Japanese words that I have learned. These are mostly because of reading Shogun which is making me kind of a jappophile (is there a word?) ...
These are swimming around in my head, so let me dump them here for future reference.
Gomen nasai - sorry
wakarimasu ka - do you understand
ah so desu - I see
Shikata ga nai - nothing can be done about it (my favourite, its like "its like this only")
Hai - Yes
Damiyo - Great warrior
Kami - (Shinto concept) the spirit resident in all things, living and non-living
domo - cant figure out, seems to be some kind of adjective
Ohayo - morning (not sure)
Dozo suwaru - ?
Miru - see (?)
Nan ja - What is this?
Nan desu ka - something similar to above.
karma - karma :) ( funny, this is the most oft repeated word in Shogun!)
Cha-no-yu - an extremely formal tea ceremony
Sumimasen - Excuse me
arigatou gozaimasu - thank you
Konnichiwa - hello
Konbanwa - good evening
Oyasumi nasai - Oyasumi nasai
Did I say I am fascinated with Japanese culture?
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