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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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One Piece Essential Terms

Core vocabulary specific to One Piece

麦（むぎ）

wheat, barley, oat (oats)

藁（わら）

帽子（ぼうし）

海賊（かいぞく）

pirate, sea robber

王（おう）

king, ruler, sovereign, monarch

船（ふね）

ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane

船長（せんちょう）

ship's captain, skipper, , length of a ship, boatman

航海（こうかい）

宝（たから）

地図（ちず）

懸賞（けんしょう）

offering prizes, winning, reward

金（かね）

悪魔（あくま）

fiend, devil, demon

果実（かじつ）

fruit, nut, berry

海軍（かいぐん）

正義（せいぎ）

justice, right, righteousness, correct meaning

自由（じゆう）

freedom, liberty, as it pleases you

航路（こうろ）

(air or sea) route, course, line, run

島（しま）

夢（ゆめ）

手（て）

足（あし）

伸（の）びる

to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to spread, to make progress, to grow (beard, body height), to grow stale (soba), to be straightened, to be flattened, to be smoothed, to be exhausted, to be postponed, to be prolonged

ゴム

gum, rubber, eraser

肉（にく）

骨（ほね）

bone, frame, outline, core, backbone, spirit, fortitude, laborious, troublesome, difficult

血（ち）

blood, consanguinity

継（つ）ぐ

to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)

受（う）け継（つ）ぐ

to inherit, to succeed, to take over

新世界（しんせかい）

New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)

革命（かくめい）

revolution, 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)

政府（せいふ）

government, administration

世界（せかい）

the world, society, the universe

秘密（ひみつ）

secret, secrecy, confidentiality, privacy, mystery, secret (e.g. to success), esoteric teachings

歴史（れきし）

王国（おうこく）

kingdom, monarchy

城（しろ）

戦争（せんそう）

釘（くぎ）

nail (i.e. small metal spike)

木（き）

tree, shrub, bush

道（みち）

road, street, way, path, course, route, lane

青（あお）

白（しろ）

赤（あか）

red, crimson, scarlet

黒（くろ）

黄（き）

Dragon Ball Essential Terms

Core vocabulary unique to Dragon Ball world

界（かい）

community, circles, world

神（かみ）

god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami, incredible, fantastic, emperor of Japan, thunder

星（ほし）

star, any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon), offender, perpetrator (police slang)

筋（すじ）

muscle, tendon, sinew, vein, artery, fiber, fibre, string, line, stripe, streak, reason, logic, plot, storyline, lineage, descent, school (e.g. of scholarship or arts), aptitude, talent, source (of information, etc.), circle, channel, well-informed person (in a transaction), logical move (in go, shogi, etc.), ninth vertical line, seam on a helmet, gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.), social position, status, on (a river, road, etc.), along, counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions, (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)

斗（と）

tib, tebibyte, tb, terabyte

魔（ま）

人（じん）

-ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite)

超（ちょう）

super-, ultra-, hyper-, very, really, over (after a number or counter), more than

地（ち）

earth, ground, land, soil, place, territory, bottom (of a package, book, etc.), earth (one of the five elements)

改造（かいぞう）

remodeling, remodelling, restructuring, modding

合体（がったい）

union, coalescence, amalgamation, combination, alliance, annexation, incorporation, copulation, penetration

融合（ゆうごう）

agglutination, adhesion, fusion, combination, blending, uniting

尾（お）

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.), tail end, slope at the foot of a mountain

猿（さる）

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate, sly person, idiot, hick, sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut), clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook, bathhouse prostitute

怒（いか）り

anger, rage, fury, wrath, indignation

仙（せん）

道場（どうじょう）

dojo (hall used for martial arts training), manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

師匠（ししょう）

master, teacher, coach who owns his stable

弟子（でし）

pupil, disciple, adherent, follower, apprentice, young person, teacher's student-helper

