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)
current issues; current topics
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
what's what; heads or tails
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
every month; each month; monthly
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
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
bright person; talented student; prodigy
globalization; globalisation
Galapagosization; phenomenon of companies becoming overly specialized in developing products for the domestic market
self-supply; self-sufficiency; producing for oneself; providing for oneself
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
to feel depressed; to be down
library (usu. single-room); small library
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
adhesion (e.g. of lipstick); density (e.g. of leaves on a tree); saturation (e.g. of a color); attachment quality; degree
perishable foods; perishables
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
bargain; good buy; budget
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed