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
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
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
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
separate; scattered; apart
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
help; assistance; service
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
as you see; as you can see
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)