Here's a quick list of kanji you'll see very often. It will help you to learn their meanings.

Elements (Attributes)

魔	magical
物	physical (i.e. not magical)
風	wind
地	earth
水	water
氷	ice
火	fire
雷	lightning
闇	darkness
光	light
無	void, nothingness, physical (i.e. lack of an element)

The above definitions for 魔 and 物 are really only applicable when used as elements/attributes.

Other Helpful Stuff

都 or 都市	Major city
町	Town/City
村	Village (normal)
里	Village (clan/tribal)
山	Mountain
洞窟	Cave
海	Sea/Ocean
船	Ship (ocean)
港	Port
男	Man
女	Woman
子	Child

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