former imperial university
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
humming a tune (while doing something else)
mistake; blunder; unintentional rule violation accompanied by a penalty; mistakenly announcing a win without having all the requisite tiles
red gate (esp. at Tokyo University)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
current issues; current topics
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
what's what; heads or tails
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
global scale; worldwide scale
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
the same; the said; likewise
split; division; break up
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
every month; each month; monthly
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
outside the country; abroad
war; fighting; fierce competition
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
complicated and mysterious
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)