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)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
both hands; both arms; ten
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk