おおい

1924, 宮沢賢治, 注文の多い料理店, 青空文庫:

二人は俄かに元気がついて「おおい、おおい、ここだぞ、早く来い。」と叫びました。

Futari wa niwaka ni genki ga tsuite “Ōi, ōi, koko da zo, hayaku koi.” to sakebimashita.

The two suddenly cheered up and yelled, “Hey, hey, we’re over here! Come quick!”

Used to attract the attention of someone far away: hey, ahoy


その

⟨so₂ no₂⟩ → */sənə/ → /sono/
From Old Japanese そ, distal demonstrative root, with の (no) added to form the ordinary adnominal form 'that', as in 'that word', as opposed to the pronoun それ (sore).

(used as filler during conversation) uh, umm, er


それ

Compound of そ (so, “that”, medial reference marker) + れ (-re, specific pronoun referent marker).

suffix

Used to call someone's attention to something; there!, look!

Used to stir someone to action or fire oneself up; go on!, let's go!, right!, here goes!, come on!


あの

Originally a compound of あ (a, distal pronominal marker) + の (no, genitive particle).

com

similar to English er or umm, said when hesitating in speech

あの…そうですね、…

similar to English uh, space filler or pause during conversation


あれ

Chinese:

→ Mandarin: 啊咧

あれ？ない。

あれ？もしかして……

huh? (expression of surprise and confusion when talking to yourself)


そう

sō (romanization)
sau (romanization)
さう (hiragana historical)

Japanese phrasebook
 This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.
/sau/ → /sɔː/ → /soː/

phrasebook

1987 March 20 [1987 February 20], Fujiko Fujio, “テレパ椎(しい) [Telepathinkapin]”, in カンビュセスの籤(くじ) [Cambyses’s Drawing] (藤子不二雄 ＳＦ全短編; 1), 2nd edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Chuokoronsha, →ISBN, 第二章, page 386:

We are bosom buddies! Yes, we are.
 Yes, we are. Yes, we are.

おれたちや親友だな！そうだな
そうだ そうだ

Ore-tachi ya shin'yū da na! Sō da na
 Sō da Sō da

yes, yeah; it's like that; that's how it is; I see. (interjection to show that the speaker is paying attention)


くん

(onomatopoeia) Representing a sniffing sound.


OK

OK (canonical)
OK (canonical)
ōkē (romanization)
okkē (romanization)

2009 August 25, Kozue Amano, “第(だい)２(に)話(わ) 夢(ゆめ)ヶ丘(おか)高(こう)校(こう) [Chapter 2: Yumegaoka High School]”, in [あまんちゅ](ＡＭＡＮＣＨＵ)！ [AMANCHU!], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Mag Garden, →ISBN, pages 33–38:

Number 1 “Preparation”, check!! Number 2 “Location”: Entryway, check!! Number 3 “Time”: 7:30, check!! Number 4 “Air”... Hwee, check!! Number 5 “Action”: Let’s la gooo! Check!!

その１「準備」っ ＯＫ‼その２「位置」っ お家の玄関 ＯＫ‼その３「時間」っ ７時３０分 ＯＫ‼その４「空気」っ…………ピッ ＯＫ‼その５「行動」っ レッツらゴ——！ＯＫ‼

Sono ichi “Junbi”h okkē!! Sono ni “Ichi”h o-uchi no genkan okkē!! Sono san “Jikan”h shichiji sanjuppun okkē!! Sono yon “Kūkan”h... pih okkē!! Sono go “Kōdō”h rettsu ra gō—! Okkē!!


乙

Derived as aggressive clipping of お疲れ様です (otsukaresama desu, used as a kind of greeting at work, literally “that's honorable exhaustion (from hard work)”). The use of 乙 for the spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

自演乙

I appreciate your acting (a satire of someone who sock puppeting to praise himself)

お疲れ様です お疲れ様です#Japanese

(Internet slang) Clipping of お疲れ様です (otsukaresama desu).


きゃあ

ja-pos

きゃあ or キャア • (kyā)

きゃあ (canonical)
キャア (canonical)
kyā (romanization)

→ English: kyaa


こん

こんにちは こんにちは#Japanese

こんばんは こんばんは#Japanese


何

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *n-anu-.


嘘

嘘 (canonical)
嘘 (canonical)
uso (romanization)

Attested in the late Heian period. Possibly cognate with 嘯く (usobuku, “to boast”).

(slang) no way!; unbelievable!; get out of here!; shut up!


嗟

嗟(ああ) or 嗟(アー) • (ā)

嗟 (canonical)
嗟 (canonical)
ā (romanization)


唵

唵 (canonical)
唵 (canonical)
on (romanization)

*/om/ → /omu/ → /oɴ/
From Middle Chinese 唵 (ʔʌm^X), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit ॐ (oṃ).
The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.


唯

唯 (canonical)
i (romanization)
wi (romanization)
ゐ (hiragana historical)

/wi/ → /i/
From Middle Chinese 唯 (MC ywijX).

polite particle used to respond to elders: yes


喝

(Buddhism) an interjection uttered by Zen Buddhist masters to scold their students


屎

⟨kuso₁⟩ → /kuso/
From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *kusau. Cognate with 臭い (kusai, “stinky, smelly”), 腐る (kusaru, “to rot, to become stinky”).


己

From 己 (ono, reflexive or first-person pronoun, see below) + れ (re, “thing”, demonstrative nominalizer ending).

compound

An interjection expressing anger or chagrin


汝

Sound shift from reflexive pronoun 己 (ono), Old Japanese 己 (ono₂).

(vulgar) used as an insult to the second person: you!


糞

From Old Japanese, in turn from Proto-Japonic *kuso.
Cognate with 臭い (kusai, “stinky, smelly”), 腐る (kusaru, “to rot, to become stinky”).


お願い

お願い (canonical)
onegai (romanization)
onegafi (romanization)
おねがひ (hiragana historical)

2003 March 19 [2001 December 29], Yumi Hotta with Obata, Takeshi, “第(だい)129(ひゃくにじゅうきゅう)局(きょく) もどって来(こ)い！ [Game 129: Come Back!]”, in ヒカルの碁 [Hikaru’s Go], 6th edition, volume 15 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, pages 78–79:

I don’t need anything! I won’t ask to play any more! So, God! I’m begging you! Return things back to the beginning! Turn time back to when I first met him, please!!

オレなんかいらねェ！もう打ちたいって言わねェよ！だから 神さま！お願いだ！はじめにもどして！アイツを会った一番はじめに時間をもどして‼

Ore nan ka ira nē! Mō uchitaitte iwa nē yo! Dakara Kami-sama! Onegai da! Hajime ni modoshite! Aitsu o atta ichiban hajime ni jikan o modoshite‼

used as the word for please, familiar honorific.


虎

→ English: tora-tora

From Old Japanese to₁ra, from Proto-Japonic *tora.
Pellard (2013, 92) includes to₁ra among words with o₁ excepted from the /-o-/ to /-u-/ vowel-raising rule and not originating from earlier diphthongs. According to Vovin (2021, 111), West Old Japanese *to₁ra, instead of expected *tura, is "anomalous" and possibly "a case of a sporadic analogical development".
Vovin (2013) asserts that this word is same as a Silla place name 刀良 (/*tora/), which matches the Old Japanese phonographic spelling.

(World War II, dated) clipping of 突撃雷撃 (totsugeki raigeki, “lightning attack”), used by Japanese soldiers to warn about an imminent attack.


いいえ

/ina/ → /ija/ → /ije/ → /iːe/
First cited to the late 1600s.
Shift from いや (iya), from even earlier 否 (ina). While いや (iya) was broadly used in the Muromachi period, in the Edo period, いや (iya) shifted to use mainly in informal or more intimate contexts, while いいえ (īe) was used in more formal or polite contexts. いや (iya) is still in use, including broader senses not included for いいえ (īe).

「東京出身ですか。」「いいえ、大阪出身です。」

“Tōkyō shusshin desu ka.”“Īe, Ōsaka shusshin desu.”

"Are you from Tokyo?" "No, I am from Osaka."

今日は雨だから、ピクニックには行けませんね？いいえ、雨ガッパを着れば行けます。

Kyō wa ame da kara, pikunikku ni wa ikemasen ne? Īe, amagappa o kireba ikemasu.

It's raining today so we can't go on a picnic? Yes, we can go, if we wear raincoats.

yes (in response to negative questions), disagree

「ありがとうございます。」「いいえ、どういたしまして。」

“Arigatō gozaimasu.”“Īe, dō itashimashite.”

「あ、どうも。」「いえいえ、こちらこそ。」


はい

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Ultimate derivation currently unknown, with various resources listing no etymology. Theories include:
* Perhaps related to interjection は (ha, “yes”), which first appears in the early 1600s.
* Alternatively, may derive from Cantonese 係／系 (hai⁶), or perhaps from Sino-Japanese 拝 (hai), but this theory is not academically accepted.
First cited as a general shout in the early 1600s (compare English hey), with the affirmative yes sense first cited to 1774.

はい、承知しました。

「もしもし、木村さんですか？」「はい、木村です。」

“Moshimoshi, Kimura-san desu ka?”“Hai, Kimura desu.”

"Hello, is this Mr./Ms. Kimura?" "Yes, Kimura speaking."

はい、何でしょうか。

はい。はい。はい。なるほど、なるほど。

yes; okay; understood, got it; here, present; right, so (agreement); uh-huh (acknowledgement that one is listening)

今日は雨だから、ピクニックには行けませんね？はい、行けません。

Kyō wa ame da kara, pikunikku ni wa ikemasen ne? Hai, ikemasen.

It's raining today so we can't go on a picnic? No, we can't go.

no (in response to negative questions); agree

はい？何ですって？

1、2、3、はい！

はい、そこまで。

はいおわりー。

general shout or call, compare English hey: go, start; stop, time's up (expressing a timing)

そうだと思います、はい。

(sentence-final) used to express mild uncertainty


ね

Probably related to ない (nai), as negative forms cross-linguistically are commonly used as confirmation particles.

ね、知ってる？

(informal, begins sentences) used to catch listener’s attention; hey

(informal, women's speech, see sense 1 above) I know, right?

women's speech; see sense 1 above; women's speech; see sense 1 above

(informal, women's speech, see sense 2 above) please?

women's speech; see sense 2 above; women's speech; see sense 2 above


は

は、さようでございます。

は、承知いたしました。

(dated, humble) Used to show agreement or obedience: yes


ひ

(onomatopoeia) A shriek, as when recoiling in fear or disgust.

For a list of all kanji read as ひ

This term, ひ (hi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.


あ

あ (canonical)
ア (canonical)
a (romanization)

Common exclamatory sound made by people of various cultures around the world.


な

Probably derived from mild emphatic interjection and sentence-final particle ね, itself from Old Japanese, indicating a general sense of admiration or consideration, or hope that the preceding statement comes to pass.

な、聞いたかい。

(masculine, informal, mild emphatic) used to get someone's attention, generally carries neutral or slightly positive connotations


你好

ja-pos

你好(ニイハオ) or 你好(ニーハオ) • (nīhao)

你好 (canonical)
你好 (canonical)
nīhao (romanization)

From modern Mandarin 你好 (nǐ hǎo, “hello”).

「你好」と僧はすこし驚いた表情で答えた。

The monk said "Nihao", looking a little surprised

“Nīhao” to sō wa sukoshi odoroita hyōjō de kotaeta.

小学校帰りの赤いスカーフを胸もとに巻いた児童たちに出会い、你好！と声をかけると、どこでも你好！と挨拶が返って来る

1985, 山崎豊子, ”虱”だらけの指導者・胡耀邦 in 『山崎豊子全集19 大地の子（一）』, 2005, Page 605

When I meet children with a red neckerchief on their chest on their way back to home from school, and I say nihao to them, wherever it is, they return a greeting of nihao to me

Shōgakkō gaeri no akai sukāfu o munamoto ni maita jidō tachi ni deai, nīhao! to koe o kakeru to, doko demo nīhao! to aisatsu ga kaette kuru

「你好」と声をかけたら「你好」と顔をあげた。「みかけない顔だ、どこから来たか」「日本から来た」

1987, 鈴木孝雄, 異文化融合と民族性と…… in 『公明』, 1987, No. 7, Page 99

"Nihao," I talked to him. "Nihao", he said, looking up at me, "I haven't seen you around here. Where are you from?" - "I came from Japan."

“Nīhao” to koe o kaketara “nīhao” to kao o ageta.“Mikakenai kao da, doko kara kita ka” “Nihon kara kita”

(informal, rare) hi, hello (in a Chinese context)


もしもし

A reduplication of もし (moshi), a shortened form of 申し (mōshi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of humble verb 申す (mōsu, “to say, to speak”).

もしもし。こちらは、山田エージェンシーです。ご用件は？

Moshi moshi. Kochira wa, Yamada ējenshī desu. Go-yōken wa?

(on the phone) Hello. This is Yamada Agency. May I help you?

(telephony) a common Japanese telephone greeting: hello; used when answering the telephone

used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to ask if anyone is listening


こんにちわ

こんにちは こんにちは#Japanese


今日は

今日は (canonical)
konnichiwa (romanization)

→ English: konnichiwa, konnichi wa

[kõ̞ɲ̟ːit͡ɕi β̞a̠]

From 今(こん)日(にち) (konnichi, “this day, today”) + は (wa, topic particle); shortened from expressions like the following:
* 今(こん)日(にち)は御(ご)機(き)嫌(げん)いかがですか
konnichi wa go-kigen ikaga desu ka
How are you doing today?
* 今(こん)日(にち)は良(よ)い天(てん)気(き)ですね
konnichi wa yoi tenki desu ne
It's fine weather today, isn't it?

ja-usex

今%日は御%機%嫌いかがですか

こん%にち は ご%-き%げん いかが です か

今%日は良い天%気ですね

こん%にち は よい てん%き です ね

good day, good afternoon: a Japanese greeting used in the daytime


失礼します

失礼します (canonical)
shitsurei shimasu (romanization)

[ɕi̥t͡sɨɾe̞ː ɕima̠sɨ̥]

From 失(しつ)礼(れい) (shitsurei, “rudeness”) + します (shimasu), the polite conjugation of する (suru, “do”).

失礼しました

excuse me; the past tense form, used to say in reference to past actions

お先に失礼します

please excuse me for doing something before you


お願いします

ja-pos

お願(ねが)いします • (onegai shimasu) ^(←おねがひします (onegafi simasu)?)

お願いします (canonical)
onegai shimasu (romanization)
onegafi simasu (romanization)
おねがひします (hiragana historical)

From お (o-) + 願(ねが)う (negau, “request, implore”) + します (shimasu, a polite honorific (丁(てい)寧(ねい)語(ご) (teineigo)) formula used to show respect to the hearer). The latter portion is the formal or socially distanced form of する (suru). See also ます (-masu, suffix).

ja-compound

真相を話してください。お願いします。

Shinsō o hanashite kudasai. Onegai shimasu.


まこと

From Old Japanese. Originally from 真 (ma-, “truth”) + こと (koto, “thing”).
First appears in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE in sense 2.

used for recalling information previously forgotten or sudden change of subjects: that's right


ほう

ほう！それは驚きだ。


よう

よう、元気？

よう、待てよ。

A very informal (rude) interjection similar to hey.


おう

おう、久しぶりだね。

An informal greeting similar to hey. See also よう.

おう、しまった！

An informal interjection similar to oh or oops.

「わかった？」「おう。」

お、おう…


どう

First cited to 1604 in the Portuguese work Arte da Lingoa de Iapam.
The initial ど (do) may be cognate with the interrogative ど (do) seen in どれ (dore), どこ (doko), どち (dochi).
Alternatively, possibly from older form だう (dau), much like the shift from かう (kau) → こう (kō, “like this, this way”), or さう (sau) → そう (sō, “like that, that way”). This shift is apparently suggested in the Arte da Lingoa de Iapam entry of Dǒxô, presumably どうしよう (dō shiyō). However, the expected entries dǒ or dǒxô are missing from the 1603 Nippo Jisho.
The kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), using the corresponding Chinese term for the spelling and the underlying Japanese root word for the reading.

ja-r

どうしよう (dō shiyō)

どう？まあまあ。

Casual greeting: Howdy? What's new? What's up?

