This does not include honorifics.
| Ahegao | Literally 'fucked silly', it's a face often shown during hentai animations where the eyes are rolled up and the mouth is open with the tongue hanging out. |
| Aishitteru | Japanese for 'I love you'. |
| AMV | Anime Music Video. An anime and a song combined and edited to create a new video. |
| Aneki | A manly form of the word for 'sister'. |
| Aniki | A manly form of the word 'brother'. |
| Anime | Japanese animation. In Japanese, it means animation as a whole. |
| Aoi | Literally 'blue', but also a common name. |
| Arigatō | Japanese for 'thank you'. |
| Arigatō gozaimasu | An even politer form of 'arigatō'. |
| Baka | Japanese for 'stupid', sometimes 'idiot'. |
| Bishōjo | Japanese for 'beautiful girl'. |
| Bishōnen | Japanese for 'beautiful boy'. |
| Canon | The true fragment of a story, the part defined as what is actually happening. |
| Cosplay | Short form of 'costume play', which involves dressing as a character from a fictional work. |
| Dandere | A character trait commonly seen in anime, where the character is quiet and shy for the sake of social anxiety and similar reasons. |
| Dōjin | An independent work of manga. Almost always based on an existing manga, and commonly pornographic. |
| Dōjinshi | A different way of saying 'dōjin'. |
| Dōmo | A more light-hearted form of 'arigatō'. |
| Drama CD | An anime without the video part. Purely audio. |
| Ecchi | How Japanese pronounce the English letter 'H'. Has the same connotations as 'hentai'. |
| Enjo-kosai | Literally 'compensated dating', where a schoolgirl will do a lot of things (and even sex) in exchange for monetary reward or expensive items. Similar to prostitution. |
| Eroge | Games of a pornographic nature. |
| Esper | Someone with strange powers. |
| Esper sentai | A genre of animation or live-action which revolves around super-powered heroes fighting monsters. |
| Fanon | The opposite of canon. The part of a story made by fans. |
| Fujoshi | Literally 'rotten girl', but mostly used as a derogatory term for female fans of anime, typically yaoi. |
| Futanari | A fetish for females with male genitalia. Do not google unless you're a weirdo. |
| Gaijin | Japanese for 'foreigner'. Typically used to refer to anyone from outside of Japan. |
| Gakuran | School uniform in Japan. |
| Ganbatte | Japanese for 'let's go!'. |
| Gome | A less formal version of 'gomenasai'. |
| Gomenasai | Japanese for 'sorry'. Also spelled 'gomen nasai'. |
| Guro | A fetish involving mutilation and death. I'm warning you, don't google this unless you're a fucking psychopath. |
| Hai | Japanese for 'yes'. |
| Hentai | Literally 'pervert', but also commonly used to refer to anime pornography. |
| Hikikomori | A shut-in who stays inside for very long periods of time. |
| Hime | Japanese for 'princess'. |
| Himedere | A character trait commonly seen in anime, where the character acts like they are a princess, like they are better than everyone else. |
| Hinyuu | Literally 'small breasts', it means very small breasts, comparable to AA -A size. |
| Hiragana | A Japanese alphabet used for most words. |
| Hontō ni | Literally 'in reality' or 'really'. |
| Ichigo | Japanese for 'strawberry', but also a common name in anime. |
| Imōto | Japanese for 'little sister'. |
| Inu | Japanese for 'dog'. |
| Itadakimasu | Similar to the English 'grace', said before eating. |
| Josei | Literally 'young woman'. Also used to mean anime for women. |
| Jutsu | Literally 'art', but often referring to a martial arts tactic. |
| Kanji | A complicated Japanese alphabet, taken from Chinese. |
| Kaomoji | A style of emoticon mostly made from Japanese letters and special signs. |
| Katakana | A Japanese alphabet, commonly used for words that were taken from other languages, such as English. |
| Kawaii | Japanese for 'cute'. |
| Kemonomimi | Literally 'animal ears'. Used to refer to boys or girls with animal ears and usually a tail of some sort. |
| Kodomonomuke | Anime aimed at younger children. |
| Kokoro | Japanese for 'heart'. |
| Konnichiwa | Japanese for 'good afternoon'. |
| Kowai | Japanese for 'scary'. |
| Kuro | Japanese for 'black'. |
| Kuudere | A character trait commonly seen in anime, where the character is mostly quiet and not talkative for the sake of being 'cool'. |
| Kyonyuu | Literally 'giant breasts', they are breasts between an E70 and a G75 bra size. |
| Light novel | A short novel typically aimed at teenagers, often with a number of illustrations. |
| Live action | A movie with real-life actors, usually an adaptation of an anime, manga, or similar fictional work. |
| Loli | An underage (or underage-looking) girl. Shortened form of 'lolita'. |
