| I or me: watashi (usually used for the girls) I or me: boku (usually used for the guys) My: watashi no (followed by a noun) EX: watashi no pocky >> My pocky. You (formal): Anata You (vulgar) or damn you: Kisama You (insulting, but not vulgar): onore You (familiar/friendly): kimi A voice actor, the person who reads the lines of a certain character: seiyuu A pretty girl: bishoujo/bishojo EX: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon >> Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon A beautiful boy, age 16 and under: bishounen/bishonen Handsome young man over 16 years old: bisheinen Girl: shojo/shoujo Boy: shonen/shounen Young man over 16: sheinen Literal meaning is a polite form of “you”, but the word took on the meaning of a (very) obsessed fan in Japanese, in other languages it’s a popular way of calling yourself an anime fan: otaku Manga artist: manga-ka Friend: tomodachi EX: Mako-chan is my tomodachi. >> Lita is my friend. Upperclassman, in power or rank: senpai Everyone: minna EX: Konnichiwa minna! >> Hi everyone! >> Konnichiwa minna-san! |