Gyuunyuu- Milk

Koohii (koh-hee)- Coffee

Wasabi (Wah-sah-bee)- Japanese horseradish

Keeki (Keh-kee)- Cake

Su- Vinegar

Gohan (Goh-hahn)- rice that's cooked

Kome (Koh-meh)-rice that's uncooked

Sashimi (Sah-shee-mee)- raw fish

Biiru- Beer

Neko- Cat

Inu- Dog

Mizu- Water

Umi (U-mee)- Sea

Kaze (Kah-zeh)- Wind

Denwa (Dehn-wah)- Telephone

Kuruma- Car

Basu- Bus

Beddo- Bed

Furoba- Bathroom

Gemu (Geh-moo)- Game

Bideo Gemu (Bee-deh-oh geh-moo)- Video Game

Konpakuto Disuku (Kohn-pahk-toh-dee-skuu-shee-dee)- Compact Disc

Shidi pureya (Shee-dee poo-reh-yah)- CD Player

Aka (Ah-kah)- Red

Mizuiro (Mee-zoo-ee-roh)- Light Blue

Ao/Aoi (Ah-oh/Ah-oh-ee)- Blue

Kuro- Black

Kiiro (Kee-roh)- Yellow

Orenji iro- Orange

Midori- Green

Shiro- White

Kon- Dark Blue

Murasaki iro- Purple

Momo iro/Pinku- Pink

Sou desu ne- (Soh-deh-soo-neh) Isn't that right?/That's right isn't it?

Baka (Bah-kah)- a word used very often in anime. Usually means "idiot" or "moron"

Bakamon/Bakamono- Monster

Gomen/Gomen nasai- Sorry/I'm sorry

Sumimasen- Excuse me, pardon me

Onegaishimasu- Please (requesting a favor)

Naruhodo- Indeed

Aishiteru- I Love You

Koibito- Lover

Yume (Yoo-meh)- Dream

Hoshi- Star

Mahou (Mah-hoh)- Magic

Kimochi (Kee- moh- chee)- Feeling (If said alone, stretching the 'i', it means "Feels nice" or anything similar to that)

Yasashii- Gentle/Kind or Easy

Hazukashii- Embarrassing

Kurushii- Painful

Kanashii- Sad

Kanashimi- Sadness/Sorrow

Subarashii- (Soo-bah-rah-shee)- Wonderful

Omosiroi- Interesting, amusing

Hohomemi (Hoh-hoh-eh-mee)- Smile

Genki (Gehn-kee)- Healthy/Happy

Ai- Love

Kisu- (Kee-soo)- Kiss

Dozo- Please, go ahead (invitation)

Onegai shimasu- Please (request)

Kiotsukete- Be careful

Minna (Mee-nah)- referring to everyone or a group of people

Kimi (Kee-mee)- You

Anata (Ah-nah-tah)- You (usually used between people in a close relationship or with someone close to you. More polite.)

Oi (Oy in "soybean")- used to get someone's attention,
meaning "Hey!"

Ikuze (ee-koo-zeh)- "Let's go", usually used amongst males. (very Informal)

Mudada- Useless

Kowai (koh-wai or kah-wai)- Scary or Afraid

Chotto matte kudasai- Wait a minute!/Hold on a second!

Yamero- Stop!

Abunai!- Watch out! (danger)

Mo Ii- That's enough, no more

Iyaa!- Noo!

Itee (ee-teh)- Ouch/That hurts

Tasukete!- Help!

Shizuka ni- Be quiet

Nande mo nai- Nevermind/It's nothing

Honto?/Honto ni?- Really?

Yatta!- Yes! (I did it!)

Kanpai!- Cheers!

Paati (Pah-tee)- Party

Ookii (oh-kee)- Big

Chiisai- Small

Subete (Suu-beh-teh)/Zenbu- All, everything

Oishii (Oy-shee)- Delicious

Motto (Moh-toh)- More

Kami/kamui (Kah-mee/kah-moo-ee)- usually translated as a god or it could also mean "spirit", "soul" or to have the divine powers of God.

