self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
bottom-tier university with low entry requirements
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
educational institution; school; academy; campus
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
nothing but; except; no more than
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
author; writer; novelist; artist
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
on and after; from ... onward; since
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to unfold; to unroll; to open