first star of the Big Dipper; (arch.) top applicant in the civil service examination (Imperial China)
d button; data button; button on a TV remote control for accessing programme information, weather, traffic, etc.
octopus; octopus regulator; alternate second-stage air pressure regulator used as an alternative air source in an emergency
ankh; Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for life
Ratnasambhava; The Jewel-born (a dhyani-Buddha)
hurrah!; long life; congratulations; full vent
calculated; premeditated; considered
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
clearing one's throat; cough
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)
ice house; ice room; cold room
to make a fool of someone
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
second month of the lunar calendar
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
outline; summary; argument