to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, 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 steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but