glorious achievement; distinguished service
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
box-shaped heavy armour, esp. used on horseback; ō-yoroi
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
large intestine; large bowel; colon
long arrow; person who can fire a long arrow
large truck; semi-trailer
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
largest company; industry leader
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
master thief; notorious robber
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
demonstration board (for Go, Shougi, etc.)
big tiger; drinker; staggering drunkard
humiliation; shame; loss of face
(government) inspector-general (Edo period); upper superintendent officer
big corporation; major firm; leading company
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
first ceremonial offering of rice by newly-enthroned Emperor
gale; strong wind; high wind
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
magnanimity; tolerance; large eyes
fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
hogshead; puncheon; foudre
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)
bragging; showing off; pride
large ginkgo tree; ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper
last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
presence (of a god, emperor, etc.)
major stockholder; large shareholder
Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis); female hawk (or falcon); falconry (using a northern goshawk)
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
large, bald-headed monster; giant; large, bald man; big baldy; large monk
large passenger aircraft; jumbo jet
very important person; super star; super big shot
large deer; moose; elk; red deer
giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
large tengu; powerful tengu; big braggart; blowhard
larger section (of village)
avenue in the capital; busy main street of the capital; main thoroughfare
large attendance; full house; capacity audience
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
large monk; large, bald man; big baldy; large, bald-headed monster
large furoshiki; big talk; vain boasting or bluster; blowing one's own trumpet
totally unexpected result; stunning upset
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
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
arrogant; impudent; haughty; boastful
Otsu-e; Edo-period folk art genre of painting originating in Ōtsu
arrogant; haughty; calm; placid
ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
Ōmoto (religious sect founded in 1892 as an offshoot of Shinto)
senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant
newcomer showing great promise; bright new talent
to approach the finale; to come to a close
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
(arch.) great; (arch.) grand; greater (of equal court ranks); upper; a great deal; very much
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
great enthusiasm; high excitement
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
billboard; large signboard; first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw
well-made; well-done; great success
full length of one's arm (from shoulder to fingertip)
Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
heavy machinery; large machinery; plant
big match; big game; important match; important game
leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)
in a big way; on a grand scale
wall bearing no exposed pillars
summer campaign of the siege of Osaka (1615 CE)
change; metamorphosis; transformation
far out wide; far outside
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
extremely troubled; very puzzled
key performer; last performer of the day
generally speaking; in a broad way
large store; large-scale store
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
judicial decision made with human kindness and warmth in a fair manner
Japanese wobbegong (Orectolobus japonicus, species of carpet shark); Japanese carpet shark; fringe shark
to talk big; to be bombastic
osotogari (judo); major outer reap; major sweeping leg throw
winter campaign of the siege of Osaka (1614 CE)
gallery (of a theatre); audience (at a theatre); the masses; the general public
major customer; large customer
fruit bat (Pteropodidae spp.); flying fox; megabat
great auk (Pinguinus impennis)
full to capacity; full to bursting; house full; sellout
(arch.) streamers (made of linen, paper, etc.) attached to a long pole (used as a wand in grand purification ceremonies); being in great demand
woman peddler in Kyoto from Ohara (typically with a bundle of sticks, etc. on her head)
wealthy family; important person; bigwig
rough (explanation, details, etc.); broad; general; grabbing a big handful
Ursa Major (constellation)
Oshima tsumugi weave; type of pongee from Oshima
braggart; big talker; bigmouth
large head; person with a large head
flop (e.g. movie); total failure; box office bomb
large saw; framed pit saw
to talk through one's hat; to blow one's own horn
Chūgoku Retaliation (military maneuver by Hideyoshi Hashiba in 1582)
men's hairstyle with small sideburns and a wide forehead (Edo period)
top ridge of a roof; main ridge of a roof
large banquet; (arch.) court banquet (Heian period)
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
sharp reduction; drastic cut
kanji "big shell" radical
calling many harlots and entertainers and have a big party; starting an important maneuver at the end of a game of go
first seven days of the year
ouchigari (judo); major inner reap; major inner reaping throw
the biggest fish is always the one that got away
root; source; origin; basis
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
second level (company, etc.)