どう？いいんじゃない。

Call out to horses or cows to control/stop them: Ho! Hoy! Whoa!


えい

Used in situations requiring decisive, sudden force, such as throwing. oof


もう

Historical kana orthography
Muromachi Period
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
もう

Derivation unknown. First attested in 1477, around the Muromachi Period.
Historical kana orthography shows that this was originally まう (mau), and Portuguese sources from the late 1500s and early 1600s record this as ⟨mǒ⟩, indicating a pronunciation of /mɔː/ as part of the regular sound shift from /au/ to /oː/.
The initial ma is speculatively connected to 今 (ima, ma, “now”).

もう、何やってんだよ。

Jeez, what're you up to? → Whaddya doing, already?

嫌になっちゃうなあ、もう。

(colloquial) Used to express frustration against the addressee; jeez; compare use of English already


うん

(informal) yeah, uh-huh, mhm (an interjection expressing agreement)


いえ

いいえ (īe, “no”)


ありがとう

arigatō (romanization)
arigatau (romanization)
ありがたう (hiragana historical)

Chinese:

→ Hakka: 阿里加多 (à-li-ka-tó)

English: arigato

[a̠ɾʲiɡa̠to̞ː]

[a̠˨ɾi˦ɡ̃a̠˨to̞ː˨˨]

[a̠˨ɾi˦ɡ̃a̠˦to̞ː˨˨]

[a̠˨ɾi˨ɡ̃a̠˨to̞ː˦˨]

[a̠˨ɾi˨ɡ̃a̠˨to̞ː˦˦]

Phonetic shift: /ariɡataku/ → /ariɡatau/ → /ariɡatoː/.
From ありがたく (arigataku), the adverbial form of Old Japanese and Classical Japanese adjective ありがたし (arigatashi, modern ありがたい arigatai, “grateful, thankful; welcome”), from 有り (ari, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 有る aru, “to exist, to be”) + 難し (katashi, “hard, difficult”, 難い katai in modern Japanese). The katashi changes to gatashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Modern Japanese -i adjectives formerly ended in -ki for the attributive form. This medial /k/ dropped out during the Muromachi period, both for the attributive form (-ki becoming -i) and for the adverbial form (-ku becoming -u). However, the adverbial form reverted back to -ku thereafter for most words, with the -u ending persisting in certain everyday set expressions, such as arigatō, おはよう (ohayō), or おめでとう (omedetō), and in hyper-formal speech.
Arigatashi is first attested in the oldest literature of the 8th century. It originally meant “difficult to exist, hard to be”, shifting to “rare, special”, and then to “welcome, thankful, nice to have” by some time in the 15th century. This sense is still in use:
: この天(てん)気(き)はありがたいね。 ― Kono tenki wa arigatai ne. ― This weather sure is welcome (lit. This weather sure is hard to come by).
The similarity to Portuguese obrigado (“thank you”) is purely coincidental; the Portuguese first arrived in Japan in 1543, well over a century after citations expressing gratitude are found.

compound

<i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">難い</i> katai in modern Japanese

furigana

この天%気はありがたいね。

^この てん%き は ありがたい ね。

この天(てん)気(き)はありがたいね。

xlit

^この てん%き は ありがたい ね。

ja-usex-inline

この天%気はありがたいね。

^この てん%き は ありがたい ね。

an expression of thankfulness: thank you

Daijirin
Daijisen
Muromachi period
ja:松村明


ザーザー

ja-pos

ザーザー • (zāzā)


ふむ

ふむ、それでどうする。


ああ

Duplication of interjection あ (a).
Compare English ah.

ああ、そのとおりだ。

(colloquial) expresses a calm positive response: yeah


おめでとう

omedetō (romanization)
omedetau (romanization)
おめでたう (hiragana historical)

Daijirin Daijisen Japanese_language#Late_Middle_Japanese ja:松村明

/omedetaku/ → /omedetau/ → /omedetɔː/ → /omedetoː/
Originally a compound of 御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 愛でたく (medetaku, “admirably, auspiciously”), from adjective 愛でたい (medetai, “admirable, auspicious”).
Modern Japanese -i adjectives formerly ended in -ki for the attributive form. This medial /k/ dropped out during the Muromachi period, both for the attributive form (-ki becoming -i) and for the adverbial form (-ku becoming -u). However, the adverbial form reverted back to -ku thereafter for most words, with the -u ending persisting in certain everyday set expressions, such as arigatō, ohayō, or omedetō, and in hyper-formal speech.


失礼

[ɕi̥t͡sɨɾe̞ː]

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 失禮／失礼 (syit lej^X, literally “lose, loss + propriety”). Compare modern Min Nan reading sit-lé.


じゃ

ja (romanization)
dya (romanization)
ぢや (hiragana historical)

じゃね！

by extension from the "so then" meaning: bye, goodbye


おか

(Internet slang) short for おかえり (okaeri): welcome back, welcome home


うむ

有無 生む 産む 倦む 膿む


おっと

Derived as a general exclamation of surprise. Compare English whoops, oops.

2002 September 17, Motohiro Katou, “災(さい)厄(やく)の男(おとこ) [Bummer Guy]”, in [Ｑ.](キュー)[Ｅ.](イー)[Ｄ.](ディー) [証](しょう)[明](めい)[終](しゅう)[了](りょう) [Q.E.D. Quod Erat Demonstrandum], volume 13 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 96:

Whoops, sorry. Japanese people aren’t really used to greetings like this. It’s called a “hug” and it’s very common in my country.

おっと失礼 日本人はあまりこういうあいさつをしないんですよね 私の国では「ハグ」といって日常的にやるものなんですけど

Otto shitsurei Nipponjin wa amari kō iu aisatsu o shinai n desu yo ne Watashi no kuni de wa “hagu” to itte nichijōteki ni yaru mono na n desu kedo


いけない

Negative form of 行ける (ikeru), the potential form of 行く (iku).

いけない、遅刻する！


ええ

ええ、その通り。


どれ

/idure/ → /idore/ → /dore/
Shift from いずれ (izure).
Compare development of 何処 (izuko → doko, “where”).

a filled pause in speech:
let me see, ...; let's see, ...


畜生

畜生 (canonical)
畜生 (canonical)
chikushō (romanization)

[t͡ɕi̥kɯ̟ɕo̞ː]

/tikusjau/ → /t͡ɕikusjoː/
From Middle Chinese 畜生 (MC trhjuwH sraeng, literally “livestock + livestock; sacrificial animal”), itself influenced by Sanskrit तिर्यञ्च् (tiryañc, “a beast; the organic world”) or Sanskrit तिर्यग्योनि (tiryagyoni, “animal creation”).

der

1993 November 25 [1989 May 20], Mitsuru Adachi, “第(だい)27(にじゅうなな)話(わ) 直(なお)人(と)の想(おも)い [Chapter 27: Mortals’ Desires]”, in [スロー](SLOW)[ステップ](STEP) [Slow Step], 11th edition, volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 84:

Damn it, no one’s here… Oh! You little brat! It’s ten years too early for you to come in the women’s bath alright?

ちくしょう だれも入って……お！あのガキァ 女湯に入るのは10年早えよ

Chikushō dare mo haitte……O! Ano gakya Onnayu ni hairu no wa jū-nen haē yo

(vulgar) an expression of strong anger or frustration: damn, dammit, fuck, shit


さよなら

さよなら (canonical)
サヨナラ (canonical)
sayonara (romanization)

Shortening of さようなら (sayōnara).
First attested in 1770 as a conjunction and interjection, with the farewell noun sense attested from 1924, and the verb sense from roughly 1937.

1988 July 30 [1983 December 25], Fujiko F. Fujio, “愛人製造法 [How to Create a Loved One]”, in ひとりぼっちの宇宙戦争 [The One-Man Cosmic War] (藤子不二雄少年SF短編集; 1), 16th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 190:

さよなら、……ぼくの麻理ちゃん。

さようなら さようなら#Japanese

Alternative form of さようなら (sayōnara, “so long; goodbye; farewell”)


The digits can be read as yon-roku-shi-ku, which is similar to よろしく (yoroshiku, “pleased to meet you; regards”).

『今回も4649！ 数学はないの？』

2005, 七瀬晶 Nanase Hikaru, Project SEVEN, p12

“Konkai mo yoroshiku ! Sūgaku wa nai no?”

pleased to meet you; let's get along well


どうもありがとう

ja-pos

どうもありがとう • (dōmo arigatō) ^(←どうもありがたう (doumoarigatau)?)

dōmo arigatō (romanization)
doumoarigatau (romanization)
どうもありがたう (hiragana historical)

Phrase consisting of どうも (dōmo, “very”) + ありがとう (arigatō, “thank you”).


パリ

(onomatopoeia) the sound of crackling, crinkling, or crunching


再見

ja-pos

再見(ツァイチェン) or 再見(サイチェン) or 再見(ザイチェン) • (tsaichen or saichen or zaichen)

再見 (canonical)
再見 (canonical)
再見 (canonical)
tsaichen (romanization)
saichen (romanization)
zaichen (romanization)

[t͡sa̠it͡ɕẽ̞ɴ]

[sa̠it͡ɕẽ̞ɴ]

[d͡za̠it͡ɕẽ̞ɴ]

zh-l

再見／再见 (zàijiàn)

(informal, rare, in a Chinese context) goodbye, see you later


メーメー

ja-pos

メーメー • (mēmē)


ガオー

roar (sound a big animal or a monster makes)


キーキー

キーキー • (kīkī)

(onomatopoeia) ook ook (the sound a monkey makes)


またね

bye, see you later (casual, lit.: "again, okay?")


ウキー

(onomatopoeia) ook (the sound a monkey makes)


コケコッコー

コケコッコー or こけこっこー • (kokekokkō)

コケコッコー (canonical)
こけこっこー (canonical)
kokekokkō (romanization)

(onomatopoeia) cock-a-doodle-doo (the sound a rooster makes)


さようなら

さようなら • (sayōnara) ^(←さやうなら (sayaunara)?)

sayōnara (romanization)
sayaunara (romanization)
さやうなら (hiragana historical)

Shortening of earlier 左様ならば (sayō naraba), itself a compound of 左様 (sayō, “like that, that way”) + ならば (naraba, “if”, now somewhat archaic, often replaced by なら (nara)). Literally “if that's the way it is”.
First cited to roughly 1742 as a conjunction (literally, “if it's like that, then...”). The interjection usage is cited to 1788, and then the noun sense is cited to roughly 1915.

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now somewhat archaic, often replaced by <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">なら</i> (nara)

(formal) a final expression of departure; farewell, so long, adieu, goodbye

1921, Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, アグニの神 [God of Aguni]:

Please come again tomorrow morning to this house. I see no way for me to escape the old woman apart from this plan. Goodbye.

ドウカ明日ノ朝モウ一度、オ婆サンノ所ヘ來テ下サイ。コノ計略ノ外ニハオ婆サンノ手カラ、逃ゲ出スミチハアリマセン。サヤウナラ。

Dōka ashita no asa mō ichido, obāsan no tokoro e kite kudasai. Kono keiryaku no hoka ni wa obāsan no te kara, nigedasu michi wa arimasen. Sayōnara.

(dated, formal) a non-final expression of departure: goodbye, au revoir


謝謝

ja-pos

謝謝(シエシエ) or 謝謝(シェイシェイ) • (shieshie or sheishei)

謝謝 (canonical)
謝謝 (canonical)
shieshie (romanization)
sheishei (romanization)

From modern Mandarin 謝謝／谢谢 (xièxie, “thank you”).

2020 January 27, 沢井メグ, “【新型肺炎】日本の企業が中国へマスク100万個を送付と話題！ 迅速な支援に中国ネットで感動の嵐 / 送り主はイトーヨーカドー！ 詳細を広報に聞いた”, in ロケットニュース24:

「謝謝日本！」
「日本だってマスクは必要なのに。本当にありがとう！」
 […]

“Shieshie Nihon!”
“Nihon datte masuku wa hitsuyō na no ni. Hontō ni arigatō!”
 […]

"Xiexie Japan!"
"Even though Japan also needs masks, yet [they sent us masks]. Thank you so much!"
 […]

(informal, rare) thanks, thank you (in a Chinese context)


東西

From Middle Chinese 東西 (MC tuwng sej). The sai of 西 changes to zai due to rendaku (連濁).

Synonym of 東西東西 (“your attention please; hear ye”)


って

Classical Japanese
Daijirin
Daijisen
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
ja:松村明

Contracted from とて (tote), itself a compound of quotative particle と (to) and conjunctive particle て (te).
Another etymology lists って as a shift from てふ (tefu), a contraction of と言う (to iu, “said that...”) in its Classical Japanese form.
* /to ifu/ → /toifu/ → /tefu/ → /tte/
When following a word ending in ん (n), manifests without gemination as just て (te).
First cited to the late 1800s.

黙れ。ってなんでお前がここに！

Used to draw attention to something objectionable in a discussion.


サンキュー

サンキュー or さんきゅう • (sankyū)

サンキュー (canonical)
さんきゅう (canonical)
sankyū (romanization)


無問題

無(もう)問(まん)題(たい) or 無(む)問(もん)題(だい) or 無問題(モウマンタイ) or 無問題(もーまんたい) or 無問題(モーマンタイ) • (mōmantai or mumondai)

無問題 (canonical)
無問題 (canonical)
無問題 (canonical)
無問題 (canonical)
無問題 (canonical)
mōmantai (romanization)
mumondai (romanization)

Jukujikun reading: From Cantonese 冇問題／冇问题 (mou5 man6 tai4), popularized by 1999 Hong Kong movie with the same title.


バイバイ

From English bye-bye. Attested from at least the 1930s.


ちょっと

ちょっと or チョット or チョッと • (chotto)

ちょっと (canonical)
チョット (canonical)
チョッと (canonical)
chotto (romanization)

From ちっと (chitto), itself a geminated emphatic form of ちと (chito), originally composed of ち (chi, “small”, not used in isolation; cognate with the chi in 小さい chīsai) + と (to, adverbial particle).

ja-compound

not used in isolation; cognate with the chi in <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">小さい</i> chīsai

ちょっと、聞いて良いですか。


グッジョブ

[ɡɯ̟d̚d͡ʑo̞bɯ̟]


ありがとうございます

ja-pos

ありがとうございます • (arigatō gozaimasu) ^(←ありがたうございます (arigatau gozaimasu)?)

arigatō gozaimasu (romanization)
arigatau gozaimasu (romanization)
ありがたうございます (hiragana historical)

Phrase consisting of ありがとう (arigatō, “thank you”) + ございます (gozaimasu, “to be, it is”, formal). Literal meaning closer to “it is welcome”, but semantically and contextually used to mean “thank you”.

compound

教えてくれてありがとうございます。

いつもご利用ありがとうございます。

Thank you for always using our services.


久しぶり

久しぶり (canonical)
hisashiburi (romanization)

[çi̥sa̠ɕibɯ̟ɾʲi]

From 久しい (hisashii, “long”, (of time)) + 振り (-buri, “first time after”).

suffix

2002 January 17, Yukiru Sugisaki, “STAGE(ステージ)２(に) Vol.(ボリューム)10(じゅう)”, in [D](ディー)・[N](エヌ)・[ANGEL](エンジェル)・ [D.N.Angel], volume 6 (fiction), Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten, →ISBN, page 33:

なじみヅラしてんじゃね——よ クラッド

なじみヅラしてんじゃね——よ クラッド


そんな

("[something] like that [is not possible]!") Expression of disbelief, 'no (way)', 'impossible', 'it can't be', 'I don't believe it'.


しまった

The perfective form of しまう (shimau, “to finish”), literally meaning “finished”. Compare Mandarin 完了 (wánle).

used in response to a failure or mistake: dang, shoot, darn it


とんでもありません

From the adjective とんでもない by replacing ない with ありません.


とんでもございません

From the adjective とんでもない by replacing ない with ございません.


