Japanese Dictionary S

Japanese Word	English literal translation	Usage and other notes
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-sama	(None)	Particle Used to address a noun as a person who the caller respects very much such as Kings, God, etc. The highest form of respect.
-san	(None)	Particle Used to address a noun as a person. The most common form. If you're not sure what to use, use this.
Sekai	World	Noun
Shiawase	Happy	Adjective
Shimatta	Bad luck	One word sentence. Used to express bad luck. Usually in a one word exclamation to express one having failed at something or, more generally, bad luck.
Shinji	Trust	Noun. Adding 'ru' will make this noun a verb and then it will be subject to SHIVT.
Shikashi	But	Conjunction Has the exact same meaning as 'datte', 'demo'. Usage depends on preference, but this one is usually used before a negative sentence.
Shirei Shireikan	Command Commander	Noun Usually Shirei is used in Titles word type to address a commander.
Sono	There	Used to address a location within at most 5 or so steps from the user. To my knowledge, this is a short form of 'sore no'.
Soo	Right, correct, true	Adjective
Soo desu Son na kotonai	That's right That's not right	These are actually just a positive-negative sentence using the particle -nai. 'Soo desu' is sometimes translated as 'Like this' and 'son na kotonai' is commonly used for 'That's impossible' and even more commonly abbreviated as 'son na'.
Sore	That (near)	Used to address an inanimate object within a hand reach of the user
Sugoi	Great	Adjective Usually used in one word exclamations
Sumimasen	Sorry	Usually used when the error was not the user's own fault or it wasn't even a fault. Best translated as 'Sorry for the trouble'
T (top)
Taberu	Eat	Verb Subject to SHIVT
-tachi	(none)	An addition to pluralize a pronoun
Tadaima	I'm home	Used to indicate one's arrival at his/her home. One word sentence type.
Taichou	Captain	Noun Included in Titles word type
Tasukeru	Help	Verb Subject to SHIVT
Toki	When	Noun, because it's referring to a time period. Ex: Sono toki wa... (At the time...)
Tonikaku	Anyway	Conjunction
Tottemo	Very	Adjective
U (top)
Uchi	Inside	Adjective Not so commonly used (but nevertheless used) by females in a friendly or informal situations to refer to themselves. Also a female counterpart of 'ore'
Urusai	Annoying noise	Noun, but much commonly used as a hard imperative, telling one to shut up. Best translation: 'Shut up!'
Uso	Lie	Noun
Utsukushii	Beautiful	Adjective. Can be applied to both sexes, but most commonly on women. More formal than 'Kirei'
W (top)
Wasureru	Forget	Verb Subject to SHIVT
Watashi Atashi	I	Pronoun, addressing oneself. 'Atashi' is used by women while 'watashi' is neutral.
Y (top)
Yameru	Stop	Verb Subject to SHIVT
Yatta	(None)	One word sentence type An expression of joy because of a victory or an accomplishment
Yakusoku	Promise	Noun
Yappari	Thought so	Used to express that the speaker had known, or at least suspect, something. This is a very context-based word.
Yokatta	(varies)	A One word sentence type Used to express relief. Meaning varies between 'I'm glad' to 'Thank God'.
Yume	Dream	Noun
Z (top)
Zettai	Absolutely	Adjective
Zutto	Always	Adjective

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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