head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
president (of a society); chairman
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
company president; manager; director
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
head of the student council; president of the student council
height (of a person); stature
village headman; village mayor
board chairman; managing director; chief director
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
section manager; section chief
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
tall figure; high stature
patriarch; head of a family
vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
secretary (government); director; chief
long time; several hours; long spell
president (of a university); vice-chancellor; secretary-general; director; leader (esp. of a biker gang)
bureau director; office chief
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
long hair (usu. of a man)
squad leader; group leader; team leader
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
full length; total length; overall length
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
chief (of police); head (of office)
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
general manager; director-general
length (of an animal); body length
platoon commander; section commander
branch manager; manager of a branch office
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
senior; elder; person older than oneself
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
growth period; growing season
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
principal of a private school
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
leading private (Imperial Japanese Army); leading seaman (Imperial Japanese Navy)
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
squad leader; divisional officer
president's office; director's office
extended leave; long vacation
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
factory manager; plant superintendent; works manager
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
longevity; eternal life; cycle that can be repeated indefinitely and neither group dies
class president; head class representative
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
(Japanese Imperial Navy) chief warrant-officer
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
medical director; chief physician
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
district headman; head county official
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
one's superior; senior; elder
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
general secretary (of a party, union, etc.); secretary-general; chief secretary
Yangtze River (China); Changjiang River; long river
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
captain (of a midget submarine, torpedo boat, etc.); skipper (of a small boat); coxswain; length of a boat
strong point; forte; merit; strength
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward
class representative; head of class
head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent
school principal; headmaster
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
eldest sister; oldest sister
department head; division manager; head of a department
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
chief of the general staff; chief of staff (esp. US)
associate editor; deputy editor
tall and lean figure; tall and slender figure
dean (of a university faculty)
long (defensive) wall; Great Wall of China
long talk; long-winded speech
(full-length) novel; long novel
deputy secretary (government); deputy director
female company president; female CEO
head of a monastic institution; abbot; prior; abbess; prioress; mother superior
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
long-distance race (in track and field; typically 3, 5 or 10km)
long-term storage; long-term preservation
superintendent priest; chief abbot
average height; average body height
perpetual youth and longevity
secretary-general; director
crown (of creation); apex; the best
permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)
shock troop commander; spearhead of a shock unit
deputy general manager; deputy director-general; assistant commissioner
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)
leader of a special attack unit (esp. kamikaze units in WWII); person who charges in first against opponents (esp. in a bōsōzoku gang)
long-term hospitalization
long snake; long line (of people, etc.)
chief navigator; navigating officer; navigator; sailing master
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
president and chief executive officer
leader of a cheering group; head cheerleader
long hit; slugging; extra-base hit
deputy manager; assistant manager; acting manager
role of a company president
order from the company president
tall stature; tall figure
superintendent of education
mid-to-long term; medium and long term
Secretary of Defence (Defense)
deputy manager; acting manager; acting section chief
the lord of creation; man; mankind
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
head of a branch; branch office manager; bureau chief
young CEO; young company president
Straw Millionaire (Japanese Buddhist folk tale)
assistant section manager; assistant section chief
one's elders or superiors
lengthy military expedition; Long March (China, 1934-1936); Long March (series of Chinese launch vehicles)
executive chef; head chef
long (esp. of photographic film); lengthy
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
Chōji era (1104.2.10-1106.4.9)
millionaire; multimillionaire
wing length (esp. of a bird); wingspan (esp. of an aircraft)
