\documentclass{article} \begin{document} He is surprised $\left\{ \begin{tabular}{@{}l@{}} at the $\left\{ \begin{tabular}{@{}l@{}} great\\ big\\ quick\\ rapid \end{tabular} \right\}$ changes in Tokyo \\ that Tokyo has changed $\left\{ \begin{tabular}{@{}l@{}} greatly\\ quickly\\ rapidly\\ in a short time \end{tabular} \right\}$ \end{tabular} \right\}$, and says that $\left\{ \begin{tabular}{@{}l@{}} there are no\\ he can't find any \end{tabular} \right\}$ traces of the\dots. \end{document}