Vocabulary

sinking; subsidence

suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling

common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea

custom; general rule; convention

tsukemono (pickled vegetables)

lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)

fall; decline; slump

part time (school system)

established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation

imperialism

eligible; qualified; competent

conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence

iron plate; steel plate

changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)

resale

chit; slip; ticket; voucher

palace; hall

strength of a party

gateway to success

principal of a private school

to mix together; to blend; to compound

the lowest; the worst

staying in the United States; residing in the United States; being situated in the United States (of a foreign embassy, company, etc.)

rice-crop index

self-purification; self-cleansing

withdrawal; discontinuance; abandoning; dropping

in one's hands; in one's control

excellent (piece of) work

(large) compilation

entry in a race

officers and men

insulation

illicit union; collusion

modern; modernistic

new rice field; newly developed rice field

devaluation (e.g. of currency); markdown; write-down; undercutting

failure to reach agreement

price index

the first and second; a few

experimental; provisional