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
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
town; city; municipal; urban
chapter one; first chapter
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
royal capital; imperial capital
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
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.
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
Italian submarine Scirè (S527)
river; stream; River; the ... river
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
center; centre; metropolis
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
street; quarter; district; area
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to