drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
bravery; courage; heroism
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to prostrate oneself before
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
sex establishment; brothel
concession; conciliation; compromise
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
financial power; financial means; wealth
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
class; heading; group; category
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to feel a chill run down one's spine
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
(social) position; status
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be profitable; to yield a profit
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
civil engineering and construction; public works and construction
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
successor; replacement; second wife
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to take over; to hand over