カテゴリー: Japanese Pop Culture Words

ガチャ

GACHA

randomized loot / capsule toy machine / gacha mechanic

エモ

EMO

emotional / atmospheric / stirring feelings

ぼっち

BOCCHI

loner / someone who is always alone

ガチ

GACHI

seriously / for real / genuine (slang)

チャラい

CHARAI

frivolous / shallow / playboy-ish / flashy

オタク

OTAKU

enthusiast / otaku / fanatic / nerd / geek

デレデレ

DEREDERE

lovey-dovey / affectionate / doting

ダンデレ

DANDERE

quiet / silent character type / introverted but caring

関西弁

KENSAI-BEN

Kansai dialect / Osaka dialect / western Japanese

腐女子

FUJOSHI

female fan of yaoi (male-male romance) content

萌え

MOE

intense affection for anime/manga characters, usually cute or endearing

先輩

SENPAI

senior / mentor / person with more experience

ヤンデレ

YANDERE

obsessively devoted character, often with unstable/violent behavior

よいしょ

YOISHO

come on / let's go / heave-ho (effort exclamation)

アイドル

IDOL

idol / celebrity / pop star

仲間

NAKAMA

friend / ally / companion / comrade / fellow member

声優

SEIYUU

voice actor / voice actress / voice performer

少年

SHONEN

young boy / boy / shonen genre (manga/anime aimed at boys)

少女

SHOUJO

young girl / girl / shoujo genre (manga/anime aimed at girls)

カラオケ

KARAOKE

karaoke / singing to recorded music

相撲

SUMO

sumo / Japanese wrestling

侍

SAMURAI

samurai / warrior

芸者

GEISHA

geisha / traditional entertainer

刀

KATANA

katana / Japanese sword / samurai sword

漫画

MANGA

manga / Japanese comic / graphic novel

馬鹿

BAKA

idiot, fool, stupid; also used affectionately between close friends

忍者

NINJA

ninja / shinobi warrior / covert operative

引きこもり

HIKIKOMORI

severe social withdrawal; a person who has retreated from social life and rarely or never leaves their home