leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
how; in what way; in what manner
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
softly; mildly; gently; politely
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
what's what; heads or tails
acquaintance; appreciative friend
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
automatic; intransitive verb
capacity; volume; capacitance
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
near; close by; within reach; familiar
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
preparation; provision; guarding
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
sphincter; sphincter muscle; constrictor
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
try; attempt; try (rugby)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
point of compromise; common ground
thoroughly; through and through
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift