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
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
drama; play; powerful drug
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
don't you think?; indicates question
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
please (give me); please (do for me)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history