story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
literature; books (reference); document
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
shady; underhanded; questionable
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
not limited to; not just ...
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
(primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure
long ago; already; a long time ago
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
drama; play; powerful drug
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
firm; strong; solid; stable
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
fortress; stronghold; citadel
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
appointment; rendezvous; date
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
courtesy call; courtesy visit
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
to manage something successfully; to be successful
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
severe criticism; damnation
for some (unspecified) reason
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
close; intimate; on good terms