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People
Onee-san ----- Big Sister
Onii-san ------ Big Brother
Imoto ----- Little Sister
Ototo ----- Little Brother
Sensei ----- Teacher
Sempai ----- Senior

Suffixes
-chan ----- Refering to a girl
-kun ----- Referring to a boy
-san ----- To a respected person, elder, or such of personal respect
-sama ----- To a highly respected person, like a lord for honorable respect
-dono ----- To a lord, ruler, or king as such for honorable respect

Bad Words! xd
chikusho ----- Damn, dammit
baka ----- idiot





People/ Creatures

akuma: devil, Satan
aniki/aneki: slang for 'big brother'/'big sister'
-chan: a friendly suffix, usually used when casually addressing children or girls up to high-school age
-dono: in historical or fantasy works, an honorific for somebody you respect; can be used for feudal lords
hime: princess
imoto: little sister
Jo'o-sama: queen
kami-sama: God, a god; megami-sama is a goddess.
-kun: a diminutive honorific suffix, usually used when addressing young men or boys
mazoku: (ma = evil, zoku = people) evil people ... basically a monster/demon
musume: 'girl', often used to refer to one's daughter
neko: cat
ningen: human; humanity
oba-san: grandmother, old woman
obaa-san: aunt
oji-san: grandfather, old man
ojii-san: uncle
oka-san: mother
onée-san: big sister, or sister-in-law, and also any young woman whose name you don't know between 18 and 40 something. If you're an older Japanese you can call waitresses 'o-nee-san', but foreigners are advised not to try it.
onénisama: what you get when you combine 'onée-sama' and 'onii-sama'. Literally, 'big sister-big brother'. What Mill-chan calls Maze, based on his/her gender-switching tendencies.
onii-san: big brother
oto-san: father
otoka-san: what you get when you combine 'oto-san' and 'oka-san'. Literally, 'father-mother'. What Pandemonium calls Havoc.
ototo: little brother
oyaji: 'pops'/'old man'; a colloquial term for father
-san: formal honorific suffix used when addressing a person you respect
-sama: like 'san', only more respectful. Often translated as 'lord' or 'lady'.
seme: in a gay relationship, the 'dominant' or 'male' role (in yaoi there's ALWAYS a 'man' and a 'woman'...goddamn Japanese gender roles razz ); from the verb 'semeru'='to attack'
sempai: term used to address a more senior member of one's class or working environment. Loosely, 'upperclassman'
shoujo: young girl
shounen: young boy
tomodachi: friend
uke: in a gay relationship, the 'sub' or 'female' role; from the verb 'ukeru'='to receive'




Expressions/
Statements
arigatou: thanks, thank you, etc.
aitsu: very informal (i.e. rude) way of saying 'that guy' or 'him'
anata: familiar way of saying 'you', often used by married couples
ano: colloquially, it means "umm" ... literally, it means "that thing over there"
> biida: a Japanese onomatopoeic word describing the sound made when you raspberry someone :p
boku: informal way for men to say 'I' or 'me'...but only when used as a statement, like 'boku wa' (I want...). Otherwise it means 'p***s'. Many gaijin have made this mistake. ^_^
chikusho damn, s**t
daijoubu desu ne: that's all right/it's okay
daiyo: 'it is' in a very informal way, usually used by men and/or rude people.
demo: but, but still, however
desu: it is, this is
gomen nasai: I'm sorry
hai: yes
hajimemashite: 'how do you do?'
hentai yarou: you pervert!
hidoi desu ne: how cruel!
iie/iya: no
itai: ouch!
ja mata/ja ne/mata ne: see you later. Can be rude if you're not a close friend.
ja nai: is not
kinishi nai: don't worry about it/it's ok
koko wa: 'here is', 'this place is'
kotchi: over here!, what you use to beckon somebody
kuso: damn, s**t
kuso yaro: very impolite way to address somebody; loosely equivalent to 'you a*****e'
mite kore: 'hey, look at this'
mochiron: of course, naturally
moshi moshi: what you say when you answer the phone. Also used to address somebody who's spaced out, like 'hello, are you there?'
mou: a frustrated sound, like 'geez' or 'honestly'
nan demo nai yo: 'it's nothing'
nani kore: 'what is this?'
naruhodo: 'I see', 'I understand'
neh: sort of like 'hmm?' or 'isn't that right?', used when you expect a positive response; also used to get somebody's attention in a casual manner
omedeto: 'congratulations!'
onegai: 'I beg of you'/'please'. Usually used after a statement.
oro?: 'Huh?'
pin-pon: 'bingo!' - from the sound of a doorbell
shikashi: however; but; nonetheless
shimatta: 'dammit' or 'crap', a mild expletive, usually used when something screws up
shi'ne!: 'DIE!' Villains scream this a lot.
sou desu ka/sou ka: is that right?/I see
sore wa himitsu desu: That's a secret.
sugoi: 'WOW!'/'cool!'/'neato!'
sumimasen: Formal way to say "I'm sorry"
tasukete!: 'Help me!'/'Save me!'
tonikaku: in any case/anyway
ureshii: happy, 'I'm so happy!'
wai!: sort of a Japanese version of 'YAY!'
yamete: stop it
yappari: 'I knew it'/'As I expected'
yare yare: 'my my'/'well well', that kind of thing
yatta: 'YAY!' or 'I did it!'. A shortened form of 'yokatta' which means the same thing.
yoshi: what you say when you're about to start something. Sort of like 'Here I go!' or 'Alrighty then!'
zakennayo!: loosely, '******** off!'
zen zen wakarimasen: 'I don't understand at all.'