Kami-sama (Kah-mee-sah-mah)- God

Tenshi (Tehn-shee)- Angel

Oni (Oh-nee)- Demon or Ogre-like

Sekai- World

Yami- Darkness

Katana (Kah-tah-nah)- Japanese sword

Jagan- Knife

Ryu/Ryuu- Dragon

Osama- King

Ojisama- Prince

Ojosama/Ohimesama- Princess

Shoujo- Girl

Shounen- Boy

Gakusei- Student

Bishoujo (Bee-show-joh)- Beautiful young girl

Bishounen (Bee-show-nehn)- Beautiful young boy

Chibi- Short person

Kawaii (Kah-wah-ee)- Cute or Adorable

Kakkoi (Kahk-koy)-- Someone who is "cool" or has a "cool" look (usually used for males)

Kiree (Kee-reh)- Pretty

Senshi- Soldier

Miko (Mee-koh)- Priestess (Ex: Suzaku no Miko/Prietess of Suzaku)

Shinigami- God of Death

Anime (Ah-nee-may, not Ah-nee-mee)- In Japan that's what they called animation. Now they use this in the Western language to distinguish Japanese animation.

Manga- Japanese comics, means "random" or "whimsical" pictures

Otaku- Often meaning obsessive fan or rather a dedicated fan of anime/manga, but meanings could differ in Japan.

Fansubs- Subtitled anime done by fans, for fans.

Scanlations- Usually refers to scanned, edited and translated manga by a scanlation group. Also the counterpart of fansubs.

Fanfiction- Fiction-based stories written by fans, usually based on characters from a certain series, show, etc.

Fanart- Artwork by fans of characters from a certain series, show, etc.

Doujinshi- Manga created by fans or artists, usually parodies or fictional stories based on anime/manga characters from a particular series.

OVA/OAV- stands for Original Video Animation or Original Animated Video. Made for release on video rather than for TV or in theaters.

AMV- stands for Anime Music Video.

RPG- stands for Role Playing Game

OST- stands for Original Soundtrack

Shoujo- Can be used to describe anime/manga for girls. (Ex: Sailor Moon)

Shounen- Can be used to describe anime/manga for boys. (Ex: Dragonball Z)

Shounen-ai (Show-nehn-ah-ee)- Can describe something with Boy's love involved (love between boys), less sexual, more cuddly-like.

Shoujo-ai (Show-joh-ah-ee)- Can describe something with Girl's love invovled (love between girls), less sexual, more cuddly-like.

Hentai- Used to described sexually explicit content or graphic pornography in anime/manga. In Japan, it could also be used to mean a kind of "abnormality." It's also a negative connotation to the Japanese and commonly used to mean "sexually perverted."

Ecchi- Another way to say "perverted" in Japanese, but mostly used as sexual humor, unlike in hentai.

Yaoi (Yah-oh-ee)- A genre of anime/manga involving intense/sexual Male/Male relationships

Yuri- A genre of anime/manga involving intense/sexual Female/Female relationships

Moe (Moh-eh)- Can be used to describe something precious, such as an ideal, youthful or innocent behavior in young characters in anime/manga. A moe character is one who is usually eager/bubbly/cheerful/cute and elicits a protective or loving response from the viewer and is a bit dependent on others (Ex: Honey from Ouran Highschool Host Club).


Harem anime/manga- Usually describes a genre of anime/manga where a single average male character (the protagonist) is surrounded by three or more attractive females, most whom are romantically attracted to him. (Ex: Tenchi Muyo!, Love Hina, Shuffle!, Ai Yori Aoshi, Ichigo 100%)

Reverse Harem or Male Harem- The reverse of a typical harem genre, where an average female protagonist is surrounded by three or more atrratvice males, most whom are romantically attracted to her. (Ex: Fushi Yugi, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, Ouran Highschool Host Club, Fruits Basket)

Same-sex Harem- Anime/manga that focus on shounen-ai or shoujo-ai related harems. An example is Kyo Kara Maoh! (males), and Strawberry Panic! (females)

Dating Sim- A genre of games, usually Japanese, where the main objective is for the male protagonist to develop a romantic relationship and date with one of several female characters.

Otome game- Literally means "maiden" in Japanese. It's a type of video game targeted to the female market where one of the main goals is to develop a romantic relationship between the female protagonist with one of several male characters. This could range from visual novels to simulation games (dating sims). Usually a "reverse" harem situation.

GXB game- The Western term of referring to otome games, which means Girl player and Boy characters.

Owari- The End

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