absence; disregard; indifference
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
number; number plate; license plate
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to fold up; to fold into layers
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
counter for books; volume
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to become an expert; to be master at
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
index finger; forefinger; second toe
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to have meaning; to be meaningful
plaything; playing (with a toy); gambling; activity using hand-gestures (esp. playing games or singing songs)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to get between; to be caught in
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
in the same way as; just like
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
index; indices; indicator
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
strut; short vertical post; thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.); (arch.) handbreadth; (arch.) bundle
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)