ジミーにはよくあることだが、家にいなかった。

shimmy

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

to need; to want