the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
several years; a few years
business world; business circles; (the) industry
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
society; public; community; social studies
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
many; much; plenty; hardly
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
very likely; very probable
to spend time (on doing something)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
group; bunch; crowd; group
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
regulation; adjustment; control
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to name; to call; to christen; to term
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
backward country; underdeveloped country; developing country
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
unconditionally; as a rule
comparatively; relatively
made in Japan; Japanese-made
pride; boast; credit (to)