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The Japanese at large consider themselves better off than they used to be.
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Vocabulary list

ippan
no adjective, na adjective, noun
  1. general; universal
  2. ordinary; average; common; non-celebrity
na adjective, noun
  1. the same; no different; (just) as if
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
nipponjin
noun
  1. Japanese person; Japanese people
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
jibun
pronoun
  1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. I; me
  3. you
tachi
suffix
  1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
katsute
adverb, no adjective
  1. once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-
  2. never yet; never before; first time; still not happened (used with neg. verb)
yori
particle
  1. than
  2. from; out of; since; at; on
  3. except; but; other than
adverb
  1. more
kurashimuki
noun
  1. life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
kurashi
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. life; living; livelihood; life circumstances (usu. ぐらし as a suffix)
muki
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. direction; orientation; aspect; exposure
noun, used as a suffix
  1. suited to; suitable for; designed for
noun
  1. tendency; inclination
  2. nature (of a request or desire)
  3. person
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
yokunaru

Plain Past Indicative Form

yokunatta
expression, godan verb
  1. to become better; to improve
yoku
adverb
  1. nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
  2. frequently; often
  3. I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
  4. (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
naru

Plain Past Indicative Form

natta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
kangaeru

te-form

kangaete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
  2. to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
  3. to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
  4. to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
  5. to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
  6. to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
  7. to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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