Artistic Forces/Japanese

Japanese (Kanji: 日本語, Hiragana: にほんご, Katakana: ニホンゴ, Nihongo) is an East Asian language spoken by about 128 million people on Earth, originally in Japan, where it is widely used as the national language. It is also a member of the Japanese-Ryukyuan (or Japonic) language family, and its ultimate derivation and relation to other Ural-Altaic dialects is unclear. Japanese-Ryukyuan languages have been grouped with other language families: Ainu, Austroasiatic, Korean, and the now-discredited Altaic. However, none of these proposals has gained widespread acceptance. The written forms of this language are Kanji, which is borrowed from the traditional Chinese literal system since the 5th century, and Kana, which is divided into Manyogana, Hiragana and Katakana that firstly derived from Kanji. In addition to these writing systems, furigana is a phonetic notation that accompanies the original and traditional kanji characters with small kana alongside or above them.

In the world of Animatopia, the Japanese language itself is usually spoken through parts of the eastern continent of Orientashia, particularly Kemonomimikoku, Zaikoku, and Sakurakoku within the Shin Yamato subcontinent. Instead of Japan, which is located on real-life Earth, three of these Japan-inspired countries in Anmatopia have their respective varieties of dialects based on Standard Japanese, namely Kemonomimian (or Kemonomimikokuan ), Zaian (or Zaikokuan ), and Sakuran (or Sakurakokuan ), respectively. It is also commonly used and designated as one of the surviving dialects in the universe, especially on both Earth and Animatopia, and a factionally official language of the majorly monolingual factions: Rising Sun Self-Defense Force, Josei Guntai, Yami Musume, Kemonomimi, and Kaijin Gundan, with the next two being Kyoudai Gundan and Zaibatsu Teikoku.

Gender differences in modern Japanese
The big differences of this language are the ending (emphatic) particles or emphatics unlike particular languages in the world. For Japanese-language learners, ne is by far the most commonly used emphatic particle that both genders have along with yo, which is used for relaying new information or including emphasis, something like an exclamation mark, sa, which is a filler, na, which is for expressing either strong emotion or a desire for something, and yo ne, which can be a more emphatic way of using ne. However, zo and ze are both mostly used for males, while no, which sounds similar to 'nanda or nda for male people, and wa are both usually for females. Four of these masculine and feminine emphatics are differently opposite to each other. For Josei Guntai, Kemonomimi and Yami Musume as all-feminine factions that no male is allowed to recruit, they mainly use wa, no, and most importantly yo instead of ze and zo, which are frequently useful for the RSSDF and Kaijin Gundan as they both acceptably recruit both genders, predominately males, with the exception of Kyoudai Gundan and Zaibatsu Teikoku as both are the gender-bent versions of Josei Guntai and Yami Musume, respectively.

Factional etymologies

 * Josei Guntai = Female Army
 * Kemonomimi = Animal Ears
 * Kaijin Gundan = Mysterious Being Corps
 * Yami Musume = Dark Girl
 * Kyoudai Gundan = Brother Legion
 * Zaibatsu Teikoku = Wealthy Clique Empire

A

 * Aa = I see
 * A wa wa! = Ah ha!
 * Achio = Over there
 * Ai = Love
 * Aka = Red
 * Akari = Light
 * Aku = Evil
 * Akuma = Demon, devil, Satan
 * Ana ni bakuhatsu o tsukero! = Fire in the hole!
 * Anata = You (second-person adjective noun)
 * Aoi = Blue
 * Arayada = Oh no
 * Arienai = Impossible
 * Arigato = Thanks, thank you
 * Arigato ugozaimasu = Thanks, thank you
 * Atare = Strike, hit

B

 * Baka = Idiot, stupid, simpleton, fool, shithead
 * Bakayarou = Fool
 * Bakemono = Monster
 * Bakudan = Bomb
 * Bakuhatsu = Explosion
 * Banbyou = Watch cat
 * Banzai = Long live
 * Boku = My, mine (possessive noun)
 * Bushi = Warrior

C

 * Chibi = Little
 * Chikara = Power, strength
 * Chikushou = Damn it
 * Chotto = Please
 * Chotto matte = Wait a minute, please wait, hold it
 * Chuui = Attention, caution, warning, heed

D

 * Dai = Great, first
 * Daidai = Orange
 * Daijobu = Feeling alright, feeling okay
 * Dame = No good, cannot, must not, not allowed
 * Dare? = Who?
 * Datta = Was/were
 * Den = Lightning
 * Deru = Out
 * Desu = To be
 * Do = Way
 * Domo = Much
 * Domo arigato = Thanks so much, thank you very much
 * Dou da? = How is it/that/this?

E

 * Eda = Branch
 * Ee to ee to ee to! = Uh uh uh!
 * Eigo = English language

F

 * Fu~u = Whee
 * Fubuki = Blizzard
 * Fuku = Cloth, uniform

G

 * Ganbare = Good luck, keep it up
 * Geki = Fierce
 * Gero = Ribbit
 * Gesuyarou = Asshole
 * Go = Five
 * Gomen = Sorry
 * Gomen nasai = Sorry
 * Gun = Army
 * Gundan = Corps, army
 * Guntai = Armed force, army, military

H

 * Hachi = Eight
 * Hado = Surge, intent
 * Hagane = Steel
 * Hai = Yes
 * Haiiro = Gray
 * Haitte kuru = Incoming
 * Hakase = Professor
 * Hamusutaa = Hamster
 * Han = Anti
 * Hana = Flower
 * Hanami = Flower viewing
 * Hanarete = Away
 * Hanzai = Crime, offense, criminal act, delinquency
 * Hashire = Run
 * Hashiru = Run
 * Hayai = Quick, fast
 * Hayaku = Quick, quickly, fast
 * Hebi = Snake, serpent
 * Heika = Majesty
 * Hengoku = Limbo
 * Hi = Fire
 * Hikari = Light, shine, dawn
 * Hikkoshi = Move
 * Hime = Princess
 * Honki = Serious
 * Honoo = Flame
 * Hoshi = Star

I

 * Ichi = One
 * Ichigo = Strawberry
 * Idesu = Sounds good
 * Ikari = Anger, angry, hatred, rage, wrath
 * Ike = Go
 * Ike ora! = Go!
 * Ikimasu = To go
 * Ikki = Revolt, uprising, rebellion
 * Iku = Go
 * Ima = Now
 * Inazuma = Lightning
 * Ine = Nice
 * Inu = Dog
 * Isekai = Different world
 * Isha = Doctor
 * Isoge = Hurry
 * Isogashi = Busy
 * Itai = Ouch, hurt
 * Itaitsu = Ow
 * Itsu? = When?
 * Iu = Say
 * Iwa = Rock

J

 * Ji = Person, character, letter
 * Jichiryou = Dominion
 * Jieitai = Self-Defense Force
 * Jigoku = Hell
 * Jiji = Old man, grandfather
 * Josei = Female
 * Joshi = Girl
 * Jou = Ride
 * Junbi = Preparation, prepare, ready
 * Jutsu = Art, way, skill, technique

K

 * Kabuto = Helmet
 * Kaeru = Frog
 * Kage = Shadow
 * Kai = Times
 * Kaigun = Navy
 * Kaisha = Company, society
 * Kakatte = Hanging
 * Kakatte koi = Bring it on
 * Kami = God, divine, divinity
 * Kamikaze = Divine wind
 * Kaminari = Thunder
 * Kamisan = Wife
 * Kasasagi = Magpie
 * Kaze = Wind
 * Kanoo = Possible
 * Karasu = Crow
 * Kei = Light (weight)
 * Keiretsu = Subsidiary, system, series, grouping of enterprises, order of succession
 * Keiryou = Lightweight
 * Keizai = Economy
 * Kekkou = Very well, splendid, nice, wonderful, delicious
 * Kekkou desu = No thanks, no thank you
 * Kemono = Beast, animal, creature
 * Kemonomimi = Animal ear
 * Ken = Fist, sword
 * Kero = Ribbit
 * Kesseki = Stone
 * Kiru = Cut
 * Ki = Tree, wood, air, come
 * Kiiro = Yellow
 * Kinniku = Muscle
 * Kinzoku = Metal
 * Kisama = You (respective second-person noun)
 * Kite = Come
 * Ko = Child, small
 * Koku = Country, nation, kingdom, dukedom, realm
 * Kobito = Child
 * Kogo = Empress
 * Koi = Come, bring, bring it, carp
 * Koinu = Puppy
 * Komori = Bat
 * Koneko = Kitten
 * Konnichiwa = Hi, hello
 * Kono = This
 * Kono yo na! = Like this!
 * Kookoku = Principality
 * Kore = That
 * Kore o toru! = Take this!
 * Kougyou = Industrial, industry, mine, mining, manufacturing industry
 * Koukegi = Attack
 * Koutai suru = Fallback
 * Koutestsu = Steel
 * Kudasai = Give, please
 * Kuugun = Air force
 * Kumo = Spider, cloud
 * Kumori = Cloudy
 * Kurae = Eat, eat this, eat that, take that, take this
 * Kuro = Black
 * Kurokage = Black shadow
 * Kurotaka = Blackhawk
 * Kuso = Shit, crap, damn
 * Kusoge = Shitty game, crappy game
 * Kusoyarou = Son-of-a-b****, bastard
 * Kyoudai = Brother, sibling
 * Kyuu = Nine

M

 * Maboroshi = Phantom
 * Mahou = Magic, sorcery, witchcraft
 * Maji = Really
 * Manto = Cloak, cape
 * Masaka = No way
 * Mato = Target
 * Matte = Wait
 * Midori = Green
 * Miki = Trunk
 * Mikuni = Kingdom
 * Mimi = Ear
 * Mina = All, every, guys, everyone, everybody, everything
 * Minasan = Everyone, everybody, guys
 * Misago = Osprey
 * Mitome raremashita = Acknowledged
 * Mochiron = Of course
 * Modotte = Back
 * Moratta = I got this, received
 * Moshi = Hello
 * Motto = More, longer, farther
 * Motto hayaku ugoku = Move faster
 * Mukudori = Starling
 * Munen = Regret, regrettable, regretful
 * Musume = Girl, lady, woman
 * Muzukashii = Difficult

N

 * Nagai = Long
 * Nagaiyumi = Longbow
 * Nana = Seven
 * Nanda? = What?
 * Nandeshou? = What do you want?
 * Nandesuka? = What is it?
 * Nani? = What?
 * Nanto? = What?
 * Ne = Root, Hey
 * Neko = Cat
 * Nezumi = Rat, mouse
 * Ni = Two
 * Niku = Meat
 * Nigeru = Run away, escaping
 * Ningen = Human
 * Noga = Miss, escape
 * Nogashita = Missed
 * Notte = Ride, aboard

O

 * Ochio = Fall
 * Ookugo = Oarckish (Orcish) language
 * Oh = King
 * Ohayo gozaimasu = Good morning
 * Oi = Hey
 * Oishi = Yummy, delicious
 * Okami = Wolf, landlady, proprietress, mistress, hostess
 * Oku-sama = Ma'am (mam), wife
 * Okyakusama = Sir, customer
 * Omae = You (second-person verb)
 * Omo = Heavy
 * Omocha = Toy
 * Omosa = Weight
 * Onegai = Please
 * Onna! = Woman! (battle cry)
 * Onnanoko = Girl
 * Oni = Demon, ogre
 * Ore = I (first-person noun)
 * Ora = A way to call for somebody's attention
 * Oresama no tojoda! = Here I come!
 * Orya = Japanese battle cry
 * Ossu = Hey, yo
 * Otoko = Boy, man, lord
 * Otokonoko = Boy
 * Ottotto = Oops!

R

 * Rai = Thunder
 * Raimei = Thunder
 * Rengoku = Purgatory
 * Retsu = Column
 * Rikugun = Army
 * Ringo = Apple
 * Roku = Six
 * Ryou = Amount
 * Ryouiki = Territory, region
 * Ryoukai = Roger that, understood, understand, copy that
 * Ryouken = Hunting dog, hound
 * Ryuu = Dragon

