free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
fish salted and dried overnight
difficult to eat; unpalatable
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to exaggerate; to overstate
steamed bun; steamed bread
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
verbal promise; one's word
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
collection of books; (personal) library
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
new and old; incoming and outgoing
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to fit (inside something)
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)