first star of the Big Dipper; (arch.) top applicant in the civil service examination (Imperial China)
art of disappearing (esp. ninja)
d button; data button; button on a TV remote control for accessing programme information, weather, traffic, etc.
rapid-service train; rapid train
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
every station; local train; train that stops at every station
Ratnasambhava; The Jewel-born (a dhyani-Buddha)
hurrah!; long life; congratulations; full vent
great mountain; large mountain
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
to be frank; to drop all pretense
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)
comic books; comics; comic; comical
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
travelling alone; solitary journey
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly