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Title: 100 Most Essential Words in Anime

Description: + Pronouns

Total Flash Cards: 134

Created: 06/17/2009 16:00:55

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Term
あぶない
 Definition
dangerous, i.e. "Duck!" "Look out!"
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愛　あい
 Definition
love (non-specific)
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相手　あいて
 Definition
opponent, partner, i.e. "The one I must face."
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あくま
 Definition
Satan, the Devil
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ありがとう
 Definition
"Thanks!"
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ばか
 Definition
idiot, silly, "retard"
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ばけもの
 Definition
monster
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ベーダ！
 Definition

the sound effect when performing this action (あかんべ):

 

akanbe example
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美人　びじん
 Definition
a beautiful woman, i.e. "babe" (not inherently disrespectful)
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違う　ちがう
 Definition
verb: to be different
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ちから
 Definition
strength, power
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ちくしょ
 Definition
"Damn!" or "Shit!"
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くそ
 Definition
literally "Shit!"
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しまった
 Definition
"Damn it!"
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ちょっと
 Definition
a little i.e. "Hold it!" "Cut it out!"
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大丈夫　だいじょうぶ
 Definition
O.K.
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だまる
 Definition
be still; to be silent
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だます
 Definition
to deceive
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だめ
 Definition
bad, no good, no can do
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だれ
 Definition
who
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どこ
 Definition
where
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ふざける
 Definition
to play games, to fool around (when whispered under breath, means more "bullshitting" or "fucking around")
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がき
 Definition
young, immature person i.e. "brat" "punk"
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がんばる
 Definition
"hang in there!" "don't give up!"
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速い　はやい
 Definition
quick, fast
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へん（な）
 Definition
strange, weird
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へんたい
 Definition
"pervert" or "perversion"
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すけべ
 Definition
"oversexed"
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エッチ
 Definition
lewd, fresh
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ひどい
 Definition
severe, harsh
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ひめ
 Definition
princess
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いい
 Definition
good
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いく
 Definition
to go
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いのち
 Definition
life i.e., "staking one's LIFE, to take a LIFE, more important than LIFE."
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痛い　いたい
 Definition
hurt, painful, pain
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じごく
 Definition
Hell. Hades.
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女子高生　じょしこうせい
 Definition
female high school student- i.e., the girl in the sailor uniform
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かまわない
 Definition
regardless of... i.e. "I don't care"
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かみ
 Definition
God, god
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必ず　かならず
 Definition
adverbial prefix will surely happen. When used by itself, means "I swear it!" or "No matter the cost!"
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彼氏　かれし
 Definition
boyfriend
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可愛い　かわいい
 Definition
cute
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けど
 Definition
but, but still
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けが
 Definition
wound, injury (spiritual wounds can apply)
Term
けいさつ
 Definition
police
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き
 Definition
"air" "spiritual essence" "energy" etc...
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心　こころ
 Definition
heart, willpower, sincerity
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ころす
 Definition
to kill
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こわい
 Definition
scary, to be frightful, afraid
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くる
 Definition
to come
Term
まほう
 Definition
magic, magic spell
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まかせる
 Definition
to place one's trust in someone or something; to count on
Term
まける
 Definition
to lose
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まもる
 Definition
to protect
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まさか
 Definition
"Can it be?" "It can't be!" "No!!"
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まつ
 Definition
to wait
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もちろん
 Definition
of course, without a doubt
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もう
 Definition
already "enough!" "geez!"
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娘　むすめ
 Definition
young woman
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なかよくする
 Definition
to get along
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なかま
 Definition
"close friends" "trusted allies"
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なに
 Definition
what
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なるほど
 Definition
I see; So.
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にげる
 Definition
to flee
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にんげん
 Definition
human; humanity (as a species)
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おはよう
 Definition
good morning (casual)
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おこる
 Definition
to get angry
Term
お願い　おねがい
 Definition
please "I beg of you" "pretty please"
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おに
 Definition
demon, ogre
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りょうかい！
 Definition
"Roger!" (used when given an order)
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さあ
 Definition
"I see...." "Well~" "Beats me!" "Innit?"
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さすが
 Definition
"a person living up to his reputation"
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せんぱい
 Definition
anyone who is someone's senior
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しかし
 Definition
however, but, regardless
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仕方がない　（しかたがない）
 Definition
"No help for it" "No way to avoid it"
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しんじる
 Definition
to believe in
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”しんじらない”
 Definition
"I can't believe it!"
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”しょうがない”
 Definition
"I can't believe it!" (abbrev)
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しぬ
 Definition
to die
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しんだ
 Definition
"dead"
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しんなないで
 Definition
"Don't die!"
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しね！
 Definition
"Die!"
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しつこい
 Definition
persistent, relentless, tenacious (at the very least a pain in the ass)
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すごい
 Definition
awesome/awful- admiration for someone else's power or talent
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スゲェ！
 Definition
spoken variant of すごい
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好き　すき
 Definition
affection; like
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する
 Definition
to do
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たいへん
 Definition
extremely + adj; terrible
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たすける
 Definition
to aid
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たたかう
 Definition
to fight; to do battle
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てき
 Definition
enemy
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友達　ともだち
 Definition
friend
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とても
 Definition
very; extremely
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うんめい
 Definition
fate; destiny
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うらぎりもの
 Definition
traitor
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うれしい
 Definition
1st person: happy
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うるさい
 Definition
noisy
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うそ
 Definition
a lie "no way!" "you must be kidding!"
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うわさ
 Definition
rumor
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わかる
 Definition
to understand
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わな
 Definition
trap, snare
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やばい
 Definition
miserable, wretched (situation) "this is bad!" "uh-oh.."
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やくそく
 Definition
promise; oath
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やめる
 Definition
to stop, to quit or terminate
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やめろう！
 Definition
"Stop (it)!" "Enough!"
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やる
 Definition
deferential form of する
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やさしい
 Definition
easy; in anime, means more "splendid, exceptional"
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やった！
 Definition
"Hooray!" "i did it!" "Banzai!" "YAY!"
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よし
 Definition
"Here I come!" "All right (then)!"
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ようかい
 Definition
an occult monster (occult phenomena)
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ゆめ
 Definition
dream
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ゆるす
 Definition
to forgive, to pardon
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”ゆるしてください”
 Definition
"forgive me"
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ゆるさない／ゆらせない
 Definition
"I won't/can't forgive you"
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わたし
 Definition
most common form of "I"
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わたくし
 Definition
older form of わたし
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あたし
 Definition
strictly feminine "I"
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ぼく
 Definition
young men (and young women emulating male behavior) "I"
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おれ
 Definition
overtly masculine; implies he is speaking among men with no women around- or aggressively macho
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せっしゃ
 Definition
courtly, extra modest old fashioned "I" for women
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わし
 Definition
"I" used by older men in positions of authority
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あたい
 Definition
"I" associated with the lower class
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おまえ
 Definition
"you" all-purpose translation of English "you" BUT can seem insulting by forcing familiarity
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おのれ
 Definition
"you" okay in the past, but now is strictly rude and offensive
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きさま
 Definition
"you" indicates distaste for the "you" in question
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あなた
 Definition
"you" generally for social inferiors; can be made insulting by tone of voice; social endearment from wife to husband
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あんた
 Definition
"you" woman's speech; variant of あなた and isn't necessarily rude
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きみ
 Definition
"you" male speech, to someone the speaker has direct authority over
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おぬし
 Definition
"you" archaic polite usage; modern days sounds quaint
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てめえ
 Definition
"you" used by young males
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あいつ
 Definition
third person; extremely casual #1
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やつ
 Definition
third person; extremely casual #2
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あの人
 Definition
neutral way to discuss a third person
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”まけるもんか！”
 Definition
"I'll never give up!"