Please note that this is NOT a course in learning Japanese! These are words that tend to get thrown into fanfics, and while that really annoys me, some people might want to know the meaning of these words. If you're serious about learning Japanese, I would suggest taking a class to learn proper pronounciation and how to speak it correctly. ^_^

ai/ai shiteru love / I love you arigatou thank you angst anxiety, heartbreak, agony: very prevalent in fanfics

baka idiot; stupid person no baka: stupid or idiotic. baka yarro: dumbass baka atama: stupid head! *LOL* biseinen beautiful young adult ~e.g. Zechs, who is to old to be bishounen~ bishoujo pretty girl bishounen pretty boy: ~e.g. Duo or Quatre~

chibi kid, also insulting term for a short person

daijobu safe, fine, alright, I'm fine "Daijobu desu ka?": Are you alright? e.g. "Du: Man, Duo just got whacked by a bat again by Wufei. Duo, daijobu desu ka? Duo: Daijobu!" dochirahe how are you?: used in the greeting sense ~e.g. Duo and Quatre meet on the street: Quatre: Duo! Dochirahe? Duo: Fine thanks. You?~ doujinshi refers to a class of manga, books, and artwork that are produced by people or groups other than the series creators doushita what's wrong?

gaijin foreigner; someone who's not from Japan glomp to come up to another person and throw yourself onto him/her in a massive bear hug, often putting your cheeks together and hanging on long enough to make the other person irritated gomen I'm sorry, excuse me; by adding nasai at the end, it becomes more sincere

hai yes, yes sir, yes ma'm ~I've never heard a difference in how it's pronounced to different people. I think it depends on who you're directing it to~ hajimemashite nice to meet you. honto ni really?

iie no itai painful; or used as the word "ouch!" ittaizentai whatever

ja ne see ya; casual way of saying goodbye

kawaii cute kisama you (impolite form): roughly translated as "bastard!" kitto absolutely/positively koi/koibito boyfriend or girlfriend koi shiteru I love you Konnichiwa hello/good afternoon Konbanwa good evening kudasai please kuso/k'so literally shit!

manga Japanese comic books miko original meaning: a Shinto priestess who acts as an assistant to a priest within a particular god's shrine in anime and on the web: refers to a girl or woman who is really devoted to a particular character mina/mina-san everyone, everybody: mina-san is the polite form moshimoshi hello on the phone

nani what? ~usually used as a question~ nobbette kimi no mono "Up yours!" *LOL*

Ohayou gozaimasu Good Morning Oi! "Hey!" "Omae o korosu" Heero's infamous catch phrase: I will kill you. onna woman otaku used in anime to refer to anime fans that have become so obsessed they sometimes "live anime" so to speak.

SD/super-deformed a particular drawing style that makes a character look very young and somewhat chubby: also used to describe chibi characters seishi a celestial warrior for a particular god seiyuu voice actor shimatta damn it/shit: all purpose swear word shoujo girl; shojo anime is created explicitly for young girls in Japan. shounen (sho-oo nayn) boy; shonen anime is created explicitly for young boys in Japan. shounen-ai boy-love; refers to anime or manga stories that portray a romantic relationship between two boys, who are usually bishounen. this is not as overt as yaoi, but involves a rather obvious pairing. suki desu (ski dayss) I'm fond of you; I love you sumimasen I'm sorry; forgive me

youkoso nice to see you!