compilation; editing; recording
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
more than anything; above all else
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to stand by; to be on standby
public and private; official and personal; government and people
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
collaboration; joint work
being good at cooking; good cook
predicament; one's ground; one's position
studies; schoolwork; classwork
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
failure; mistake; blunder
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing