4. Which one of these is the odd one out and what's the big deal about it?   名  半  安  工  阪


Answer: 

名  MEI, MYOU, na - name

半  HAN, naka(ba) - half

安  AN, yasu(i) - peace, cheap

工  KOU, KU - artisan, skill, work

阪  HAN, saka - slope

All take "大 - big” in front to make a word, but only 阪 uses the "Oo" reading (Oo-saka); the others are all "Tai/Dai-". 

大名  DAIMYOU - a lord

大半  TAIHAN - majority

大安  DAIAN - ancient Chinese weekday

大工  DAIKU - carpenter

大阪  OOSAKA - a city in western Japan