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The thief outwitted the police and got away with his loot.
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dorobou
noun
  1. thief; burglar; robber
noun, suru verb
  1. theft; burglary; robbery
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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keikan
noun
  1. police officer; policeman; constable
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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
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urawokaku

te-form

urawokaite
expression, godan verb
  1. to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to defeat
  2. to pierce something all the way through
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ura
noun
  1. opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side
  2. rear; back; behind
  3. lining; inside
  4. in the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind (someone's) back
  5. more (to something than meets the eye); hidden side (e.g. of one's personality); unknown circumstances; different side
  6. proof
  7. opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); contrary
  8. inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
  9. bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning)
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wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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kaku

te-form

kaite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to scratch
  2. to perspire
  3. to shovel; to paddle
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touhin
noun, no adjective
  1. stolen goods; loot; spoils
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wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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motsu

te-form

motte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
  2. to possess; to have; to own
  3. to maintain; to keep
  4. to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
  5. to take charge of; to be in charge of
  6. to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
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nigeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

nigeta
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to escape; to run away
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