zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
familiar spirit; familiar
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
chapter one; first chapter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
legend; folklore; tradition
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
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.
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
talented person; clever person
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear