Vocabulary

to leave half-read; to leave unfinished

to read out and compare (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); to check (accounts, etc.) by reading aloud

to read through (difficult passage or particularly long book)

to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)

to go on reading

to read a kanji with a different pronunciation

to skip over; to miss reading

to pay (out); to drive away

to flit about

to tower above; to stand out

to give by tossing or throwing

to throw a person down

to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)

to surge (water or waves)

to glare at; to scowl at

to look upward

to weep copiously; to grieve; to be dejected

to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in

to plow (up); to plough (up)

to turn over soil; to dig or plow up (plough)

to trace; to inquire into

to support; to back up; to rally round

to destroy

to resist

to reel in; to haul in

to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious

to wear out (clothing)

to record for transmission to posterity

to write down or convey in full

to rewrite; to adapt (e.g. a novel)

to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on

to make a list; to enumerate

to finish writing

to collect (writings)

to write incorrectly; to miswrite

to continue writing

to miswrite

to forget to write; to leave out (by mistake); to omit

to miswrite

to roll or tumble into