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John's grandmother passed away after a long illness.
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Vocabulary list

jon
noun
  1. jeon; Korean dish of meat, vegetables, etc. coated in flour and egg and fried
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
obaasan
noun
  1. grandmother (usu. お祖母さん)
  2. old woman; female senior citizen (usu. お婆さん)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
nagaiaida
expression, noun, adverb
  1. long time; long interval; for quite some time
nagai
i adjective
  1. long (distance, length)
  2. long (time); protracted; prolonged
aida
noun
  1. space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch
noun, adverb
  1. period of time (during, while); duration; interval
noun
  1. between (two parties or things)
  2. among (a group)
  3. relations (between); relationship
  4. midpoint; average; halfway; middle ground
conjunction
  1. due to; because of
byou
noun, used as a suffix
  1. disease; -pathy
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
fuseru

te-form

fusete

te-form

fusette
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to lay upside down
  2. to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes)
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
  1. to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to conceal; to hide; to keep secret; to place in hiding (e.g. troops for an ambush)
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness) (usu. 臥せる)
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)
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
nakunaru

Plain Past Indicative Form

nakunatta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to die

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