大

central pillar (of a building)

mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider; main man

garlic (Allium sativum)

denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale

street performance

heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge

great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth

Ministry of Finance

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

ambition; aspiration

Abbreviation

medical university; medical college; medical school

high steward; grand master

big yawn

Buddhism

the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void)

Abbreviation; Buddhism

five great wisdom kings

serious accident; major incident

large bird

Chinese mythology; Esp. 鵬

peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish)

Esp. 鳳 and 凰 as male and female respectively

fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)

Osaka Prefecture (Kinki area)

extra-long sword

inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem

Abbreviation

college of the arts; university of the arts; art university

ocean

exaggerated; extravagant; overdone

glorious achievement; distinguished service

general classification; broad categorization

Abbreviation

women's college; women's university

Buddhism

great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)