Satchō Alliance; 1866 alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū
prosperity and decay; prosperity and decline; rise and fall; ups and downs; ebb and flow; waxing and waning
head of a martial arts organization (organisation)
chief factor; chief trader
director of a medical clinic
prosecutor general; attorney general
everlasting fortune in battle; continued luck in war
former president (of a company); former CEO
binchō charcoal; high-grade charcoal produced from ubame oak
long sides of a rectangle
chief for the day (PR event in which a celebrity heads a police, fire, etc. department for a day)
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
head of personnel department
department and section managers
Kenchō era (1249.3.18-1256.10.5)
hierarchy based on age; custom of elders first
managing director; president of a company (US)
superintending prosecutor
long sound; prolonged sound; long vowel
Presbyterian Church; Presbyterians
list of the richest people; billionaires list
attorney general; attorney-general
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday held from 1868 to 1948)
feature film; feature-length film
long-distance call; trunk call
everlasting spring; China rose (Rosa chinensis); Changchun (China)
sighing deeply; giving a deep sigh
good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines
long-running (TV, radio) program
long-term (business) strategy
Primates (order of mammals)
director (of an observatory)
managing editor; chief editor
chief superintendent (police)
the best medicine (i.e. sake)
long hakama; trailing hakama
growth stock; person with future promise
extended-hours childcare (in day-care centers for parents working into the night)
senior manager; director; person below the department head with responsibility for a particular area
Secretary-General of the United Nations
chairman of (party) policy bureau; policy chief
senior master sergeant (JASDF)
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
Shōchō era (1428.4.27-1429.9.5)
Director General of (former) Defence Agency (Defense)
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
duplication; to make redundant
heavy, thick, long, and big (products, esp. industrial); massive and heavy; heavy (industry)
assistant chief of staff, g2
patriarchy; system of patriarchy
Secretary of the Treasury (USA); Treasury Secretary
rapid progress; great strides
to make a long-winded speech; to give a long talk
long-distance transportation; long-distance haulage
Tenchō era (824.1.5-834.1.3)
Virudhaka (Buddhist deity)
long operating life; long service life; long life
logistic curve; growth curve
to hinder the growth of (e.g. plants, someone); to hamper the growth of
multimillionaire; billionaire
Chōtoku era (995.2.22-999.1.13)
long-term use (e.g. of a drug); prolonged use; long-time service
host country (e.g. for a meeting); chair country
Chōroku era (1457.9.28-1460.12.21)
long talk; long-winded speech; long tongue (one of the thirty-two marks of a great man)
chairman of executive council (usu. of a party); chairman of the general affairs committee
Eichō era (1096.12.17-1097.11.21)
Chief Cabinet Secretary (1879-1947)
fashion leader; fashionista
airman first class (JASDF)
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
very low frequency wave; VLF wave
unsympathetic manager; section chief with a heart of stone
to miss a big chance; to miss a good opportunity; to let one's enemy slip away
man is the crown of creation
president (of a university); chancellor; vice-chancellor
major axis; line of apsides; apse line
head steward (e.g. on a ship); (arch.) palace chef
assistant chief of staff, g1
assistant chief of staff, g3
long-range forecast (usu. weather)
Chōkyō era (1487.7.20-1489.8.21)
female principal; headmistress
perpetual youth and longevity; long life without growing old
chairman of board of directors
if you rely too much on your greatest strength, it will be your greatest weakness
Secretary-General of the United Nations
long-term credit bank; LTCB
United Arab Emirates; UAE
Keichō campaign (1597-98; incl. the second Japanese invasion of Korea in 1597)
speaker of the lower house
assistant chief of staff, g2
lengthening a vowel (e.g. as in Kansai dialect); long sound (esp. long vowel)
Director of National Intelligence (USA); DNI
ball hit toward the gap between outfielders
long-vowel mark; macron; long note
Chōshō era (1132.8.11-1135.4.27)
Chōkan era (1163.3.29-1165.6.5)
failure to thrive; FTT; growth disorder
wingspan (of a bird); wingspread
novel of formation (education); novel of character development; novel which traces the intellectual, moral, spiritual or social development of a young person; Bildungsroman
unproductive growth (of a plant or tree)
Chōryaku era (1037.4.21-1040.11.10)
Kōchō era (1261.2.20-1264.2.28)
head of business department
Speaker of the House (US, etc.)
zero growth; zero economic growth; no-growth economy
long-stay visitor; long-term resident
heads of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
chief nurse (in the army)
bone lengthening; distraction osteogenesis
Director General of Science and Technology Agency
Director General of Environment Agency
long stretch of winding beach
(make) a long talk (discourse, lecture)
amorous man; henpecked husband
assistant chief of staff, g3
Chōgen era (1028.7.25-1037.4.21)
long-term credit bank; LTCB
rapid growth (of an economy, company, etc.)
rights of the head of a family
rights of the head of a family
president and chief executive officer; president and CEO
elliptical shape; oval shape
fire captain; fire marshal
Imjin War (1592-1597); Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea
long and serpentine (line, queue, etc.)
