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Japanese
Word / Fanfiction Term |
Meaning |
| aishiteiru |
Informal form of "I love you". |
| anata |
Standard form of "you". |
| anime |
Animation |
| anou |
"Well...", "Uhmm..", "Err...". This is either
used when pausing, trying to get someone's attention or hesitating. |
| arigatou |
Informal
form of "Thank you" |
|
AU |
A fanfiction term which stands for Alternate
Universe. |
| baka |
Fool,
idiot. Ex. Akane: Ranma no baka!!! [Stupid Ranma!!] |
| bishoujo |
Beautiful girl |
| bishounen |
Beautiful / handsome youth |
| boku |
Informal
form of "I" used by males only. |
| -chan |
Informal form of address suffixed at the end of one's name. -chan is only used among close
friends or family members. Ex. Sakura-chan |
| chibi |
Runt,
short, dwarf. In anime, it is equivalent to super-deformed (SD) |
| demo |
"But", "However" |
| doujinshi |
Fan-drawn
manga |
|
doushite? |
Informal of "Why?" |
|
gomen |
Informal form of "I'm sorry" |
| hai |
"Yes" |
| hentai |
Meaning
varies depending in the use and pronunciation. It could be "transformation",
"formation" or "abnormality". Hentai, in relation with anime,
are those which are erotic in nature. Literally, it means "pervert". |
| iie |
"No" |
| itadakimasu |
A Japanese phrase said before eating. Could be
translated as "thanks for the food", but no real equivalent in English. |
| kawaii |
Cute |
| konbanwa |
"Good evening" |
| konnichiwa |
"Good afternoon" |
| kuso |
"Shit!". Other
meaning is feces or excrements |
| manga |
Comic book |
|
minna |
Everyone,
everybody, all. Ex. Ohayou minna [Good morning eveyone] |
| nani
/ nan |
What.
'nan' is used generally before t-, d-, n-. |
| oi |
Use to call
someone's attention. Equivalent to "Hey" in English. |
| ohayou |
Informal
form of "good morning" which is used until 10 a.m. |
|
oishii |
"delicious" |
|
okaasan |
Standard form of "mother". 'okaachan' is the
informal form, while 'okaasama' is the polite form. |
|
okaeri |
"Welcome home" |
|
otousan |
Standard form of "father". 'otouchan' is the
informal form, while 'otousama' is the polite form. |
|
PWP |
Fanfiction term which either stands for Plot?
What Plot? or Porn Without Plot. |
|
sakura |
Cherry Blossom, Cherry tree |
|
-sama |
Polite form of address suffixed at the end of
one's name or surname. This is equivalent to Mr., Mrs., Miss, Lady or Lord in
English. |
|
-san |
Standard form of address suffixed at the end of
one's name or surname. This is equivalent to Mr., Mrs., or Miss in English. |
|
sayounara |
"Farewell" |
| seiyuu |
Voice actor |
|
senpai |
Often called to one's senior and pronounced as
"sempai" |
| sensei |
Teacher, master, doctor |
|
shimatta |
"Damn it!", "Shit!" |
| shoujo-ai |
Literally means "girl love". |
| shounen-ai |
Literally means "boy love". |
|
sugoi |
awesome, amazing |
|
sweatdrop |
A large bead of sweat that appears on the heads
of characters in anime, shown as a sign of exasperation or incredulity; common
in comedy anime, very rare in dramatic or dark anime. |
|
tadaima |
"I'm back" |
|
watashi |
Standard form of "I" used by both men and women. |
|
yaoi |
Stands for "yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi"
which means "no climax, no point, no meaning." Yaoi involves a male-to-male
relationship often synonymous to shounen-ai , but more erotic in nature. |
|
yuri |
Involves a female-to-female relationship often
synonymous to shoujo-ai, but more erotic in nature. |
