reading aloud; recitation
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
absolutely; positively; decidedly
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
passage; path; route; one's way
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
repayment; refund; payback
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
deposit; payment; money received; money due
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
considerably; fairly; quite
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to throw into; to toss into
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
stagnation; hindrance; delay
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
thereupon; shortly thereafter
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard