to speak one's mind; to speak very frankly
camera shake compensation; image stabilization; input stabilization (touchscreen, pen, etc.)
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
a cold can lead to all sorts of illnesses
script supervisor; continuity supervisor
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
shady; underhanded; questionable
high-technology; high-tech
a foolish child is more precious
Spring Triangle (asterism)
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
going to or leaving school
beauty is only skin-deep; (lit.) one gets tired of a beauty in three days
being dealt a bad hand (in mahjong, card games, etc.); poor (handwriting); unscrupulous
typographical error; typo
shopaholic; compulsive buying; shopaholicism
uphill road; ascending road
fee charged at a public bath
The Door into Summer (1957 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)
Apollo program; Project Apollo
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
pizza manjū; steamed yeast bun with a cheese and tomato sauce filling
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
there's always room for dessert; (lit.) there's another stomach for dessert
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
text entry; character entry
physiotherapist; physical therapist
to stop at a (train) station