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兄貴の知り合い?
あにきのしりあい?
aniki no shiriai?
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aniki = brother
no = possessive particle
shiriai = acquaintance
aniki 兄貴
Kanji literally indicate “esteemed older brother.”
Other ways of saying “Older brother”:
onii-san= the supposed standard form
nii-chan = very informally
onii-sama = very respectful variant
aniue = another formal/respectful variant (more old-fashioned or historical)
Traditionally, using aniki is associated with gangsters and other tough sorts who live outside the law. As with other family terms, can indicate someone not actually blood-related. Although you can use aniki without being a gangster, especially in anime, it does still sound rough and somewhat unusual.
Ritsuka is a little unusual anyhow, since he most frequently refers to his brother by name as Seimei, which is basically a Japanese faux-pas. I mean, hardly anyone does this. I’m actually not sure why he does this. Is it because Seimei is dead? (No idea, really!)
まさか
masaka
“No way!”
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masaka = impossible/”of course not”
masaka 真逆
Kanji literally indicate “opposite of truth.” I have never actually seen the kanji used, however. (the way masaka is used these days is very colloquial)
Related words:
sonna…! = (literally, “that kind of thing!”) “It can’t be!”
baka na = ridiculous/impossible
tondemonai = outrageous
arienai = (literally, “cannot exist”) impossible
moshikashite = perhaps (“It could be that…”)
Sometimes masaka is used in the sense of “It seems impossible… but I’m forced to believe it’s true!” Just like when you see someone do something incredible and you say, “No way, I can’t believe it!”
Or you found out some shocking secret and blurt out, “It can’t be…” (also masaka…)
You can even use it like, “You’re kidding!” “You don’t say!”
In this case, Soubi uses the word in the most plain sense: “That’s not true.”
かわいいね
kawaii ne
“You’re cute, aren’t you?”
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kawaii = cute
ne = “asking for agreement” particle
kawaii 可愛い
Kanji literally indicate “capable of (arousing) affection,” or “loveable.”
Examples of how to use kawaii:
kawaii neko = cute cat
kawaii kaban ga hoshii = I want a cute bag.
kawaiku nai yo = That’s not cute!
kawaii is possibly the most famous “otaku speak” word there is. Well, even if you already knew what this word means, at least now you know how it should properly sound and how to write it in hiragana and kanji!
By the way… who is Soubi referring to here? 12-year old Ritsuka, of course! (he is a pedophile, get over it)
オレ馬鹿(ばか)もの大嫌(だいきら)い
ore baka mono daikirai
I thought this was a little funny, so here you go! It’s quite straightforward. I’ll explain a few things:
1. All the particles are missing in this sentence. It is not a “model Japanese” sentence, but it does reflect the way many anime characters speak (and some real people, too!) Ritsuka often tends to talk like this, omitting “unnecessary” words whenever he can. It lends him an air of not really caring, of being tight-lipped, of being childish, and somewhat delinquent. The proper sentence should be “ore wa baka mono ga daikirai.”
2. baka is an adjective (also a noun). It means stupid. It also happens to be a “na-” adjective, which means that if used to describe a noun, you must put a “na” between the adj and the noun. For example, “baka na hito.” (“Stupid person”) In this case, however, “baka mono” is actually more like one word (it’s a set phrase) so the “usual rule” doesn’t apply.
3. kirai means dislike. daikirai means really dislike, “hate.” kirai/daikirai are the opposite of suki/daisuki and are used in pretty much exactly the same manner.
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ore = I (masculine)
baka = stupid
mono = people
daikirai = hate
かっこいいから
kakkoii kara
Just as you might call a girl cute (kawaii) or pretty (kirei), if you want to call a guy cool or good-looking, you say “kakkoii.” It’s not really the same as “cool” in English, really, but it has that same sort of slangy/school kid kind of feeling to it. Also, I don’t think it’s used to describe girls much at all.
kakkoii is actually composed of two words, “kakkou” (form/appearance) and “ii” (good).
“kara” is pretty simple. Just means “because…” “since…” and it goes at the end of a sentence.
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kakkoii = cool
kara = because
好(す)きだよ
suki da yo
If you ever watch Loveless (or any other romance for that matter), you’ll probably hear this phrase quite overused. Yes, it means “I love you.” Yes, it also means “I like you.” And it’s not just used for people, it can be used to show liking for anything: food, activities, objects. In reality – in most cases anyway – I think the only time this would be used between people is during a confession of love. This is not something you should ever expect to be saying or hearing constantly (despite what Soubi might lead you to think!).
Let me try to explain this in more detail. Generally, “suki” just means to like something, whereas “daisuki” (大好き) means a particularly strong liking, or “love.” However… in practice, people rarely say “daisuki” to other people; to say “daisuki” to someone sounds childish and maybe even superficial. It’s kind of like comparing saying “I reaaally like you” (childish giggle) to “I like you” (confessional).
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suki = like
da = “to be”
yo = emphatic particle
はい,どうぞ
hai, douzo
“hai” is a polite way of saying “yes.” “douzo” is also a very polite and common word meaning “please go ahead” or “here you go.” This is one phrase you will definitely hear very frequently in real life, should you ever go to a Japanese-speaking place. It could be used at a restaurant by the waitress, or at the train station by the person checking your tickets. Just an all-around good phrase to know.
