Japanese and English

African American Vernacular English

big, large / the large part of / (religion) arch-

Abbreviation of 大学 (daigaku, “university”).

large, big / great, grand

big; large / great; important

the greater part, the most part, large part

"Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier).

revisionism

(phonetics) back vowel