the last day of the year; New Year's Eve
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
big ears; (arch.) listening without paying attention
bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
big bend (esp. in a road)
Large Hadron Collider; LHC
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seen
large-scale operators; big traders
formal tea gathering; formal tea party
Canis Major (constellation); the Greater Dog
a little learning is a dangerous thing
depending largely on; playing a large role in; due largely to
Otani sect (of Shin Buddhism)
giant stag beetle (Dorcus hopei)
thin person who eats a lot; big eater who stays thin
giant fallow deer (extinct)
excitedly; type of rhythm for noh songs
thick rope; fundamental principles; outline; general features
long and abundant moustache
there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes
Osaka Incident (plot by Oi Kentaro and the Liberal Party to support a Korean uprising; 1885)
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
oval gold coin struck by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1588
emperor moth (Actias artemis); Japanese moon moth
swallowing a great amount of tea or medicine; tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
guardian deity of grain farming; guardian deity of the rice harvest
major electrical manufacturer; major company manufacturing electric devices
Ōgosho period (between the Kansei Reforms and the Tempo Reforms, approx. 1787-1843)
glorious reign of the Emperor
norito read at a great purification event
Kansai-style sushi (esp. pressed sushi, such as battera)
the dreams of Kyoto, the dreams of Osaka
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
Scolopendra subspinipes (species of centipede)
lynx (esp. the Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx)
royal water lily; water platter
giant purple butterfly (species of nymphalid butterfly, Sasakia charonda); Rhododendron oomurasaki (species of purple azalea)
first verse of a nursery rhyme sung by children on cold days (similar to "It's Raining, It's Pouring")
Bureau of the Imperial Palace Kitchens (under the ritsuryo system)
closing (a market or trading session); closing price
backward-twisting overarm throw
confused mess; utter confusion
boom (e.g. in stock prices)
bonus paid to employees on occasion of a full house
largeheartedness; liberality; catholicity; generousness; generosity; magnanimity
Izumo Oyashiro-kyo (sect of Shinto); Izumo Taisha-kyo
oldest architectural style for Shinto shrines (e.g. used at Izumo shrine)
big heads have little wit
ozeki-ranked wrestler in danger of losing his rank
grand champion filling the rank of champion to keep their number at 2
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
gusset; front collar of a kimono
giant mottled eel (Anguilla marmorata); marbled eel
cane toad (Rhinella marina); marine toad; giant toad
largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides); bigmouth bass
contour feather; quill feather
arrogance; haughtiness; insolence
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
ogeima (in go); large knight's move
major banks; leading banks
confused mess; utter confusion
things cannot be larger than the things that contain them; (lit.) there are no boars larger than the mountain (in which they live)
it is wiser to make money steadily over time; light gains make heavy purse; (lit.) better small takings than a large win
long-sleeved kimono (Heian period)
former ozeki-ranked wrestler returning to that rank
wrestler newly promoted to ozeki rank
rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster); water-rat
Osaka Conference; meeting held by the leaders of the Meiji Restoration in Osaka to discuss the formation of a representative assembly (January-February, 1875)
forked viburnum (Viburnum furcatum); scarlet leaved viburnum
financially ruining oneself by overindulging in food and drink (as a fabled tendency of the people of Osaka)
demotion from ōzeki ranking
green barley; barley grass
malus tschonoskii; white angel
bok choy hybrid (Brassica campestris var. amplexicaulis) (pak choi, bokchoy)
falconry (using a northern goshawk)
the biggest fish is always the one that got away
physically exceptional wrestler promoted straight to champion rank during Edo period
upper-case letters; upper-case alphabetics
talk is cheap; it's easier to say than to do; (lit.) building Osaka Castle by talking
Osaka Securities Exchange
plant native to eastern Russia and Hokkaido (Mimulus sessilifolius Maxim. p)
big science (particle accelerators, space telescopes, etc.)
great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
Oshima cherry (Prunus speciosa)
Japanese snowball; Viburnum plicatum
beluga (species of sturgeon, Huso huso)
giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)
whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Persian speedwell (Veronica persica); large field speedwell; bird's-eye speedwell; birdeye speedwell; winter speedwell
Brazilian elodea (species of aquatic plant, Egeria densa)
bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum); corpse flower; carrion flower
collared scops owl (Otus bakkamoena)
tree nymph butterfly (Idea leuconoe)
Japanese carpenter ant (Camponotus japonicus)
great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
edible dormouse (Glis glis); fat dormouse
Hosta montana (species of plantain lily)
green anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
red-sepaled evening primrose (Oenothera erythrosepala)
streaked shearwater (species of seabird, Calonectris leucomelas)
Persian speedwell (Veronica persica); large field speedwell; bird's-eye speedwell; birdeye speedwell; winter speedwell
Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)
giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus)
Panesthia spadica (species of cockroach)
greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus)
greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
sea coconut (Lodoicea maldivica); coco de mer; double coconut
Sebastes iracundus (species of rockfish)
yellow stem borer (Scirpophaga incertulas)
tasselled wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)
giant petrel (esp. the southern giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus)
Wels catfish (Silurus glanis)
upland buzzard (Buteo hemilasius)
Acheilognathus macropterus (species of cyprinid)
Latham's snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)
Volvox (genus of green algae)
Salix urbaniana (species of willow)
greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
masked owl (Tyto novaehollandiae); Australian masked owl
brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis)
great seahorse (Hippocampus kelloggi); Kellogg's seahorse; offshore seahorse
tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)
Japanese marsh warbler (Megalurus pryeri)
timothy (Phleum pratense); timothy grass
Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
golden web spider (Nephila pilipes)
giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea var. leiophylla); late goldenrod
Asplenium antiquum (species of spleenwort)
Mya arenaria oonogai (subspecies of soft-shell clam)
Oriental plover (Charadrius veredus); Oriental dotterel
northern shrike; great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor)
bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
Japanese giant weevil (Sipalinus gigas)
scarab beetle; sacred scarab (Scarabaeus sacer)
kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate (Persicaria orientalis); prince's feather
long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Moluccan cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis); salmon-crested cockatoo
scaly worm shell (Serpulorbis imbricatus)
Fuegian steamer duck (Tachyeres pteneres); Magellanic flightless steamer duck
northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
Ophiopogon planiscapus (flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family)
long-clawed shrew (Sorex unguiculatus)
cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata); greenhead coneflower
Maries' fir (Abies mariesii)
tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata); tickweed; sand coreopsis; lanceleaf tickseed
Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa)
Caspian plover (Charadrius asiaticus)
precious wentletrap (Epitonium scalare)
tarantula (any spider of family Theraphosidae)
common house spider (Achaearanea tepidariorum)
yellow-bellied glider (Petaurus australis)
Rubus croceacanthus (species of raspberry)
white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
Bothrogonia ferruginea (species of leafhopper)
common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
peppered moth (Biston betularia)
smooth fan lobster (Ibacus novemdentatus)
big; large; great; greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior
New Year's Eve; December 31; Jupiter (planet)
to make drastic cuts; to take an axe to
mind your own business!; keep out of it!
imperial subjects; the people
Japan; ancient name for Japan appearing in the Kojiki
Japan; ancient name for Japan appearing in the Kojiki
Hitachiōmiya City (Ibaraki)