| Wing-Goddess-Zero's Dictionary |
| Welcome to Wing-Goddess-Zero's Dictionary. Here are a bunch of Japanese terms a person is likely to come across in FanFics. or other places. I hope you find all this useful ^_~ Ai: love. Aishteru yo: "I love you" (the strongest love term used). Baka: depending on how much force you say it with, "Silly/Dummy", "Stupid/Idiot" or "You complete and utter fool, how long have you been blissfully free of the burden of intelligence?" Chikusho: an exclamation of frustration, equivalent to "Damn!" Daijoubu: "Okay/All right." Daijoubu ka: "Are you all right?" (the `ka' is kind of a spoken question mark). Dame: bad/no good. Dame da: "Stop/Cut it out" (a friendly way of saying you want something to cease, as if to a friend). Demo: "Well...um...but..." Dozo: "Please" (when offering something) Gaijin: literally "outside people", foreigners. Gaman: to endure. Gomen: equivalent to an appology. Hai: yes. Iie: no. Ikimashou: "Let's go/Let's do it!" (sometimes also spelt as Ikkusho). Itai: hurt, pain; painful. A common explanation epuivalent to "Ouch!" Kamikaze: "Divine wind"; the name adopted by suicide pilots. Kawaii: cute, sweet, adorable. Kibun wa ikaga desuka: "How do you feel?" Kibun wa suguremasen: "I don't feel well." Koko ga itain desu: "It hurts here." Kokoro: heart. Common extensions of this meaning are "sincerity" and "spirit/ willpower." Konbanwa: "Good evening." Konnichiwa: "Good afternoon." Ljime: bullying or teasing. Masaka: "It can't be" or "No!" (general term of disbelief). Nani: "What?" Nanimo: "Never mind/Don't bother/It's okay." Ohayo: "Good morning." Okagesamade: "Fine." Onegai: "I beg of you/Please" (truncated from `onegai shimasu') O-sewa ni narimashita: "Thanks for taking acre of me" (when leaving). San: suffix which shows respect to the person it is applied to. Shinanaide: "Don't die!" Shi'ne/Shine: "Die, you lousey rotten so and so!" Shinigami: God of Death. Shinju: double suicide by lovers. Shinu: to die. Soapland: Japanese euphemism for sex and associated actions. Suki dai yo: "I like you VERY much" (more commonly used love term). Tasukete: "Help me/Save me!" Teki: enemy. Tomodachi: friend. Yamero: can be translated as "Stop (it)!" or "Enough!" This is a stronger form of wanting something to halt than `dame', to be used when you're REALLY getting serious about it. Yaoi: homosexual; boy/boy relationships. Yukata: rather like a bath robe, worn for lounging or casual wear. |
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