fate; chance; relationship; tie
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to apologize; to apologise
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
episode; anecdote; vignette
ardent; passionate; vehement
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
debut work; one's first work
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
himself; yourself; herself
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved