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- Aishiteru - people often mistake this for being a mere "I love you" but it goes a lot deeper than that. It carries the sense of utter belonging to one person, a total dedication. It is VERY rarely spoken in Japan and even less in the past century. If spoken, it is usually said only once or twice in a lifetime. Most people will use the phrase "suki" - "I like" - or "dai suki" - a standard "I love" - when confessing to the person for whom they have feelings.
- Akuma - The Devil
- Akuma no Kodomo - Devil's child.
- Aniki; Onii(-san)(-chan)(-sama); Ani-Ue - Brother with varying degrees of affection (used more when refering to older brothers; sometimes used between close friends.
- ano - "say/well/err/umm..."
- baka - idiot; foolish; stupid
- -chan - suffix added to end of a name, used for children and between close friends (esp. girls)
- Fuji-san - Mt. Fuji as spoken of in Japan; literally Mr. Fuji.
- Ganbare/Ganbatte - "do your best"; "go for it"
- Gomen (Nasai) - "I'm sorry."
- Hai - "yes"
- hentai - pervert; pretty close to saying strange very/great
- Ja mata ne/ja ne - "See you later."
- Kami - God, although there are many different god's in Japanese culture.
- Kendo - Japanese fencing. It is performed used a split bamboo stick called a shinai and protective armor called bogu. Bokuto - which is a wooden katana - are used to practice kata - set forms of kendo. Sometime a blunt sword called a habiki is used, but only in formal events.
- Kimono - traditional Japanese clothing. Consists of a robe with the left side folded over the right and tied together by a wide sash called an "obi." There is a shorter, summer kimono called a Yukata.
- Koibito - Lover; significant other; shortened form is koi
- minna/minasan - everyone.
- Okaasan - Mother (someone else's mother) Your own mother would be "Haha."
- onna - woman
- Otousan - Father (someone else's father) Your own father would be "Chichi."
- Otouto; - younger brother
- oyaji - old man/ old uncle; used for older males.
- -sama - Lord/Master (i.e. Sesshoumaru-sama translates to English as Lord Sesshoumaru)
- (-)san - the number three; when added to the end of a name it carries the sense of Mr/Ms. Very polite to use this.
- Sayoonara - "Goodbye."
- Teme - an extremely rude way of saying "you". If you call someone this you're basically looking for a fight (Mugen from Samurai Champloo uses this all of the time).
- Yakuza - pretty much the Japanese Mafia; a gangster.
- yamette - "stop"
- youkai - monster; demon
- Zakkenayo - Depending on the vehemence with which it is spoken, it can mean either "Go Away" or "F@#% Off" (Guess which way Inuyasha uses it :P)
- cane - duck (noun - feminine)
- Ma - my (personal pronoun)
- petit - small
- train - a male peacock's long tail.
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