別に

別 (betsu, “separate”) + に (ni, particle), literally separately, used idiomatically to mean something closer to especially. Compare Korean 별로 (byeollo).

「店に行きたい？」「いや、別に。」

"Do you want to go to the store?" "Eh, not really."


可惜

可惜 (canonical)
可惜 (canonical)
atara (romanization)
attara (romanization)

From 可惜し (atarashi, “regrettable; tragic; precious”).


JK

常識的に考えて 常識的に考えて#Japanese

(rare) abbreviation of 常識的に考えて (jōshiki-teki ni kangaete).


すみません

Negative of 済(す)む (sumu, “to finish; to be settled”), lit. "(the trouble) is not settled".

ja-r

ごめんなさい ごめんなさい#Japanese

sorry! (in apology, more formal than ごめんなさい (gomennasai))

excuse me! (attempting to get someone's attention)

thank you! (in the case of someone having done something for you)


どうぞ

ja-pos

どうぞ • (dōzo)

From どう (dō, “how, anyhow”) + ぞ (zo, emphatic particle).


お願いいたします

お願いいたします (canonical)
onegai itashimasu (romanization)

お願いします お願いします#Japanese

(humble, formal, polite) Please (do). Humble form of お願いします (onegai shimasu).


ううん

(informal) nope, nah, nuh-uh (an interjection expressing disagreement)


いや

Possibly onomatopoeia as a general expression of disgust. Compare similar terms in many different languages, such as English yuck, Finnish yök, Arabic يَع (yaʕ), Turkish ıyak, Thai ยี้ (yíi).


いや

いや、違うだろ。


いや

いやぁ、驚いたな。

Exclamation of surprise in contrast to expectations.

いやぁ、そう言われてもなぁ。

I mean, even if you say so [tell me to, etc.], it's just… [somewhat difficult].

Exclamation used when one finds it difficult to onboard.


おやおや

well! (exclamation of mild surprise); well well!


おはようございます

ja-pos

おはようございます • (ohayō gozaimasu) ^(←おはやうございます (ofayaugozaimasu)?)

ohayō gozaimasu (romanization)
ofayaugozaimasu (romanization)
おはやうございます (hiragana historical)

Phrase consisting of おはよう (ohayō, “early”, formal, adverbial) + ございます (gozaimasu, “it is”, formal).


おはよう

ohayō (romanization)
ofayau (romanization)
おはやう (hiragana historical)

Originally a compound of 御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 早く (hayaku, “early”, adverb), from adjective 早い (hayai, “early”).
Modern Japanese -i adjectives formerly ended in -ki for the attributive form. This medial /k/ dropped out during the Muromachi period, both for the attributive form (-ki becoming -i) and for the adverbial form (-ku becoming -u). However, the adverbial form reverted back to -ku thereafter for most words, with the -u ending persisting in certain everyday set expressions, such as arigatō, ohayō, or omedetō, and in hyper-formal speech.
/ohayaku/ → /ohayau/ → /ohayoː/


いで

Come! (used to verbally urge the addressee when calling them closer)


お大事に

お大事に (canonical)
odaiji ni (romanization)

From お (o, honorific marker) + 大(だい)事(じ) (daiji, “important”) + に (ni, particle for direction); shortened from expressions such as お大(だい)事(じ)になさってください (o daiji ni nasatte kudasai, “Please take care of yourself”).

ja-r

お 大%事 に なさって ください

お だい%じ に なさって ください

お体をお大事に。


おっす

Probably a very contracted form of おはようございます (ohayō gozaimasu, “good morning”, also used when greeting someone for the first time that day). Compare the development of similar greeting term うぃーっす (wīssu).


押忍

Probably an extreme contraction of おはようございます (ohayō gozaimasu, “good morning”, also said when first meeting a commonly-met acquaintance for the first time that day). First used in the Budo Senmon Gakko, later among other martial artists.
The kanji spelling is an example of ateji (当て字).


キター

ja-pos

キター • (kitā)

Perfective form of 来(く)る (kuru, “to come”).


やった

From the past tense of やる, literally meaning “I did it”, “you did it”, or “he/she did it”, the subject being implied in a context. In the case of interjection it always means “I did it”.

戦闘の時と同じような銃声がしたかと思うと、兎は一間ほどの高さに、空に弧を描いて向うへとんだ。たしかに手ごたえがあった。
「やった！ やった！」
吉田は、銃をさげ、うしろの小村に一寸目くばせして、前へ馳せて行った。

As soon as we heard a gunshot that matched that of a battle, the rabbit jumped to a height of 1 ken, drawing a curve in the air. It was a telling shot.
 "Hurray! Hurray!"
With his gun slung off, and with a glance to Komura standing behind, Yoshida bolted off forward.

お水飲んだらうめー！（やったー！）
日に当たったらあったけー！（やったー！）
腹から笑ったらおもしれー！（やったーやったー！）
犬飼ってみたらかわいー！（やったー！）

O-mizu nonda raumē!(Yattā!)
Hi ni atattara attakē!(Yattā!)
Hara kara warattara omoshirē!(Yattā yattā!)
Inu kaitte mitara kawaī!(Yattā!)

When I drank the water, it tasted great! (Hurray!)
When the sunlight hits me, it's warm! (Hurray!)
When I laughed from my stomach, it's fun! (Hurray, hurray!)
When I got a dog, it was cute! (Hurray!)

hurrah! yay! I made it! (an interjection expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.)


万才

banzai! hooray! (a celebratory cheer; a cheer for victory)


誕生日おめでとう

たんじょうび おめでとう

誕(たん)生(じょう)日(び)おめでとう • (tanjōbi omedetō)

誕生日おめでとう (canonical)
tanjōbi omedetō (romanization)


お誕生日おめでとうございます

お-たんじょうび おめでとう ございます

お誕生日おめでとうございます

お誕(たん)生(じょう)日(び)おめでとうございます • (o-tanjōbi omedetō gozaimasu)

お誕生日おめでとうございます (canonical)
o-tanjōbi omedetō gozaimasu (romanization)

[o̞tã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ːbʲi o̞me̞de̞to̞ː ɡo̞za̠ima̠sɨ̥]


成程

From 成(な)る (naru, “become”) + 程(ほど) (hodo, “as much as, degree, extent”). First cited in a text from 1480.

ja-compound

なるほど碌なものにはならない。


乾杯

「空想力のために、乾杯。」立ち上って、グラスを干すと、眼がくらんだ気持ちで、ふらふらとよろけてしまった。

“Kūsōryoku no tame ni, kanpai.” Tachiagatte, gurasu o hosu to, me ga kuranda kimochi de, furafura to yorokete shimatta.

“Cheers to your fancy!” I stood up and drained a glass of beer. Then I felt dizzy and staggered.


ヤッホー

ja-pos

ヤッホー or やっほー • (yahhō)

ヤッホー (canonical)
やっほー (canonical)
yahhō (romanization)


うるさい

→ Chinese: 無路賽／无路赛 (wúlùsài)

Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Heian period
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten

Probably originally a compound of 心 (uru, “heart, mind”, vowel-shifted from regular reading ura, cognate with 裏 (ura, “the behind or inside of something”)) + 狭し (sashi, “tight; narrow”, Classical and Old Japanese, cognate and synonym of modern 狭い (semai)), from the sense that something is so overwhelming that one feels pressured to yield or submit in some way.
The earliest texts used this word to mean something more like "overwhelmed by how completely thorough something is (in a positive sense), or by how excessive and repetitive something is (in a negative sense)". Over time, the term was used less and less in a positive sense, and the focus from the late Heian period gradually became a negative sense of oppression and annoyance from something troublesome, repetitive, or overwhelming. Usage then shifted further, such that the term described not the speaker's own internal state, but rather the troublesome quality of the cause of the emotional response.
First cited to works from the early 900s.

compound

vowel-shifted from regular reading ura, cognate with <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">裏</i> (ura, “the behind or inside of something”)

Classical and Old Japanese, cognate and synonym of modern <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">狭い</i> (semai)

うるさい！


哀号

ja-pos

哀号(アイゴー) • (aigō)

Phono-semantic matching of Korean 아이고 (aigo). 哀號 in Korean is read as 애호 (aeho).

psm

哀号々々と泣く


大きに

Appears from the Muromachi period as the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative form”, for adjectives, the adverb form) of adjective 大きな (ōkina). Analyzable as 大き (ōki, “great, large”, stem of standard Japanese 大きい (ōkii)) + に (ni, adverbial particle)
The Kansai sense of thank you arose as a clipping of 大きにありがとう, literally 大きに (“greatly”) + ありがとう (arigatō, “thank you”).

大きにありがとう 大きにありがとう#Japanese

(Kansai, dialect) short for 大きにありがとう: thank you

大きに！大きにその通り！

(in agreement with something someone else has said) completely, absolutely, exactly


アーメン

ja-pos

アーメン • (āmen)


では

Of で (de, conjunctive adverb) and は (wa, topic particle).

2015, Sandra Haefelin, Rinko Nagami, ‘Kogao’ tte Nihon de wa home kotoba nanda: Doitsujin ga odoroku Nihon no ‘nichijo’ [‘Small-face’ is a compliment in Japan? German flummoxed by Japan’s ‘everyday’], page 124:

Well then dear readers, until we meet again soon!

ではでは読者の皆さま、またお近いうちにお会いしましょう

De wa de wa dokusha no minasama, mata ochikai uchi ni oai shimashō

2020, Ikuzaki Kazuki, Chikyusan wa reberu appu shimashita, page 295:

「それでは命子さん、またあとで」「うん、ささら、またあとでね」

“Sore de wa Meiko-san, mata ato de” “Un, sasara, mata ato de ne”

“Well, Meiko, later” “Yeah, after a while”

used to signal the end of a conversation or message as a whole: that's all for now


只今

Short for 只今帰(ただいまかえ)りました (tadaima kaerimashita).

hello; here I am; I'm home (said by a person coming back home, a stock phrase required by Japanese etiquette)


まあまあ

まあまあ • (māmā)

Resemblance to Cantonese 麻麻地 (maa4 maa4-2 dei6-2) (“so-so”) likely coincidental.


申し訳ありません

申し訳ありません (canonical)
mōshiwake arimasen (romanization)

[mo̞ːɕiβ̞a̠ke̞ a̠ɾʲima̠sẽ̞ɴ]

From 申し訳 (mōshiwake, “excuse”) + ありません (arimasen, “polite negative of ある”). Can be interpreted literally as "I have no excuse".

com

大変申し訳ございませんでした。


申し申し

ja-pos

申(もう)し申(もう)し • (mōshi mōshi) ^(←まうしまうし (mausimausi)?)

申し申し (canonical)
mōshi mōshi (romanization)
mausimausi (romanization)
まうしまうし (hiragana historical)

/mauɕi mauɕi/ → /mɔːɕi mɔːɕi/ → /moːɕi moːɕi/
Reduplication of 申し (mōshi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 申す (mōsu, “to speak”, humble form). Mōshi mōshi literally means "speaking speaking", and was used in the first telephone experiment in Japan, quite similar to the English “checking, checking” or “testing, testing” used when testing audio equipment. In modern parlance, it is used more like English “hello”, only just on the telephone, or figuratively when trying to get through to someone.

(telephony) a common Japanese telephone greeting: hello; used when answering the telephone

used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to confirm if anyone is listening


おい

Likely a general interjection sound. Compare English oi.

おい、起きなさい！！

(usually impolite) Said to get someone's attention; hey!; oi!


ええっと

ええっと • (ētto)

ええっと、説明するのは難しいですね。

Ētto, setsumei suru no wa muzukashii desu ne.

ええっと、鍵をどこに置いたかな？

それは、ええっと、十か月ほど前でした。

Sore wa, ētto, jukka getsu hodo mae deshita.

let me see, let's see; now, well, oh, ah; er, uh, um


どうも

どうも • (dōmo)

Derived as compound of どう (dō, “how”, question word) + も (mo, “ever, even, also”, particle). Literal meaning is close to “no matter how, howsoever, in all cases”. Idiomatically and semantically used as an intensifier in specific contexts. Compare とても (totemo, “very”).

compound

どうもありがとう どうもありがとう#Japanese

(short for どうもありがとう (dōmo arigatō)) thanks

どうもすみません どうもすみません#Japanese

(short for どうもすみません (dōmo sumimasen)) sorry, excuse me


やばい

Chinese:

→ Mandarin: 牙白 (yábái)

Originally a slang term used in the criminal underworld, used to indicate that the police were getting close. First cited to a text from 1892.
Derived as a shift to an -i adjective of older -na adjective やば (yaba, “illegal, dangerous, uneasy, not going well”), itself a slang term of uncertain derivation that appears in sources from the late 1700s.
Possibly related to the ayabu- stem in 危ぶむ (ayabumu, “to fear something, to view something as dangerous”), and the ayau- stem in 危うい (ayaui, “dangerous”, ancient reading ayapui).


お休みなさい

お休みなさい (canonical)
oyasumi nasai (romanization)

Compound of 御 (o, honorific prefix) + 休み (yasumi, “resting”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 休む yasumu, “to rest”) + なさい (nasai, polite imperative, from verb 為さる nasaru, an honorific replacement for する suru, “to do”).
First cited to a text from the early 1800s.

compound

Mikiko looked at the moon from her bed. "Goodnight, moon," Mikiko said, and rested her head on her pillow, listening to her mother's lullaby while gazing at the moon.

幹子は、寝床の中からお月様の方を見あげて「お月様おやすみなさい」
そう言って枕に頭をつけて、お月様を見ながら、お母様の子守唄をききました。

Mikiko wa, nedoko no naka kara o-tsuki-sama no hō o miagete “o-tsuki-sama oyasumi nasai”
Sō itte makura ni atama o tsukete, o-tsuki-sama o minagara, o-kā-sama no komoriuta o kikimashita.


勝手にしろ

勝手にしろ (canonical)
katte ni shiro (romanization)

From 勝(かっ)手(て)に (katteni, “as one pleases”) from 勝(かっ)手(て) (katte, “one's convenience”) and に (ni, “to”) and しろ (shiro), imperative form of する (suru, “to do”). Literally meaning "do as you please!".

go to hell!, have it your way!, whatever!


ファック

2015, Tada Fumiaki, Ayashi kyujin kokoku obo shitara konatta [This is what happens if you answer suspicious help wanted ads], page 103:

“Nasty! Nasty! Please stop saying ‘fuck’ over and over!” fuck? She had misheard his ‘FAQ’ as ‘fuck’.

「いやらしい！いやらしい！何度もファックなんて言わないでください！」ファック・・・？彼女は彼の「ファク」を「ファック」と聞き間違えたのである。

“Iyarashī! Iyarashī! Nando mo fakku nante iwanaide kudasai!” fakku ? Kanojo wa kare no “faku” o “fakku” to kiki machigaeta no dearu.


やーだ

ja-pos

やーだ or ヤーダ • (yāda)

やーだ (canonical)
ヤーダ (canonical)
yāda (romanization)


オーケー

オーケー • (ōkē)


ストップ

Daijirin
Daijisen
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
ja:NHK出版
ja:NHK放送文化研究所
ja:松村明


ぱふぱふ

[pa̠ɸɯ̟pa̠ɸɯ̟]

ぱふぱふにゃーにゃーおーまいおー (pafupafu nyānyā ō-mai-ō)

2014, “おじゃま虫”, DECO*27 [DECO*27] (lyrics):


げっ

げっ (canonical)
ゲッ (canonical)
ge' (romanization)


万歳

→ English: banzai

→ Indonesian: banzai

Shift in reading from 万(ばん)歳(ぜい) (banzei) below, keeping the older goon reading for the second character and adopting the relatively newer kan'on reading for the first character.


万歳

From Middle Chinese 萬歲 (MC mjonH sjwejH). The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing.


万歳

From Middle Chinese 萬歲 (MC mjonH sjwejH). The goon, so likely the initial borrowing.


