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Aah; Aa	Yeah; well; OK
Ai Shiteru	I love you; I am in love with you
Ano	Well; er; say; umm; excuse me
Arigato	Thank you
Baka	Idiot
Chan	A "honorific", but only used for young children	[Top]
Chibi	A cute little cartoon character, with exaggerated features (really large eyes)
Daijoubu desu ka?	Are you OK?
Demo	But
Dooshite	Why
Doujinshi	non-professional Japanese comics; usually distributed without professional or commercial help
Ecchi	Perverted individual	[Top]
Gaijin	Foreigner (literally, foreign person); an impolite, negative term of reference
Gomen	Sorry
Hai	Yes
Hentai	Perverted individul (stronger term than "Ecchi"); also refers to pornographic anime
Ichi	One
Iie (Iya)	No	[Top]
Irasshaimase	Welcome
Itai	Ouch
Ja matta ne; Ja; Ja ne	See ya later; 'later; 'bye
Kawaii	Cute, adorable
Kanryou	Completed
Kisama	Basically means "you f*** bastard!!" or "f*** you!"	[Top]
Koi; koibitto	Lover
Kokoro	Heart
Konbanwa	Good evening
Konichiwa	Good afternoon
Kudosai	Please [do so, for me]
Kuso or K'so	Shit; Damn!	[Top]
Manga	Japanese comic books
Matte	Wait
Nanda	What is it
Nani	What
Ohayo	Good morning
Oi	Hey	[Top]
Onegai	Please
Onna	Woman
Oyasumi	Good night
Owari	The End
Ryoukai	Accepted; acknowledged; OK
Shimatta	Damn	[Top]
Sugoi	Cool; great
Sumimasen	Excuse me; sorry
Tadaima	I'm home
Urusai	Annoying; bothersome; irksome; also Japanese equivalent of "SHUT UP!"
Yamero	Stop	[Top]
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