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)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
offender; criminal; culprit
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to