payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
the same; the said; likewise
business rival; professional jealousy
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
royal capital; imperial capital
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
singing voice; (sound of) singing
good humour (humor); good mood
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
end; close; finish; termination
moneylending; moneylender
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
(water-filled) paddy field
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on