surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
chapter one; first chapter
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
teacher; instructor; professor
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
family; relatives; dependents; household
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
property; fortune; means; assets
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
dozens; scores of; decades
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
true state; actual condition; reality
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
value of one's property (assets); property (asset) value
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
convenient; expedient; makeshift
popular name; common name; given name
corporation; corporate body; company; legal entity; legal person; juridical person
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
list of the richest people; billionaires list
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
rich person; wealthy person
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to make an appearance; to show up