weak constitution; ill health
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to some extent; to a certain extent
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
authenticity; credibility
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
same; similar; (just) like; equal
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
after that; afterwards; thereafter
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again