arrest; apprehension; capture
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
feeling good; feeling pleasant
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
technique; art; skill; move
murder; homicide; manslaughter
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
name; given name; first name
lying face down; lying on one's face; lying prostrate
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
Arakawa Shizuka (1981.12.29-)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
spine; backbone; spinal column
to beat; to batter; to pummel
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
sympathy; compassion; pity
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
principal occupation; core business