long tail (theory, phenomenon, effect, etc.)
airman third class (JASDF)
Federal Trade Commission; FTC
head over heels; madly (in love)
presence (of a god, emperor, etc.)
bomb cyclone; explosive low-pressure system
vertical take-off and landing; VTOL
dharmalaksana (dharma characteristics, the specific characteristics of all manifest phenomena); Hosso sect of Buddhism
food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction); FOSHU; designated health food
from the cradle to the grave
intestinal environment; microbiome
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
charging (someone) with responsibility
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
local dialect; vernacular; provincialism
impossibly hard video game
giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
non-official history; privately composed history
to add to one's experience; to become skillful
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
airborne early-warning system; AWACS
communicating while drinking (usu. with colleagues); communicating through drinking together; boozing with work people
persimmon (esp. American persimmon, Diospyros virginiana)
catching up on one's sleep; storing up sleep; getting extra sleep while one has the chance
Grand Tutor (second of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
corporate juridical person; incorporated body; corporation
job separation rate; job turnover
to hear; to imbibe; to drink