rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
review (of learned material); revision
police officer; policeman; constable
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
lying face down; lying on one's face; lying prostrate
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
Arakawa Shizuka (1981.12.29-)
to beat; to batter; to pummel
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
10th day of the month; ten days
warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
Spanish food; Spanish cooking
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
The Decameron; Il Decamerone
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
to badger; to pester; to beg
this and that; one thing or another