junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
gas burner; blowtorch; Bunsen burner
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
experiment; experimentation
failure; mistake; blunder
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
opposite side; other side; other party
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
group; party; team; squad; section
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
close; intimate; on good terms
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
already; now; no longer; not any more
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science