| 1. | -chan | Affectionate suffix, added to the names of children or people with a very close relationship to the speaker. |
| 2. | abunai | Dangerous. Used broadly as a warning; "Abunai!" = "Look out!" |
| 3. | aho | Fool, idiot. From the Kansai (Oosaka region) dialect, but commonly used throughout Japan. |
| 4. | ai | |
| 5. | akachan | |
| 6. | akai | |
| 7. | akarui | Bright; cheerful (personality). Usually used literally, but can be used figuratively as well. |
| 8. | akuma | Demon; devil; evil spirit; Satan. Can be used both to describe a Christian-type Satan and more generally for evil demon-type creatures. |
| 9. | anime | Animation; common slang for "animeeshon". |
| 10. | animeeshon | E. AnimationAnimation. Note that animeeshon (nor its common abbreviation, anime) is not restricted to Japanese-produced animation; it can be used for any form of animation. |
| 11. | ano | That [] over there. Used to identify objects not near the speaker or the person being spoken to. |
| 12. | anoo... | "Umm"; used to attract a person's attention, or as an interjection when a person is not clear on how to react to a situation. |
| 13. | aoi | Blue. Also used more broadly to describe cool colors in general--blues and greens. The green light on Japanese traffic signals are also called "aoi" despite the fact that they are green. Fresh, as in freshly sprouted or young; similarly, used to mean naieve. May come from either the green color of freshly sprouted plants, or from the blue spot that is present on the lower back of most Asian children.
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| 14. | are | That [object over there]. Used to refer to objects that are not near the speaker or the person being spoken to. |
| 15. | atashi | I; me. Female-only pronoun, relatively polite but somewhat less formal than watashi. |
| 16. | baka | |
| 17. | bakamono | A stupid person; an idiot. Used more frequently as a description than as a direct insult, like "baka". |
| 18. | bakayarou | Idiot; bastard. A simple insult, most commonly just yelled at the target. |
| 19. | bakemono | Monster; ghost; specter; spirit; demon. Bakemono is broader than any of the possible English translations, covering both physical and spectral supernatural creatures. |
| 20. | bakudan | A bomb. Applies to both planted bombs and those dropped from planes. |
