Japanese - Ask questions thread

Basically if you have a question about the language, ask it and fellow 4channers might see it and answer it for you.

To start it off. When an animate object (iru) dies, is it considered inanimate(aru)?

What's the longest word you can think of?
This has got to be up there, 最高経営責任者 「saikoukeieisekininsha」 (CEO)