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My Japanese Vocabulary:
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Dekai Bakana Gaijin Des - I am a crazy stupid white guy!
Saru - Monkey
Saru-Tachi - Lots of Monkeys
Saru-Noshima - Monkey Island or Island of Monkeys
Tomodachi - Friend or Friends
Teki - Enemy
Wa-Rui - Bad
Jodan - Joke
Chisana - Little
Kobun - Minion
Chisana Kobun Tachi - Many Little Minions
Onara - Fart
Kare Wa Cake Wo Katte Tabe Tai - He wants to have his cake and eat it too
Mo-Chi-Ron - Of Course
Coco wa Doko - Where is this place? (Common question for me, as I can rarely figure out just where I am.)
Core wa Nani - What is this? (very useful question at the sushi bar when pointing at some strange, raw fish-like substance)
Sore wa Nani - What is that?
Shako - Mantis Prawn - The newest member of my sushi order. Even though it looks like an insect, it is actually a member of the shrimp family, and is quite tasty. If you can find it in the states, try it!
Baka Ya-Roh - Stupid Bastard
Neko - Cat
Inu - Dog
Chisana Bakana Inu - Stupid Little Dog (very useful in a country where people like Chihuahuas and other furry little rat-like dogs).
Ma-Ra-Ri-Ah - Malaria (modern usage)
Oh-Ko-Ri - Malaria (old usage, uncommon; translates to shiver)
Wa-Ra-Wa Ya-Mi - Malaria (really old usage, very uncommon; translates, for some reason, to children's disease)
Ku-Sai - Stinky
Kusai Saru - Stinky monkey
Kekkyo Gin - Cave man or Troglodyte
Chikusho - Damn or Stupid Bastard
Buta - Pig
Minikui - Ugly
Watashi wa anata ga suki - I like you
Watashi wa omae ga kirai - You annoy me / I dislike you
Watashi wa Uni ga kirai - I dislike Uni
Watashi wa kare ga shinuhodo nikui - I really, really hate him
Watashi wa kano jo ga suki - I like her
Shonen - Boy
Shou jo - Girl
Sho jo- Virgin (yeah, I know - you can get into a lot of trouble really quickly in Japanese)
Inu no kao no shou jo - Dog-faced girl
Watashi wa inu no kao no shou jo wo aisu - I love the dog-faced girl
I Sha - Doctor
Gekai - Surgeon
Kaga ku sha - Scientist
Aku - Bad
Ja-aku - Evil
Jaku Sensei - Doctor Evil
On-na - Female
Otoko - Male
Ko bu to ri - Chubby (proper)
Ko de bu - Chubby (slang)
Kin Shin Soukan - Incestuous
Oh-E-Shi - Tasty
Gun-Dan - Army
Shudan - Rabble
Mo Hitotsu - Another one, generally when holding your beverage...
Ita Da Kimasu - Form of "grace" or thanks said before eating
Go Chi So Sama Deshita - That was a great feast, said at the end of a meal
Go Chi So - Feast
Kami - God
Ka No Jo - That girl (or my girlfriend)
Kusu Ji Ji- Crusty Old Man (or, even worse, Dried-up Sh*t Stick), needless to say, an insult
Me Me Shi- Wimpy
On Na Oh To Ko- Literally a "Woman Man," signifying wimpy guy.
Ku Ra Ge- Jellyfish (both used as a noun and to describe people with no backbone
Ya Me Te- Stop It! (From what I am told, this is an expression most commonly used by girls and is of a somewhat pleading nature. According to Ota-san, this expression would sound most odd coming from someone of the male persuasion - except perhaps an On-Na-Oh-To-Ko.)
Ya Me Roh- STOP IT! (This is more of a command, and as such is intended for the use of guys. Women do not use this forceful phrase in Japan, or so I am told.)
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