to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
much less; to say nothing of
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
adds force or indicates command
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
young person; youth; young
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
promising without due consideration
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to attempt; to test; to try out
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire