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Literature reflects human activity as carried on by the best minds.
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Vocabulary list

bungaku
noun
  1. literature
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
mottomo
mottomo
adverb
  1. most; extremely
sugureru
sugureru
sugureru

Plain Past Indicative Form

sugureta
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
suguru

Potential Plain Past Indicative Form

sugureta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to choose; to select
seishin
noun
  1. mind; spirit; soul; heart; ethos
  2. attitude; mentality; will; intention
  3. spirit (of a matter); essence; fundamental significance
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
mochinushi
noun
  1. owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
niyoru
expression, godan verb
  1. by means of; due to; because of; according to
ningenkatsudou
noun
  1. human activity
ningen
noun
  1. human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  2. character (of a person)
katsudou
noun, suru verb
  1. activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action
noun
  1. movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
hanei
noun, suru verb
  1. reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting
  2. influence; application (e.g. of an update)
dearu
copula, godan verb (irregular)
  1. be; is
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
aru
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about

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