zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
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
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to have a meal; to take a meal
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
custom; habit; customary practice
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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.
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to pass (of time); to elapse
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
as usual; as is one's habit
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
front; frontage; facade; main