Glossary

ai/ai shiteru (á-ee / á-ee shee ter' u)
love / I love you

arigatou
thank you

angst anxiety, heartbreak, agony: very previlant in fanfics

baka
idiot; stupid person
no baka: stupid or idiotic.
baka yarro: dumbass
baka atama: stupid head! *LOL*

biseinen (bih sahee nayn)
beautiful young adult ~e.g. Zechs, who is to old to be bishounen~

bishoujo (bih sho jo)
pretty girl

bishounen (bih shoe nen)
pretty boy: ~e.g. Duo or Quatre~

chibi
kid, also derogatory term for "short person"

chotto (cho-toe) Simply meaning 'well'. Used most often when a character can't think of what to say, or has an unfinished scentence.

daijobu (da-ee jo bu)
safe, fine, alright, I'm fine: e.g. "Du: Man, Duo just got whacked by a bat agian by Wufei. Duo, daijobu desu ka? Duo: Daijobu!"
"Daijobu desu ka?": Are you alright?

dochirahe
how are you?: used in the greeting sense ~e.g. Duo and Quatre meet on the street: Quatre: Duo! Dochirahe? Duo: Fine thanks. You?~

doujinshi (dow jin shee)
refers to a class of manga, books, and artwork that are produced by people or groups other than the series creators

doushita
what's wrong?

gaijin (gah ee jin)
foreigner; someone who is not from Japan

glomp
to come up to another person and throw yourself onto him/her in a massive bear hug, often putting your cheeks together and hanging on long enough to make the other person irritated

gomen (go´meyn)
I'm sorry, excuse me; it can be made more fervent by adding nasai (na sa´ee) at the end

hai
yes, yes sir, yes ma'm ~i've never heard a difference in how it's pronounced to different people. i think it depends on who you're directing it to~

hajimemashite
nice to meet you.

honto ni (hone´ toe nee)
really; usually heard in anime as a question

iie
no

itai
literally painful; used as an interjection that is roughly equivalent to "ouch!"

ittaizentai
whatever

ja ne (jah ney)
see ya; casual way of saying goodbye

kawaii (kah wah eee)
cute

kisama (kih sah mah)
you (impolite form): roughly used as the word "basterd!"

kitto
absolutely/positively

koi/koibito (ko-ee; ko-ee bee toh)
boyfriend or girlfriend

koi shiteru (ko-ee shee ter' u) I love you

Konnichiwa
hello/good afternoon

Konbanwa
good evening

kudasai (kuh dah sah ee)
please

kuso (k' soh)
literally shit!

manga (mahn gah)
Japanese comic books

miko
a Shinto priestess who acts as an assistant to a priest within a particular god's shrine; in anime (especially on the Web) refers to a girl or woman who is passionately devoted to a particular character (and who usually creates a web page, or shrine, devoted entirely to that character)

minna/minna-san
everyone, everybody: minna-san is the polite form

moshimoshi
hello on the phone

nani
what; often used as a question, as in "What?"

Ohayou gozaimasu
Good Morning

Oi! "Hey!"

"Omae o korosu" (oh mah ee oh kor ohs)
Heero's infamous catch phrase: I will kill you.

onna
woman: a derogotry term when used by Wufei.

otaku
used in anime to refer to anime fans that have become so obsessed they sometimes "live anime" so to speak.

SD/super-deformed
a particular drawing style that makes a character look very young and somewhat chubby: also used to describe chibi characters

seishi (sayee shi)
a celestial warrior for a particular god

seiyuu (sayee yoooh)
voice actor; seiyuu's are highly regarded in Japan and are thought to be largely responsible for giving anime characters their personalities. Because of this, many fans avoid dubbed versions of an anime series, insisting instead on subtitled tapes/disks.

shimatta
dammit/shit: all purpose swear word

shi-ne (she-nay) Is somewhat of an order or threat to someone, proclaimed angrily. It means 'die'. Most often used by Aya "Takatori shi-ne!" translates to "Die, Takatori!"

shoujo (sho-oo joh)
literally, girl; shojo anime is created explicitly for young girls in Japan.

shounen (sho-oo nayn)
literally, boy; shonen anime is created explicitly for young boys in Japan.

shounen-ai (sho-oo nayn ah´ ee)
literally, boy-love; refers to anime or manga stories that portray a romantic relationship between two boys, who are usually bishounen.

shota/shota-kon (show-ta-con) A japanese term for pedofiles or something meaning detailed sex between individuals under the age of 18, or if the uke (boinky) is significantly younger than the seme (boinker).

suki desu (ski dayss)
literally, I'm fond of you; you're my favorite (person); I love you

sumimasen (suh mee mah seyn)
I'm sorry; forgive me

youkoso
nice to see you!


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