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► 接頭辞
  [だい]    meaning:  a lot  rank: 1
☆ あんたなんか大嫌い! ⇨ I really hate you!
☆ 大好きなおさん ⇨ The mom I like so much, love
☆ 彼女チョコレートが大好きだ ⇨ She likes chocolate so much

  [だい]    meaning:  big  rank: 1
☆ 大会社 ⇨ A big corporation
☆ 仕事で大失敗をしてしまった ⇨ He made a huge mistake at work
☆ その映画は大成功だった ⇨ The movie was a huge success  (☛ A Chinese-derived word tends to have だい, instead of おお)

  [だい]    meaning:  serious  rank: 1
☆ これは大問題になる ⇨ This is going to be a big problem  (☛ A Chinese-derived word tends to have だい, instead of おお)

  [おお]    meaning:  big  rank: 2
☆ あいつは大馬鹿だ ⇨ He is a super idiot
☆ 子供行方不明になって大騒ぎになった ⇨ A child became missing and people panicked  (☛ A Japanese-native word tends to have おお, instead of だい)

  [おお]    meaning:  serious  rank: 2
☆ 事故で大怪我をした ⇨ He was suffered serious injuries in an accident  (☛ A Japanese-native word tends to have おお, instead of だい)

  [おお]    meaning:  very  rank: 2
☆ 事故連絡けては大急ぎで帰った ⇨ I hurriedly went home after receiving news of an accident
☆ 携帯電話見つからなくて大慌てした ⇨ I couldn’t find my cell phone and I freaked out
☆ は大真面目言っているんです ⇨ I’m speaking very seriously


More examples:
  • は大学受験失敗して浪人した ⇨ He failed college entrance exams and spent another year preparing for exams again at home
  • 彼女一人で五子供てたというから大しただ ⇨ She has raised five kids on her own, so that’s quite impressive
  • そのは大概の知っている ⇨ Most people know that song
  • 台風が大雨をらせた ⇨ The typhoon caused torrential rain to fall
  • は大きな負債背負込んだ ⇨ He carried on his back, incurred, a large amount of debt
  • 統領数人ボディーガード護衛されている ⇨ The president is always protected by several bodyguards
  • この百女性社会ける位置付けは大きくわった ⇨ The position of women in the society has changed significantly in the last hundred years
  • は大きいのにとてもさい ⇨ He is a big guy but very timid
  • 友達は大学を卒業してばらばらになってしまった ⇨ The friends all went separate ways after college graduation
  • 地震因る被害は甚大だった ⇨ The damage caused by the earthquake was enormous
  • 物真似は大笑いだった ⇨ His impersonation was hilarious
  • 米国は広大な国土持つ ⇨ US have a vast land territory
  • は大当たりを引き当てた ⇨ He drew the jackpot
  • は大枚をいてしい買っ (たいまいをはたく) ⇨ He spent an enormous amount of money and bought a new car
  • 成功偶然因るが大きい ⇨ The success largely owes it to coincidences