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President Polk was old, tired and in poor health.
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Vocabulary list

daitouryou
noun
  1. president (of a nation)
  2. big man; boss; buddy; mate (used vocatively; esp. of an actor)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
rourei
noun, no adjective
  1. advanced age; senility
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
tsukarekiru

te-form

tsukarekitte
godan verb
  1. to be exhausted; to be tired out
tsukareru

masu stem

tsukare
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to get tired; to tire; to get fatigued; to become exhausted; to grow weary
  2. to become worn out (of a well-used object)
  3. to starve
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
kiru

te-form

kitte
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to finish; to complete (after the -masu stem of a verb)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
oru

masu stem

ori
godan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ..ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
sarani
adverb, conjunction
  1. furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kenkou
noun
  1. health
na adjective
  1. healthy; sound; fit; wholesome
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
gaisuru

te-form

gaishite
suru verb (special class), transitive verb
  1. to injure; to damage; to harm; to hurt
  2. to kill
  3. to hinder; to obstruct
gaisu

te-form

gaishite
godan verb, su verb - precursor to the modern suru, transitive verb
  1. to injure; to damage; to harm; to hurt
  2. to kill
  3. to hinder; to obstruct
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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