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Cool Japanese Cheat Sheet Cool Japanese てき ぜんえい われ わな はま か どうぜん も同然だ。practically/basically the same as... A Bunch of Random Adjectives Adverbs of Degree ～やか(な) Adjectives “I love...” in Various Dialects Kansai Dialect Examples (standard Japanese in gray) 敵チームの前衛が我らの罠にまんまと嵌った。勝ったも同然だ！ す は たの かえ ・ Although other grammar is possible, usage with is by far the most common. The enemy team’s front guard fell right into our trap. We’ve practically won already! skillful 上手い- delicious 旨い/美味い あざ うまい ちっとも ... 鮮やか vivid, brilliant すごく好きだよ Standard Japanese ほんまに早よう頼むで！ わいはぼちぼち帰らなあかんねん。 まった 本当に 早くしてくださいよ！俺は そろそろ帰らないといけないんだ。 こおり か そん まずい unskillful 拙い - awful tasting 不味い おだ 損する to regret/feel cheated about... 全く ... 穏やか calm, tranquil なまら好きだべさ Hokkaido Really, please hurry. I have to go back/home soon. ちぇっ、このアイスコーヒーはほとんど氷だぜ。買って損した。 awful, dangerous やばい all not at ぜんぜん さわ じぶん あめ か ・ Speaker feels they made a (minor) mistake or were let down by something. Humph! This iced coffee is almost all ice. I feel cheated having bought it. ... refreshing たげ好きだはんで Tsugaru すごい incredible 凄い 全然 爽やか 自分、アホちゃう!? のど飴を５キロ買ってもうてどないすんねん！ なご しったげ好きだや Akita アンタ、馬鹿じゃないの!? のど飴を５キロ買っちゃってどうするんだ！ かいしゃ ねこ かぶ ふたり あまり calm, harmonious ら、 but when ~ actually happens... ぼろい shoddy, run-down - easy (money) ... 和やか いざ と、/ 会社では猫を被ってるけど、いざ二人きりになるとしつこくナンパしてくるんです。 でら好きだがや Nagoya Are you an idiot!? What are you going to do, having bought 5 kilograms of throat lozenges! にぎ ・ Also creates rallying/”take the plunge” exclamations: いざ東京へ！ (”To Tokyo!”) At the office he pretends to be so harmless, but when we’re alone together he won’t stop hitting on me. しょぼい drab, dull ほとんど lively, bustling てりょうり く not very ... 賑やか しゃら好きだに Nagano なんぼオカンの手料理ゆうても、 こないけったいなもんを食うわけあらへん！ ださい unstylish, lame しと いくら 母の手料理といっても、こんな奇妙な ものを食べるわけがない！ Set phrases: いざとなると・いざとなったら・いざというときに/は - “when push comes to shove” / “when it really matters” いまいち ... graceful, refined でれぇ好きやお Gifu 淑やか Even if it is mom’s home cooking like you say, there’s no way I will eat something this strange-looking! languid, sluggish とく しょくどう い なん だるい あで there’s no other way to put it 特に ... glamourous むっちゃ好きやに Mie まか こんや かわい おんな こ ぎょうさん つ と言わずして何と・・・？ 食堂であーんしているぞ。それをバカップルと言わずして何というのだ。 うざい annoying, naggy 艶やか 任せたってや！今夜ごっつ可愛い女の子が仰山おるクラブに連れてったるわ。 たい すこ まんで好きやし Ishikawa Used with naming verbs like: 言（い）う、呼(よ)ぶ、称（しょう）する They’re feeding each other in the cafeteria. If that’s not called “lovebirds” I don’t know what is. not really 任せてね！今夜すごく可愛い女の子がたくさんいるクラブに連れて行ってやるよ。 ・ loud, noisy 五月蝿い 大して ... 健やか healthy うるさい Leave everything to me! Tonight I’ll take you to a club where there are lots of super-cute girls. すこ すみ ひっで好きなんや Fukui even conceding 100 steps ひゃっぽゆず みらいじん くるま か しつこい (annoyingly) persistent ほんの少し 速やか prompt, speedy えいが 百歩譲って としても 百歩譲ってあなたは未来人だとしても、やはり車は貸さないよ。 まんで好きなが Toyama この映画やのうてもええやろ？ほな、そっちかておもろそうちゃうか？ くどい verbose, overly wordy ・ The speaker hypothetically acknowledges someone’s unlikely or far-fetched claim. Even in the impossible scenario that you were a time traveller from the future like you claim, ほんのちょっと ささやか modest (amount), meager えろー好きどすえ Kyoto この映画じゃなくてもいいだろ？ほら、そっちも面白そうじゃないか？ ・ Used to reinforce the speaker’s position in an argument or debate. I still wouldn’t lend you my car. まわりくどい overly indirect slightly It doesn’t have to be this movie, right? Look, that one looks interesting too, don’t you think? やや しなやか supple めっちゃ好きやで Osaka あたま き ひと あんごう と けちな stingy, cheapskate unless exceedingly... 余程 すこ まろやか mild (taste), mellow (voice) めっちゃ好きやねん Hyogo よほど／よっぽど と よっぽど頭が切れる人じゃないとこの暗号は解けまい。 少し Examples Using Lots of Miscellaneous Phrases & Vocab ずるい unfair, underhanded たおやか graceful, gentle ・ Typically used to emphasize the difficulty/impossibility of something. A person probably won’t be able to solve this cipher unless they’re exceedingly smart. ぶち好きじゃけん Hiroshima げきから じげん はる りょうが petty, rubbish 下らない ちょっと このハバネロソースはやばい！激辛という次元を遥かに凌駕している。 くだらない ぼっけ好きじゃけぇ Okayama on the dawn of... (after...) さんせん あかつき し じょうほう すべ は いささ Kanken 1級 verbs that you might This habanero sauce will knock your socks off! Itvastly transcends the realm of “super spicy”. insignificant, trifling a little bit 暁には 参戦した暁には、知っている情報を全て吐いてもらう。いいな？ しがない 些か あと actually come across someday ぶち好きっちゃ Yamaguchi い こと か はつ もとかれ き し ・ A very dramatic/stylized expression meaning “after”. After I’ve participated in this match, you’re going tell me all the information you know. Got it? やんちゃな rowdy, trouble-making じゃっかん 言うに事欠いて初デートで元彼のことを聞いてきたよ。信じられない！ （＝ 後） ためら ちゅうちょ めっちゃ好きだに Tottori 若干 to hesitate Of all the senseless things to say, on our first date he asked about my ex-boyfriend. I can’t believe his nerve! チャラい sleazy, gaudy, flirty たしょう 躊躇う 躊躇 りきし たん からだ おお こじゃんと好きやき Kochi か うえ たしょう けが かくご まど と お the ~er, the better うろた ろうばい なんぼ 力士は単に身体が大きくてなんぼ、というわけではない。 せこい nitpicky, stingy 多少 to anguish 斯くなる上は、多少の怪我を覚悟して窓から飛び降りるしかない。 ていど 狼狽える 狼狽 ばり好いとーよ Hakata The quality/amount of ~ is paramount in determining something’s worth/merit. The value of a sumo wrestler isn’t determined simply by how large their body is. Unfortunately it’s come to this, our only choice is to brace ourselves for slight injuries and jump out the window. ・ かったるい uninspiring/boring (thing to do) ある程度 よろ そうろう 蹌踉めく to stagger 蹌踉 ばり好いとるばい Nagasaki み やまだ ぬ けつろん ぎろん しょせん ちゃばん でかい large somewhat having ~ already determined/in place Major ヤンキー Ateji そこそこ さまよ ほうこう Miyazaki ああ見えても、山田はちょっと抜けてるよ。しょっちゅうヘマをやらかすんだ。 ありき 結論ありきの議論ほ所詮、茶番でしかないのだ。 to wander てげ好きやっちゃ よ ろ し く へぼい clumsy, unskillful 彷徨う 彷徨 Despite her appearances, Yamada is a little scatterbrained. She screws things up all the time. ・ Typically used to criticize a lack of flexibility/substance. A debate with a predetermined conclusion is, after all, nothing more than a farce. “Pleased to meet you” まあまあ がば好いとう Saga からか やゆ 夜露死苦 disgusting, creepy - vile, depraved to tease がむしゃら こうげき しあい お まえ いっし むく せき やま あい し て る えぐい 揶揄う 揶揄 我武者羅に攻撃しても、試合が終わる前に一矢報いるくらいが関の山だ。 しんし もの じょせい い しも い たいぎゃ好きったい Kumamoto for anyone in the position of ~ “I love you” それなりに たるもの 紳士たる者、女性の居るところで下ネタを言ってはいけない。 愛死天流 せっかちな impatient/rash (person) まどろ びすい Even if we attacked recklessly, the most we could achieve is to make a minor retaliation before the match is over. わり to doze ぶっ ち ぎ り 微睡む 微睡 でーじ好きだばーよ Okinawa ・ Used when describing the qualifications of a position/role. A gentleman must never tell dirty jokes in the presence of women. far ahead of unyielding, tough 渋とい 割と きあい はんぱ め あ とりはだ た 仏恥義理 the competition しぶとい そんざいかん ゆうめいじん わり アイツの気合は半端じゃない。目を合わせるだけで鳥肌が立つよ。 Draws extra attention to something that この存在感たるや、まさに有名人！ き ま ぐ れ tiny, measly ( ＝といったら ) ちっぽけな considerably 割かし Japanese’s Most Peculiar Slang His intensity is on a whole different level. I get goosebumps just from making eye contact with him. たるや: the speaker feels is particularly noteworthy. This powerful presence, they’re truly like a celebrity! 鬼魔愚零 whimsical エロい erotic, sexy - lecherous だいぶ ぜったいりょういき たし たなか あそ はんぶん やつ いっしょ 大分 絶対領域 the exposed area of a woman’s thigh between her over-knee socks and skirt 確かに田中もレイヤーだけど、あの遊び半分の奴と一緒にしないでくれ。 も尚、・・・ even after... し なお たたか すさ おとこ Color Terms はしたない lacking in decency/modesty けっこう To be sure, Tanaka is also a cosplayer, but don’t confuse me with that half-hearted dabbler. 死して尚 戦うとは凄まじき男。 結構 だめんず a man whose personality/issues make him unsuitable as a romantic partner quite わる やぼよう いとま ・ Set phrase: 今(いま)も尚 - “even now” What a fierce man to keep fighting even after death. こん るりいろ あいいろ ぐんじょういろ だらしない untidy, sloppy, not presentable ずいぶん ちゅうにびょう 悪い、ちょっと野暮用ができちゃったもんでお暇するよ。 紺 瑠璃色 藍色 群青色 tiring, exhausing 随分 acting precocious - prone to narcissistic delusions (lit. “sixth-grader syndrome”) しんどい 中二病 Sorry, something came up that I have to attend to so I must excuse myself. Stock Phrases navy royal/cobalt blue Japanese indigo ultramarine ひめはじ じれったい frustrating, tantalizing とても しごと かぞく や あ うつわ ちい おとこ あお あさぎいろ そらいろ みずいろ one’s first sexual intercourse of the year まさか！ You don’t mean...! / Impossible! まあいっか。 Well, whatever. / So be it. 姫始め 仕事のストレスを家族に八つ当たりする、器の小さい男だ。 青 浅葱色 空色 水色 みっともない disgraceful, embarassing かなり み うし びじん He’s a shallow-natured man, who takes his stress from work out on his family. てやわ very ちい blue dark cyan sky/baby blue aqua そうとう a woman who is beautiful (only) when viewed from behind お手柔らかに。 Go easy on me. ざまあ見ろ。 Serves you right. small (in size) 後ろ美人 まえ まえ つよ ぜんぜんせっとくりょく なんどいろ みどり ひすいいろ 小さい 相当 のぞ げ この前のレースでビリだったお前が強がっても全然 説得力がないぞ？ すく 望むところだ。 Bring it on. 解せぬ。 I strongly disapprove. 納戸色 グリーン 緑 翡翠色 ひときわ マグロ a woman who displays little or no reaction during sex (like a dead tuna fish) Even if you who was last place in a race the other day act tough, but it’s not convincing at all, you know? 少ない few (in number) 一際 ー ー ぜんげんてっかい ぐもん aquamarine green Japanese “green” jade green くさ すけべい おも すうねんまえ た I take back what I just said. That’s a silly question. a person who does not seem as such, but is secretly a pervert 前言撤回。 愚問だな。 ふかみどり ちとせみどり かも は いろ せいじいろ 臭い stinky, having a bad odor とっても むっつり助平 こんなこともあろうかと思って、数年前からへそくりを貯めているんだ。 かんが きぐう 深緑 千歳緑 鴨の羽色 青磁色 しぶ たいへん はこい むすめ I suspected something like this might happen, so for a few years I’ve been saving up a secret stash of money. 考えとく。 I’ll consider it. 奇遇だね。 What a coincidence. dark green evergreen teal celadon bitter/astringent - refined (taste) 箱入り娘 a girl who has been excessively sheltered by overprotective parents 渋い 大変 ひとはだ ぬ ゆうじん たの むし おとこ すた き む よけい せわ もえぎいろ こけいろ うぐいすいろ やなぎいろ きたな つ よし、一肌脱いでやろう。友人の頼みを無視したら男が廃るしね。 気が向いたらね。 I’ll do it if I feel like it.
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