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Anime Terms [Vocab]

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Combat, Powers, School Life, Relationships, and more – essential terminology from popular anime series that you won't learn in typical textbooks. Designed to be used together with a more generic Japanese deck.

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Friendship & Rivalry

Relationship dynamics beyond basic terms

絆（きずな）

bonds (between people), (emotional) ties, relationship, connection, link, tether, fetters

仲間（なかま）

company, fellow, colleague, associate, comrade, mate, group, circle of friends, partner, member of the same category

親友（しんゆう）

close friend, bosom (old, intimate) friend, buddy, crony, chum

同志（どうし）

like-mindedness, (being of the) same mind, shared sentiment, comrade, fellow, kindred soul

味方（みかた）

friend, ally, supporter, taking sides with, supporting, standing by, backing up

敵（かたき）

rival, opponent, adversary, competitor, enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity), foe, revenge, spouse

対抗（たいこう）

opposition, antagonism

競争（きょうそう）

competition, contest, to compete

対決（たいけつ）

confrontation, showdown

因縁（いんねん）

fate, destiny, connection, tie, bond, origin, pretext, justification, hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)

宿敵（しゅくてき）

old enemy, longtime enemy, arch-enemy, traditional rival, longstanding foe

好敵手（こうてきしゅ）

worthy opponent, worthy rival, good match

相棒（あいぼう）

partner, pal, accomplice

盟友（めいゆう）

同盟（どうめい）

alliance, union, league

協力（きょうりょく）

cooperation, collaboration

信頼（しんらい）

reliance, trust, faith, confidence

裏切（うらぎ）り

perfidy, betrayal, treason, treachery, betrayal, perfidy, perfidiousness, treachery

約束（やくそく）

promise, agreement, arrangement, one's word, contract, pact, appointment, engagement, date

誓（ちか）い

契（ちぎ）り

pledge, vow, promise

School Life Specifics

School terms not covered in basic lessons

部活（ぶかつ）

club activities, extracurricular activities

顧問（こもん）

adviser, advisor, consultant

先輩（せんぱい）

senior (at work or school), superior, elder, older graduate, progenitor, old-timer

後輩（こうはい）

junior (at work, school, etc.), younger people, younger student

委員長（いいんちょう）

committee chairman

生徒会（せいとかい）

student council

部長（ぶちょう）

head (chief, director) of a section or department, head of a (school) club, head of a (school) team

マネージャー

レギュラー

regular, regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.), regular (petrol, gasoline)

補欠（ほけつ）

filling a vacancy, supplementation, substitute, deputy, alternate, spare

試合（しあい）

match, game, bout, contest

大会（たいかい）

convention, tournament, mass meeting, rally

合宿（がっしゅく）

lodging together, training camp, boarding house

文化祭（ぶんかさい）

school festival, cultural festival, arts festival

体育祭（たいいくさい）

athletic festival

運動部（うんどうぶ）

sports club (e.g. at school), sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)

試験（しけん）

examination, test, study, trial, experiment

テスト

成績（せいせき）

results, record, grades, marks

順位（じゅんい）

order, rank, position (e.g. in a race), precedence

評価（ひょうか）

valuation, estimation, assessment, evaluation, rating, to value, to assess, to rate, to estimate value, to appreciate, to value highly, to acknowledge the value (of something)

Romantic Development

Love progression terminology

恋（こい）

(romantic) love

愛（あい）

love, affection, care, attachment, craving, desire

好（す）き

liking, fondness, love

嫌（きら）い

憧（あこが）れ

yearning, longing, aspiration

片思（かたおも）い

unrequited love

両思（りょうおも）い

告白（こくはく）

confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, profession of love, confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

振（ふ）る

to wave, to shake, to swing, to sprinkle, to throw (dice), to cast (actor), to allocate (work), to turn down (somebody), to reject, to jilt, to dump, to abandon, to give up, to ruin, to add kana indicating a reading of a word, to slightly change headings, to change directions, to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct, to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine), to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic, to replace, to substitute, to set up a joke for somebody else

付（つ）き合（あ）う

to associate with, to keep company with, to go out with, to go steady with, to get on with, to go along with, to follow someone's lead, to accompany someone, to compromise

別（わか）れる

to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with, to be apart from, to separate (of a couple), to break up, to divorce, to lose (e.g. one's mother), to be bereaved

惚（ほ）れる

to fall in love, to be in love, to be charmed with, to lose one's heart to

恋（こい）する

to fall in love with, to love

愛（あい）する

to love, to like, to care, to wish, to enjoy

慕（した）う

to yearn for, to long for, to pine for, to miss, to love dearly, to adore, to follow (someone), to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

恋心（こいごころ）

one's love, feelings of love

恋情（れんじょう）

love, attachment, lovesickness

思（おも）い

thought, imagination, mind, heart, desire, wish, hope, expectation, love, affection, feelings, emotion, sentiment, experience

感情（かんじょう）

emotion, feeling, feelings, sentiment

Sound Effects & Impact

Common dramatic onomatopoeia

ドン

Don (Spanish honorific)

バン

bun (hairstyle)

ガン

午後（ごご）

afternoon, p.m.

種（しゅ）

kind, variety, (biological) species, (logical) species

ずば

if it is not ..., if it does not ...

峨々（がが）

rugged (mountains), craggy, jagged

怒気（どき）

靄（もや）

素（す）っ

most, much, greatly

パッ

綺羅（きら）

ゴロ

ground ball, grounder

方（がた）

沢（さわ）

swamp, marsh, mountain stream, valley, dale

Character Archetypes

Terms describing character types

主人公（しゅじんこう）

protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story), head of household

英雄（えいゆう）

hero, heroine, great person

勇者（ゆうしゃ）

hero, the brave, man of valour (valor)

天才（てんさい）

genius, prodigy, natural gift

凡人（ぼんじん）

ordinary person, average person, mediocre person

努力家（どりょくか）

hard worker, hardworking person

天然（てんねん）

nature, spontaneity, natural airhead

負（ま）け犬（いぬ）

loser, failure, underdog

勝（かち）ち組（ぐみ）

winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)

強者（きょうしゃ）

strong person, the strong, the powerful

弱者（じゃくしゃ）

weak person, the weak, vulnerable person, disadvantaged person

平凡（へいぼん）

common, commonplace, ordinary, mediocre

特別（とくべつ）

普通（ふつう）

normal, ordinary, regular, usual, common, average

変人（へんじん）

eccentric, oddball

オタク

otaku, geek, nerd, enthusiast

ツンデレ

normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck, hot-cold personality type

ヤンデレ

person with an unhealthy romantic obsession

クーデレ

acting indifferent while lovestruck

ダメ人間（にんげん）

useless member of society, hopeless case, failure

冒険者（ぼうけんしゃ）

戦士（せんし）

soldier, combatant, warrior

魔法使（まほうつか）い

witch, enchantress, witch, thaumaturgist, magician, wizard, thaumaturge, sorcerer, necromancer, sorceress

剣士（けんし）

swordsman, swordswoman, fencer

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