A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ai- love.
aite- opponent. "the one whom I must face."
akuma- Satan, Devil
arigatou (arigatou gozaimasu) Thanks (thank you)
baka- an all-purpose insult denigrating the subject's intelligence. Depending on tone of voice and other factors, it can range in severity from "silly" to "idiot."
bakemono- monster.
chigau- "to deviate, be different."
chikara- strength, power.
chikusho- an exclamation of frustration, equivalent to "D@mn!" or "Sh*t!"
chotto- a little
daijoubu- O.K. (about health/wellbeing)
damaru- be still, silent. imperative form: Damare!: "Shut up!/Silence!"
damasu- to deceive.
dame- bad, no good; no can do.
dare- who
doko- where.
fuzakeru- to play games, fool around.
gaki- young, immature person. "brat" or "punk."
gambaru- "to adhere to something with tenacity." "Hang in there!," "Don't give up!
hayai- quick, fast, early. Adverbial form: hayaku! :"Hurry up!"
hen- strange, weird. In compound noun phrases, it assumes an older meaning of "change, transformation."
hentai- classical meaning: "metamorphosis, transformation." Later meaning: "abnormality," Modern colloquial Japanese: "pervert"; "perversion."
hidoi- severe, harsh.
hime- princess.
iku- to go.
inochi- life - dramatic situations common in anime, such as "to stake one's life," "to take a life" and "more important than life."
itai- hurt, pain; painful.
joshikousei- a female high school student or cute high school girl in a sailor uniform.
kamawanai- regardless of. "I don't care!"
kami- God, god or any supernatural being with a specific domain/charge/sphere.
kanojo-girlfriend
kareshi- boyfriend.
kawaii- cute.
kedo- but, but still.
kega- wound, injury.
keisatsu- Police.
kokoro- heart, sincerity, spirit/willpower
korosu- to kill.
kowai- to be frightful, afraid
kuru- to come.
makaseru- to place one's trust in someone or something, to count on.
makeru- to lose.
mamoru- to protect, guard
masaka- Can it be?; It can't be!, No!
matsu- to wait.
mochiron- of course, without a doubt
mou- already
musume- young woman.
naka- a word referring to one's relations, both familial and platonic.
nani- what.
naruhodo- I see.; So.
nigeru- to flee.
ningen- human; humanity, mankind as a species,
ohayou (ohayou gozaimasu)- good morning
okoru- to get angry.
onegai (onegai shimasu)-I beg of you, please
oni- demon, ogre, or any other supernatural life form inimical to mankind.
Ryoukai!- message received and understood-"Roger!"
sakura - cherry tree, cherry blossom
sempai- anyone who is one's senior in a hierarchical organization.
shikashi- however, but, nevertheless.
shikata ga nai- "No help for it," "No way to avoid it," "Nothing left but to deal with it."
shinjiru- to believe in.
shinu- to die.
shitsukoi- persistent, relentless, tenacious-at the very least a constant pain in the ass.
suki- affection, liking. more ambiguous than the English "I like you."
suru- to do.
tatakau- to fight, do battle.
teki- enemy.
tomodachi- friend.
totemo- very, extremely
uragirimono- traitor.
ureshii- happy.
urusai- noisy.
uso- a lie.
uwasa- rumor.
wana- trap, snare.
yabai- miserable, wretched (situation).
yakusoku- promise, oath.
yameru- to stop, quit, terminate.
youkai- an occult monster
yume- dream.
yurusu- to forgive, pardon.
