long tail (theory, phenomenon, effect, etc.)
Federal Trade Commission; FTC
heterogenous equipment; dissimilar equipment
Fiscal Investment and Loan Program; FILP
sergeant first class (JGSDF)
dharmalaksana (dharma characteristics, the specific characteristics of all manifest phenomena); Hosso sect of Buddhism
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
Blue Impulse (JASDF aerobatic team)
local dialect; vernacular; provincialism
persimmon (esp. American persimmon, Diospyros virginiana)
azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana); long-tailed
celebration (of ceremony); solemnization (e.g. of a marriage); solemnisation
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
flap (of an aircraft wing)
tuck (clothing, sewing); tuck (diving, gymnastics)
castle; Compact Application Solution Language; CASL
series (e.g. electrical); serial
thick amazake; thick sweet sake
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to hit (someone) once; to give (somebody) a punch; to intimidate (someone)
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
data collection; data acquisition
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
occupational therapist; OT; overtime; Old Testament
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction