Keyword
surpass something
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig1389
Readings
(59%)
(37%)
Composed of
distorted skull
road
Mnemonic

If you surpass the speed limit while driving on the road you're going to most likely crash, and your car will explode, and the only thing that'll remain of you will be your distorted skull screaming for help.

Used in vocabulary (494 in total)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
Examples (200 in total)
I've been here too long.
Two years went by before I could find a good job.
My hair has grown too long.
I think it's too small for you.
I think they're a little too small for you.
Five years have gone by since my father died.
Ten years have gone by since my father died.
Ten years have passed since I came here.
Ten years have gone by.
Thirty years passed.
I should think she is over sixty.
Don't expect too much of him.
I like spending time with you.
I had a wonderful time.
I'd like to spend some more time with my family.
They are having a really good time.
We all had such a good time.
Are you having a good time?
Did you have a good time?
What do you spend most of your time doing?
I don't care about your past.
It's all in the past.
I don't know anything about his past.
You must live in the present, not in the past.
I'm too tired to walk any more.
The time when such things could happen is past.
They inquired about his past experience.
It was my first night among strangers.
School is where we spend most of our time every day.
We sat talking about the remote past.
He must be over sixty.
Do you spend more time with your friends or your family?
Time goes very swiftly.
A long day has passed on.
One cannot erase the past.
His parents expect too much of him.
Judy spends a lot of time looking in the mirror.
I want to spend the rest of my life with you.
How wonderful a time we have had!
We had a wonderful time together.
He told them that he had had a wonderful time.
We had a wonderful time.
The time that passed will never return.
They had a lovely time together.
It would be nice to spend the summer in the mountains.
Have a great night.
We had a lovely time.
Have a great time.
Don't depend too much on others.
I had a really great time tonight.
We have a long and cold winter, but we know how to enjoy it.
History deals with the past.
The gate is too narrow for the car.
Although it rained, everyone had a good time.
I always pass the time by watching TV.
I spent the whole afternoon cleaning my house.
We study the past for the sake of the future.
I had an awful time at the conference.
The box was too heavy for him to lift.
Everyone had a good time at the party.
I hope you had a good time at the party.
We had a good time at the party.
I had a good time at the party.
Do you plan to spend your whole life in that store?
It has been ten years since my father passed away.
My feet hurt because these shoes are too small.
She must have been over thirty when she got married.
How have you been?
How have you been doing lately?
A bear spends the winter in its lair.
I spend a lot of time listening to music.
Time passed very quickly.
We had a good time last night.
He spent the evening reading a book.
Where are you going to spend the summer holidays?
I spent today exercising.
Oh, I'm just going to take it easy.
In the holidays, I spent days doing nothing.
That's just an excuse.
He is nothing but a child.
She was merely stating a fact.
They are just waiting for the storm to pass.
I spent the best times of my life at my grandfather's house.
This car has been used for the past ten years.
We have experienced many changes over the last decade.
He's over forty.
The movie was so boring that I fell asleep.
The boy passed the time by flinging stones into the lake.
As we were having a conversation, time passed.
He is too honest to tell a lie.
The man passed by without so much as glancing at her.
I saw you driving by my house this morning.
Many cars passed by.
He went by me without noticing me.
He passed by without looking at me.
She passed by without glancing at me.
She passed by without seeing me.
We came by several small villages on our way here.
We went by the shop without noticing it.
I stopped and waited for the car to pass.
A year has passed since he died.
About two hours have passed.
I would rather work for any company than waste another year.
Old people are inclined to look back on the past.
The bus went by without stopping.
The bus passed five minutes ago.
I spent my summer vacation with my grandmother.
I spent my summer vacation at my grandmother's place.
We had good time, learning English.
It's past noon. Let's eat.
The ice is too thin to bear your weight.
That's too expensive.
It was past midnight when we arrived.
The train passed by us.
Two months have passed since he left for France.
It has been three months since he left Japan.
A policeman ran past.
He was passing by on his bicycle when he heard a cry for help.
If you tell too many lies, people won't ever believe you.
I'd like to spend less time at work and more time at home.
Did you have a nice Christmas?
I spend Christmas together with my whole family.
What are you doing for Christmas?
Who are you spending Christmas with?
I spent Christmas with my family.
He was very worried about having to spend Christmas in the hospital.
Another day passed.
It's midnight already.
It was after midnight.
I waited for my husband till after midnight.
May sometimes spends the time by herself.
You're too drunk to drive.
It's not that easy to learn a new language after fifty.
We had a good time at the coffee shop.
Where did you spend your holidays?
She spends her holidays at her uncle's.
She talked her husband into having a holiday in France.
A plane passed over my head.
I try not to dwell on the past.
Women had little choice in the past.
He returned to his native village, where he spent the last few years of his life.
This picture reminds me of our happy days in England.
He lived abroad for much of his life.
A passing car splashed my coat with water.
How much time do adults spend watching television every day?
I explained the process to him.
He was in the process of making a final decision.
The process is important.
We spent the night in a cheap hotel.
Each generation would have to rediscover for itself the truths of the past.
My house always shakes when a truck goes by.
The gate was too narrow for the truck.
I spent last Sunday reading novels.
I will spend next Sunday reading novels.
The most severe problem at present is that of over-population.
I spent my time listening to the radio.
Air quality has deteriorated these past few years.
She came an hour beyond the appointed time.
I spent a year at a school in Russia.
He had a good time in the restaurant.
I spent a week at my uncle's.
I spent the afternoon painting a picture.
I spent the best part of the day reading.
Sunday is when I spend my time reading.
We went to the coast for our summer vacation.
We spent our holiday at the seaside.
You always talk too much.
I sometimes look back on the good days I had in London.
I spent the whole afternoon chatting with friends.
I love art and quiet evenings at home.
That's all in the past now.
Actually it was only a rumor.
He had to go without food for days.
Two hours passed.
I spent two hours reading a book last night.
I spent two hours watching a baseball game on TV last night.
The surrender terms were harsh.
The secretary was asked to file past records.
He explained the process of building a boat.
Many people think that children spend too much time watching TV.
Some families spend their vacation near the beach.
We spent most of the evening talking about our vacation.
My vacation went by quickly.
Where are you going to spend the vacation?
Where do you suppose you'll spend your vacation?
How did you spend your vacation?
Over the holidays, I spent days doing nothing.
They vacationed together.
She came over to France for a holiday.
We always spend our vacation by the sea.
I spent my vacation in Hakone.
I spent my vacation at the beach.
The police were inquiring into the suspect's past.
There is no easy process of learning.
Did you have a good weekend?
She spent the weekend by herself.
I usually spend weekends at home.
We had a wonderful weekend.
I spent the weekend with my friends.
I am going to spend the weekend in Tokyo.