Verbs
asobu: to play; 'asobimasho!' means 'let's have some fun!'
doki-doki suru: to have one's heart go 'pitter-pat', heart pounding. What shoujo heroines do a lot.
ganbaru: to do one's best, to try hard; imperative forms are 'ganbatte' and 'ganbare='hang in there' or 'do your best!'. Often said to Japanese schoolkids and/or shoujo heroines.
korosu: to kill
matsu: to wait. Imperative is 'matte!' or 'machinasai!'
nigeru: to run away. Imperatives are 'Nigete!' or 'Nigero!'




Adjectives & Nouns
abunai ----- literally, 'dangerous'. Often used as an imperative, as in 'Look out!'
ai ----- love
atarashii ----- new
atari ----- 'bingo!' or 'you've got it!'
baka ----- stupid
benkyo ----- 'study' - what Kintaro Oe says a lot.
bikkuri ----- surprise/surprising
chibi ----- little, shortstuff
chotto ----- a little; often used as a short form of 'chotto matte' (wait a sec)
dame ----- absolutely not
doujinshi ----- fan comics using characters from established anime or manga.
ecchi ----- naughty or perverted. It's actually the sound of how Japanese people pronounce 'H', which stands for 'hentai'. 'Ecchi' is often used as a lighter version of 'hentai'.
fuku ----- literally, 'uniform'. Often used to refer to the sailor suit outfits worn by Japanese schoolgirls.
genki ----- loosely translates as 'happy', 'lively' or 'energetic'
hayai ----- quick, fast. Imperative is 'Hayaku!'='Hurry up!'
hazukashii ----- embarrassing/'I'm embarrassed'
hen ----- strange. Therefore, hentai='strange person' or 'pervert'
henshin ----- transformation; what magical girls do
hontou ----- truthfully/honestly/really
kakkoi ----- cool/handsome
kawaii ----- cute
kimochi ----- literally, 'feeling'. Often used to mean 'that feels good'
kirei ----- pretty
kokoro ----- usually translated as 'heart', but can also mean 'soul' or 'mind'...basically, the seat of emotions.
kowai ----- scary
loli-con ----- short for 'Lolita Complex'; someone who is sexually attracted to little girls.
mahou ----- magic
mame ----- literally, 'bean'
masaka ----- 'it can't be!'
omake ----- extra/bonus
omoshiroi ----- amusing, funny, interesting
onsen ----- a Japanese hot-springs resort.
romanji ----- the phonetic writing of Japanese words using the Roman alphabet (what we're using here! ^_^)
shounen-ai ----- literally, boy's love. ^_~
shouta-con ----- the opposite of loli-con; someone who is sexually attracted to little boys.
sukebe ----- pervert, perverted
suteki ----- wonderful, amazing, great, etc.
taihen ----- how terrible/oh no
tanoshii ----- fun, amusing
urusai ----- literally, 'noisy'. When used as an imperative, it means 'Shut up!'
uso ----- literally, 'a lie'; a shortened version of 'usotsuki'. When used as an expletive it means 'That's not true!' or, as Haruto sez, 'You're shitting me!'
warui ----- bad
watashi ----- I/me
yaoi ----- refers to male/male situations. The word 'yaoi' is an acronym: 'yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi', which means roughly "No climax, no point, no meaning". In general, the yaoi genre tends to focus on sexual or comedic themes and not so much on the relationship or emotional aspects, and often uses existing characters (like in doujinshi). Many westerners tend to use 'yaoi' as a catch-all term to denote male/male stories in general.
yume ----- dream