long exposure (photography)
long blast of a ship's horn
binchō charcoal; high-grade charcoal produced from ubame oak
Chōhō era (999.1.13-1004.7.20)
long swimming pool lane (50 meters or more)
period of economic growth
prosperity and decay; rise and fall; ebb and flow; vicissitudes (of fortune)
common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Director General of Hokkaido Development Agency
redundancy (information theory)
long item; long object; long film
Ōchō era (1311.4.28-1312.3.20)
orthoclase; common feldspar
Chōwa era (1012.12.25-1017.4.23)
growing point; point of growth
one's superiors; one's seniors
representative executive vice-president
acting chairman; acting president
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau
redundant system (string, line)
semi-major axis (esp. in orbital matters)
greedy and cruel; (lit.) large wild boar and long snake
Director General of Economic Planning Agency
Secretary of Defence (Defense)
Nagasaki University (abbr)
assistant section or department manager
vapor-phase epitaxial growth; vapor-phase epitaxy; VPE
geminate consonant; geminated consonant
horizontally condensed type; font compressed by width
Dīgha Nikaya; Collection of Long Discourses
insulin-like growth factor; IGF
assistant (to general manager)
most experienced chanko cook in the sumo stable
record length; record size
form of renku consisting of 48 verses
sharp eyes and ears used for collecting information far and wide; having the acumen and shrewd discernment gained by widely-collected information; being well-versed on a subject; books which broaden our knowledge
first half of extra time (in soccer)
long distance telephone company
executive committee chairperson; action committee president; executive chairman
epidermal growth factor; EGF
branch manager; branch office head; director of a local chapter
International Plant Growth Substance Association; IPGSA
United Nations Secretary-General
long-distance nature trail
long precision floating point number
epitaxial growth; epitaxy
second half of extra time (in soccer)
growing market; growth market
long-distance telephone company
nominal economic growth rate
high-growth track; higher growth path
day's longest successful jump
coeval with heaven and earth
heaven and earth are eternal
prolonged recession; depression; protracted economic slump
manager promoted from in-house office worker
liquid (phase) deposition; liquid (phase) epitaxy
liquid phase epitaxial growth; liquid phase epitaxy; LPE
company president, with responsibility to represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
long-term credit bank; LTCB
leg length (welding); length of fillet weld
double length register; double register
degrowth (reducing global consumption and production to achieve a socially just and ecologically sustainable society)
growth path; route to growth
head of the Foreign Relations Committee
way of sitting by placing both knees on the ground and standing upright
eta (Edo period); administrator of a temple; (arch.) low-ranking government official with a comparatively high salary (in medieval China)
drug czar; Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy; ONDCP
Cabinet (Chief) Secretary
speaker and deputy speaker; chair and vice-chair; president and vice-president (of the senate, council, etc.)
real economic growth rate
super-long-term government bond (with a maturity of over ten years)
Director General of National Land Agency
long-distance train; long-haul train
Great Wall of Sand (Chinese land reclamation project in the Spratly Islands)
proboscideans; proboscidians
redundancy (in information theory)
long-distance artillery; long-range gun; long-range rocket launcher; long-ball hitter; power hitter
long-distance dependency (dependencies)
axial length (of the eye)
potential growth rate (of an economy)
Director General of Prime Minister's Office
long-life quality housing; long-term quality housing; non-temporary housing built for multigenerational use (meeting criteria such as durability, earthquake resistance, energy efficiency, etc.)
military expedition deep into enemy territory
braggart; boaster; self-conceited person
long-distance race (in track and field; typically 3, 5 or 10km)
longhorn; long-horned cattle
company president's daughter
Song of Everlasting Sorrow (poem by Bai Juyi); Song of Everlasting Regret; Chang Hen Ge
Director General of Okinawa Development Agency
cyclic redundancy check; CRC
authority of the chair; power of the office of Speaker; power of the office of the President (of the House of Councillors)
long-tailed fowl (variety of chicken)
longevity noodles (eaten in China on one's birthday)
long-term credit; long-term loan
labradorite; Labrador spar
Commissioner General of the National Police Agency; Director General of the National Police Agency
Vertical Redundancy Check; VRC
House Steering Committee Chairman
compensating for one's shortcomings by incorporating others' strong points
CRC; Cyclic Redundancy Check
very long baseline interferometry; VLBI
mountain avens (Dryas octopetala); eightpetal mountain-avens; white dryas; white dryad
albacore (Thunnus alalunga); longfin tuna
Beyrich's slit shell (species of sea snail, Pleurotomaria beyrichii)
merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
American kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Amur falcon (Falco amurensis); eastern red-footed falcon
cheongsam; mandarin gown; mandarin dress
China rose (Rosa chinensis)
lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)
superior; excellent; outstanding