彼、今のところは飛ぶ鳥も落とす勢いだけれど、あの威勢いつまでもつのか、疑問だね。

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English Translation

He's unstoppable right now but the question is how long he can remain at the pinnacle of his career.

Furigana

彼(かれ)、今(いま)のところは飛(と)ぶ鳥(とり)も落(お)とす勢(いきお)いだけれど、あの威勢(いせい)いつまでもつのか、疑問(ぎもん)だね。

Romanji

Kare, ima no tokoro wa tobu tori mo otosu ikioi da keredo, ano isei itsu made motsu no ka, gimon da ne.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

飛ぶ (とぶ)

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop

鳥 (とり)

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

落とす (おとす)

to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape; to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances; to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with; to download; to copy from a computer to another medium; to make someone swoon (judo); to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line); to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

勢い (いきおい)

force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit; life; influence; authority; power; might; impetus; momentum; course (of events); naturally; necessarily

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)

but; however; although

彼の (あの、かの)

that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)

威勢 (いせい)

power; might; authority

何時 (いつ)

when; how soon

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

疑問 (ぎもん)

question; problem; doubt; guess

ね (ね、ねえ)

indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not