noun:

• blue wave; blue waves - archaism

noun:

• length of time which food products will keep

~する noun:

• to keep a long time

expression / noun:

• Arab Spring (revolutionary wave in the Arab world, 2010-2011)

noun:

• near infrared ray; near infrared radiation

expression / ichidan verb:

• to help a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop

noun:

• Chiloscyllium (genus of carpet sharks or bamboo sharks in the family Hemiscylliidae with long snouts and subterminal nostrils)

noun:

• ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite)

~の noun:

• terrestrial; over-the-air

noun:

• low level radiation; low dose irradiation; low dose exposure

noun:

• traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven ➜ 短歌
• long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century) ［ながうた］ ➜ 長唄

noun:

• bellows (camera, accordion, etc.)
• cornice; ceiling molding; ceiling moulding
• rickrack; ricrac; wave-shaped braid

noun:

• blue waves; blue wave ➜ 蒼波
• hair that has lost its shine due to ageing

noun / ~する noun:

• being bombed
• being A-bombed; being nuked; being exposed to radiation (from an atomic blast) ➜ 被曝

noun:

• staying the night (of an itinerant priest in Zen buddhism); itinerant priest's lodging - Buddhism term
• providing a room for an itinerant priest so that he may meditate for a long period of time - Buddhism term

expression / adjective:

• broad-minded ➜ 懐の深い
• (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi

noun:

• Failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term - four character idiom

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size ➜ 小振り

noun / ~する noun:

• large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to flutter; to wave; to move restlessly - from ひらひらと動く - obscure term

noun:

• long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "o" and "u" or "e" and "u" sounds

noun / ~する noun:

• cancellation; writing off (a debt)
• indicating a long sound in kana ➜ 長音【ちょうおん】

noun:

• tug o' war; tug of war

noun:

• new wave

noun:

• cold wave

ichidan verb:

• to blink repeatedly; to wave repeatedly (e.g. a paper fan)

noun:

• streamers (made of linen, paper, etc.) attached to a long pole (used as a wand in grand purification ceremonies) - archaism
• being in great demand

noun:

• permanent wave (hairdo)

noun:

• long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono