payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to pretend; to act (as if)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to become settled; to be fixed
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
social; societal; societary
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
since when; from when; how long
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for