beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
joint struggle; common (united) front
number of (large) animals
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to burst (open); to break; to split
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
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
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
outer space; void of space
sailor suit; middy uniform
suspicion (of others); jealousy
leopardess; female leopard
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove