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
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long