► 副詞
何時まで [(1)いつまで] meaning: long rank: 1
☆ 何時まで待っても返事が無い ⇨ There has been no response no matter how long I wait (☛ A long time)
延々 [(2)えんえん] meaning: long rank: 2
☆ 延々と続く会議 ⇨ A meeting that drags on and on (☛ Always negative connotations)
長々 [ながなが] meaning: long rank: 3
☆ 彼女は電話で長々と話している ⇨ She is talking on and on on the phone (☛ Tediously long)
► 動詞
延ばす [(2)のばす] meaning: long rank: 1
☆ 新幹線を札幌まで延ばす工事が進んでいる ⇨ The construction is progressing to expand Shinkansen to Sapporo
延びる [(2)のびる] meaning: long rank: 1
☆ 新幹線は北海道まで延びた ⇨ Shinkansen has expanded to Hokkaido
延長 [えんちょう] [延長する] meaning: long rank: 2
☆ 知事は外出禁止令を延長する決定をした ⇨ The governor decided to extend the stay-at-home order
引っ張る [(3)ひっぱる] [coll] meaning: long rank: 2
☆ 彼は話をだらだら引っ張る ⇨ He stretches his speech aimlessly, just talks on and on
延命 [えんめい] [延命する] meaning: long rank: 4
☆ 末期癌の患者を無理に延命することは正しいのだろうか？ ⇨ Is it correct to forcefully extend the life of a patient with terminal cancer? (☛ Extend a life, typically of a terminally ill person)
► 成句
長い事 [(2)ながいこと] [coll] meaning: long rank: 2
☆ 彼には長い事会っていない ⇨ I haven’t seen him for a long time (☛ A really long time)
息 [(1)いき] [息が長い、息の長い] meaning: long rank: 3
☆ 息が長い芸能人 ⇨ An entertainer with a long successful career (☛ Literally “long breath”. Something good to last long)
► 名詞
延長 [えんちょう] meaning: long rank: 2
☆ 新幹線の延長が計画されている ⇨ The extensions of Shinkansen have been planned
最長 [さいちょう] meaning: long rank: 2
☆ 世界最長の橋 ⇨ The longest bridge in the world (☛ The longest)
☆ 素潜りの最長記録 ⇨ The record for the longest freediving (☛ The longest)
長期 [(1)ちょうき] meaning: long rank: 2
☆ 長期計画 ⇨ A long-term plan (☛ Long term)
長期間 [(4)ちょうきかん] meaning: long rank: 2
☆ この食品は長期間保存可能だ ⇨ This food can be stored for a long time (☛ Long term)
長期的 [ちょうきてき] meaning: long rank: 2
☆ 市場の長期的展望 ⇨ A long-term prospect of the market (☛ Long term)
長距離 [(4)ちょうきょり] meaning: long rank: 3
☆ 長距離ミサイル ⇨ Long-range missiles (☛ Long distance)
☆ 長距離走者 ⇨ A long-distance runner (☛ Long distance)
長年 [ながねん] meaning: long rank: 3
☆ 長年の苦労が報われた ⇨ Perseverance of many years has paid off (☛ A long time)
長め [ながめ] meaning: long rank: 3
☆ 彼女は長目の髪をしている ⇨ She has medium-long hair
☆ シチューを少し長目に煮込んだ ⇨ I cooked the stew a little longer (to soften the contents) (☛ A little longer than strictly necessary)
長蛇 [(1)ちょうだ] [長蛇の列] meaning: long rank: 4
☆ そのラーメン屋にはいつも長蛇の列が出来る ⇨ There is always a very long line at that ramen restaurant (☛ Literally “a long snake”)
► 形容詞
長い [(2)ながい] meaning: long rank: 1
☆ 彼は話が長い ⇨ He is very long winded
☆ 彼女は手足が長い ⇨ She has long limbs
☆ 私は長い時間待った ⇨ I waited for a long time
☆ 長い物には巻かれろ ⇨ Be wound by the long thing. Go with the flow. Don’t resist the strong (☛ A common proverb whose origin is not certain)
長ったらしい [(6)ながったらしい] meaning: long rank: 3
☆ 長ったらしい演説 ⇨ An annoyingly long speech (☛ Annoyingly long)
► 形容動詞
悠久 [ゆうきゅう] [liter] meaning: long rank: 4
☆ 悠久の歴史を持つ神社 ⇨ A shrine with a very long history (☛ As long as the recorded human history)