digital versatile disc; DVD
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
(social) position; status
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
Virgin Road (road in Ikebukuro specializing in young women's comics, video games, etc.)
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to unfold; to unroll; to open
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
centre of attention; center of attention
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to spend time (on doing something)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
heading; headline; index; headword
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
Kahō era (1094.12.15-1096.12.17)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
(right at the) side; just beside
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly