to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
independent; responsible; active; subjective
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to complain; to lodge a complaint
reason; cause; history; origin
reading aloud; recitation
primer; manual; introductory book
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
writing (e.g. as a profession)
a dime a dozen; two a penny
to bend; to warp; to curve
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
all you have to do is; just; that's all
kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
three boxes; three box-shaped things; three containers
by today; before the day is over
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be away from home; to be out of the house