otaku	Anime fan	(must be truly addicted to anime) (See footnote #1)
aa	yes	(n/a)
ai	love	(also heard as aishiteru, meaning "I love you") (See footnote #4)
	pitiful	(different kanji, but pronounced the same) (See footnote #3)
aihito	loved one	(I believe hito means "person")
aikawarazu	the same as always	(often used with dreaded situations)
aite	opponent	(literally "the one whom I must face", can also refer to a dance partner)
akanbe	(n/a)	("a gesture of contempt made by sticking out the tongue and bringing down one lower eyelid", see be-da!)
akuma	Satan	(also "Devil")
anou	excuse me	(n/a)
ashita	tomorrow	(n/a)
bakana	impossible	(n/a)
be-da!	(n/a)	(sound made when performing akanbe)
betsuni	nothing	(n/a)
bijin	beautiful woman	(similar to "babe", but not considered disrespectful)
chibi	small/little	(my cash flow)
chiisana	small	(n/a)
chikara	strength	(or power)
chikyuu	Earth	(n/a)
chotto	a little bit	(as an exlamation, can mean "Wait!", adverb - Adjective is chiisai)
damaru	be still	(or be silent, see the insult: damare)
damasu	to deceive	(often heard as damasareru: "to be tricked")
dame	no good	(also heard as dame desu or dame da, used when refusing an order or indicating that something is a bad idea)
daredemo	everyone	(from dare: "who")
dareka	someone, anyone
daremo	no one
demo	but	(n/a)
desu	to be	(baka desu means "I am an idiot")
detatoko	suddenly	(n/a)
etchi	lewd	(etchi is the sound of the Japanese "H")
etou	well	(just like English "uhh")
fuku	uniform	(often the sailor uniform)
fushigi	mysterious	(n/a)
fuu	wind	(the kanji is more commonly read as kaze)
fuzakeru	fool around	(can range from "to play games" to "screw around")
gaki	brat	(young, immature person See English word "sophomore")
gambaru	Hang in there!	(also "Don't give up!" and "Do your best!", command forms are gambatte and gambare, literally "to adhere to something with tenacity")
hai	yes	(hao is also sometimes used)
halisen	paper fan	(n/a)
hana	flower	(n/a)
hanase	Let go!	(this is conjugated as an order someday I'll type up how to conjugate)
hayaku	Hurry up!	(from hayai: "quick, fast, early")
heika	emperor	(koutei heika when referring to)
hen	strange	(combining terms, hendai yo means "Very strange!", in compound noun phrases, it becomes "change, transformation")
hentai	pervert	(see etchi entry)
hi	fire	(n/a)
hidoi	How terrible!	("severe, harsh", also heard as hide-e)
hikari	light	(n/a)
hikaru	shining	(or "sparkling")
hime	princess	(can be used by itself)
himitsu	secret	(n/a)
hito	person	(different kanji, but "person" is the most common)
	bandit
hitomi	eye	(n/a)
honoo	flame	(n/a)
hontou	really	(n/a)
hotaru	firefly	(n/a)
houou	phoenix	(n/a)
iie	no	(polite)
iku	to go	(ikimashou/ikou as "Shall we go?", "Let's go", ike/ikinasai: "Go!", "Begone!")
