newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
discriminatory; discriminative
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
craving; longing; thirsting
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
cat ears; nekomimi; character with cat ears; ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
going up and down; rising and falling
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate