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Today’s theme is… FIGHTING related words!
Fights, battles and conflicts in general are a very central part of most anime, manga and video games. I’m sure you’ll be able to hear at least one of these words in just about every episode you watch, especially if it’s some kind of shounen genre or action, fantasy, sci-fi, etc.
Sorry I haven’t written in a while, by the way. Just too many life-related things bothering me at the moment. And laziness. Laziness is always a big problem for me. But right now, I’m back in business! I think you should be able to expect more posts from me in the coming days, too.
1. TATAKAI/TATAKAU = a fight or battle (noun)/to fight (verb)
Example: “shin no tatakai wa… kore kara da!” = “The real battle… begins now!” Yeah, it’s from Super Smash Bros. Melee; Roy (one of my favourite characters ^^!) says it if you win a fight.
2. KENKA = fight, quarrel
Example: “saikin kanojo to kenka bakkari” = “Lately I’ve been fighting a lot with my girlfriend.”
3. SHOUBU = fighting match
shoubu is the kind of fight you have to determine who is the winner, who is the better.
4. KACHI/KATSU = victory (noun)/to win (verb)
Example: “konkai wa boku no kachi da ne!” = “It’s my victory this time, isn’t it?” Another victory quote from SSBM. This one’s from Marth.
5. MAKE/MAKERU = defeat (noun)/to lose (verb)
Example: “makeru wake ni wa ikanai nda!” = “I mustn’t lose!”
“makerarenai!” = “I can’t lose!” (both mean approximately the same thing)
6. KOROSU = to kill
Example: “omae wa korosu” = “I will kill you.” I believe Heero from Gundam Wing says this quite frequently, lol.
Variation: “bukkorosu” = “to beat to death”, to “seriously” kill someone
7. YARU = to kill, to do someone in (in some contexts only; normally this just means “to do”)
Example: “yachimae!” = “Kill them!”
8. KOUGEKI = an attack, an offensive
kougeki is often used to indicate a “move” in fight scenes and games. “tokubetsu kougeki” = “special move”
9. NIGERU= to escape/to run away
Example: “hayaku nigeru nda!” =”You’ve got to get away, quickly!”
10. DAIJOUBU = all right, safe
Example: “daijoubu desu ka!” = “Are you all right?”
Today’s theme is… again INSULTS! For today, the focus will be on insulting words or phrases that are a little more “sophisticated.” Some of them are less insulting than merely very harsh or critical. Thus, they are somewhat more rare than the first list of insults. Nevertheless, you will definitely come across all these words sooner or later if you watch enough anime.
I actually wrote most of this yesterday. There were just too many harsh and demeaning words floating around in my head – the evidence of years of avid anime-watching….
1. MEZAWARI = eyesore
Example: When someone or something is viewed as being an obtrusion or bringing unpleasant thoughts/feelings/etc. The person who says this usually has the intention of “getting rid” of the unpleasant obtrusion.
2. SHITSUKOI = annoyingly persistant
Example: “shitsukoi na yatsu da na” = “You really don’t give up, do you?” (in an ironic, irritated tone)
3. KUDARANAI = ridiculous, worthless
Example: Often said about plans, ideas or stories: “not even worth listening to!”
4. JAMA MONO = person/thing who gets in the way, a hindrance
Example: “jama mono wa zenbu kowasu!” = “I’ll destroy everything that gets in my way!”
5. HIKYOU MONO = coward, treacherous person
Example: Often said of someone who uses “cowardly tricks” or deception to win a fight, rather than fighting fair and square.
6. KIMOCHI WARUI = creepy, disgusting (lit. bad feeling)
Example: Said about anything from scary bugs, to creepy perverts, to weird or dirty places. Can even be said about phrases/people that are too strongly affectionate, making one feel unsettled or embarrassed.
7. YAKAMASHII = noisy, “shut up!”
Example: A strict sort of character has had enough of fooling around. The same meaning as “urusai,” just more strong-sounding.
8. YOWAI/YOWEE = weak
Example: “omae hontou ni yowee na” = “You really are weak!”
9. KEGARAWASHII= filthy, unclean
Example: In Japanese contempt is often shown by calling someone “filthy.” This is often said to someone who is supposedly of a lower class, has impure blood, or is “stained,” “untouchable,” etc.
10. USUGITANAI = dirty
Example: Often said of someone who is tricky and underhanded (figuratively dirty). Also literally dirty, as in unclean.
I’m actually totally addicted to playing Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon for DS right now, so… looks like it’ll be another quick-post today!
Today’s theme is… INSULTS (slangy ones)! Or other bad, rude, or otherwise harmful and offensive words you might commonly hear in anime! This post is a little silly and is meant to be taken in a light-hearted fashion. Please don’t try to use these words.
1. BAKA = stupid
Example: “baka domo me!” = “You damn idiots!” (domo gives you plural, me can be attached to almost any word that refers to a person/people to show contempt for them)
Variations: baka yarou (stupid guy), bakageta (foolish), baka mono (stupid person/people)
2. KUSO = shit
Example: Can be used as an exclaimation, a noun, or an adjective. “kuso gaki” = “damn kid!”
Vairations: kusotare (something like, “piece of shit”)
3. HETA = incompetent
Example: Hetalia, the popular and sort of controversial short anime series, is “heta” and “Italia” (Italy) combined, because the character Italy is hilariously stupid and incompetent.
Variations: hetakuso (useless, incompetent person)
4. AHOU = dumbass, idiot
Example: “omae ahou ka!” = “You a dumbass or what!”
5. BOKE = foolish, airheaded person
Example: When someone’s fooling around or acting stupidly in a way that they don’t usually, their friends might call them “boke!” Not a very harsh word.
6. BUSU = ugly woman
Example: When someone wants to really offend a girl, calling them stupid, uncool, useless, etc, just isn’t enough. “busu” is probably one of the worst things to say to a girl.
7. DASAI/DASEE = uncool
Example: When a guy screws up something or does something in a non-cool or non-manly fashion, other guys say/think, “dasee na.”
8. UZAI/UZEE = annoying, fussy, depressing
Example: “maji uzai nda mon!” = “Man, it’s just such a drag!”
9. BUTA = pig
Example: “kono buta!” = “You pig!” Basically the same usage as in English – for fat, ugly, gross, perverted, etc, people.
10. GERO = vomit
Example: “gero ga deru hodo” = “so much it makes me wanna puke”/”until I vomit”
Yep, making these is strangely addictive. Hope they’re not too boring ^^; I’ll be getting back to more regular sound clipping sooner or later.
Today’s theme is… VERBS! To be more precise, verb expressions (those commonly found in anime). Because they’re commonly found in anime, most of these phrases are used very casually only. Use in “real life” at your own risk.
1. YATTA! = I/we did it!
Example: Shouted out loud when a character wins a game, race, defeats an enemy, etc.
2. SHIMATTA! = damn it!
Example: Often said out loud in the heat of the moment when someone makes a serious mistake or lets something bad happen to them unexpectedly. Not for when someone stubs their toe or loses a game/fight/etc.
3. HOTTOITE/HOTTOKE! = leave me alone/get lost!
Example: The first expression is a slightly softer or more pleading tone than the latter. First might be used when someone has suffered a loss or is in a bad mood (“please leave me alone”); second would be when someone just doesn’t want to be bugged, period (“get lost!”)
4. KOI! = come!
Example: “kochi e koi!” = “get over here!” Used towards an enemy or otherwise inferiorly-treated person.
5. DAMATTE/DAMARE! = be quiet/shut up!
Example: When another character really should not be saying whatever they’re saying.
6. ~ SHIRO/SHINASAI! = do ~! (loosely)
Example: “ii kagen ni shiro!” = “cut it out!” (lit. “do it moderately”)
Another example: “kakugo shiro yo” = “prepare yourself!”
7. MATTE! = wait!
Example: “chotto matte!” = “wait a second!”
8. SHINE/SHINJIMAE! = die!
Example: When going for the killing blow.
9. OKOTTERU = to be upset (at someone/something)
Example: “mada okotteru?” = “are you still mad?”
10. CHIGAU! = no! You’re wrong!
Example: Often shouted out loud when someone is accused of something they didn’t do or said to be something they aren’t.
I’m finding making these list type posts kinda fun and easy to make when I’m short on time. (Cutting clips from anime is actually more time/labour-intensive than one would think! ^^;) It’s also kind of a challenge for me to think of 10 words relating to a theme.
Today’s theme is… TIME related words!
1. ITSUMO/ITSUDEMO = always
Example: “itsudemo anata no soba ni iru yo” = “I’ll always be by your side” (classic cheesy romantic phrase)
2. JIKAN = time (more related to the hour)
Example: “mou sono jikan ka?” = “It’s already ‘that’ time already, eh?”
3. TOKI = time (more related to occasions)
Example: “sono toki wa sono toki de” = “I’ll deal with it when the time comes!”
4. HI = day
Example: “ano hi mita sora” = “the sky we saw that day” (actually the opening line of one of my favourite anime endings, “Uso” by SID for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood ^^)
5. YORU = night
Example: “yoru ni shinobikomu” = to sneak in the night
6. IMA = now
Example: “ima wa tada koko ni itai” = “right now I just want to be here”
7. SOROSORO = soon
Example: “sorosoro jikan desu” = “It’s just about time now” (a very common phrase)
8. KAKO = past
Example: “kako ni mayou” = to lose one’s way/wander in the past (something I’ve probably picked up from one too many anime openings)
9. MIRAI = future
Example: “mirai ni mukau” = to look to/face the future
10. ATO = after (can also have meaning of “more”)
Example: “ato juppun nemurasete” = “let me sleep ten minutes more”
I’ll throw in a bonus word just for fun:
11. YATTO = at last
Example: “yatto mitsuketa!” = “I’ve finally found it!”
Today’s theme is… i adjectives!
There are two types of adjectives in Japanese. i and na. What’s the difference between i and na adjectives? Well, i adjectives all end in i and are used in basically the same way as adjectives in English: that is, if used to describe a noun, they don’t require anything else to precede the noun being described. You just put the adjective and the noun together one after the other.
na adjectives on the other hand require na to be inserted between the adjective and the noun being described. For example, ookii na inu means “big dog.”
Also, i adjectives can be inflected to become adverbs (example: sugoi = sugoku) and also have a past tense (example: warui = warukatta). na adjectives don’t have inflections.
1. SUGOI = great, awesome
Example: Sometimes used adjectivally: “sugoku ureshii” = “extremely glad”
2. II (also YOI) = good, fine
Example: “ii ko” = “good boy/girl”
3. WARUI= bad
Example: Common phrase used in anime with fight scenes: “waruku omou na yo” = “Don’t think badly of me”/”It’s nothing personal”
4. HAYAI = fast/early
Example: Also used in anime during fight scenes: “hayai!” = “He’s fast!” or “hayasugiru!” = “Too fast!”
5. OSOI = slow
Example: “osoku natta” = “I became late” = “I’m late”
6. CHIKAI = near
Example: “chikai tokoro” = “a place close by”
7. TOOI = far
Example: “tooi omoide” = “faraway memories”
8. KAKKOII = cool, good-looking
Example: You can also say “kakkowarui” which means just the opposite.
9. AOI = blue (technically, blue, green, or just a pale shade in general)
Example: “aoi sora” = “blue sky”
10. AKAI = red
Example: “akai hitomi” = “red eyes”
I was originally going to make a sticky page titled “10 Most Useful Anime Words” but I kind of realized there are just way too many useful anime words to easily pick 10 out of nowhere. I’ll probably still make a page like that eventually, but for now I thought, maybe I’ll just make regular posts with 10 non-ordered useful anime words, just thought up at random.
If you’ve already spent a lot of time watching anime in Japanese, you’ll probably recognize some of these words already. Either way, you’re bound to learn something useful and interesting if you stick around.
Note I’m going to avoid words like pronouns, particles and words that I feel are already prevalently known by most people (eg, kawaii, ichiban, k0nnichiwa).
Some of the words on this first list are adverbs, others describe (while not quite being adjectives). Many of the words on this list are used frequently on their own.
1. YAPPARI (also yahari) = as expected (“I knew it!”)
Example: When a character who was once good is revealed to be a traitor, other characters may say, “yappari…” = “I knew it…”
2. MOCHIRON = of course
Example: A character asks another for affirmation: “We’re still friends, right?” “You’ll protect me, won’t you?” The answer might be: “mochiron sa!” (sa just makes it sound more confident)
3. CHOTTO = a while, a bit (also, “Wait!”)
Example: “chotto matte kudasai” = “wait a second please!”
4. SAIKOU = the best
Example: A character who is overconfident might say this about themselves. “ore-sama saikou!” = “I’m the best!”
5. SAITEI = the worst
Example: When a character is really annoyed with someone else, they might say, “anta saitei!” = “You’re the worst!”
6. ZUTTO = all the time (even forever)
Example: “zutto issho ni” = “Together forever”
7. TAIHEN = terrible (“Oh no!”)
Example: The situation turns bad. Monsters attack. People start running or preparing to fight. Someone shouts, “taihen!” = “Something terrible is coming!”
8. MURI = impossible
Example: Often characters tell someone who’s sick or wounded, “muri shinaide!” = “Don’t push yourself!”
9. MADA = still or not yet
Example: A taunt during battle: “mada mada da na” = “Still not good enough, eh?”/”Still needs work!”
10. MOTTO = more
Example: Something else that could be said during battle: “motto hayai!” = “Faster!” “Quicker!”
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