ima	now	(n/a)
inochi	life	(used in dramatic situations, such as "to stake one's life")
inu	dog	(n/a)
itai	Ouch/It hurts!	("pain")
itsuka	someday	(n/a)
itte irasshai	Be back soon	(in response to following entry)
itte kimasu	I'm leaving!	(when leaving home)
iyaa	no!	(stronger version)
jigoku	Hell	(or "Hades")
jodan	a joke	(n/a)
joshikousei	female HS student	(refers to "a cute high school girl in a fuku")
kakoii	cool	(pretty much same as sugoi)
(o)kama	(n/a)	(associated with transvestitism and/or homosexuality, literally "iron pot")
kamawanai	I don't care!	(I keep hearing nai in negative sentences)
kami	hair, paper, God	("God" is kami-sama)
kanarazu	I swear it!	(the adverb means "something will happen")
kanji	(chinese) character, feeling	(see footnote #7 for characters)
kanojo	girlfriend	(see kareshi entry)
kareshi	boyfriend	(koibito applies to both genders, but implies a serious relationship)
kawa	river	(there's another way to read this kanji, but I can't remember)
kawaii	cute	(I can't believe I forgot this one)
kawaisou	poor thing	("to be pitied")
kedo	but still	(or keredo, keredomo is used when writing Japanese)
kega	wound	(doesn't have to be a physical wound)
keisatsu	police	(n/a)
keru	to kick	(n/a)
ki	energy	(also can mean "air", kimochi meaning "the chi one bears" or "mood")
kirei	pretty	(n/a)
kodomo	child	(or ko)
koe	voice	(n/a)
koi	carp	(See footnote #4)
koibito	beloved	("loved one")
kokoro	heart, mind	(n/a)
kore	this	(n/a)
korosu	to kill	(also heard as korose)
kouu	rain	(n/a)
kowai	scary	("I'm scared")
kudasai	please	(considered "normal" please)
kurai	darkness	(n/a)
kuru	to come	(command form koi!: "Come here!" or "Come on!")
kusai	smelly	(n/a)
kyohou	huge gun	(found this on Jeffrey's Jap-Eng Dict)
made	until	(ashita made means "until tomorrow")
mahou	magic	(n/a)
makaseru	to count on	(or "to place one's trust in someone/something")
makeru	to lose	(makeru mon ka! "I can't/won't give up!" or "I'll never give up!")
maku	act	(of a play)
mamoru	to protect	(mamotte ageru: "I'll protect you")
masaka	No way!	(also "I can't believe that", see also sonna)
matsu	to wait	(command forms, see matte)
mattaku	Oh god	(exclamation of disbelief or annoyance)
matte (kudasai)	wait	(command, also machi nasai)
megami	goddess	(also heard with -sama)
minna	everyone	(n/a)
mizu	water	(n/a)
mo	already	(wakatta mo is "I know already!")
mochiron	of course	(n/a)
mooshiwake arimasen	forgive me	(more formal than gomen or shituree)
motto	more	(n/a)
musume	young woman	(see insult ko musume)
muyou	no need for	(works backwards as Tenchi Muyo is "no need for Tenchi")
naka	one's relations	(nakayoku suru means "to get along" nakama means "close friend(s)")
namida	tears	(n/a)
naosu	to heal	(n/a)
naruhodo	I see	(n/a)
neko	cat	(neko-chan is used for "catgirl")
(o)ni	demon	(you'll start to see more often that holding out one vowel can change a word)
nichi	sun	(n/a)
nigeru	to flee	(nigete and nigero are commands)
nihon	Japan	(nihongo is Japanese)
nin	person	(n/a)
ningen	human(kind)	(gen after a race refers to the entire race)
no	of	(works backwards: tsukino is "of the moon")
no tami ni	for	(n/a)
nozomi	wish	(n/a)
oi!	Hey!	(just an attention grabber)
oji	prince	(commonly oji-sama)
okaeri nasai	Welcome home	(I haven't really heard it without nasai - See tadaima entry)
okoru	to get angry	(n/a)
onegai (nasai/shimasu)	please	(BIG plead, only used in dire needs)
otsukarisama	you must be tired	(n/a)
rei	spirit, soul	(one of my fav. Jap names)
	zero	(this is a *different* kanji than above)
ryoukai	Roger!	("message understood")
ryu	dragon	(n/a)
saa	So!	("non committal reply")
saigo	last, final	(n/a)
sakujitsu	yesterday	(issakujitsu is "day before yesterday" issakusakujitsu is "two days before yesterday")
sasuga	(n/a)	("person is living up to expectations")
senshi	warrior	(n/a)
shi	death	(these are all different kanji) (See Numbers section)
	four
shikashi	however	("nevertheless")
shikata ga nai	No help for it	(shou ga nai is abbreviated)
shimatta	damn	(literally "I made a mistake")
shin	new	(n/a)
shinjiru	to believe in	(shinjirarenai is "I can't believe it")
shinu	to die	(shinda is "dead" shinanaide is "Don't die" shine is the command "Die")
shinyuu	best friend	(n/a)
shitsukoi	persistent	("pain in the ass")
(bi)shonen	(pretty) boy	(Shonen Anime is geared towards young boys, such as mech series - NOT yaoi)
(bi)shoujo	(pretty) girl	(Shoujo Anime is geared towards young girls, such as magical girl series)
sonna	No way!	(literally "that can't be")
sono touri	just so	(in response to a question)
sore	that	(n/a)
subarashii	great	(usually interchangeable with sugoi)
sugoi	amazing	("excellent", "awesome", "great", ad nauseum)
suimasen	see	(n/a)
sukebe	over-sexed	(can be used in place of hentai)
suki	to like / to love	(heard a lot as daisuki, dai meaning "high" or "a lot" suki da is "I love you")
suru	to do	(dou shiyou is "What shall I do?")
suteki	(sugoi)	(usually used for physical appearance)
-tachi	(plural)	(watashi-tachi means "us")
tadaima	I'm home	(I found the spelling, and found the correct response: okaeri nasai)
taihen	terrible	(by itself, if modifying an adj, means "extremely")
tama	ball	(n/a)
tamago	egg	(see Utena ep "Nanami's Egg" for a good laugh)
tamashii	soul	(oddly enough, tama means "ball" and shi means "death" this could have no relevence to this, tho)
tasukeru	to aid	(tasukete kure! is "Help me!")
tatakau	to fight	(n/a)
tatsumaki	tornado	(literally "spiral dragon")
teki	enemy	(n/a)
ten	heaven	(n/a)
tenshi	angel	(n/a)
tessen	iron fan	(n/a)
tomodachi	friend	(n/a)
totemo	very	(holding the o adds enthusiasm)
tsubasa	wing	(n/a)
tsuki	moon	(n/a)
tsurai	bitter	(n/a)
umi	ocean	(n/a)
unmei	destiny	("fate")
uragirimono	traitor	(n/a)
ureshii	happy	("Whee!")
urusai	noisy	(when exclaimed "Quiet!", see insult Usse!)
usagi	rabbit	(n/a)
uso	a lie	(or "You're lying")
usotsuki	liar	(n/a)
uwasa	rumor	(n/a)
wai	yay!	(an exclamation of excitement)
wakaru	to understand	(see footnote #2)
wana	trap	("snare")
ya	arrow	(n/a)
yabai	miserable	("This is bad" or "Uh oh")
yahari	I knew it!	(used to refer to dreaded situations) (also yappari)
yakusoku	promise	(n/a)
yama	mountain	(n/a)
yameru	to stop	(yamero is the command form)
yanagi	willow	(n/a)
yaru	to do	("to give" reserved for gifts made to social inferiors, plants and animals)
	to give
	to attempt
yasashii	easy	(not commonly used in Anime)
	splendid	(yasashii seikaku is "good-natured" yasashii hito is "good guy")
yatta	I did it!	(equivalent to Banzai!)
yokatta	All right!	(or "That's great!", "I'm so glad!")
yoshi	All right!	("Here I come!", others are yosshi and yosh)
youkai	occult monster	(any occult phenomena)
youma	demon	(n/a)
yume	dream	(n/a)
yurusu	to forgive	(yurushi(te) kudasai is "Forgive me!" yurusanai/yurusenai is "I won't forgive you!")
yuugi	play	(like Shakespeare or Broadway)
-zan	(mountain)	(used to name a mountain)
zankoku	cruel	(n/a)
zettai	absolute	(n/a)
zutto	always	(n/a)