Vocabulary

main telephone number

earth ground

major earthquake; large earthquake

large, medium and small (businesses, rooms, etc.)

metropolis; big city

Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

grand unified theory

presidential election

presidential election

essentially the same with only minor differences

working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task)

Mahavairocana (Tathagata); Great Sun; Supreme Buddha of Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism

grand jury

strong opposition

large bottle

large furoshiki

widescale reform

Ōita Prefecture (Kyūshū)

large paragraph

aspiration; ambition

about; roughly; approximately

large sum (of money)

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

good scolding

summary; outline

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; ICBM

mass production

weapon of mass destruction; WMD

Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings)

the Japanese spirit

Yamato period (300-550 CE)

toucan

first place

lesson one; first lesson

first movement (mus)

chapter one; first chapter

first article

first hearing

assistant chief of staff, g1

assistant chief of staff, g3