successive promotion; gradual promotion; graduated
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
disparate society; stratified society
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
as far as the eye can see
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
to take to task; to take it out on
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless