Japanese Dictionary A

Japanese Word	English literal translation	Usage and other notes
A (top)
Akirame	Give up, surrender	Verb, but you need to add 'ru' to make it subject to SHIVT It is commonly used with 'ru' anyways
Anata	You	Pronoun
Ano	There	Used to address a location outside of the user's hand reach. To my understanding, it's a short form of 'are no'
Are	That	Used to address an inanimate object outside of the user's hand reach
Arigatou	Thank you	Can be used in conjunction with 'domo' (before) and/or 'gozaimasu' (after)
Ai shitteiru	I love you	Phrase, but functions as a whole sentence. Usually written together e.g. aishitteiru.
B (top)
Baka	Stupid	Adjective. Can also used affectionately as 'silly'.
Betsuni	Not really	This one word is used to negate whatever sentence said to the speaker. Its actual meaning varies depending on the situation. The next popular translation is 'not exactly'.
Bikkurishita	That was dangerous	An expression of relief upon getting out of a tight situation. Better translated as 'That was close'
Buji	Safe (from harm)	Adjective
C (top)
-chan	(None)	Particle Used to refer any noun as a person either in a cute or childish way. Mostly used by females and children
Chikyuu	Earth	Noun. Earth here meant the planet, not everyday dirt.
Chotto	Hold on	Verb One word sentence type. A variation of 'wait' and is best translated as 'wait a second'
D (top)
Daijoubu	In one's best state	Adjective Implying 'are you alright?' when used in question In single word sentences or replies, ~ implies 'I am alright'
Dakara	Therefore	Conjunction
Dame	Don't	Hard imperative verb. Has no soft imperative form. Can be soften by adding 'yo' (after) and a good play of speech tone.
Dare	Who	Question word
Datte	But	Conjunction Has the exact same meaning as 'demo', 'shikashi'. Usage depends on preference.
Demo	But	Conjunction Has the exact same meaning as 'datte', 'shikashi'. Usage depends on preference.
Desu	(None)	Hmm, hard to describe this. To my knowledge, this word is as meaningful as a period upon translation into English. Using it adds a polite nature into a sentence.
Doko	Where	Question word
Donata	Who	Question word A more polite version of 'dare'
Domo	(None)	An addition to 'arigato' to imply respect on the favor.
-dono	(None)	Particle Used to address the noun as a person who the caller respects. It's about one level under -sama
Douzo	Please	Usually used to further enhance the meaning of 'kudasai' ~ Yoroshiku : Nice to meet you. Used in the end of an introduction of self
Doushite	How	Can also be used to address a circumstance ('what's the matter', 'how can this be')
E (top)
Ei	English (country)	Noun A type of Origin words

Word types:
    Title : This type of words can be paired with a name to imply that the addressed person has the title. Example: Kaoru-hime, Vahn-sama, Mao-ni and can be translated as Princess Kaoru, Lord Vahn, and Mao (whether the person actually regards Mao as his elder brother or just someone who is older than himself).
    One Word Sentence: This type of word is usually exclamation words that can stand by itself in a sentence. These words has the same use and type as words such as Yaay! Whoa! and Great!
    Origin words: This type of word usually depicts a country. It can always be in conjunction with '-jin', '-koku', and '-go' (top)

Soft/Hard Imperative Verb Transformation (SHIVT):
    A typical Japanese verb usually ends with the letter 'ru'. By putting 'te' in place of 'ru' will change it to a soft imperative form, indicating that the user is somehow begging, pleading or just being polite in telling someone what to do. Putting 're' (or in some cases 'ro') instead of 'ru' makes the verb a hard imperative, somehow a harsh command or the such.
    There are verbs which don't end with 'ru' but are considered as verbs. For these verbs, just add 'te' or 're'. For some verbs such as ganbaru, 'te' is usually written as 'tte' because the 't' sound is a bit longer.
    There are also irregular verbs which end with a variety of letters. 'Matsu' (wait)'s soft imperative form is matte ('tsu' to 'te' but is written 'tte'). (top)

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