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
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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)
author; writer; novelist; artist
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
additional printing; reprint; reissue
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to have the privilege of doing
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
something like ...; something called ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more