international competitiveness; global competitiveness
journal; magazine; periodical
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
super hero play; playacting as action heroes
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
person of letters; literary person
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
toe; toe (of a golf club)
illicit sexual relationship
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
school of one's (first, second) choice
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world