ハクション

ハクション (canonical)
はくしょん (canonical)
hakushon (romanization)

[ha̠kɯ̟̊ɕõ̞ɴ]

2005 August 9, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)六(ろく)十(じゅう)六(ろく)訓(くん) さくらんぼってアレ桜(さくら)の木(き)になるの？ [Lesson 66: Cherries Grow into Cherry Trees, Right?]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 8 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

うるせーよ 普通にしろ！

Enough! Just sneeze like a normal person!

うるせーよ 普通にしろ！

うるせーよ 普通にしろ！

うるせーよ 普通にしろ！

うるせーよ 普通にしろ！

うるせーよ 普通にしろ！

大辞泉 w:ja:大辞泉

(onomatopoeia) achoo (the sound of a sneeze)


行ってらっしゃい

行ってらっしゃい (canonical)
itterasshai (romanization)

Conjunctive form of 行く (iku, “to go”) + shortened form of いらっしゃい (irasshai, “imperative form of いらっしゃる (irassharu)”).

see you later (said by a person staying, a stock phrase required by the Japanese etiquette, lit.: (after) going, come back)


あばよ

Contraction of phrase さらばよ (saraba yo, “farewell, goodbye”).

a casual parting expression: tata, cheerio, so long


行って来ます

行って来ます (canonical)
itte kimasu (romanization)

see you later (said by a person leaving, a stock phrase required by the Japanese etiquette, lit.: (after) going, I will come back)


お帰りなさい

お帰(かえ)りなさい • (okaerinasai) ^(←おかへりなさい (okaferinasai)?)

お帰りなさい (canonical)
okaerinasai (romanization)
okaferinasai (romanization)
おかへりなさい (hiragana historical)

welcome home (said by a person greeting another coming back home, a stock phrase required by the Japanese etiquette)


ただいま

Short of 只(ただ)今(いま)、帰(かえ)りました (tadaima, kaerimashita, “I'm back right now”).

ja-r

ただ%いま、かえりました

ただ今, 只今: hello; here I am; I'm home (said by a person coming back home, a stock phrase required by the Japanese etiquette)


今晩は

[kõ̞mba̠ɰ̃ β̞a̠]

Literally: "this evening is (fair weather, etc.)".

A Japanese greeting used in the evening; good evening.


始め

Nominal form of verb 始める (hajimeru, “to begin something”).

begin! used to announce the start of a race, an exam, and others


バイ

バイ (canonical)
ばい (canonical)
bai (romanization)

From English bye. Compare バイバイ (“bye-bye”).

1980, Shimoda Kageki, Yattoko tantei [Investigator after all], page 58:

Mommy wants to talk to you more, too, but I’m so busy with work… You say it's no fun sleeping by yourself in a big futon? It's no fun for Mommy, either. OK, well, bye.

ママだって、もっともっとお話、していたいのよ、お仕事でとってもつかれてるから…ひとりで大きなふとんにおネンネして、つまらない、って？ママだっておなじ、もっとつまんないのよ。じゃ、ね、バイ。

Mama datte, motto motto ohanashi, shiteitai no yo, oshigoto de tottemo tsukareteru kara… hitori de ōki na futon ni onenne shite, tsumaranai, tte? Mama datte onaji, motto tsumannai no yo. Ja, ne, bai.

1989, Akagawa Jirō, Anbaransu-na hōka go [Unbalanced after-school], page 20:

“Bye-bye. hm, no. Sayonara!” Hisae laughed cheerily, “I've got it. Between us, let's use ‘bye’”
“OK. Well then,”
“Bye!” Hisae got on the bus in front of the station.

「バイバイ。–あ、いけない。さようなら！」と、久枝は楽しげに笑って、「いいじゃない。私たちの間では、『バイ』にしよう」
「そうね。それじゃ」
「バイ！」久枝は、駅前からバスに乗っていく。

“Baibai. –a, ikenai. Sayōnara!” to, Hisae wa tanoshige ni waratte, “Ii janai. Watashitachi no aida de wa, “bai” ni shiyō”
“Sō ne. Sore ja”
“Bai!” Hisae wa, ekimae kara basu ni notteiku.

1997, Shiraishi Ai, Bājin ondo 2, page 60:

「はいはい」なんだ かんだ 「うんOKじゃねバイ」

“Hai hai” nanda kanda “Un okkē ja ne bai”

“yes, yes,” what mumbling… “Yeah, OK, well, bye”

2005, Nanase Hikaru, Project SEVEN, page 69:

「じゃあ、メールか電話でまた連絡するから。プログラムよろしくね。バイ！」

“Jā, mēru ka denwa de mata renraku suru kara. Puroguramu yoroshiku ne. Bai!”

“Well, I’ll contact you again by email or phone. Take care of the program, alright? Bye!”


変身

Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Shapeshifting
ja:変身

Probably from Middle Chinese as compound 變身 (MC pjenH syin, “change” + “body; self”). Compare modern Mandarin 變身／变身 (biànshēn).
First attested in Japanese in 1060.

ltc-l

A shout called out when metamorphising into one's powerful alter-ego. Found in tokusatsu, mecha and magical girl fiction.


はて

Attested from the Edo Period (1603-1868).

1942, Sasano Ken, editor, Nō kyōgen: Ōkura Torahiro-bon [Kyogen works of Okura Torahiro], page 160:

Well, will it be possible to get rope now?

ハテ、今から縄をなふて間に合ふ物か。

Hate, ima kara nawa o nafute aida ni afu mono ka.

dear me, wait a minute, well (at the start of a sentence), let me see


出来上がり

出来上がり (canonical)
dekiagari (romanization)


なんと

An interjection conveying surprise or being emotionally moved.


ファイト

From English fight. Compare the semantics of Korean 파이팅 (paiting), 화이팅 (hwaiting).

fight!; called by a referee in professional boxing when the players do not have enough hits


毎度

Shortening of 毎度(まいど)ありがとうございます (maido arigatō gozaimasu).

ja-r

毎度ありがとうございます

まいど ありがとう ございます


いらっしゃいませ

いらっしゃい (irasshai, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative”) of the honorific verb いらっしゃる　irassharu) + ませ (mase, the 命令形 (meireikei, “imperative”) of formal suffix masu).
Compare Korean 어서 오세요 (eoseo oseyo, literally “quickly come (honorific)”).

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the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">連用形</i> (ren'yōkei, “continuative”) of the honorific verb いらっしゃる　irassharu

the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">命令形</i> (meireikei, “imperative”) of formal suffix masu


フン

A generic sound indicating agreement or acceptance, or disagreement or skepticism. Compare English hm, hmm.

(informal, affirmative) hm, uh-huh, yeah


ブー

Onomatopoeia for the sound effect associated with an incorrect answer.


はくしょん

はくしょん (canonical)
ハクション (canonical)
hakushon (romanization)

ハクション ハクション#Japanese


にゃん

にゃん (canonical)
ニャン (canonical)
nyan (romanization)


けろ

けろ (canonical)
ケロ (canonical)
kero (romanization)


ぼかん

ぼかん (canonical)
ボカン (canonical)
bokan (romanization)


お帰り

お帰り (canonical)
okaeri (romanization)
okaferi (romanization)
おかへり (hiragana historical)

お帰りなさい お帰りなさい#Japanese


よいしょ

1998, Kazuko Shikita, Oigokoro no honne [Truth of an aged heart], Hajime ni [Introduction]:

毎日、生きていくというすごいエネルギーのいる仕事を、 “どっこいしょ”、 “よいしょ” とか言って気合いを入れてこなしつつ、暮らして-いるのです。

Mainichi, ikiteiku to iu sugoi enerugī no iru shigoto o, “dokkoisho”, “yoisho” toka itte kiai o irete konashi tsutsu, kurashite-iru no desu.

Every day, continuing this high-energy job called living makes me cry dokkoisho, yoisho, and so on, just getting along.

interjection used when someone is sitting down or picking up something heavy


さて

さて、これはどうやって使うんだ？

http://www.thr.mlit.go.jp/noshiro/kasen/team_yonesiro/report_h27.html
さて今回は、少し遠出して大館市まで行ってきました！
sate konkai wa, sukoshi tōde shite Ōdate-shi made itte kimashita!
Well then, this time we've taken a bit of a trip and ended up in Odate City!


きゃんきゃん

ja-pos

きゃんきゃん or キャンキャン • (kyankyan)

きゃんきゃん (canonical)
キャンキャン (canonical)
kyankyan (romanization)

yelp, yap (a high-pitched cry, especially of a small dog)


あざーす

あざーす • (azāsu)

ありがとうございます ありがとうございます#Japanese

(slang) Short for ありがとうございます (arigatō gozaimasu).


あらず

Daijirin
Kokin Wakashū
Man'yōshū
The Pillow Book

From Old Japanese. As a basic verb form, attested in ancient sources such as the Man'yōshū of 759.
The interjection senses appear later in the historical record, with the no, wrong sense attested from around the late 800s in the Kokin Wakashū as a shortening of the phrase さにはあらず (sa ni wa arazu, literally “it's not like that”), and the never mind sense attested from roughly the late 900s as recorded in The Pillow Book.
Derived from the copula あり (ari) as the regular negative form, from the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis conjugation”) of ara- + negative auxiliary suffix ず (zu).

非ず: (archaic, possibly obsolete) no, wrong

非ず: (archaic, possibly obsolete) never mind


ドンマイ

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from don't + mind

pseudo-loan

don't worry about it, never mind, you're fine


エー

ja-pos

エー or ええ • (ē)

エー (canonical)
ええ (canonical)
ē (romanization)


ゴックン

ゴックン (canonical)
ごっくん (canonical)
gokkun (romanization)

[ɡo̞k̚kɯ̟̃ɴ]


よき

よき (canonical)
ヨキ (canonical)
yoki (romanization)


はいさい

はいさい (canonical)
ハイサイ (canonical)
haisai (romanization)

Okinawa; men's speech; Okinawa; men's speech


お疲れ

Compound of 御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 疲れ (tsukare, “tiredness, fatigue, exhaustion”), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 疲れる (tsukareru, “to become tired or fatigued”).


天晴れ

/apare/ → /appare/
Alteration of Old Japanese 哀 (ancient apare, modern aware, “deeply touching or moving”). More at 哀れ.
The kanji are ateji (当て字).


まさか

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Man'yōshū, compiled 759 CE.
There are various theories regarding the ultimate derivation:
* Being the initial ma- is from 目 (ma, me, “eye”), it was thought to be an alteration of 目前 (mesaki, “before one's eyes”), with the me- element becoming ma-, but there was no attestation of masaki.
* Compound of root 正 (masa, “exactly”, found in compounds such as まさに (masa ni, “certainly, exactly, without doubt”)) + か (ka, “special suffix indicating condition”).

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found in compounds such as <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">まさに</i> (masa ni, “certainly, exactly, without doubt”)

まさか！そんなわけないでしょう？

まさか、本当にやったのか？


ナンセンス

[nã̠ɰ̃sẽ̞ɰ̃sɨ]


お休み

Ultimately derived the same as above, but generally regarded as a shortening of the longer phrase お休みなさい (oyasumi nasai, “good night”).

お休みなさい お休みなさい#Japanese

Short for お休みなさい (oyasumi nasai, “good night”).


ノー

1985, 村上春樹, 世界の終りとハードボイルド・ワンダーランド [Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World], volume 上, →ISBN, page 17:

答はもちろんノオだった。


オーライ

ja-pos

オーライ • (ōrai)

→ Chinese:

Mandarin: all right, 好

From English all right (formal transcription オールライト (ōru raito)).


さあ

さあ、始めよう！

さあ行こう！

さあどうぞ。

私はいくつだと思う？さあ当ててみて。

Watashi wa ikutsu da to omou? Sā atetemite.

How old do you think I am? Go on, take a guess.

さあ、どうかね。

「田中さんはどこに住んでるの？」「さあ。」

“Tanaka-san wa doko ni sunderu no?”“Sā.”


おいおい

oioi (romanization)
おいおい (hiragana historical)


いやいや

「……じゃ、あの、やっぱり農家の娘で、」「否々、大財産家の細君でございます。」

“……Ja, ano, yappari nōka no musume de,” “iyaiya, daizaisanka no saikun de gozaimasu.”

"...so, uh, then she must come from a farming family..." - "Not at all. She is the wife of a very wealthy man."


とと

imitation of the sound of a chicken, pigeon, etc.


お世話になりました

お世(せ)話(わ)になりました • (osewa ni narimashita)

お世話になりました (canonical)
osewa ni narimashita (romanization)

Thank you very much for everything, I'm very obliged to you (for what you've done) (literally, “I have been taken care of.”)


あのう

あのう、ちょっとお聞きしたいんですが。駅はどこでしょう。

Anō, chotto o-kiki shitai n desu ga. Eki wa doko deshō.

Excuse me, but could you tell me where the station is?

well, uh, er, umm (expression of confusion or uncertainty)

あのう、近藤さん


気を付け

気を付け (canonical)
ki o tsuke (romanization)


お元気で

お元気で (canonical)
o-genki de (romanization)

From お (o, honorific marker) + 元気 (genki, “healthy”) + で (de, particle for location).


夜露死苦

夜露死苦 (canonical)
yoroshiku (romanization)

Eye dialect for 宜しく (yoroshiku, “well”). This use grew out of the practices of biker gangs, who would use kanji in creative ways, possibly for the irony, as biker gang members have generally been regarded as low class and uneducated, while knowing how to read and write kanji is generally a mark of education and refinement.
The kanji are ateji (当て字) but have deliberately dark connotations: 夜 (“night”) + 露 (“dew”) + 死 (“death”) + 苦 (“suffering”).

(slang, dated) Alternative spelling of 宜しく (yoroshiku, “well”), the adverbial form of 宜しい (yoroshii, “good”).


いいから

いい (ii, “good; enough”) + から (kara, “because”). Literally, “because [it is/things are] fine”.

lit

いいからやめろ！

listen up, hey, just (used at start of command sentences for emphasis)

もういいから気にするな。

It's fine already, don't pay it any mind.


宜しく

宜しく (canonical)
yoroshiku (romanization)

[jo̞ɾo̞ɕi̥kɯ̟]

Regular -ku adverbial form of -i adjective 宜しい (yoroshii, “good”, polite, formal). Use as an interjection arose as a contraction of the longer phrase 宜しくお願いします (yoroshiku onegai shimasu, “please think well of me”).

2002 March 9, Yumi Hotta with Obata, Takeshi, “第(だい)131(ひゃくさんじゅういち)局(きょく) 試(ため)される伊(い)角(すみ) [Game 131: Isumi’s Endeavor]”, in ヒカルの碁 [Hikaru’s Go], volume 16 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 55:

I was in my room all day, so I only heard about you just now. I’m Yang Hai, nice to meet you.

今日はオレ１日部屋にいたからさ 今 君のこと聞いたんだ よろしく 楊海だ

Kyō wa ore ichi-nichi heya ni ita kara sa ima kimi no koto kiita n da Yoroshiku Yan Hai da

これからもよろしく。


いやーん

ja-pos

いやーん or イヤーン • (iyān)

いやーん (canonical)
イヤーン (canonical)
iyān (romanization)


やだ

やだ (canonical)
ヤダ (canonical)
yada (romanization)

Derived as a shortening of いや (iya, “yuck; bad, disgusting”) + copula ("to be" verb) だ (da).

「見せて、見せて！」「やだ。」

(informal, childish or feminine) Contraction of いやだ (iya da),

やだ、かわいい！


かしこ

used by women at the end of letters: yours, sincerely

恐惶謹言

恐惶謹言 きょうこうきんげん


ガッデム

[ɡa̠d̚d̥e̞mɯ̟]


ゴッデム

[ɡo̞d̚d̥e̞mɯ̟]


こうて

こうて • (kōte)


ピンポン

Onomatopoeia for the sound effect associated with a correct answer.


したり

これはしたり


さーせん

さーせん • (sāsen)

すみません すみません#Japanese

(men's speech) Contraction of すみません (sumimasen).