| Lolicon | So called 'lolita complex', where one is attracted to young-looking girls. |
| Mahō shōjo | Literally 'magical girl', a popular genre of anime. |
| Manga | Japanese comics. In Japanese, it means comics as a whole. |
| Manhua | Chinese comics. In Chinese, it means comics as a whole. |
| Manhwa | Korean comics. In Korean, it means comics as a whole. |
| Manko | Japanese for 'pussy'. |
| Megane | A girl who wears glasses. |
| Meido | How Japanese people pronounce the word 'maid'. |
| Miso | A Japanese soup. |
| Moe | A set of traits commonly recognised as 'cute'. |
| Monogatari | Japanese for 'story'. |
| Nakama | Japanese for 'friends'. |
| Nani | Japanese for 'what?', commonly used to show confusion. |
| Naruhōdo | Literally 'I see' or 'I understand'. |
| Nee | Japanese for 'sister'. |
| Neko | Japanese for 'cat', however also (incorrectly) used in the same sense as 'nekomimi'. |
| Nekomimi | Literally 'cat ears'. Mostly used as a name for catgirls and catboys. |
| Nii | Japanese for 'brother'. |
| No | A word comparable to the word 'of'. |
| Ohayō | Japanese for 'hello'. |
| Ohayō gozaimasu | Japanese for 'good morning'. |
| Omake | Literally 'extra'. Usually means a bonus episode of a manga or, less commonly, an anime. |
| ONA | Original Net Animation. Similar to an OVA, except it is released on the internet rather than in physical form. |
| Onee | Another way of spelling 'nee'. |
| Onii | Another way of spelling 'nii'. |
| Oppai | Japanese for 'boobs'. |
| Osananajimi | Japanese for 'childhood friend'. |
| Otaku | A derogatory term for a person obsessed with something. Much less negative in the Western world, meaning 'fan of anime'. |
| OTP | Shortened form of 'One True Pairing', and it is the one favourite 'ship' (see 'shipping') of an individual. |
| OVA | Original Video Animation. A bonus episode of an anime, usually not defined as canon. |
| Oyasumi nasai | Japanese for 'goodnight'. |
| Pantsu | How the Japanese pronounce the english word 'panties'. |
| Pettanko | A flat-chested girl. |
| Ramen | A Japanese soup. |
| Romaji | Japanese written using English letters. |
| Sayōnara | Japanese for 'goodbye'. |
| Seifuku | Technically 'sailor uniform', but almost always used to refer to female school uniform in Japan, since it was inspired by sailor uniforms. |
| Seinen | Literally 'young man'. Also used to mean anime for men. |
| Seiyuu | Japanese voice actors. |
| Shipping | Shortened form of 'relationshipping', it refers to the grouping of two characters as romantic interests. |
| Shiro | Japanese for 'white'. |
| Shōjo | Literally 'girl'. Also used to mean anime for girls. |
| Shōjo Ai | Another word for 'yuri'. |
| Shōnen | Literally 'boy'. Also used to mean anime for boys. |
| Shōnen Ai | Another word for 'yaoi'. |
| Shota | An underage (or underage-looking) boy. |
| Shotacon | So called 'shota complex', where one is attracted to 'shotas'. |
| Siscon | So called 'sister complex', where one has romantic feelings for a sister. |
| Slice of Life | A genre of anime not revolving around gripping events or action-filled episodes, but simply a part of someone's everyday life. |
| Sō desu ka | Literally 'I see' or 'I understand'. |
| Sō ka | Shortened form of 'sou desu ka'. |
| Sugoi | Japanese for 'amazing'. |
| To | A connective equivalent to 'and'. |
| Tomodachi | Japanese for 'friend'. |
| Tsundere | A character trait commonly seen in anime where the character is cold or hostile at first, but has a softer side too. |
| Usagi | Japanese for 'rabbit'. Famous for being Sailor Moon�s real name, Usagi Tsukino. |
| Visual novel | A story told in the form of a videogame, with an illustration on the top part, and text on the bottom part. Often includes various 'paths' you choose to change the story. |
| Yandere | A character trait commonly seen in anime where the character is both affectionate and psychotic or deranged. |
| Yangire | A character trait commonly seen in anime where the character is psychotic or deranged. |
| Yaoi | An anime or manga where the main romantic interests are both male. |
| Yōkai | Japanese for 'monster'. |
| Yonkoma | A four-panel manga strip commonly found in newspapers. |
| Yuri | Anime or manga where the main romantic interests are both female. |
| Zettai ryōiki | The area of skin visible when wearing high socks and a skirt. Literally 'absolute zone'. |
| Dogeza | Position with the knees on the ground, head on the floor, and hands next to head parallel to each other. |
| Yakuza | Japanese mafia and gangster organisations. |
| Ryōkan | Japanese inns, like hotels. |
| Onsen | Hot springs, similar to sentō, but outside and more natural. |
| Sentō | Public bath-house. |
| Furo | Small baths, about half the size of a typical Western bathtub, often made of wood |