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It is not the strongest of the species that survive, not the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
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Vocabulary list

mottomo
adverb
  1. most; extremely
chikara
noun
  1. force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
  2. capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
  3. efficacy; effect
  4. effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions
  5. power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
  6. support; help; aid; assistance
  7. stress; emphasis
  8. means; resources
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
tsuyoi
i adjective
  1. strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
  2. strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged
  3. good (at); skilled; knowledgeable
  4. being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient (as 〜に強い)
  5. firm; rigid; solid
  6. intense; strong; fierce; high
  7. dependable; trustworthy
tane
noun
  1. seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kind; variety; quality; tone
  2. material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject; theme; (news) copy
  3. ingredient; leaven (bread); main ingredient of a sushi
  4. cause; source
  5. trick; secret; magician's trick; inside story
  6. paternal blood; lineage
  7. breed (of a stock); sperm; semen
  8. 10-point card (in hanafuda); tane; animal card (oft. as タネ)
ya
particle
  1. such things as ...; and ... and (used for non-exhaustive lists related to a specific time and place)
  2. the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as (after the dictionary form of a verb)
copula
  1. be; is
interjection
  1. o; oh (punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.)
  2. huh; what (interjection expressing surprise)
  3. hi
  4. yes; what?
particle
  1. yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it? (indicates a question)
mottomo
adverb
  1. most; extremely
chinou
noun
  1. intelligence; intellect; brains
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
takai
i adjective
  1. high; tall
  2. expensive; high-priced
  3. high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
  4. loud
  5. high-pitched; shrill
tane
noun
  1. seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kind; variety; quality; tone
  2. material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject; theme; (news) copy
  3. ingredient; leaven (bread); main ingredient of a sushi
  4. cause; source
  5. trick; secret; magician's trick; inside story
  6. paternal blood; lineage
  7. breed (of a stock); sperm; semen
  8. 10-point card (in hanafuda); tane; animal card (oft. as タネ)
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
ikinokoru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to survive
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
dehanai

Adverbial Form

dehanaku
expression, i adjective (negative)
  1. is not; am not; are not
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.)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
nai

Adverbial Form

naku
i adjective (negative)
  1. nonexistent; not being (there)
  2. unowned; not had; unpossessed
  3. unique
  4. not; impossible; won't happen (as ...ことがない, etc.; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility)
auxiliary adjective
  1. not (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective)
  2. to not be; to have not (after the -te form of a verb)
henka
noun, suru verb
  1. change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis
noun
  1. variety; diversity
noun, suru verb
  1. inflection; declension; conjugation
  2. sidestepping
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
mottomo
adverb
  1. most; extremely
yoi

Adverbial Form

yoku
i adjective
  1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable (also いい (all senses))
  2. sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. OK; all right; fine; no problem (as て(も)良い, と(も)良い, etc.; indicates permission or compromise)
tekiou
noun, suru verb
  1. adaptation; accommodation; conformity
dekiru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task
  2. to be ready; to be completed
  3. to be made; to be built
  4. to be good at; to be permitted (to do)
  5. to become intimate; to take up (with somebody)
  6. to grow; to be raised
  7. to become pregnant
tane
noun
  1. seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kind; variety; quality; tone
  2. material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject; theme; (news) copy
  3. ingredient; leaven (bread); main ingredient of a sushi
  4. cause; source
  5. trick; secret; magician's trick; inside story
  6. paternal blood; lineage
  7. breed (of a stock); sperm; semen
  8. 10-point card (in hanafuda); tane; animal card (oft. as タネ)
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
ikinokoru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to survive
nodesu
expression
  1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ... (の and ん add emphasis)
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
da

Polite Present Indicative Form

desu
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)

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