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[Kusari Uchugun]

Kusari common usage phrases and words:
Yes hai
no iie
please (as in "go ahead") dozo
Thank you. domo arigato / Arigatou
Thank you very much. domo arigato gozaimas Domo is a formal prefix.
You're welcome. doitashi ma-shyt-ay
Good morning. o hi yo gozaimas / Ohayou
Good afternoon (or "hello") kon nee chee wa / Konnichiwa
Good evening / good night kon ban wa / Konbanwa Oyasumi or Oyasuminasai are more appropriate for 'goodnight.
Nice to meet you (1st time) Ha ji may ma shytay
Nice to meet you (again) Dozo yo ro shikoo
How are you? Genke deska? / Ogenki Desu Ka

Excuse me. Su me masen
See you later. Jan ay
I'm sorry. Gomen nansa

How much? I ku ra de ka?
Thank you for the meal. Gochi so sa ma.
Cheers! Kampai!
happy gen ki
father (dad) oh tow san
daughter mu su me
mother (mom) okah san
delicious oy shee
great! segoi!
like (to favour) ski
favourite daiski
welcome (heard as you enter businesses) irasshaimasse
hot towel given at beginning of a meal oshi bori
green tea ocha

a pub izakaya
a restaurant where you cook own food okonomiyaki
fried noodles (in above restaurant) yaki soba
restaurant serving grilled skewers of chicken yakitori
fish fried in a fluffy batter tempura
bowls of noodles in a meat broth ramen
dumplings with fried veggies & pork gyoza
raw fish served in small bits sashimi
Japanese horseradish root wasabi
sweet rice that is firm and elastic mochi
soup made of fermented soybeans & salt miso
I am fine Genki Desu
Anata Wa? - And you?
Watashi-mo, Genki Desu - I'm fine, too.

Other phrases:
Mata asht-ay - See you tomorrow
Hajimema-sht-ay - How do you do? (polite)
Oai Dek Te Ureshii Desu - I'm glad to see you.

Good Luck Genki de ne!
I'm sorry Gomen Nansa
Let's Go! Ikuzo
Fool - Towakemono
Enemy: Kataki
Death: Takai
Gun-Boat: Hou-fune / Hokan
Destroyer: Hakaisha
Battle-Ship: Kaisen-fune
Maru - 丸 "circle" In conjunction with ships it means to return home unharmed - making a perfect circle
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One cannot simply translate a Japanese expression to a single English word.
Over the internet translations from Japanese into English and German for example differs a lot.
The speakers gender also changes a word, for instance Boku versus atashi and iie versus eya. Our use of odd words is rough and inaccurate, but just for flavour.

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