something; some kind of; for some reason
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
senior high school student
preface; introduction; preamble
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
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.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
teacher; instructor; professor
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
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 mention
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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; catch; understanding
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
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
corporate body; corporation; (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
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
true; real; genuine; proper; utter