Japanese Dictionary K

Japanese Word	English literal translation	Usage and other notes
K (top)
Kenkyuusho	Science institute, laboratory	Noun.
Kiku	Hear	Verb Subject to SHIVT as is (without adding 'ru').
Kimi	You	Pronoun A more polite way to address the second person
Kiotsukeru	Careful	Adjective, but works as a verb. Ex: Be careful. Subject to SHIVT
Kirei	Beautiful	Adjective. Usually used to describe inanimate/non-human objects.
Kisama	You (Thou)	Pronoun. Archaic form. Somehow can also be used as an insult by playing with the tone of speech (prolong the 's' sound).
Kiyoi	Clean, Innocent, Pure	Adjective.
Kiyome	Cleansing, Purification	Noun. Add 'ru' to make it subject to SHIVT.
Koko	Here	Used to address the location on which the speaker is
Kokoro	Heart	Noun.
-koku	Country of...	A type to accompany Origin words. Any Origin word paired with ~ will refer to the country.
Kono	This...	Used to address the position of an inanimate object near the speaker (usually held) Requires a noun after it. To my understanding, it's a short form of 'kore no'
Kore	This	Used to address an inanimate object near the speaker (usually held)
Kotatsu	An electric foot warmer with a quilt over it	Noun
Koto	Something (a thing) Japanese traditional musical instrument	Noun
Kozo	Boy	Noun. Can also used to address a boy as the second person
Kudasai	(None)	Used to enhance a soft imperative to be even more polite, please
Kuso	Shit	Noun A somehow common curse in Japan.
M (top)
Machi	Town	Noun
Matsu	Wait	Verb Subject to SHIVT.
Miru	See	Verb Subject to SHIVT.
N (top)
-nai	(None)	Particle Used to negate virtually any adjective or adverb in Japanese.
Nani	What	Question word
Nasai	(None)	Used to make imperative sentences more polite. Can also used to enhance a verb. Commonly used after 'gomen'.
Negai	Hope, Wish	Noun
O (top)
Oishii	Delicious	Adjective
Oba-san	Aunty	Noun
Obaa-san	Old lady	Noun (do not mispronounce this with oba-san in Japan. Especially in dealing with someone who really hates to be considered old)
Ohayo	Good morning	One word greeting Can be used in conjunction before 'gozaimasu'
Ojii-san	Old man	Noun
Okaa-san Okaa-chan	Mother	Noun -chan usually used by little children
Okaeri	Welcome home	One word sentence type Used to counter 'Tadaima' Can be followed by 'nasai' to imply a polite gesture.
Okashii	Strange	Adjective. Add 'na' behind it to describe an object (usually inanimate) as being strange. Ex: ~ na heya (Strange room).
Okiru	Wake up (from sleep)	Verb Subject to SHIVT
Omedeto	Congratulations	Can be used in conjunction before 'gozaimasu'
O-negai	Please	Used in the beginning of a pleading/begging sentence or a one word sentence. Usually written together e.g. onegai.
Oni	Demon	Noun Actually, the real meaning is ghost, but the context is 'bad ghost', thus a demon
Onii-san Onii-chan	Elder brother	Noun Included in Titles word type -chan usually used by little children
Onigiri	(None)	Noun A name of food in a form of a rice ball, usually with a stripe of dried sea weed on the outside or some meat inside.
Oo	King	Noun Usually paired with the -sama particle if the user refers a person not a title or a position. Also included in Titles word type.
Ore	(None)	Pronoun Usually used by males in a friendly or informal situations to refer themselves. Also male's counterpart of 'uchi'
Otoo-san Otoo-chan	Father	Noun -chan usually used by little children
Oyasumi	Have a nice sleep	One word sentence, said when going into bed. Add 'nasai' (after) to make it more polite.
R (top)
Rotenburo	Outdoor bath (usually a hot spring bath)	Noun
Ryokai	Roger! Yes, Sir!	Military-type of 'Yes', One word sentence.

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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