| Glossary These are Japanese words that you might see on my site. Not all of the translations are literal, but they portray the feeling of the word. If there is a word that you want added, or want to know the meaning of, email me. Aa- sound of agreement Ahou- moron Ai- love Aisuru-lover Ai shiteru- I love you Anata- You, used mainly in close relationships by females, can also mean dear. Aniki/aneki- Older brother/sister, usually used by twins Anou-Umm... Ara- Oh!, a female sound of surprise Arashi-storm Arigatou- Thank you Atashi- Female "I", equal to boku Atataka/Ataka- warm Atsui- hot Baka- idiot Bakayarou- damn idiot, harsher than baka Betsuni-"not really", nothing Bishoujo- pretty, young girl Bishounen- handsome (usually feminine) young man Busu- old hag Ch'/che- shit Ch'kushou- God dammit! Chichi- father, often followed by 'ue' Chibi- small Chotto- a little Daijobu/daijoubu- It's/I'm okay Dare- who Desu- existance particle Doko- where Doujinshi- a fandrawn manga of an existing series Dojo- 'training hall' Doushite- why Doshiou- "What should I do now?" "What now?" Gaijin- foreigner Ganbatte!- Good luck!, Go for it! Gakkou- school Gomen (nasai)-, I'm sorry Haha- mother, often followed by 'ue' Hanase- "Let go!", forceful Hayaku- hurry, quickly Heika- Your Majesty Hi- fire, flame Hidoi- cruel Hime- princess Hitokiri- assassin Hitori- one person, can mean 'alone' Iie- no Imouto- little sister Inochi- life Inu-dog Itai/ite- that's hurts/Ow! Itsu-when Itsumo- always Kagami-mirror Kami-god Kanpai- cheers Kanryou- 'accomplished' Kasa- umbrella, also traditional conical straw hat Katana- traditional Japanese sword Kawaii- cute Kaze- wind Kesa- Buddist monk's cloak Kisama- bastard, harsh way of saying 'you' Kirei- beautiful Kitto- surely Kodomo- child Kokoro- heart Koi-come Koi-love Koibito-lover Koneko-kitten Korosu- to kill Kotei- emperor Kowai- scary Kudasai- please Kusa- weed (the drug) Kuso- fuck Kyosukete- be careful Maa- soothing noise Maboroshii no Tsuki - Phantom Moon Mahou- magic Mamoru- to protect Masaka- impossible Matte- wait ("te" form of machimasu: to wait) Megami- goddess Next Page |
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