大

enlightened hermit

large-scale operators; big traders

grand jury

foundation; basic principles

Mahjong

turning a concealed pung into an open kong by calling another player's discard

giant stag beetle (Dorcus hopei)

Abbreviation

position at the imperial court in ancient China

Mahjong

big four winds; winning hand containing four kongs or pungs of winds

whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)

water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam

Japanese-style ritual saddle

black soybean

Champa rice

double size

over-the-counter drug

Noun or verb acting prenominally; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

continental

Common noun

continentality

the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)

encyclopedia

very spicy

cheap fish for the masses (e.g. sardines, mackerel, pike)

supreme order (i.e. of the chrysanthemum); highest possible order of merit

Prefix

honorific or polite prefix

Otani sect (of Shin Buddhism)

emperor moth (Actias artemis); Japanese moon moth