あら

1997 December 12, Abiko, Miwa, “みかん・絵日記特別編 吐夢と不思議な猫 [Mikan Picture Diary Special: Tom and the Mysterious Cat]”, in みかん・絵日記 [Mikan Picture Diary], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, page 13:

あら猫さん？あのっ帰っちゃうの？


グッバイ

[ɡɯ̟b̚b̥a̠i]


そっか

Chinese:

→ Mandarin: soga, 嗦嘎 (suogā)

(informal) Alternative form of そうか (sō ka, “I see”)


然らば

然らば (canonical)
然らば (canonical)
saraba (romanization)

Originally the hypothetical -ba conjugation of classical Japanese verb 然り (sari), itself ultimately a compound of 然 (sa, “like so, in such a manner”) + 有り (ari, “to be”, the classical form of modern 有る aru). Literally, “if that's the case; if it's like that; if that's the way it is”.

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the classical form of modern <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">有る</i> aru

1996 February 20 [1988 February 15], Mitsuru Adachi, “交差点前 [In Front of the Intersection]”, in SHORT(ショート) PROGRAM(プログラム) [SHORT PROGRAM], 25th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 51:

I’ll keep the eleven thousand yen then… So long!

では一万千円確かに預った…サラバじゃ！

De wa ichimansen-en tashika ni azukatta… Saraba ja!


ハレルヤ

[ha̠ɾe̞ɾɯ̟ja̠]

From Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh, “praise God”).

der

הַלְּלוּיָהּ


ほら

ほら、見て！

ほら、これを持って行け。

ほら、言っただろ？

An interjection calling for a listener's attention.


鍵屋

Used to praise an excellent fireworks display.


いざ

join in; a phrase uttered when inviting someone to join in starting an activity.


トレビアン

[to̞ɾe̞ bʲiã̠ɴ]

Borrowed from French très bien (“very good, very well”). See French très and bien for more.


アデュー

ja-pos

アデュー • (adyū)


こうと

こうと • (kōto)


キモい

Contraction of 気(き)持(も)ち悪(わる)い (kimochi warui, “disgusting”).

ja-r

2018 March 14, “Kimoi to iwareru hito no 12-ko no tokuchō [Twelve characteristics of people who get called kimoi]”, in Seikatsu Hyakka, archived from the original on 2017-07-11:

For me, I often say “ewww” while laughing at an entertainer, and watching a broadcast with news about some pervert, I angrily say, “ew!!”

私は、芸人を見て笑いながらよく「キモーーい」って言っていたり、はたまた情報番組で変質者のニュースなどを見ていても「キモい！！」と怒りながら言っていたりします。

Watashi wa, geinin o mite warainagara yoku “kimōoi”tte itte itari, hatamata jōhō bangumi de henshitsusha no nyūsu nado o mite ite mo “kimoi!!” to ikarinagara itte itari shimasu.


カバディ

Chanted during kabaddi by the offensive team.


hshs

(Internet slang) Used to represent the sound of unusually heavy breathing, usually while in an aroused state. May carry connotations of sniffing.


ガッ

2017, これがマストドンだ！ [Mastodon is here!], マストドン研究会 [Mastodon Research Society], Tokyo: Impress Co., Ltd., →ISBN, page 36:

The internet I had long since forgotten is here. … The one with the atmosphere 2channel and IRC had twenty years ago. … The one where to "nurupo" we answered "gah!", we complained as did Gonorego about Yoshinoya's customers, we watched Commodore Perry angrily try to teach a struggling Mikiko to play piano. Yes, that internet has re-emerged.

久しく忘れていたインターネットがここにある。[…] 今から20年ほど前の2chやIRCの雰囲気だ。[…] 我々はぬるぽにガッされ、ゴノレゴが吉野家のにわか客に文句を言い、ペリーに開国を迫りミキコにピアノを教えるあの空気が再現されていた。そうだ。

Hisashiku wasureteita intānetto ga koko ni aru.[…] Ima kara nijū-nen hodo mae no Ni-channeru ya Aiārushī no fun'iki da.[…] Wareware wa nurupo ni ga' sare, Gonorego ga Yoshinoya no niwaka kyaku ni monku o ii, Perī ni kaikoku o seri Mikiko ni piano o oshieru ano kūki ga saigen sareteita. Sō da.

(Internet slang, onomatopoeia) An expression of pain after being hit on the head; the traditional response to ぬるぽ.


御免なさい

御免なさい (canonical)
gomennasai (romanization)

Honorific imperative of 免(めん)ずる (menzuru, “to spare; to exempt”), equivalent to 御(ご) (go-) + 免(めん) (men) + なさい (nasai).

1997 July 17, Seimaru Amagi with Kanari, Yozaburo and Sato, Fumiya, “ファイル17(じゅうなな) 仏(ふ)蘭(らん)西(す)銀(ぎん)貨(か)殺(さつ)人(じん)事(じ)件(けん)⑭(じゅうし) [File 17: The French Silver Coin Murder Case #14]”, in 金(きん)田(だ)一(いち)少(しょう)年(ねん)の事(じ)件(けん)簿(ぼ) [Young Kindaichi Case Files], volume 25 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN:

...At one time... I thought sensei... just wanted to throw me away like a dog—... I hated... hated you...! B...Bu... But... turns out that’s not true...! I’m so sorry... sensei... I’m so sorry... Kimisawa-sensei! I’m sor...ry...

……それで‥先生もあたしのこと‥‥犬みたいに捨てるのかとおもったら———‥憎くて‥‥憎くて‥‥！で‥でも‥‥でも‥そうじゃなかったんですね‥‥！ごめんなさい‥先生……ごめんなさい‥‥‥君沢先生！ごめん‥なさ‥‥

……Sore de‥ sensei mo atashi no koto‥‥ inu mitai ni suteru no katōmottara———‥ Nikukute‥‥ Nikukute‥‥! De‥Demo‥‥ Demo‥ sō janakattan desu ne‥‥! Gomennasai‥ sensei…… Gomennasai‥‥‥ Kimisawa-sensei! Gomen‥nasa‥‥

sorry; I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me; I beg your pardon


ぬるぽ

ぬるぽ (canonical)
ヌルポ (canonical)
nurupo (romanization)

2channel
Shift_JIS art
ja:ぬるぽ
ja:ぬるぽ#「ぬるぽ」と「ガッ」

From English null pointer. In 2002, a thread on 2channel was created called Null(ヌル)Pointer(ポインタ)Exception(エクセプション)のことを「ぬるぽ」と呼(よ)ぼうぜ！ (Nuru-Pointa-Ekusepushon no koto o “nurupo” to yobō ze!, “Let's call NullPointerException nurupo"!”); the OP was a Shift_JIS character saying nurupo. The first response was more Shift_JIS art, depicting OP being whacked in the head with a gah!.

^ヌル%-^ポインタ%-^エクセプション の こと を「ぬるぽ」と よぼう ぜ！

2011, STEINS;GATE [Steins;Gate], episode 11:

"Nullpo." "Gah. — Don't sneak up on me! That's not fair!" "So you were posting on @channel."

「ぬるぽ」「ガッ。……音もなく近づくなんて反則よ！」「やはり書き込んでいたのは＠ちゃんねるか。」

“Nurupo”“Ga'.……Oto mo naku chikazuku nante hansoku yo!”“Yahari kakikonde ita no wa Atto-channeru ka.”

The internet I had long since forgotten is here. … The one with the atmosphere 2channel and IRC had twenty years ago. … The one where to "nurupo" we answered "gah!", where Gonorego complained about Yoshinoya's customers, where Commodore Perry demanded the opening of the country and tried to teach a Mikiko to play piano. Yes, that internet has re-emerged.

久しく忘れていたインターネットがここにある。[…] 今から20年ほど前の2chやIRCの雰囲気だ。[…] 我々はぬるぽにガッされ、ゴノレゴが吉野家のにわか客に文句を言い、ペリーに^([ママ])開国を迫りミキコにピアノを教えるあの空気が再現されていた。そうだ。

Hisashiku wasurete ita intānetto ga koko ni aru.[…] Ima kara nijū-nen hodo mae no Ni-channeru ya Aiārushī no fun'iki da.[…] Wareware wa nurupo ni ga' sare, Gonorego ga Yoshinoya no niwaka kyaku ni monku o ii, Perī ni^([mama]) kaikoku o semari Mikiko ni piano o oshieru ano kūki ga saigen sarete ita. Sō da.

(Internet slang) a meaningless interjection, the traditional response to which is the onomatopoeic ｶﾞｯ (ｶﾞｯ)


アンコール

ja-pos

アンコール • (ankōru)

[ã̠ŋko̞ːɾɯ̟]

Angkor
Daijirin
Daijisen
Encore
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
ja:アンコール (曖昧さ回避)
ja:松村明


こら

こら (canonical)
コラ (canonical)
kora (romanization)

Possibly originally from 子等 (kora, “child”), an ancient term of endearment and address found in the Man'yōshū completed some time after 759 CE.

1997 December 12, Abiko, Miwa, “みかん・絵日記特別編 吐夢と不思議な猫 [Mikan Picture Diary Special: Tom and the Mysterious Cat]”, in みかん・絵日記 [Mikan Picture Diary], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, page 10:

Oh come on! You’re being all emotional all of a sudden!

——こらこらこらっ 情緒の世界に入るんじゃないっ

——Kora kora kora' Jōcho no sekai ni hairun ja nai'

hey (call of protest, call used to reprimand, scold, or admonish someone, especially a child)


めでたしめでたし

And they all lived happily ever after. (To be used only at the very end of the whole story - e.g. in fairy tales)


ざまみろ

ざまみろ (canonical)
ザマミロ (canonical)
zama miro (romanization)

ざま (zama) + みろ (miro, imperative of みる (miru).).

ja-compound

2012 December 19, “ばかみたい [Baka Mitai]”, in Ryosuke Horii (lyrics), Mitsuharu Fukuyama (music), Ryū ga Gotoku 5: Yume, Kanaeshi Mono Original Soundtrack (Volume 2) [Yakuza 5 Original Soundtrack (Volume 2)], performed by Kōichi Yamadera, Sega:

ざまあみろ せいせいするわ

(slang) Used to mock someone who has failed at a task, serve someone right


やれやれ

oh, well (an exclamation or disappointment)

sigh (interjection used when one is tired)


あいや

"excuse me!" call for attention or pause

no; expression of disagreement or correction


まあ

come on (used to express encouragement or invitation)

まあいいか。

well, yes (used to express partial agreement)

まー、

well, perhaps (used to express that the speaker has a different perspective)


うぃーっす

ja-pos

うぃーっす • (wīssu)

Probably a very contracted form of おはようございます (ohayō gozaimasu, “good morning”, also used when greeting someone for the first time that day). Compare the development of similar greeting term おっす (ossu).


よす

1984 February 20 [1983 June 15], Motoka Murakami, “気(き)になる新(しん)任(にん)先(せん)生(せい)の巻(まき) [A Little Worried about the New Teacher]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], 4th edition, volume 10 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 147:

よす……いこう！

よす……いこう！

よす……いこう！

Eye dialect spelling of よし (yoshi, “alright; good”), representing "zū-zū" dialect Japanese.


ラジャー

ラジャー • (rajā)

Borrowed from English roger. Doublet of ロジャー.


でしょう

でしょう • (deshō)


だろう

darō (romanization)
darau (romanization)
だらう (hiragana historical)


こん畜生

こん畜生 (canonical)
konchikushō (romanization)

[kõ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕikɯ̟ɕo̞ː]

こん (kon, “this”, shortening of この) + 畜生 (chikushō, term of abuse for people).

com

shortening of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">この</i>


めんご

(slang, dated, humorous) sorry; I'm sorry; my apologies


えーっと

ja-pos

えーっと • (ētto)


なんだって

come again? what did you say again? (asking the listener to repeat what was said)


チェ

An expression of non-intense displeasure, similar to English crap or damn. tch!


くそくらえ

くそ食らえ くそ食らえ#Japanese


うそつけ

うそつけ (canonical)
ウソつけ (canonical)
uso tsuke (romanization)


じー

じー or ジー • (jī)

じー (canonical)
ジー (canonical)
jī (romanization)


キーンコーンカーンコーン

キーン-コーン-カーン-コーン

キーンコーンカーンコーン • (kīn-kōn-kān-kōn)

[kʲĩːŋkõ̞ːŋkã̠ːŋkõ̞ːɴ]

Westminster Quarters
w:Westminster Quarters

A representation of Westminster Quarters, a chime often used in Japan


うわ

→ English: uwaa


わーい

わーい or ワーイ • (wāi)

わーい (canonical)
ワーイ (canonical)
wāi (romanization)


ノーセンキュー

ノーセンキュー • (nō senkyū)

[no̞ː sẽ̞ŋʲkʲɨː]


御免

御免 (canonical)
御免 (canonical)
gomen (romanization)

1996 July 15, Mitsuru Adachi, “途中下車 [Stopover]”, in SHORT(ショート) PROGRAM(プログラム) [Short Program], volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 94:

We had a lot of fun together, …so I didn’t want to tell you. Sorry.

一緒にいると楽しかったから、…だまってた。ゴメンね。

Issho ni iru to tanoshikatta kara,…damatteta. Gomen ne.

2005 November 9, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)ファイナル [Armed Alchemy: The Final Act]”, in 武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン) [Armed Alchemy], volume 9, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

I’m sorry, Tokiko-san. I can’t keep that promise. I’m really sorry.

ゴメン 斗貴子さん その約束守れない 本当にゴメン

Gomen Tokiko-san Sono yakusoku mamorenai Hontō ni gomen

2016, ライフ イズ ストレンジ [Life Is Strange], spoken by Maxine “Max” Caulfield (Kumi Tanaka), Square Enix, via Dontnod Entertainment:

Chloe, I’m so, so sorry… I don’t wanna do this… but…

クロエ ごめんね… こんなのイヤだけど… でも…

Kuroe gomen ne… konna no iya da kedo… demo…

御免なさい 御免なさい#Japanese

(informal) Clipping of 御免なさい (gomennasai, “I'm sorry”).

切捨御免

切捨御免 きりすてごめん


おたのしみ

わー！日本に行ってるの？お楽しみね！

Wow! You’re going to Japan? That’ll be fun!


さよーなら

Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)二(に)百(ひゃく)九(きゅう)十(じゅう)二(に)訓(くん) 人(じん)類(るい)みなサンタ [Lesson 292: Everyone is a Santa]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 34 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

ゴキブリ先生 さよーなら

さようなら さようなら#Japanese

Alternative spelling of さようなら (“farewell”)


ご機嫌よう

ご機嫌よう (canonical)
gokigen yō (romanization)

[ɡo̞kʲiɡe̞ɰ̃ jo̞ː]

com

reduced form of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">よく</i>

how do you do? how are you? (salutation)


ラッキー

ja-pos

ラッキー • (rakkī)

[ɾa̠k̚ʲkʲiː]

expresses approval, appreciation, or happiness


てへぺろ

てへぺろ (canonical)
テヘペロ (canonical)
tehepero (romanization)

Composed of てへ (tehe, “teehee”) + ぺろっ (peroh, onomatopoeia for sticking out one's tongue).

compound

(slang, onomatopoeia) Representing the act of cheekily/endearingly winking and sticking out one's tongue.


ヒッヒッフー

[çiʔ çiʔ ɸɯ̟ː]

Lamaze technique
Lamaze technique#English

A chant for breathing to a rhythm, associated with the Lamaze technique.


オッケー

ja-pos

オッケー • (okkē)


あっ

あっ (canonical)
アッ (canonical)
a' (romanization)

あっ! また間違えた!


もう一声

もう一声 (canonical)
mō hitokoe (romanization)

An interjection used when haggling. Lower!


ごっつぁん

[ɡo̞t̚t͡sã̠ɴ]

ありがとう ありがとう#Japanese


キャッキャウフフ

[kʲa̠k̚ʲkʲa̠ ɯ̟ɸɯ̟ɸɯ̟]

この国で一番目と二番目に高貴な女性が、生地の色見本帳を見ながらキャッキャウフフと楽しそうだ。

2022, Henrietta Orio Kon, カリスマ主婦の息子、異世界で王様を餌付けする。２, published 2022:

The first and second most noble ladies of the nation, seem to be having fun chatting over fabric samples.

Onomatopoeia for a group of girls merrily socializing.


薩婆訶

薩婆訶(そわか) or 薩婆訶(ソワカ) • (sowaka) ^(←そはか (sofaka) or ソハカ (sofaka)?)

薩婆訶 (canonical)
薩婆訶 (canonical)
sowaka (romanization)
sofaka (romanization)
そはか (hiragana historical)
ソハカ (hiragana historical)

/sopaka/ → /soɸaka/ → /sowaka/
From Middle Chinese 薩婆訶 (MC sat ba xa), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit स्वाहा (svāhā).

(Buddhism) word added to the end of a mantra, used as an intention for blessing, good luck, etc., or as an oblation

羯諦羯諦波羅羯諦波羅僧羯諦菩提薩婆訶

gyatei gyatei haragyatei harasōgyatei boji sowaka


そわか

そわか (canonical)
ソワカ (canonical)
sowaka (romanization)

Transcription of Sanskrit स्वाहा (svāhā).

娑婆訶, 莎訶, 蘇婆訶, 薩婆訶: (Buddhism) "svāhā" (used as an oblation)


どすこい

(sumo) An interjection used in cheering for sumo: great; tremendous; extreme


げほげほ

げほげほ (canonical)
ゲホゲホ (canonical)
gehogeho (romanization)


おっはー

おっはー • (ohhā)

Shortened form of おはよう (ohayō “good morning”). Popularized by the 1997 television program Oha Suta, and subsequently by singer/actor Shingo Katori.

2000, Yasuharu Konishi (lyrics and music), “慎吾ママのおはロック [Shingo Mama's Oha Rock]”, performed by Shingo Katori:

Mama and Papa, Brother, Sister,
 Grandpa and Grandma, Mr. Neighbor too
 Oha oha
 Oha oha

ママとパパお兄さんお姉さん
 おじいちゃんもおばちゃんお隣さんも
 おっはーおっはー
 おっはーおっはー

mama to papa onīsan onēsan
 ojīchan mo obachan o-tonari-san mo
 ohhā ohhā
 ohhā ohhā

2017 June 1, “小さく始めようチャットボット作成のためのいろは [Brief introduction to the ABCs of chatbot design]”, in Web Designing, page 56:

In response to the user's “ohayō” the bot responds “ohayō gozaimasu”. If the user inputs “ohhā” at this point the bot is incapable of responding.

ユーザーの「おはよう」という発話に対し、ボットが「おはようございます」と返信するもの。この場合、ユーザーが「おっはー」と入力すると返信不能となってしまう。

Yūzā no “ohayō” to iu hatsuwa ni taishi, botto ga “ohayō gozaimasu” to henshin suru mono. Kono bāi, yūzā ga “ohhā” to nyūryoku suru to henshin funō to natte shimau.

(informal, childish) good morning; hello


いってらー

いってらー • (itterā)

(Internet slang) Alternative form of いってら


いってら

いってらっしゃい いってらっしゃい#Japanese


えっへん

えっへん or エッヘン • (ehhen)

えっへん (canonical)
エッヘン (canonical)
ehhen (romanization)


ありがと

ありがとう ありがとう#Japanese

(informal) Alternative form of ありがとう (arigatō)


すまん

済(す)ま (suma, “to finish; to be settled”, irrealis form) + ん (n, “not”).

ja-compound

1998 March 13, Abiko, Miwa, “みかん・絵日記特別編 言の葉の泉 後編 [Mikan Picture Diary Special: A Fountain of Words: Last Chapter]”, in みかん・絵日記 [Mikan Picture Diary], volume 5 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, page 16:

I… I did say that terrible thing about ‘the only one in the world.’ I’m so sorry!

オレ…悪いこと言ったなー世界で１匹とか言ったの オレだよな すまーん！

Ore… warui koto itta nā sekai de ippiki toka itta no Ore da yo na sumān!


ナイス

1993 March 12, “大(おお)騒(さわ)ぎ！みかん学(がっ)校(こう)へ行(ゆ)く [All Hell Breaks Loose! Mikan “Goes to School”]”, in みかん絵(え)日(にっ)記(き) [Mikan Picture Diary], episode 20, CBC, via TBS:

ナイスヘディング！

1993 April 16, “夫(ふう)婦(ふ)ゲンカはネコが食(く)う？ [Would a Cat Eat a Marital Dispute?]”, in みかん絵(え)日(にっ)記(き) [Mikan Picture Diary], episode 23, spoken by as Tom Kusanagi, Sumi Shimamoto as Kikuko Kusanagi, Tarako as Mikan Kusanagi, and Kenichi Ono as Tōjirō Kusanagi (Akiko Hiramatsu), CBC, via TBS:

ナイスリカバリー！

ナイスリカバリー！

ナイスリカバリー！

ナイスリカバリー！

ナイスリカバリー！

ナイスリカバリー！

1994 January 15, Mitsuru Adachi, “PART(パート).３(さん) 必(ひっ)殺(さつ)！愛(あい)の逃(とう)避(ひ)行(こう) [Part 3: Surefire! A Romantic Elopement]”, in らんま1/2 [Ranma 1/2], volume 27 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 44:

ナイスフォロー おねえちゃん‼

1996 September 15, Mitsuru Adachi, “サヨナラゲーム おまけ [Bye-Felicia Game: Bonus]”, in SHORT(ショート) PROGRAM(プログラム) [Short Program], volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 282:

ナイスショット！

2013 July 9, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)四(よん)百(ひゃく)三(さん)十(じゅう)九(きゅう)訓(くん) カロリーは忘(わす)れに頃(ころ)にやってくる [Lesson 439: Calories Burst Out When You Forget About Them]”, in 銀魂 [Silver Soul], volume 50 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

アンタのはグロテスクバディでしょ Ⅹ子

アンタのはグロテスクバディでしょ Ⅹ子

アンタのはグロテスクバディでしょ Ⅹ子


よろしゅう

(literary or dialect) Alternative form of よろしく (yoroshiku)


せえの

ja-pos

せえの • (sēno)

Perhaps from 一斉(いっせい)の (issei no, “at the same time”).


残った

The past perfective form of verb 残る (nokoru, “to remain”).

(sumo) used by a 行司 (gyōji, “referee”) to indicate that a match has begun and is ongoing


ゴルァ

From こら (kora), with voicing and rolling of the r.

(Internet slang) Interjection of anger: oi!


クソ

クソ (canonical)
くそ (canonical)
kuso (romanization)

From Old Japanese.
Cognate with 臭い (kusai, “stinky, smelly”), 腐る (kusaru, “to rot, to become stinky”).

クソ！玄関の鍵をかけ忘れた！

糞, 屎: (vulgar) used to express anger, shock or worry; shit, damn, crap, fuck.


なんてこった

Slurring of なんてことだ (nante koto da, “what (the hell) is this”).


そうか

ja-pos

そうか • (sō ka)


ほな

Short for ほんなら (hon nara), corrupted from それなら (sore nara).

ほなな。

(dialectal, chiefly Kansai, informal) see you, bye


玉屋

Compound of 玉 (tama, “bead”, also short for シャボン玉 (shabon-dama, “soap bubble”)) + 屋 (ya, “store, shop; shopkeeper, seller”). First appears in the 1500s.

compound

also short for <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">シャボン玉</i> (shabon-dama, “soap bubble”)

Alternative forms: たーまや, たまやー, たーまやー

Coordinate term: 鍵屋


じゃんけんぽん

[d͡ʑã̠ŋkẽ̞mpõ̞ɴ]

Unknown. The initial portion is likely from 石拳(しゃっけん) (shakken, literally “stone fist”) or similar; see じゃん拳(けん) (janken). The final portion may be onomatopoeic; compare ボーン (bōn, “kaboom!”), パンパン (panpan, “bang bang!”). Compare also はい (hai, “go! start!”), ほい (hoi, interjection used to call for attention). Attested from the early twentieth century.

ja-r

みんなが、いっしょに、おにごとあそび。おにをきめるよ。『じゃん、けん、ぽん』

1903, Monbusho [Ministry of Education], Jinjō shogakko dokuhon 7.1 [Common elementary school reader]:

Everyone, let’s play tag together. Let’s decide who is it. “jan, ken, pon”

Minna ga, issho ni, onigoto asobi. Oni o kimeru yo. “jan, ken, pon”

rock paper scissors
rock paper scissors#English

used to initiate a round of rock paper scissors and synchronize the start of the game

あいこでしょ

aiko desho, interjection used to play again if players show the same gesture

あいこでほい

aiko de hoi, interjection used to play again


うぃーす

ja-pos

うぃーす • (wīsu)

うぃーっす うぃーっす#Japanese


糸冬

(Internet slang) Alternative spelling of 終わり (“end; conclusion; finish”)


マンセー

マンセー • (mansē)

Borrowed from Korean 만세(萬歲) (manse). Internet slang usage is in reference to the North Korean cult of personality. Doublet of 万歳 (banzai).


あざーっす

あざーっす • (azāssu)

ありがとうございます ありがとうございます#Japanese

(slang) Short for ありがとうございます (arigatō gozaimasu).


なるへそ

なるへそ (canonical)
なるヘソ (canonical)
naruheso (romanization)

(slang) Alternative form of 成程 (naruhodo)


グッモーニン

[ɡɯ̟ʔmo̞ːɲ̟ĩɴ]

Borrowed from English good morning (formal transcription グッドモーニング (guddo mōningu)).

(anglicism, informal or humorous) good morning!


ちーっす

Apparently clipping of こんにちは (konnichi wa, “good day”) and です (desu, copula). Compare おっす (ossu) and うぃーっす (wīssu) from おはようございます (ohayō gozaimasu, “good morning”). Compare also っす (ssu), an informal variant of です.

ja-r

うぃーっす (wīssu)


いってまいります

行って参ります 行って参ります#Japanese

行ってまいります 行ってまいります#Japanese

いってきます いってきます#Japanese

行って参ります, 行ってまいります: (humble) alternative form of いってきます (itte kimasu)


いっていらっしゃい

行っていらっしゃい 行っていらっしゃい#Japanese

いってらっしゃい いってらっしゃい#Japanese

行っていらっしゃい: alternative form of いってらっしゃい (itterasshai)


レッツラゴー

[ɾe̞t̚t͡sɨ ɾa̠ ɡo̞ː]

From レッツラゴン (Rettsu Ra Gon), a 1970s manga series by Fujio Akatsuka, and earlier レッツゴー (rettsugō) from English let's go.

レッツゴー レッツゴー#Japanese

(informal, dated) Synonym of レッツゴー (rettsu gō, “let's go!”)


レッツゴー

[ɾe̞t̚t͡sɨ ɡo̞ː]


もぐ

(onomatopoeia) Representing a loud chewing sound, or the sound made while relishing food.


よっしゃ

よっしゃ！完成だぜ！


なんかこう

From なんか (nanka) + こう (kō, “like this”).

なんかこう、あれですね


痛いの痛いの飛んでけ

ja-pos

いたい の いたい の とんでけ

痛(いた)いの痛(いた)いの飛(と)んでけ • (itai no itai no tondeke)

痛いの痛いの飛んでけ (canonical)
itai no itai no tondeke (romanization)


だから何だ

だから何だ (canonical)
da kara nan da (romanization)

だから何だという感じですが、面白いかもね。

Da kara nan da to iu kanji desu ga, omoshiroi ka mo ne.

You might think "so what", but it might be interesting.

It has a feeling of "so what", but it might be interesting.


ちゅっ

Imitative of lips protruding. Compare Vietnamese chu which is also an onomatopoeia with the same meaning.

(onomatopoeia) Representing a kissing sound; mwah, smooch


ぱくっ

(onomatopoeia) Representing a loud biting or chewing sound.


はっきよい

Various theories exist:
* The Japan Sumo Association referee ruleset states it is a shift from a compound of 発気 (hakki, literally “discharging spirits”) + 揚々 (yōyō, “exultant, triumphant”).
* According to Masatsugu Okazaki, a shift from 早競へ (haya-kioe), a compound of 早 (haya, “already, now”) + 競へ (kioe, the 已然形 (izenkei, “realis form”) and/or 命令形 (meireikei, “imperative form”) of classical verb 競ふ (kiou), “to compete”).
* The pronunciation might have originally been はっけよい (hakkeyoi), see that article for more.

com

はっけよい はっけよい#Japanese

(sumo) Alternative spelling of はっけよい (hakkeyoi):


はっけよい

Various theories exist:
* According to Daigenkai (1932), thought to be a compound of 八卦 (hakke, “bagua”) + 良い (yoi, “good”)
* The original pronunciation might have been hakk(i)yoi, see alternative forms above.

(sumo) said by a 行司 (gyōji, “referee”) after a successful 立ち合い (tachiai, “initial charge”) and when both wrestlers are in a standoff


でしょ

でしょでしょ！

(informal, childish or women's speech) Contraction of でしょう (deshō).


どっこいしょ

1998, Kazuko Shikita, Oigokoro no honne [Truth of an aged heart], Hajime ni [Introduction]:

たとえば、どうしていつもアどっこいしょと言うのか。年寄りだから...。そりゃあそうですが、私も六十代半ばになってから、朝、スイと起きられなくなりました。

Tatoeba, dōshite itsumo a dokkoisho to iu no ka. Toshiyori da kara. Soryā sō desu ga, watashi mo rokujūdai nakaba ni natte kara, asa, sui to okirarenaku narimashita.

For example, why do I always say ah, dokkoisho? From age... That’s true, but even from my mid-sixties I couldn’t wake up easily in the morning.

uttered when making a great physical exertion, or when moving while fatigued, heave-ho

nonsense word used in folk songs or rhymes


どっこい

uttered when moving something heavy or making a great physical exertion

どっこい、そうはいかない！

hold on!, hush!; interjection used to interrupt someone speaking or to express disagreement

1928, “40: Hime ga takisui no ue furyū [Elegance of the Princess atop the waterfall]”, in Nihon kayō shūsei [Japan folk song collection], volume 10:

二世も三世もひざもとさらぬ五合樽さけかんなべなしの。ひやざけどっこいー。ひやざけどっこいー。

Nisei mo sansei mo hizamoto saranu go gō taru sake kannabe nashi no. Hiya zake dokkoī. Hiya zake dokkoī.

Neither second-generation nor third-generation leave your side, five-cup sake barrel, no kannabe. Cold sake dokkoi! Cold sake dokkoi!

nonsense word used for rhythm in songs or rhymes


てやんでえ

From 何(なに)を言(い)ってやがるんだい (nani o itte yagaru n dai, “What the hell are you saying?”).

ja-r

なに を いって やがる ん だい

(dated, Edo) the hell you say; what the hell; shut up (phrase used to rebuke someone)


エイエイオー

ja-pos

エイエイオー • (eieiō)

2019 March 28, “Seibu Akiyama ga fan 120-nin o mae ni ketsui aratana yakushoku jūnin mo!? [Seibu's Akiyama makes the decision in front of 120 fans: Will he take the new job?]”, in Full Count:

Again this year, let's cheer on the Lions, ei ei oh!

今年もライオンズを盛り上げるぞ、エイエイオー！

Kotoshi mo Raionzu o mori ageru zo, eieiō!

えいえいおー えいえいおー#Japanese


えいえい

えいえいと網を引く


えいえいおー

えいえいおー or エイエイオー • (eieiō)

えいえいおー (canonical)
エイエイオー (canonical)
eieiō (romanization)

2019 April 11, Yusuke Kushii, “Nenchō-san ni natta musume no nyūshi ga nuketa!! [My older daughter's tooth fell out!!]”, in 941 no ikumen tsurezure:

I offered only a tepid greeting whenever there was a kindergarten event, but I feel obliged to repay your kind assistance. Let's do it! Ei ei oh.

幼稚園のイベントがあるたびにちょろっと挨拶するくらいのもんなんですが、お世話になってる恩返しということで引き受けました。やるぞー！えいえいおー。

Yōchien no ibento ga aru tabi ni chorotto aisatsu suru kurai no mon na n desu ga, o-sewa ni natteru ongaeshi to iu koto de hikiukemashita. Yaru zō! Eieiō.

2019 April 7, “Kaifu 500-nen Yamashita ‘Shingen’ fushime no shutsujin [Kaifu 500 years: Yamashita’s ‘Shingen’ turning point]”, in Yomiuri Shimbun, archived from the original on 2019-04-24:

When Yamashita called “Now, to battle,” the Kōshū army valiantly replied “ei ei oh” and set out.

山下さんが「いざ、出陣じゃあ」と声を上げると、甲州軍団は「エイエイオー」と勇ましく応えて動き出した。

Yamashita-san ga “iza, shutsujin jā” to koe o ageru to, Kōshū gundan wa “eieiō” to isamashiku kotaete ugokidashita.


ぬわんと

1985 January 20 [1984 April 15], Motoka Murakami, “過(か)激(げき)なおなごの巻(まき) [She’s Pretty Aggressive]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], 4th edition, volume 14 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 75:

Dayum!! She’s way more aggressive than she looks~!!

ぬわんと‼顔ににあわず過激なおなごじゃあ〰‼

Nuwan to‼ Kao ni niawazu kageki na onago jā~‼


さいなら

ほなさいなら。

(dialectal, chiefly Kansai) Nonstandard form of さよなら (sayonara, “bye-bye”).


あいがと

/ariɡatoː/ → /ajɡato/
Equivalent to standard Japanese ありがとう (arigatō).

あいがとさげもした。


よか

1984 November 15, Motoka Murakami, “武(ぶ)道(どう)家(か)二人(ふたり)の巻(まき) [Two Martial Artists]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], volume 17 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 93:

Awrite‼ Dat’s whut ah call a good omen‼ Tomorrow, victory will be mahn‼ Hey, Natsuki! Gedda load-a dat fire risin’ up in de sky‼ Dat’s de heated bloodstream of de Hayato of Satsuma right dere‼

よか‼縁起がよかど‼明日ん勝負はオイの勝ちじゃっ‼夏木め！みてみれ、天に吹きあがっあん火は、薩摩隼人の熱か血じゃっど‼

Yoka‼ Engi ga yoka do‼ Ashitan shōbu wa oi no kachi ja'‼ Natsuki me! Mite mire, ten ni fukiaga' an hi wa, Satsuma Hayato no atsuka chi jaddo‼

(Kagoshima) Synonym of よし (yoshi, “alright; good”)


待った

た (-ta) imperative of 待(ま)つ (matsu, “to wait”).


お疲れ様

お疲れ様 (canonical)
otsukaresama (romanization)

お疲れ様でした お疲れ様でした#Japanese

Ellipsis of お疲れ様でした (otsukaresama deshita).


宜しくお願いします

よろしく おねがい します

宜(よろ)しくお願(ねが)いします • (yoroshiku onegai shimasu)

宜しくお願いします (canonical)
yoroshiku onegai shimasu (romanization)

please think well of me, please take care of me (a new starter after an introduction)

please take care (of) (when entrusting a person or piece of property to someone)


死ね

(offensive, vulgar) Expression to show discontent: go to hell; kill yourself


はいたい

はいたい (canonical)
ハイタイ (canonical)
haitai (romanization)

Okinawa; women's speech; Okinawa; women's speech


良し

Japanese phrasebook
 This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.
The 終止形(しゅうしけい) (shūshikei, “terminal form”) of Classical Japanese adjective 良(よ)し (yoshi), modern form 良(よ)い (yoi).

ja-r

よし、行くぞ。

おう、よし。

An interjection used when comforting someone; alright


逝ってよし

逝ってよし (canonical)
itte yoshi (romanization)


行って来る

行って来る (canonical)
itte kuru (romanization)

行って来ます 行って来ます#Japanese

(colloquial) Synonym of 行って来ます (itte kimasu, “see you later”)


ワロタ

ワロタ (canonical)
わろた (canonical)
warota (romanization)

[β̞a̠ɾo̞ta̠]

From 笑(わら)った (waratta), past/perfective form of 笑(わら)う (warau, “to laugh”).


ktkr

(Internet slang) Abbreviation of 来たこれ (kitakore, “this is here”).


nnkr

nnkr (canonical)
nani kore (romanization)

(Internet slang) Abbreviation of 何これ (nanikore, “what's this”).


おはまる水産

おはまる水産 (canonical)
ohamaru suisan (romanization)

[o̞ha̠ma̠ɾɯ̟ sɨisã̠ɴ]

It may come from おはよう (ohayō, “Hi”) and 磯(いそ)丸(まる)水(すい)産(さん) (isomaru suisan, one of Japanese seafood restaurant, see 磯丸水産.).

いそ%まる% すい%さん

(teen slang) Synonym of おはよう (ohayō, “Hi”)


教えてエロい人

教えてエロい人 (canonical)
oshiete eroi hito (romanization)

Corruption of 教(おし)えて偉(えら)い人(ひと) (oshiete erai hito): someone great, please tell me! → someone erotic, please tell me!.


しもうた

shimouta (romanization)
simafuta (romanization)
しまふた (hiragana historical)

/ɕimaɸitaɾu/ → /ɕimawitaɾu/ → */ɕimawutaɾu/ → /ɕimautaɾu/ → /ɕimɔːtaɾu/ → /ɕimɔːta/ → /ɕimoːta/
The Western Japanese simple past tense form of しまう (shimau, “to finish”).

(Kansai) Alternative form of しまった (shimatta): used in response to a failure


テステス

テステス (canonical)
てすてす (canonical)
tesu tesu (romanization)

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from test + test.


本日は晴天なり

ja-pos

ほんじつ は せいてん なり

本(ほん)日(じつ)は晴(せい)天(てん)なり • (honjitsu wa seiten nari)

本日は晴天なり (canonical)
honjitsu wa seiten nari (romanization)

[hõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑit͡sɨ β̞a̠ se̞ːte̞n na̠ɾʲi]


キマシタワー

Literally, “it has come” (来(き)ましたわ (kimashita wa)); equivalent to キター (kitā, literally “it has come”), but in stereotypical "high-class feminine" speech as might be found in anime or manga.

(Internet slang, ACG) Used in excited reaction to yuri scenes.


あげぽよ

あげぽよ (canonical)
アゲぽよ (canonical)
agepoyo (romanization)


あるある

[a̠ɾɯ̟a̠ɾɯ̟]

(informal) I know right? that happens to me too!


幸あれ

幸あれ (canonical)
sachi are (romanization)

どうか幸あれ


しらんぷり

知らん振り 知らん振り#Japanese

知らんぷり 知らんぷり#Japanese

知らん振り, 知らんぷり:

知らん振り, 知らんぷり


そうそう

sōsō (romanization)
sausau (romanization)
さうさう (hiragana historical)

そうそう、去年の今頃だったなあ。

Now I remember, it was about this time last year.

Used when something comes to mind: to recall

そうそう、その通りです。

Used to express agreement: yeah, of course


ワラタ

[β̞a̠ɾa̠ta̠]


じゃあね

じゃあね • (jā ne)


こんばんわ

[kõ̞mba̠ɰ̃ β̞a̠]

こんばんは こんばんは#Japanese


草不可避

草不可避 (canonical)
kusa fukahi (romanization)

[kɯ̟sa̠ ɸɯ̟ka̠çi]

From 草(くさ) (kusa, “grass; LOLs”) + 不可避(ふかひ) (fukahi, “unavoidable”).


ナイスキー

From ナイスキル (naisu kiru, literally “nice kill”).


なんでやねん

[nàńdéꜜyànèǹ]

From なんで (nande, “why”) + や (ya, “copula particle”) + ねん (nen, “emphatic particle”).


ジュテーム

ja-pos

ジュテーム • (jutēmu)

[d͡ʑɨte̞ːmɯ̟]


MJK

MJK (canonical)
MJK (canonical)
maji ka (romanization)

(Internet slang) Abbreviation of まじか (maji ka).


だろ

(informal) Alternative form of だろう (darō)


いな

ina (romanization)
いな (hiragana historical)

いなと答える

結局、行動するか否かはイスラエル人とパレスティナ人次第である。

Kekkyoku, kōdō suru ka ina ka wa Isuraeru-jin to Paresutina-jin shidai de aru.

Now, ultimately, it is up to the Israelis and Palestinians [whether or not] to take action.


バタンッ

バタンッ (canonical)
ばたんっ (canonical)
batan' (romanization)

2016, あんざ [Anza], さや駅長はハタチ [Station manager Saya is 20 years old], GOMA-BOOKS Co., Ltd., ASIN B06XDWLF5F, page 186:

Towards the front of the station, which had fallen completely silent, the sound of a cheap kei-car's door being slammed resounded.
"Thud!"
"Hey, Yoshioka, don't slam the door so hard!"
"Sorry..."

静まり返った駅前に「バタンッ」と、安そうな軽のドアが響いて、あたしもマネして思いっきりドアを閉めた。
バタンッ‼
「おいおい、吉岡、もっと優しく閉めてくれよー」
「ごめん……」

Shizumarikaetta eki mae ni “batan'” to, yasu-sō na kei no doa ga hibiite, atashi mo maneshite omoikkiri doa o shimeta.
Batan'‼
“Oioi, Yoshioka, motto yasashiku shimete kure yō”
“Gomen……”

(onomatopoeia) The sound of a door slamming.

2009, 青海琉伊 [Rui Ōmi], スピン☆オフ〜通常版〜 [Spin☆Off ~Normal Edition~], GOMA-BOOKS Co., Ltd., ASIN B016ZPXYE2, page 122:

―Thud!
The bathroom door opened forcefully.

――バタンッ！！！！
勢いよくトイレのドアを開けた。

――Batan'!!!!
Ikioi yoku toire no doa o aketa.

(onomatopoeia) The sound of a door opening suddenly.


苦しゅうない

苦(くる)しゅうない • (kurushū nai) ^(←くるしうない (kurusiunai)?)

苦しゅうない (canonical)
kurushū nai (romanization)
kurusiunai (romanization)
くるしうない (hiragana historical)

Elision of 苦(くる)しくない (kurushiku nai), the negative form of the adjective 苦(くる)しい (kurushii)

(formal, used towards those of lower status) it is fine; there is no problem


カァ

カァ or かぁ • (kā)

カァ (canonical)
かぁ (canonical)
kā (romanization)

(manga) Onomatopoeia for embarrassed blushing.


ぴえん

(slang, feminine speech) Onomatopoeia for the pleading face emoji.


くぁw背drftgy富士子lp

くぁw背drftgy富士子lp (canonical)
qawsedrftgyhujikolp (romanization)


あっち行け

あっち行け (canonical)
atchi ike (romanization)

From あっち (atchi, “over there”) + 行(い)け (ike, “go”), literally "go over there".


うえーん

ja-pos

うえーん • (uēn)

Onomatopoeia for the sound of crying. wah, boohoo


すいません

すみません すみません#Japanese


すまぬ

すみません すみません#Japanese


すまんかった

すみません すみません#Japanese


すんません

[sɨ̃mːa̠sẽ̞ɴ]

すみません すみません#Japanese


すまなかった

すみません すみません#Japanese


ありがとう存じます

ありがとう存じます (canonical)
arigatō zonjimasu (romanization)

Compound of ありがとう (arigatō) + 存じます (zonjimasu, -masu form of 存(ぞん)じる (zonjiru)).


そういや

ja-pos

そういや • (sō iya)

そう言えば そう言えば#Japanese

(informal) Alternative form of そう言えば (sō ieba)


そういえば

そういえば • (sō ieba)


うそぴょん

[ɯ̟so̞ pʲõ̞ɴ]

(slang, somewhat dated) it's a lie; I lie


よきかな

Literary/Classical language. From 善(よ)き (yoki, “good, 連体形 of 善(よ)し (yoshi)”) + 哉(かな) (kana).

ja-compound

(literary or archaic) excellent; wonderful


ぱおーん

ja-pos

ぱおーん or パオーン • (paōn)

ぱおーん (canonical)
パオーン (canonical)
paōn (romanization)

Onomatopoeia for the cry of an elephant.


あーあ

[a̠꜔.a̠˩.a̠˩˥]


どったの

どうしたの どうしたの#Japanese

(informal) Alternative form of どうしたの (dōshita no)


キーン

Onomatopoeia for a piercing ringing noise.


全速前進

全(ぜん)速(そく)前(ぜん)進(しん) • (zensoku zenshin)

全速前進 (canonical)
zensoku zenshin (romanization)

[d͡zẽ̞ɰ̃so̞kɯ̟ d͡zẽ̞ɰ̃ɕĩɴ]

Compound of 全速 (zensoku, “full speed”) + 前進 (zenshin, “advance forward”).


ようそろ

Derived from 宜しく候 (yoroshiku sōrō, “I will be in your service”). The common form ようそろ (yōsoro) is a sound change from よくそうろう (yoku sōrō).

全速前進ようそろ！

Move full speed ahead, and keep her steady!

一五度ようそろ！

Set heading to 15 degrees, then keep her steady!

大辞林 w:ja:大辞林

大辞泉 w:ja:大辞泉

A navigational term used to issue the command to steer a ship or vessel straight ahead, often issued after a command to turn, when the ship or vessel is ready to move in the direction it is currently heading. Analogous to "keep her steady" in English usage.

a filler word used in musical accompaniment


うるせぇ

ja-pos

うるせぇ • (urusē)


おっとっと

Said to warn someone to be careful, especially when someone is at risk of overpouring one's saké.


おぎゃあ

おぎゃあ or オギャア or おぎゃー or オギャー • (ogyā)

おぎゃあ (canonical)
オギャア (canonical)
おぎゃー (canonical)
オギャー (canonical)
ogyā (romanization)


あらま

(chiefly women's speech) wow, gee, oh dear


やれ

oh, well (an exclamation or disappointment)

sigh (interjection used when one is tired)


あらまあ

あらまあ • (aramā)


トリックオアトリート

トリック オア トリート


があん

があん or ガアン or がーん or ガーン • (gān)

があん (canonical)
ガアン (canonical)
がーん (canonical)
ガーン (canonical)
gān (romanization)

(slang) Onomatopoeia for a stunning emotional shock.


なにこれ

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see なに, これ.


っしゃ

(informal) Alternative form of よっしゃ (yossha)


ふんす

(Internet slang) Onomatopoeia for ejecting air from one's nose in confidence.


ハピバ

ja-r

ハッピーバースデー (happī bāsudē)


ハッピーバースデー

ja-pos

ハッピーバースデー • (happī bāsudē)


南無三

[na̠mɯ̟sã̠ɴ]

Short for 南(な)無(む)三(さん)宝(ぽう) (namu sanpō).

Used to express surprise or frustration: oh my God; good Lord


アンニョンハセヨ

[ã̠ɲ̟ːõ̞ɰ̃ha̠se̞jo̞]

From Korean 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo, “hello”).

(informal, rare) hello, hi (in a Korean context)


したっけ

(Hokkaidō, colloquial) bye, see you later


したら

したらね！


自主規制

自主規制 (canonical)
jishu kisei (romanization)

[d͡ʑiɕɨ kʲi̥se̞ː]

From 自(じ)主(しゅ) (jishu, “autonomy, independence”) + 規(き)制(せい) (kisei, “restriction”).

ja-compound

（自主規制）な夢


ありがたや

(archaic, by extension now often humorous) thank you; I am very grateful


なんくるないさ

Borrowed from Okinawan なんくるないさ. Literally, "things will sort themselves out". In standard Japanese: なんとかなるさ (nantoka naru sa).
Compound of なんくる (nankuru, “in that way”) + 成い (nai, stem of 成いん (nain, “become”)) + さ (sa, “emphatic”).

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stem of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ryu">成いん</i> (nain, “become”)

(Okinawa) Don’t worry, it’ll be all right.


いやもう

ja-pos

いやもう • (iya mō)

Said when reflecting on something remarkable.


あちゃあ

あちゃあ or あちゃー or アチャア or アチャー • (achā)

あちゃあ (canonical)
あちゃー (canonical)
アチャア (canonical)
アチャー (canonical)
achā (romanization)


驚くべきことに

驚くべきことに (canonical)
odorokubekikotoni (romanization)


みっけ

Compare 見付(みつ)ける (mitsukeru, “to find”).


てか

っていうか っていうか#Japanese


からの

(informal) Used to encourage the listener to do/say the next appropriate action/word, when the listener does not appear to be aware that such a thing is wanted. "And then you what?"


どした

(colloquial) Contraction of どうした (dōshita).


よろこんで

(formal, in response to a request) With pleasure.


善哉

善哉善哉

善哉善哉 ぜんざいぜんざい


ズビー

ズビー • (zubī)

(informal) Onomatopoeia for the sound of blowing one's nose.


なーんちゃって

なんちゃって なんちゃって#Japanese


うせやん

(Kansai) Alternative form of うそやん (uso yan, “no way!”)


ハラショー

[ha̠ɾa̠ɕo̞ː]

excellent! (in the context of Russia or the Soviet Union)


ウラー

Borrowed from Russian ура́ (urá).
First cited in Japanese to a text from 1904.

hooray! (in the context of Russia or the Soviet Union)


ままよ

1895, “雪の進軍 [Yuki no Shingun]”, 永井建子 (Nagai Kenshi) (lyrics):

儘よ大膽 一服やれば

An exclamation of resignation and indifference.


スパシーバ

thank you (in the context of Russia or the Soviet Union)


プレイボール

[pɯ̟ɾe̞ː bo̞ːɾɯ̟]


アイゴー

アイゴー • (aigō)

(in reference to Korea) An interjection of grief and sadness: oh my; oh no; aigo


だよね

(informal) Interjection of mutual understanding.

Interjection of mutual understanding.
I know, right? Isn't it?

Interjection of acceptance when one's desire is (as expected) not fulfilled: I understand, of course


ずんどこ

ずんどこ (canonical)
ズンドコ (canonical)
zundoko (romanization)

ずんどこ節 ずんどこ節#Japanese

a meaningless hayashikotoba (囃子詞) used in zundoko-bushi (ずんどこ節)


ちわっす

[t͡ɕiβ̞a̠sːɨ]

こんにちは こんにちは#Japanese

(informal, men's speech) Contraction of こんにちはっす (konnichi wa ssu).


そうきたか

なるほど、そうきたか！

That was unexpected. I didn't see that coming.


はっ

1968, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, To Shishun [Tu Tzu-ch’un]:

The ogres answered in unison:— "Understood!" — and rising to their feet with steel whips in their hands […]

鬼どもは一斉に「はつ」と答へながら、鉄の鞭をとつて立ち上ると、 […]

Oni-domo wa issei ni "ha'" to kotaenagara, tetsu no muchi o totte tachiageru to, […]


ほんとそれ

(Internet slang) this (interjection of agreement)


ファッキュー

ファッキュー • (fakkyū)

[ɸa̠k̚ʲkʲɨː]


いかさま

ikasama (romanization)
いかさま (hiragana historical)


お久しぶりです

お久しぶりです (canonical)
o-hisashiburi desu (romanization)

From 久しい (hisashii, “long”, (of time)) + ぶり (-buri, “first time after”).


ですです

(informal, originally Kyūshū) It is indeed so. / Yes.


はいはい

yeah, sure (interjection of understanding and mild dismissal)


えんやこら

[ẽ̞ɰ̃ja̠ko̞ɾa̠]


ちょりーす

[t͡ɕo̞ɾʲiːsɨ]


デュクシ

(children's slang, onomatopoeia) The sound of punching.


にゃあにゃあ

ja-pos

にゃあにゃあ or ニャーニャー • (nyānyā) ^(←にゃあにゃあ (nyaanyaa)?)

にゃあにゃあ (canonical)
ニャーニャー (canonical)
nyānyā (romanization)
nyaanyaa (romanization)
にゃあにゃあ (hiragana historical)

[ɲ̟a̠ːɲ̟a̠ː]


ふむふむ

[ɸɯ̟mɯ̟ɸɯ̟mɯ̟]


しゃあなし

しゃあなし or しゃーなし • (shānashi)

しゃあなし (canonical)
しゃーなし (canonical)
shānashi (romanization)

しゃあない しゃあない#Japanese

しょうがない しょうがない#Japanese

(slang) Alternative form of しゃあない; alternative form of しょうがない


げろげろ

an exclamation of disgust; gross!; yuck!


しーっ

しーっ • (shī')


これで勝つる

これで勝つる (canonical)
kore de katsuru (romanization)


っていうか

(informal) Used to change the topic and introduce one's realization that something is strange.


ときはみちた

ときはみちた • (toki wa michita) ^(←ときはみちた (tokifamitita)?)

toki wa michita (romanization)
tokifamitita (romanization)
ときはみちた (hiragana historical)


ぶーん

ぶーん or ブーン or ぶうん • (būn)

ぶーん (canonical)
ブーン (canonical)
ぶうん (canonical)
būn (romanization)


いてら

いってらっしゃい いってらっしゃい#Japanese


ちょいと

choito (romanization)
tyoito (romanization)
ちよいと (hiragana historical)


かまちょ

ちょうだい ちょうだい#Japanese

(slang) Short for かまってちょうだい (kamatte chōdai).


うっふん

(chiefly women's speech) oh; ah (used to sound sexually enticing)


こんちゃ

[kõ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕa̠]

こんにちは こんにちは#Japanese


こんぬづわ

[kõ̞nːɯ̟zɨβ̞a̠]

こんにちは こんにちは#Japanese

Eye dialect spelling of こんにちは (konnichi wa), representing "zū-zū" dialect Japanese.

こんにちは

こんにちは こんにちは#Japanese

(Internet slang) Alternative form of こんにちは (konnichi wa)


ピコーン

ピコーン • (pikōn)


だるまさんがころんだ

だるま-さん が ころんだ

ja:だるまさんがころんだ

[da̠ɾɯ̟ma̠sa̠ŋ ɡa̠ ko̞ɾõ̞nda̠]

daruma-san ga koronda
daruma-san ga koronda#English

The 10-syllable interjection used to count down, syllable by syllable, in daruma-san ga koronda


ファイティン

A calque of Korean 파이팅 (paiting) / 화이팅 (hwaiting), from English fighting.

(especially in Korean contexts) Go for it!


ずんちゃか

ずんちゃか (canonical)
ズンチャカ (canonical)
zunchaka (romanization)

[d͡zɨ̃ɲ̟t͡ɕa̠ka̠]


バイビー

バイビー • (baibī)


誰得

Shortened from 誰(だれ)が得(とく)するんだよ (dare ga toku suru n da yo, “literally who would want this”).

ja-r

だれ が とく する ん だ よ

(Internet slang) literally who would want this


閑話休題

ja-pos

閑(かん)話(わ)休(きゅう)題(だい) • (kanwa-kyūdai) ^(←かんわきうだい (kan'wakiudai)?)

閑話休題 (canonical)
kanwa-kyūdai (romanization)
kan'wakiudai (romanization)
かんわきうだい (hiragana historical)

[kã̠ɰ̃β̞a̠kʲɨːda̠i]

setting idle chatter aside and returning to the main topic


ひひーん

ひひーん or ヒヒーン • (hihīn)

ひひーん (canonical)
ヒヒーン (canonical)
hihīn (romanization)

(onomatopoeia) neigh; whinny (cry of a horse)


いやはや

iyahaya (romanization)
iyafaya (romanization)
いやはや (hiragana historical)


それはそれは

[so̞ɾe̞ β̞a̠ so̞ɾe̞ β̞a̠]


おたおめ

お誕生日おめでとう お誕生日おめでとう#Japanese

Abbreviation of お誕生日おめでとう. Happy birthday


お誕生日おめでとう

おたんじょうび おめでとう

お誕(たん)生(じょう)日(び)おめでとう • (otanjōbi omedetō)

お誕生日おめでとう (canonical)
otanjōbi omedetō (romanization)


へえ

hē (romanization)
へえ (hiragana historical)

大辞林 w:ja:大辞林


にひひ

(informal, onomatopoeia) Representing mischievous snickering.


おひさー

おひさー • (ohisā)

おひさしぶり おひさしぶり#Japanese

お久しぶりです お久しぶりです#Japanese

(informal) Alternative form of おひさしぶり Alternative form of 久しぶり Alternative form of お久しぶりです


じゃじゃーん

じゃじゃーん or ジャジャーン • (jajān)

じゃじゃーん (canonical)
ジャジャーン (canonical)
jajān (romanization)

[d͡ʑa̠ʑã̠ːɴ]


ありゃりゃ

[a̠ɾʲa̠ɾʲa̠]


へいらっしゃい

[he̞ːɾa̠ɕːa̠i]

(associated with sushi restaurants) welcome


なんだ

nanda (romanization)
なんだ (hiragana historical)

なんだ、ただの猫か。


良い一日を

良(い)い一(いち)日(にち)を or 良(よ)い一(いち)日(にち)を • (ii ichinichi o or yoi ichinichi o)

良い一日を (canonical)
良い一日を (canonical)
ii ichinichi o (romanization)
yoi ichinichi o (romanization)


がんば

がんば (canonical)
ガンバ (canonical)
ganba (romanization)


ぐへへ

(slang, onomatopoeia) A chuckle associated with impure thoughts.


デュフフ

(slang, onomatopoeia) A grotesque chuckle associated with otaku.


よっこいしょ

どっこいしょ どっこいしょ#Japanese


よっこいしょういち

Blend of よっこいしょ (yokkoisho) + 横井庄一 (Yokoi Shōichi, “Yokoi Shōichi”, Japanese holdout discovered in Guam in 1972).

blend

よっこいしょ よっこいしょ#Japanese

(humorous, pun, dated) Alternative form of よっこいしょ


あいた

a-ita (romanization)
aita (romanization)
あいた (hiragana historical)


ギガワロス

[ɡʲiɡa̠β̞a̠ɾo̞sɨ]

From ギガ (giga-, “giga- (10⁹)”) + ワロス (warosu).


テラワロス

[te̞ɾa̠β̞a̠ɾo̞sɨ]

From テラ (tera-, “tera- (10¹²)”) + ワロス (warosu).


ふふ

(onomatopoeia) Representing gentle laughter.


いないいないばあ

ja-pos

いないいないばあ • (inai-inai-bā) ^(←ゐないゐないばあ (winaiwinaibaa)?)

inai-inai-bā (romanization)
winaiwinaibaa (romanization)
ゐないゐないばあ (hiragana historical)

いない (inai) + いない (inai) + ばあ (bā). Literally, “(hiding oneself) I'm not here — I'm not here — (showing oneself) baa!”


しらんけど

(Kansai) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 知る, ん, けど.: although I don't know; I don't know, though

(originally Kansai) […] or something; […] I guess


ぐすん

(onomatopoeia) the sound of sniffling during crying


やんややんや

[jã̠ɰ̃ja̠ jã̠ɰ̃ja̠]


テッテレー

Onomatopoeia for a fanfare sound effect in Japanese popular culture.


サンキュ

サンキュ (canonical)
さんきゅ (canonical)
sankyu (romanization)


ちょい待ち

ja-pos

ちょい待(ま)ち • (choimachi) ^(←ちよいまち (tyoimati)?)

ちょい待ち (canonical)
choimachi (romanization)
tyoimati (romanization)
ちよいまち (hiragana historical)

Compound of ちょい (choi, “a little, a bit”) + 待(ま)ち (machi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 待(ま)つ (matsu, “to wait for”).”).

ja-compound

2016, Naughty Dog, アンチャーテッド 海賊王と最後の秘宝 [Uncharted 4: A Thief's End], Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation 4:

Oh... God... All right, look... I'm still a little jet-lagged.

ああ…いてえ ちょい待ち まだ時差ボケなんだって

Oh... Ouch... Hold on a bit. I'm still jet-lagged.


あざす

ありがとうございます ありがとうございます#Japanese

(slang) Short for ありがとうございます (arigatō gozaimasu).


おざーっす

ja-pos

おざーっす • (ozāssu)

おはようございます おはようございます#Japanese

(slang) Short for おはようございます (ohayō gozaimasu).


おざす

おはようございます おはようございます#Japanese


おざーす

おざーす • (ozāsu)

おはようございます おはようございます#Japanese


禿同

(2channel slang) Short for 激しく同意 (hageshiku dōi, “agree strongly”).


ういっす

うぃーっす うぃーっす#Japanese


ほかえり

blend

Blend of ほかほか + おかえり

(Internet slang) welcome back from taking a bath


んんと

(Yamagata) Alternative form of ええっと (ētto)


ワロリンヌ

[β̞a̠ɾo̞ɾʲĩnːɯ̟]

Variant of ワロス (warosu), ワラタ (warata), from 笑(わら)う (warau, “laugh”), apparently with a pseudo-French ending -inne. Included in the Japanese Yearbook of Contemporary Basic Vocabulary (現代用語の基礎知識) from 2019, likely attested in online communication or speech much earlier.

スゲー連携とれててワロリンヌ


何と

何 (nani, pronoun) + と (to, case particle). Original form of など (nado).

affix

what? huh? (used to ask a question to be repeated)

how about..., how about it? (used to prompt the listener's appraisal, such as when consulting them with a solution or proposal)


プチョヘンザ

Borrowed from American English put your hands up.

bor+

(slang) put your hands up (call to liven up a crowd)


ちょりっす

[t͡ɕo̞ɾʲisːɨ]

ちょりーす ちょりーす#Japanese


トゥンク

(manga) Onomatopoeia for getting butterflies in one's stomach in reaction to something.


ごめんね

ごめんね (canonical)
ゴメンね (canonical)
gomen ne (romanization)


チャオ

Borrowed from Italian ciao (“hello, goodbye”).


ふろりだ

[ɸɯ̟ɾo̞ɾʲida̠]

Shortening of 風呂(ふろ)から離脱(りだつ)した (furokararidatsushita, “I left the bath.”).

ja-r

(text messaging slang) I have just finished taking a bath.


ありがとうあります

ありがとうございます ありがとうございます#Japanese

(rare, dialect) Synonym of ありがとうございます (arigatō gozaimasu).


なにそれ

(colloquial) what’s that; what are you doing


お世話になっております

ja-pos

おせわ に なっております

お世話(せわ)になっております • (osewa ni natteorimasu)

お世話になっております (canonical)
osewa ni natteorimasu (romanization)


あ゙

agh! argh! (an expression of horror, disgust or frustration)

aah! (an expression of intense pleasure or excitement)

A letter to transcribe Arabic ع representing the voiced pharyngeal fricative sound /ʕ/.


ナイスパ

Blend of ナイス (naisu, “nice”) + スーパーチャット (sūpāchatto, “Super Chat”)

blend

(informal) nice Super Chat, used by streamers and chat members to acknowledge Super Chats


アルハムドゥリッラー

[a̠ɾɯ̟ha̠mɯ̟dɯ̟ɾʲiɾ̚ɾa̠ː]

From Arabic الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ (al-ḥamdu lillāhi).

bor

الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ

ja:アルハムドゥリッラー


インシャーアッラー

ja-pos

インシャーアッラー • (inshāarrā)

[ĩɰ̃ɕa̠ːa̠ɾ̚ɾa̠ː]

From Arabic إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَٰه (ʔin šāʔa llāh).

bor

إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَٰه

ja:インシャーアッラー


チャッ

チャッ (canonical)
ちゃっ (canonical)
cha' (romanization)

(chiefly manga) A sharp metallic sound, such as a blade being unsheathed.


めっ

めっだからね？


嘘だろ

an exclamation of surprise and incredulousness; get out of here


ビスミッラー

[bʲisɨmʲiɾ̚ɾa̠ː]

From Arabic بِٱسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ (bismi llāhi).

بِٱسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ


アスタグフィルッラー

[a̠sɨta̠ɡɯ̟ɸʲiɾɯ̟ɾ̚ɾa̠ː]

From Arabic أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ (ʔastaḡfiru llāha).

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ

ja:アスタグフィルッラー


マーシャーアッラー

ja-pos

マーシャーアッラー • (māshāarrā)

[ma̠ːɕa̠ːa̠ɾ̚ɾa̠ː]

From Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه (mā šāʔa l-lah).

bor

مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه

Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه (mā šāʔa l-lah)

ja:マーシャーアッラー