In this case, Yuiko’s being a bit of a dunce by being a little too polite to Ritsuka (who she’s in love with) and offering her textbook to him.
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hai = yes
douzo = go ahead
好(す)きだよ
suki da yo
If you ever watch Loveless (or any other romance for that matter), you’ll probably hear this phrase quite overused. Yes, it means “I love you.” Yes, it also means “I like you.” And it’s not just used for people, it can be used to show liking for anything: food, activities, objects. In reality – in most cases anyway – I think the only time this would be used between people is during a confession of love. This is not something you should ever expect to be saying or hearing constantly (despite what Soubi might lead you to think!).
Let me try to explain this in more detail. Generally, “suki” just means to like something, whereas “daisuki” (大好き) means a particularly strong liking, or “love.” However… in practice, people rarely say “daisuki” to other people; to say “daisuki” to someone sounds childish and maybe even superficial. It’s kind of like comparing saying “I reaaally like you” (childish giggle) to “I like you” (confessional).
Listen to Soubi from Loveless say this phrase!
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suki = like
da = “to be”
yo = emphatic particle
もうちょっとだけ
mou chotto dake
A common phrase composed of three very common words that you should really get to know!
“mou chotto” is a common phrase that means “a little longer.” mou is an important and perhaps slightly confusing word. It means “already,” “yet” and “more” depending on context. (You may also hear it by itself as an exclamation of impatience or tiredness) When used in front of words like “sukoshi” (a little) or “ichido” (one time), it means “more.” mou sukoshi means roughly the same thing as “mou chotto” (though more likely to be used with things other than time, like “give me more”) and “mou ichido” means “once more.”
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mou = more
chotto = a while/a bit
dake = just
好(す)きだよ
suki da yo
If you ever watch Loveless (or any other romance for that matter), you’ll probably hear this phrase quite overused. Yes, it means “I love you.” Yes, it also means “I like you.” And it’s not just used for people, it can be used to show liking for anything: food, activities, objects. In reality – in most cases anyway – I think the only time this would be used between people is during a confession of love. This is not something you should ever expect to be saying or hearing constantly (despite what Soubi might lead you to think!).
Let me try to explain this in more detail. Generally, “suki” just means to like something, whereas “daisuki” (大好き) means a particularly strong liking, or “love.” However… in practice, people rarely say “daisuki” to other people; to say “daisuki” to someone sounds childish and maybe even superficial. It’s kind of like comparing saying “I reaaally like you” (childish giggle) to “I like you” (confessional).
Listen to Soubi from Loveless say this phrase!
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suki = like
da = “to be”
yo = emphatic particle
好(す)きだよ
suki da yo
If you ever watch Loveless (or any other romance for that matter), you’ll probably hear this phrase quite overused. Yes, it means “I love you.” Yes, it also means “I like you.” And it’s not just used for people, it can be used to show liking for anything: food, activities, objects. In reality – in most cases anyway – I think the only time this would be used between people is during a confession of love. This is not something you should ever expect to be saying or hearing constantly (despite what Soubi might lead you to think!).
Let me try to explain this in more detail. Generally, “suki” just means to like something, whereas “daisuki” (大好き) means a particularly strong liking, or “love.” However… in practice, people rarely say “daisuki” to other people; to say “daisuki” to someone sounds childish and maybe even superficial. It’s kind of like comparing saying “I reaaally like you” (childish giggle) to “I like you” (confessional).
Listen to Soubi from Loveless say this phrase!
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suki = like
da = “to be”
yo = emphatic particle
草灯(そうび)は清明(せいめい)の友達(ともだち)だから
Soubi wa Seimei no tomodachi dakara
The important word here to listen for is “tomodachi.” It means “friend,” and is probably a word you can expect to hear reasonably often in both anime and “real life.”
Soubi and Seimei are just names of certain characters. But you should learn from this example how a sentence of the form “A wa B no X” works. “A wa B no X” = “A is the X of B.” Another example: “kore wa boku no enpitsu” (This is my pencil) or “sore wa sekai no hate” (That is the end of the world).
“dakara” just means “so…” or “because of…”
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wa = topic particle
no = possessive particle
tomodachi = friend
dakara = so/because
こいつ耳(みみ)がない！大人(おとな)だ！
koitsu mimi ga nai! otona da!
“This guy doesn’t have ears! He’s an adult!”
Just wanted to touch on the usage of the word “koitsu.” This word is basically a rude or very familiar way to refer to another person, animal or even thing. It’s literally like, “this one.” There are also the variants of “soitsu” (“that guy over here”) and “aitsu” (“that guy over there”). These words are also related to the similar word “yatsu,” also meaning “that guy” (in a perhaps even ruder way).
The proper form of the first sentence would actually be “koitsu wa mimi ga nai.” “A wa B ga nai” just means “A does not have B.” nai is the negative form of aru (to be, for inanimate objects only). Another example of this sentence might be “aitsu wa okane ga nai.” (“He doesn’t have money.”)
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koitsu = this guy
mimi = ears
ga = subject particle
nai = not
otona = adult
da = is
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