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A

» abunai- dangerous
» ai - love
» ai shiteru - I love you (to your boyfriend or lover)another way to say this is ai shitemasu I believe please correct me if I'm wrong
» aite - opponent (the one whom I must face
» aki- autumn
» akarui [aj] - cheerful or light
» akuma- Satan, Devil
» anata - you (commonly used) or used when a woman addresses her husband, “Darling”
» ane - big sister (for your own) others you use onee-san
» ansoku - gentle rest
» ano - well...(Kagome uses this a lot)
» are - (ah-reh) Huh?
» arerugii - allergy
» arigatou - thank you (formal)
» arigatou gouzaimasu - thank you very much (much more polite)
» asai [aj] - shallow
» atashi - me (female version)

B

» baka - idiot/stupid/moron
» bakemono- monster
» bakudan - bomb
» be-da!- the sound made by Japanese when they perform akanbe
» benjo - lavatory
» bishoujo - pretty girl (for instance, young Genkai)
» bishounen - pretty boy (for instance, Sesshoumaru)
» bijin - a beautiful woman (sort of like slang)
» bijutsu - art
» biiru - beer
» boku - me/I (used by males and pretty informal)
» boushi - cap, or hat
» bouryoku - violence
» budou - budou (martial art)
» buta - pig
» bungaku - literature

C

» chibi - little, small
» chigau- a verb meaning "to deviate, be different, to declare that someone is wrong
» chikara- strength, power
» chikishou - dammit
» chotto - a little
» chou - butterfly
» chuu-gakkou - middle school
» chichiue - father

D

» daijoubu - in question form it means, "Are you ok". Just said out as a statement means "I'm fine."
» daiyouaki - great demon (dai and tai both mean great!) Like Sesshoumaru is a Taiyoukai and, or Daiyoukai
» damasu - to deceive
» damasareru - to be tricked
» dame - bad, no good
» damaru - be still, silent, Most often found in its imperative form, Damare!, meaning "Shut up!/Silence!"
» dare - who
» daisuki - I love you (to a friend)
» demo – but
» douitashimashite – your welcome
» doko - where

E

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F

» fuku - uniform. Like Kagome's school clothes.
» fuzakeru- to play games, fool around, it can also be shaded by tone of voice to assume a harsher meaning, like, bullshitting, or screw/fuck around.

G

» gambaru- a literal reading of the characters would be, to adhere to something with tenacity, a very popular term used when encouraging someone is a difficult task. Hang in there!, Don't give up!, Do your best!, and Give it your all!

» gakkou – school
» gakkousei – student
» gaki - young, immature person Often translated as brat or punk.
» genki - energy, healthy, happy, energetic
» genki desuka? - How are you?
» gomen - I'm sorry. Gomen nasai means I'm very sorry. Very formal.

H

» hai - yeah, yes, ok
» hanyou - (Han-yoh) Han = half, you = demon. So, half-demon. In this case, Inuyasha is a hanyou because his father was a youkai and his mother was a human.

» hayai- quick, fast, early, the adverbial form hayaku means "Hurry up!" when exclaimed.
» hen- strange, weird, change, transformation
» hentai - pervert
» hidoi- severe, harsh. As an exclamation, it means, “How terrible!,” or "That's harsh/cold!"
» hime - princess
» hikouki - plane
» hokora - small shrine. Such as the one that the Bone Gobbling well is concealed in.
» houshi – monk
» hoshi - star

I

» ii- good
» iie – no (ee-eh (thats what it sounds like to me)
» ii yume o mitene - this means sweet dreams
» iku- to go. Common conjugated forms are
» Imouto - little sister, » inu - dog
» Inuyasha - Inu = dog, Yasha = Demon, so "Dog-demon". The kanji breakdown of his name translate to "Dog Night Wars/Gang"

» inochi- life, to stake one's life, to take a life, and more important than life.
» itai - hurt, pain; painful. A common explanation, it's equivalent to "Ouch!" A frequent spoken variant is Ite-e!

J

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K

» kisama- you, (generaly in anime its used for bad) but in irl its okie work

L

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M

» Motto - More

N

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0

» onna - woman
» ore - me (rude)
» oswari - sit! (dog style, go figure) This is used to subdue Inuyasha by Kagome.
» otoko - male, guy, man
» otoko no ko - boy (Kagome first calls Inuyasha this when she first discovers him)
» Otou-san - father (use this to refer to other father's)
» owari - the end
» oyasumi nasai - good night

P

» pisutoru – pistol

Q

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R

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S

» saa- a noncommittal reply indicating that one has understood a statement and given it serious thought. Some possible translations are "So!," "Well!," and "Beats me!" (A good English equivalent might be the British "Innit?")
» sasuga - a person is living up to his reputation or the speaker's personal expectations
» sake – wine
» sayounara - goodbye
» Sengoku Jidai - age of warring states. Era where Inuyasha lives
» sempai – upperclassmen
» sessha - implies courtliness and modesty.
» Shikon no Tama - Jewel of Four Souls or the Four Souled Jewel. In this story, the jewel contains four spirits of the world and was created by a priestess named Midoriko who lived long before even Inuyasha's time. This is a powerful jewel that can grant anyone strength.

» shinu- to die. The most common inflected forms are Shinda, "Dead.", Shinanaide!, "Don't die!"
» shin-e - die
» shouki - evil aura given off by youkai
» shoujo - General word for girl
» shounen - General word for boy
» sora - sky
» sugoi - cool! awesome!
» sumimasen - I'm sorry, please excuse me.
» supeesusuteeshon - space ship
» suki - affection, liking. Also used to signify "love." If anything, the phrase "Suki da." is even more ambiguous than the English "I like you."

T

» tasukete- help! ( Help! Help! i'm drowning) ect.
» tai - As in taiyoukai. Tai means ultimate, surpreme, or great. So, taiyoukai would mean "Great Demon" which is what Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's father was.
» tamashi - life
» Tetsusaiga - Inuyasha's sword that was left behind for him from his father. It transforms into a large fang when it is held by someone who wishes to protect Humans and can only work with Inuyasha. When it's not transformed, it appears as a rusty old katana.

» Tenseiga - Heavenly Life Fang Sesshoumaru's sword that was left behind for him from his father's fang. Tenseiga's truly remarkable power is resurrection, or more accurately, prevent death. When wielding Tenseiga, Sesshoumaru is able to see the pallbearers that have come to take a soul away and he is able to kill them with Tenseiga. Since the pallbearers are dead, the person's spirit returns and they're restored.

» tomodachi - friend

U

» uchuusen - spaceship
» urusai- You are too loud (Inuyasha says this to Kagome a lot)
» uso - a lie

V

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W

» wakaru - I understand.
» watashi – I
» watashi wa - I am

X

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Y

» yamero - stop it!
» yarou - bastard (used towards males)
» youkai - Means "demon" in this sense. The word "you" translates to demon, but the real meaning behind 'youkai' is' bewitching apparition' which include demons, monsters, goblins, and ghouls. Obake and bakemono mean the same thing as youkai and are other words frequently used for spirits.

» yume – dream
» yurusu- to forgive, pardon. Forms of this verb commonly found in anime are O-yurushi kudasai or Yurushite kudasai, meaning"Forgiveme!" Even more common is yurusanai/yurusenai.

Z

» zettai - never

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