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
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
chapter one; first chapter
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
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.
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web