|
Konnichiwa | Hello |
Domo or Arigato | Thanks |
Domo arigato (gozaimasu) | Thank you very (very) much |
Sayonara | Goodbye |
Ohayo | Goodmorning |
Boifurendo | Boyfriend |
Maiko | Trainee geisha |
Baka | Idiot, dummy |
Oka-san | Retired manager of the teahouse |
Danna | A geisha's patron |
Kawaii | Cute |
Iroke | Sexiness, glamor |
Utzukushii | Beautiful |
Sugoi | Wonderful, amazing; |
| Awful, ghastly (when said in a different tone) |
Oto-san | Father |
Gei | Arts, skills |
Onee-san (on-ay) | Older sister |
Hanamachi | Geisha quarters/district |
Sekkushi | Sexy |
Shamisen | A banjo-like instrument, with three strings |
Koto | A thirteen-stringed Japanese harp |
Yujo | Prostitute |
Obi | The sash worn around kimono |
| |
|