frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
the right person in the right place
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
way of speaking; intimation
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
death; decease; passing away
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
interior; inside; internal
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
it's not like; it isn't as if
section; cross section; profile
elder sister; effeminate man
rule; government; administration
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle