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JAPANESE FAMILY!

ojiisan:   one's grandfather or elderly man
obasan:   one's grandmor or elderly woman
otosan:  father
okasan:  mother
(o)touchan:  daddy
(o)kaachan:  mommy
(o)neechan:  big/older sister
(o)niichan:  big/older brother
chibi:  little; little one
musume:  daughter or unmarried young woman, girl
musuko:  son
oji(san):   uncle



JAPANESE SUFFIXES!

-chan:  added to given name to address children affectionately, can also be used among girls who are close friends
-dono:   very polite equivalent form of "-san", usually for royalty and nobility
-kun:   added to given or family name of male friends or someone of lower status, also rarely can be used for girls
-san:  added to given or family name to express respect and friendliness
-sama:   polite equivalent form of "-san", or used to express appreciation, or used for gods, royalty, or someone one "worships". Aoshi-sama is what Misao calls Aoshi.
-nii: [short for oniisan/oniichan]   someone else's older brother or as a term of address "my older brother"
-oneesan:   someone else's older sister or as a term of address "my older sister"
-jouchan: [short for ojouchan/ojousan] your or someone else's daughter or a young lady or girl



JAPANESE PHRASES

aishiteru =   'I love you'
arigatou =   thank you
arigatou gozaimasu =   thank you very much
baka deshi =   silly student (what Hiko calls Kenshin)
daijoubu da ka? =   is everything all right?
daisuki:   to like very much, to love; literally "big like"
domo arigato gozaimasu =   thank you very much
gomen/gomen ne =   Sorry, I'm sorry
gomen nasai =   polite form of 'I'm sorry
hai, de gozaru =   "yes" kenshin-style
honto ni =   really, truly
hontou wa =   that is true.
kaoru-dono, daijobu de gozaru yo? =   Kenshin style asking Kaoru "are you okay?"
kawaisou ni =   poor thing
kawaisou na giant-san =   unfortunate giant
kiwotsukete=   take care
konban wa =   good evening
konnichiwa =   good day; good afternoon
maa, ii de gozaru =   well, it's probably all right
maa, maa =   similar to "now, now" (Kenshin uses this when Kaoru/Yahiko argue)
masaka! =   impossible! it can't be!
miru de gozaru ka? =   do you see?
mou! =   exclamation of dismay or mild annoyance
ne =   rhetorical question; "isn't that so?"
ohayou =   good morning
ohayou gozaimasu =   formal way of saying good morning
oi =   slang for Hey!
oro =   Kenshin's cute little expression meaning exasperation
oshokuji o dozo! =   enjoy your meal!
oyasumi =   good night
oyasumi nasai de gozaru =   good night, kenshin-style
sessha =    literally "this unworthy/lowly one"
sou da ka? =   is that so?
sou da ne =   that's true, that's right
sumanai de gozaru =   "I'm sorry" kenshin-style
sumimasen =   I am sorry
tadaima =   "I'm home!" or "I'm back!"
uso yo =   that's a lie!
wai =   pleased exclamation; hurray, yay, good, etc.



JAPANESE WORDS!

ahou:   idiot, moron
akage:   red-haired
anata:   you, often used by a wife when addressing her husband
baka:   fool, stupid person, silly person
battousai:   manslayer
bokken:   wooden sword (Kaoru/Yahiko uses this to fight)
busu:   ugly, hag (what Yahiko always call Kaoru)
datte:   but; because
demo:   but, however
deshi:   pupil, apprentice, disciple
doushite:   why
furyou:   bad, poor, defective
gaki:   young student, brat
genki:   vigorous, lively, cheerful
Godzilla:   the large fire breathing reptile that loves to terrorize Tokyo
hai:   yes
hitokiri:   assasin
honto:   really
iie:   no
itachi:   weasel, skunk
kawaii:   cute
keikan:   police officer
kisama:   very rude way to say "you"
kitto:   surely
koishii:   darling, beloved
koneko:   kitten
kouhai:   one's junior, underclassman
kozou:   boy, brat
megitsune:   fox lady
minna:   everyone
nani:   what?
onegai:   please
onna:   woman, female, often has a derogatory connotation
rurouni:   wanderer
sakabatou:   Kenshin's reverse blade sword
sempai:   one's senior, elder
sensei:   teacher, professor, or doctor
shinai:   bamboo sword (Kaoru uses this when training her students)
shiraga:   white-haired
shishou:   master
shogun:  general; head of samurai goverment
shoji:   Japanese rice paper or wooden screen or door
tanuki:   tanuki, a dog-like animal native to asia which looks similar to a raccoon
tatami:   Japanese straw floor mat
tenken:   sword of heaven
tori:   chicken or bird, fowl, poultry
usagi:   bunny, rabbit.
wappa:   child
yarou:   guy, fellow






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