Vocabulary

zinc hydroxide

violet

spectroscope

absorption line

flame reaction; flame test; flame coloration test

lysol

not using makeup to allow one's skin to heal

negative interest rate

sinobronchial syndrome; SBS

classified document; confidential document; top secret document; sensitive documents

diplomatic bag; diplomatic pouch

diplomatic bag; diplomatic pouch

titer; titre; potency

allegory

barium carbonate

loading capacity; carrying capacity

gelatinization

castor oil

tipping a wheelchair back (e.g. to negotiate stairs)

isobar; isopiestic line

to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head

to hit the mark

enclosed bay; inlet; deep bay; basin

lost decade (esp. of Japan, 1992-2002); decade of economic stagnation

isobar

the part of a province furthest from the capital

the part of a province closest to the capital

part of a province midway from the capital

division (of an organization); branch

this transient world

to accumulate (writings, compositions, etc. that one has not yet published); to build up a stock of (manuscripts, etc.)

obesity

neighboring prefecture; adjacent prefecture

shield

tableland; plateau

stabilized continent; platform

continental crust

cycle of erosion; geomorphic cycle; geographical cycle

erosion cycle

Canadian Shield; Laurentian Shield; Laurentian Plateau