as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
hostile relations; hostile relationship
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
fort; stronghold; fortification
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
several people; a few people
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
representative; exemplary; model
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with