at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
condition; state (of health); appearance
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
assertion; declaration; affirmation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
by means of; due to; because of; according to
physical strength; muscle strength
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
(medical) doctor; physician
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
in that way; thus; so; so?
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
diagnosis; medical examination
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become