大

broad; great

Honorific

monarch

Historical term; Used during the Edo period in communications with other countries

shogun (of the Tokugawa government)

men's hairstyle with small sideburns and a wide forehead (Edo period)

attaching too much importance to; overestimation; overrating

Abbreviation

Socialist Masses Party

Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty)

Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)

the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America

largely cut (e.g. of cabbage); cut into large pieces

hall with an enshrined statue of Kobo Daishi (at a Shingon temple)

Anatomy

ampulla

grand coalition; grand alliance

banquet on the occasion of the first ceremonial offering of rice by the newly enthroned emperor

large head; person with a large head

Medicine

colitis

toilet (for defecating)

something of the same size

Abbr. of 同大学

the said university

Organization name

Doshisha University (abbr)

top ridge of a roof; main ridge of a roof

Formal or literary term

the sky; the heavens

Great Void (in ancient Chinese philosophy, the primordial substance that gives rise to qi)

large cup

large shrimp; king prawn; lobster

megacompetition; mega-competition

blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)

Sumo

grand champion considered to be truly great, usually with over 10 makuuchi tournament wins