"Nihongo Daijiten"'s definitions in Japanese are noticeably shorter than in "Daijirin", "Daijisen", or "Koujien", and, despite being as large and heavy as the others, "Nihongo Daijiten" has significantly fewer entries and pages, the thicker paper and larger pictures having taken their toll.Even the English glosses, though quite well done, are too skimpy to make this book much use as a Japanese–English dictionary.