junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
reform; reformation; reorganization
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
papermaking; paper manufacture
book making (binding, publishing)
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
I don't like it; I hate it
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
does not match (one's, its) appearance
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
composed expression; clear face
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
womanly; ladylike; feminine
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together