weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to take over; to hand over
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to indicate; to show; to point to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
ago; since; before; previous
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
in case of; at that time; at this time
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
sword; blade; single stroke
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
site; point on a map; spot
main force; chief object; mainline
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
commandant; commanding officer; general