alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to become clear; to be made public
watchful waiting; careful supervision
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
in the meanwhile; during the time
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
blitzkrieg; lightning war
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
pieces; scraps; disconnected
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
very recently; in the very recent past
one by one; one at a time; in turn
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
polite; courteous; hospitable
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to get thin; to taper off
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
the last moment; the very end
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to apologize; to apologise
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up