payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
March; third month of the lunar calendar
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
generously; liberally; magnanimously
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
changing into cash; encashment; cashing
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
effective control (over territory); working control
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
information; news; report; reward; retribution
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
severe; strict; tough; hard
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
talking while standing; standing around talking
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
supply; provision; raising; procurement
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise