older brother; elder brother
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
in succession; one by one
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
long-established; old-established; traditional
successive generations; successive emperors
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
public telephone; pay phone
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to carry around; to carry on one's person
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband