Japanese Word Thread

[Josiah]

sayonara: goodbye (formal, often has an air of finality to it)

[Josiah]

ja matta ne: a very casual goodbye (the ne is optional)

[Josiah]

shi-tsureishimasu: literally "I'm comitting a rudeness", used to say goodbye to a superior (teacher, boss, etc)

[Metalheadz]

arigato: thank you

[Josiah]

dozo: please (only used in the gracious host sort of context such "please go ahead and do _____" or "please take ____". Never used when acually asking for something.)

[Josiah]

sakka: writer

[Josiah]

umeboshi: pickled and salted Japanese plums, they're extremely sour

[Metalheadz]

nigiri- a form of Japanese sushi, but without the seaweed

[Josiah]

((More of a rice ball than a sushi, if you ask me.))

rojinn: elderly person

[Metalheadz]

tempura- fried form of japanese dish

[Josiah]

That's kinda vague. Specifically, it's vegetables and/or seafood that's deep fried in a certain manner.

wakai: young

[Metalheadz]

konnichiwa: hello

and Josiah, it's a bit easy for you to say, I've only been to Japan once for 3 days.

[Josiah]

((You don't need to go to Japan to know that. I mean, you can get tempura at any decent Japanese restaurant. Sorry if you don't like the corrections. I just want to make sure that everyone understands the full meaning of the words in this thread. Not that I never make mistakes in this thread (there's been a couple times), but I don't mind being corrected when that happens.))

((Specifically, konnichiwa is "good afternoon", BTW. So it's not appropriate to use in the morning, evening, or night time.))

ohaio / ohaio gozaimasu: good morning (just ohaio is casual, ohaio gozaimasu is more polite)

konbanwa: good evening

[Metalheadz]

Teriyaki: a form a Japanese barbeque

Correct me if I'm wrong, please Josiah?

[Josiah]

Speciffically, teriyaki is a type of Japanese sauce often used in dishses such as teriyaki chicken (chicken cooked in teriyaki sauce) and yakitori (chicken skewers dipped in teriyaki and grilled).