長

Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs)

to grow; to grow up

Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs)

to be good at; to excel in

chief engineer

former president (of a company); former CEO

traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven

ながうた only

long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)

district headman; head county official

crown (of creation); apex; the best

chief navigator; navigating officer; navigator; sailing master

Cabinet (Chief) Secretary

police sergeant

superintendent of education

foreman

Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun

azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana)

Prefix

long-tailed

Mathematics

arc length

Obsolete term

ninth month of the lunar calendar

September

longer type of wakizashi (short sword)

gambler

young and old

prosperity and decay; prosperity and decline; rise and fall; ups and downs; ebb and flow; waxing and waning

one's elders or superiors

long (esp. of photographic film); lengthy

long-legged(ness)

young CEO; young company president

head of a branch; branch office manager; bureau chief

long-armed; kleptomania(c)

Chief Cabinet Secretary