合

cooperative society

rivalry over winning the right to host an event; competition to lure (institutions, manufacturing facilities, foreign tourists, etc.) to a locality

Organization name

British Actors' Equity Association

the great municipal mergers of the Heisei era; series of large-scale municipal mergers carried out between 1995 and 2010 under the temporary Special Mergers Law

Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum)

to eat together (various foods)

joint committee

inorganic compound

Grammar

compound noun

Computing

system integration

(obtaining) quotes from several companies; (fielding) competitive bids; competitive bidding

Skiing

combined event

join one's hands in prayer; pray with (the palms of) one's hands together

mixture of vinegar and some other flavouring (e.g. soy sauce, sugar)

wayō gassō; mixed orchestra using Japanese and Western instruments

Sports

title match

histocompatibility antigen

unlimited company; unlimited partnership

heterozygote

Mandelbrot set

Proverb

two heads are better than one; consult even with your knees

vertical integration; vertical merger

tax on aggregate income

irrigation association; water utilization association