(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to have a smattering knowledge of
reason; cause; history; origin
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
death penalty; capital punishment
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
somehow; for some reason or other
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
authenticity; credibility
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
sending home; repatriation; deportation
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to say no more; to sink into silence
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)