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.
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
Ratnasambhava; The Jewel-born (a dhyani-Buddha)
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
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
second month of the lunar calendar
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
fucking; screwing; having sex