S

 * Saiaku = Worst
 * Saku = Book
 * Sakura = Cherry blossom
 * Same = Shark
 * San = Three
 * Saraba = Farewell
 * Satsujin = Murder
 * Sayonara = Goodbye
 * Sayonara o iu = Say goodbye
 * Seinen = Male, youth, young man
 * Sekai = World
 * Senkan = Battleship
 * Senpai = Upperclassman, senior, superior, elder
 * Sensei = Teacher, mentor
 * Sensha = Battle tank
 * Senshi = Soldier, warrior, combatant, troop, trooper
 * Shageki = Shooting
 * Shakai = Society
 * Shigo = Afterlife, dead (extinct) language
 * Shihai = Dominion
 * Shikashi = However, but
 * Shinken = Seriously
 * Shirei = Command
 * Shirei-kan = Commander
 * Shi = Death, dead, four (unlucky number)
 * Shimatta = Oh no, oops, damn it!
 * Shinu = Die
 * Shinken = Priesthood
 * Shinken-teki = Theocratic
 * Shinshin = Mind and body
 * Shite = and (for binding verbs)
 * Sho = Rising
 * Shoujo = Girl
 * Shounen = Boy
 * Shouri = Victory
 * Shuken = Sovereignty
 * Shun = Instant
 * Shuryuudan = Grenade
 * Sokocha = There
 * Sore o toru = Take it, take that
 * Sore = That
 * Sorera = Them, those
 * Soshiki = Organization
 * Soshite = And (for conjoining sentences)
 * Soto o miru = Look out
 * Sou = Yes, that's it
 * Soudesu = That's right
 * Subarashi = Wonderful, great
 * Sugi ni = Right away
 * Sugoi = Amazing, wow (when you're left awestruck out of excitement or feel overwhelmed)
 * Sumimasen = Excuse me

T

 * Taka = Hawk, falcon
 * Tai = Anti
 * Taiku = Body
 * Taikuu = Anti-air
 * Taikyaku = Retreat
 * Taisaku = Counter
 * Taisen = Match, competition
 * Taisensha = Anti-tank
 * Taizai = Stay
 * Tamago = Egg
 * Tani = Valley
 * Tanoshi = Fun
 * Tasukete = Help
 * Tasuketekudasai = Please help
 * Tatakai = Fight, battle, combat, struggle, conflict
 * Tatsu = Stand
 * Tatsujin = Master
 * Tatsumaki = Tornado
 * Teikoku = Empire
 * Teki = Enemy
 * Tengoku = Heaven
 * Tenno = Emperor
 * Tenshi = Angel
 * Tetsu = Iron
 * To = and (for binding nouns)
 * Tobu = Fly
 * Tomo = Friend
 * Tomodachi = Friend, pal
 * Tora = Tiger
 * Tori = Bird
 * Toridasu = Get out, take out
 * Totsuseki = Charge, assault
 * Tsuba = Spit
 * Tsukamaeta = Got you, caught
 * Tsuku = Poke
 * Tsumi = Sin
 * Tsuzu = Continued

U

 * Unagi = Eel
 * Usagi = Rabbit, bunny
 * Ute = Fire, shoot
 * Uwaa! = Whoa!

W

 * Wa = is/are
 * Wai! = Yay!
 * Wakarimashita = Understood
 * Wakarimasu = Understand
 * Wani = Crocodile
 * Warera = Us
 * Wareware = We
 * Warui = Bad
 * Washi = Eagle, traditional Japanese paper
 * Watashi = I am (first-person verb)
 * Watashi ga nogashita = Missed me

Y

 * Ya = Arrow (weapon)
 * Yafuu! = Yahoo!
 * Yajirushi = Arrow
 * Yatta = Hooray, he/she did it, I/we did it
 * Yama = Mountain
 * Yamero = Stop
 * Yamero kudasai = Please stop
 * Yami = Dark
 * Yari = Spear
 * Yarou = Bastard, asshole, guy, companion, faithful, individual, comrade
 * Yokarou = Good, very well
 * Yoi = Good
 * Yomi = Underworld
 * Yon = Four
 * Yoriyoi = Better
 * Yoshi = Alright, okay, righteousness
 * Yossha = Alright, okay
 * Youkai = Strange apparition
 * Yuki = Snow
 * Yumi = Arrow
 * Yuurei = Ghost, wraith, spirit

Z

 * Zaibatsu = Financial clique
 * Zenpou = Forward
 * Zettai = Absolute

Countries

 * Japan
 * Kemonomimikoku
 * Sakurakoku
 * Zaikoku

Factions

 * Rising Sun Self-Defense Force
 * Josei Guntai
 * Kemonomimi
 * Kaijin Gundan
 * Yami Musume
 * Kyoudai Gundan
 * Zaibatsu Teikoku

Songs

 * Hanami
 * Sakura no Chikara
 * Hana ni Akari