barometer of health; measure of good health
first ski of the season; first ski run
overseas reporting; covering a story abroad
home run hitting competition
something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true; lie turned truth
psychological depiction of a literary character
(within) basic fare (of a taxi meter, without being charged for mileage)
dilettantish business; amateurish business
puff piece (in a newspaper, etc.); flatteringly exaggerated article; sycophantic article
window-gazing; window-shopping
associate member; junior employee
dharmalaksana (dharma characteristics, the specific characteristics of all manifest phenomena); Hosso sect of Buddhism
what's that?; what the...
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
curtailment of expenditure; financial retrenchment
tennis; tennis played with regulation balls
whole song; complete music
law-evading drug (e.g. amyl nitrates, MiPT); quasi-legal drug; designer drug
tape transcription; transcribing from recorded tape; audio-typing