時（じ）

部屋（へや）

room, apartment, flat, pad, chamber

探知（たんち）

重力（じゅうりょく）

訓練（くんれん）

practice, practising, training

優勝（ゆうしょう）

overall victory, championship

次元（じげん）

dimension, perspective, point of reference, level (of something)

生命（せいめい）

life, existence

地球（ちきゅう）

the earth, the globe

宇宙（うちゅう）

universe, cosmos, space

惑星（わくせい）

planet, dark horse

破壊（はかい）

destruction, disruption, (application) crash

功（こう）

merit, success, meritorious deed

砲（ほう）

gun, cannon, artillery, ordnance

指（ゆび）

finger, toe, digit

脚（あし）

crus, peduncle, pedicle, lower leg, support leg, foot, pedunculus, leg, base

鳳（ほう）

feng (male Chinese firebird)

竜（りゅう）

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook

返（へん）

爆（ばく）

burst of laughter, roar of laughter

連（れん）

two reams (of paper), 1000 sheets (of paper)

衝（しょう）

important point (e.g. on a route)

舞（まい）

saltation, dance, terpsichore, dancing, dance

点（てん）

dot, spot, speck, mark, grade, score, points, point, goal, run, aspect, detail, part, respect, way, viewpoint, punctuation mark, dot stroke, counter for points, marks, goals, etc., counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art

零（れい）

発（はつ）

departure, departing (from ...), departing (at time ...), sending, sent (by ...), sent (at ...), engine, green dragon tile, counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc., counter for bullets, bombs, etc., counter for blows (punches)

必殺（ひっさつ）

bringing certain death, deadly, knockout (blow)

連続（れんぞく）

serial, consecutive, continuity, occurring in succession, continuing

大（だい）

the large part of, big, large, great, approximate size, no larger than, -university, large (e.g. serving size), loud (e.g. volume setting)

地獄（じごく）

天国（てんごく）

paradise, heaven, Kingdom of Heaven

極（ごく）

quite, very, 10^48, quindecillion

瞬間（しゅんかん）

moment, second, instant

速（そく）

gear, speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

Detective Conan Core Terms

Terms essential for understanding Detective Conan

探偵（たんてい）

detective, sleuth, investigator

事件（じけん）

event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal

殺人（さつじん）

死体（したい）

dead body, corpse, cadaver

証拠（しょうこ）

evidence, proof

真実（しんじつ）

嘘（うそ）

lie, falsehood, incorrect fact, Really!, Unbelievable!, No way!

手掛（てが）かり

clue, key, trail, scent, track, contact, handhold, on hand

容疑（ようぎ）

suspicion, charge

犯人（はんにん）

offender, criminal, culprit

目撃（もくげき）

witnessing, observing, sighting

証言（しょうげん）

evidence, testimony

証人（しょうにん）

警察（けいさつ）

刑事（けいじ）

(police) detective, criminal matter

捜査（そうさ）

search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation, inquiry, enquiry

現場（げんば）

actual spot, scene, scene of the crime, site, location, setting, shop floor, factory floor, (on) site

密室（みっしつ）

room that cannot be entered (i.e. because it's locked from the inside), secret room

毒（どく）

薬（くすり）

medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs

眠（ねむ）り

sleep, sleeping, inactivity, death

縮（ちぢ）む

to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)

子供（こども）

child, children

少年（しょうねん）

boy, juvenile, young boy, youth, lad

組織（そしき）

organization, organisation, structure, construction, tissue, system

実験（じっけん）

科学（かがく）

発明（はつめい）

invention, intelligent, clever, being enlightened, having the meaning of everything become clear

道具（どうぐ）

tool, implement, instrument, utensil, apparatus, device, means

眼鏡（めがね）

spectacles, glasses

追跡（ついせき）

chase, pursuit, tracking, stalking, following up, tracing

逃走（とうそう）

flight, desertion, escape

隠（かく）す

to hide, to conceal

変装（へんそう）

disguise, masquerade

潜（ひそ）む

to lurk, to be hidden, to be concealed, to lie dormant, to be latent

正体（しょうたい）

natural shape, one's true colors, one's true colours, true character, identity, true identity, consciousness, one's senses

過去（かこ）

the past, bygone days, the previous, a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret), one's past, past (tense), preterit, preterite, previous life

記憶（きおく）

memory, recollection, remembrance, storage

Pokemon Anime Terms

Core vocabulary beyond just game terms

遭遇（そうぐう）

encounter, being confronted with (e.g. difficulty), meeting with (e.g. accident)

出会（であ）い

meeting, rendezvous, encounter, confluence

旅（たび）

travel, trip, journey

冒険（ぼうけん）

risk, venture, adventure

友情（ゆうじょう）

friendship, fellowship, camaraderie

鳴（な）く

to sing (bird), to bark, to purr, to make sound (animal)

喜（よろこ）び

joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations

精一杯（せいいっぱい）

the best one can do, one's best effort, with all one's might, to the best of one's ability

頑張（がんば）る

to persevere, to persist, to keep at it, to hang on, to hold out, to do one's best

一緒（いっしょ）

together, at the same time, same, identical

対戦（たいせん）

fighting (against), taking on (an opponent), facing, confronting, competing (with), battle, fight, contest, match

挑戦（ちょうせん）

challenge, defiance, dare, attempt, try

勝利（しょうり）

victory, triumph, conquest, success, win

敗北（はいぼく）

defeat, to be defeated

学（まな）び

learning, study

導（みちび）く

to guide, to lead, to show the way, to conduct, to derive, to deduce

守（まも）る

to protect, to guard, to defend, to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow

信（しん）じる

to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in

育（そだ）てる

to raise, to rear, to bring up, to train, to teach, to educate, to promote the growth of..., to nurture, to foster, to develop

お世話（せわ）

help, aid, assistance

研究（けんきゅう）

study, research, investigation

観察（かんさつ）

observation, survey

発見（はっけん）

discovery, detection, finding

不思議（ふしぎ）

wonderful, marvelous, strange, incredible, amazing, curious, miraculous, mysterious, strangely enough, oddly enough, for some reason, curiously

伝説（でんせつ）

tradition, legend, folklore

神秘（しんぴ）

mystery, mysteriousness, secret

奇跡（きせき）

miracle, wonder, marvel

Naruto Ninja World

Essential shinobi terminology

忍（にん）

endurance, forbearance, patience, self-restraint

術士（じゅつし）

tactician, sorcerer

印（しるし）

mark, sign, symbol, emblem, badge, crest, flag, evidence, proof, token (of gratitude, affection, etc.)

瞳（ひとみ）

pupil (of eye), eye

結界（けっかい）

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices, prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice), fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple, short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store

火影（ほかげ）

firelight, shadows or forms moving in firelight

里（さと）

village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past

暗部（あんぶ）

dark side (of nature, town, etc.)

上忍（じょうにん）

Ninja clan master, highest-ranking ninja

中忍（ちゅうにん）

ninja commander

下忍（げにん）

low-ranking ninja

班（はん）

group, party, team, squad, section

任務（にんむ）

duty, function, office, mission, task

戦（いくさ）

war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces

口寄（くちよ）せ

summoning a spirit and giving them voice (esp. when done by a female shaman), channeling

体術（たいじゅつ）

classical form of martial art

幻術（げんじゅつ）

magic, sorcery, wizardry, witchcraft

医術（いじゅつ）

medicine, healing art

苦無（くない）

ninja throwing knives

手裏剣（しゅりけん）

shuriken, small throwing blade, throwing star

巨大（きょだい）

huge, gigantic, enormous

螺旋（らせん）

spiral, helix, screw

波風（なみかぜ）

wind and waves, strife, discord, dissension

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