familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
number of (large) animals
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to check; to stop; to keep back
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
a person without a single relative
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
postscript; undermentioned; described below
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
Calorie Mate (meal replacement)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
allergy; aversion (to); strong distaste (for)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); (lit.) to be tied by the red string (of fate)
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
like; liking; -like; -style
second volume (in a two-volume set); third volume (in a three-volume set); last volume
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
short story; short film; short poem
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
leopardess; female leopard; bold and sexy woman
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically