QUICK DIC.

Both of us use a variety of Japanese words and phrases in our fics, and even German. For those of you who don't know what a word means, we've tried to compile the ones we use most here for a quick reference, along w/ pronunciations.

Japanese:

• Aa (ah)- yeah/yes/sure, etc
• Abunai (ah-boo-nye)- look out
• Ai (ah-ee)- love
• Ai Shiteru (ah-ee shee-teh-roo)- I love you
• Arigato (ah-ree-gah-toh)- thank you
• Anata (ah-nah-tah)- you
• Baka (bah-ka)- idiot/fool/stupid, etc
• Boku (boh-koo)- I (male form)
• Chibi (chee-bee)- little person
• Daisuke (dy-skee)- I like you/I love you (not as strong as "ai shiteru")
• Dame (dah-meh)- don't/don't do it
• Dare (dah-reh)- who
• Dare da (dah-reh dah)- Who's there/Who's that/Who's this, etc
• Demo (deh-mo)- but
• Doko (doh-ko)- where
• Domo (doh-mo)- thanks
• Dozo (doh-zo)- here (when handing someone something)
• Gambare (gahm-bah-reh)- good luck
• Genki (gehn-kee)- spirited/excitable/cheerful, etc
• Gomen (goh-men)- sorry
• Gomen nasai (goh-men nah-sy)- I'm very sorry/Forgive me
• Hanase (ha-nah-sey)- let go/let go of me/let me go
• Hidoi (hi-doy)- not fair/how cruel
• Himitsu (hee-mit-soo) - secret
• Honto (hon-toh)- really/honestly, etc
• Iie (ee-eh)- no
• Imouto (ee-moh-toh)- younger sister
• Itadakimasu (ee-tah-dak-ee-mas)- Thank you for the meal
• Irrashai (ee-rah-shy) -welcome
• Itai (ee-ty)- ow/ouch/that hurts/it hurts
• Iya (ee-yah)- no
• Ja (jah)- bye/see you later
• Kami (kah-mee)- God
• Kawaii (kah-why)- cute
• Ken (ken)- sword
• Kisama (kee-sah-mah)- bastard/asshole
• Kitsune (kit-soo-neh)- fox; trickster fox demon
• Konnichiwa (koh-nee-chee-wah)- good afternoon/hello
• Kore/Kore wa (koh-reh)- this/that/that is
• Kowai (ko-why) - scary
• Kudasai (koo-dah-sy)- please (polite)
• Kuradan (koo-rah-dahn)- a phrase that's basically saying "that's so pointless it doesn't even require my attention/response"..very rude ^.^;
• Kuso (koo-so)- damn/shit/fuck
• Kutabare (koo-tah-bah-reh)- fuck you (i think ^^;;)
• Mami (ma-mee) - deceiving spirit
• Manga (mahn-gah) - Japanese comic
• Mangaka (mahn-gah kah) - artist/writer of manga
• Matte (mah-teh)- wait
• Miko (mee-ko) - priestess
• Mitte (mee-teh)- look
• Mou (moh)- a pouting noise
• Nani (nah-nee)- what
• Nande (nahn-deh)- what
• Naze (nah-zeh)- why
• 'Neesan/chan (neh-san)- older sister
• Neko (neh-ko)- cat
• 'Niisan/chan (nee-san)- older brother
• Obaasan (oh-bah-san)- old woman/grandmother/sometimes used for 'aunt'
• Ohayo (oh-hay-yo)- Good morning
• Ojiisan (oh-jii-san)- old man/grandfather
• Omae (oh-my)- you (not as formal as anata)
• Omae (w)o korosu (oh-my oh koh-roas [as in 'roast']) -I'm going to kill you
• Oneesan/chan (oh-neh-san)- older sister
• Onegai (oh-neh-guy)- please
• Oniisan/chan (oh-nee-san)- older brother
• Ore (oh-reh)- I (male form)
• Oro (oh-roh)- (taken frum Rurouni Kenshin ^.^;) basically a noise of confusion, such as "huh?" "what the hell?"
• Oyasumi/Oyasumi nasai (oh-yah-soo-mee nah-sy)- good night
• Sankyuu (sank-yoo)- Jap. pronunciation of the English phrase "thank you"
• Shimatta (shee-mah-tah)- damn it/uh oh
• Shi-ne (shee-neh)- Die
• Shinigami (shee-nee-gah-mee)- God of Death
• Sore wa himitsu desu (sor-eh wah hee-mit-su des)- That is a secret
• Sou ka (soo kah)- phrase that we usually use to mean "That's right" or "I see" "Oh yeah" "Is that so?"
• Sumimasen (soo-mee-mah-sen)- excuse me/pardon me/sorry
• Teme (teh-meh)- jerk/asshole/angry way of addressing someone
• Umi (oo-mee)- sea/ocean
• Urusai (oo-roo-sigh)- shut up
• Wai (why)- noise of excitement
• Watashi (wah-tah-shee)- I (female form)
• Yamero (yah-meh-ro)- stop/stop it/quit it/knock it off, etc
• Yamete (yah-meh-teh)- stop/stop it/ quit it/knock it off, etc
• Yatta (yah-ta)- hurray/yay/I did it!/We did it!/You did it!, etc
• Youko (yoh-ko)- white fox/trickster fox demon
• Yume (yoo-meh)- dream
• Zutto (zoo-toh)- forever/always

German:

• Anmut (an-moot) - charm
• Arschloch (ar-sh-lauh) - asshole
• Befleckt (be-flact) - stained
• Bin (bin) - am
• Bist (bihst) - are
• Danke (dahn-ka)- thank you
• Du (doo) - you
• Eins (ins) - one
• Geliebter (geeh-leep-tar) - beloved
• Gefallene Engel (geeh-far-len-eh en-gehl) - fallen angels
• Gött (got) - God
• Grau (graou) - gray
• Heir spukt es (here shpooct eis) - this place is haunted
• Hilfe/Helfen (noun/verb: heelfeh/hehl-fen) - help
• Ich (eech) - I
• Ist (east) - am, is
• Ja (yah)- yes
• Kätzchen (keiz-cheen) - kitten
• Kreuz (kroyts) - cross
• Liebe (lee-beh)- love
• Mein (mine) - my
• Mir (meer) - me
• Nacht (nah-ht) - night
• Nein (nine) - no
• Schwarz (shvarz) - black
• Schuldig (shoohl-deech) - guilty
• Schwester (shveis-tar) - sister
• Übel (u-behl) - ill
• Verflucht (feehr-fluhcht) - cursed
• Was (vaas) - what
• Was ist los (vaas eest loohs) - what is the matter?
• Weiß (vais) - white
• Wieder (vee-dar) - again
• Wirklich (veehr-kleech) - really/truly/is that so?

Many many thanks to Hioebis for the German pronunciations! XD