gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
dismissal; sacking; discharge
different opinion; objection
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
evil influence; ill effect
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
share (of expenses); equity (in company); holdings; interest (in company)
originally; by nature; from the start
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to lead someone around by the nose
traditional Japanese handball game
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
hereditary; patrimonial; handed down from generation to generation
first generation; founder
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
friendship; amity; companionship
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to shake; to sway; to waver
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout