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Concise Weaboo Dictionary
Dear friends! 😃 Although I don’t speak or read Japanese, I use – as a proud weaboo (a noob fun of Japanese culture) – a bunch of Japanese words and phrases in the conversations. I know that for some people, it makes the text difficult to read, and I’d like to apologize for the inconvenience. To help those who are not familiar with the weaboo lexicon, I compiled a brief dictionary of the words and phrases I used. The words listed in the dictionary have their stressed syllables underlined.
Japanese word/phrase | Meaning |
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ano | umm |
arigatou | thank you |
arigatou gozaimashita | thank you very much |
doumo | thank you |
dozo | please, welcome, go ahead etc. |
eto | umm, erm |
giri-giri seifu | saved by the skin of my teeth |
hai | yes |
honto | really |
mina-san | everyone |
minna | everyone |
ne? | right? |
sono | that |
sou desu ka? | is that so? |
sou desu ne | indeed |
sumi masen | I am sorry |
yabai | this is bad |
yappari | I knew it, as I thought |
youkoso | welcome |

Annotation
Used at the beginning of speech, as a polite and, often, timid way to draw attention and indicate that you have something to say.