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Friday, September 3, 2004

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i see there is a lot of words we dont know, so i am here to help.

-de gozaru : `‚Å‚²‚´‚é
-de gozaru is a phrase most Rurouni Kenshin fans will recognize. It is a somewhat archaic form of desu (to be). People who speak some Japanese will probably recognize a form of this verb from such expressions as omedetou gozaimasu (congratulations) and ohayou gozaimasu (good morning).

Because of its archaic style, -de gozaru is often associated with historical drama. As mentioned above, Kenshin uses -de gozaru continuously, and it can occasionally be heard in Akira Kurosawa's films, such as Ran and The Seven Samurai.

Use of -de gozaru is more or less similar to desu, for example: "Watashi wa Tanaka desu" (I am Tanaka) is equivalent to "Watashi wa Tanaka de gozaimasu". gozaimasu is a more polite form of the verb than the dictionary form, gozaru. Since desu is the all-purpose verb in Japanese, it is not surprising to hear -de gozaru coming so often from Kenshin.

As a final note, it's probably worth mentioning that -de gozaru and desu both mean "to be" in the sense of "equals", as in "I am Tanaka", above (me = Tanaka). They do not appear in the sense of "to become", such as "I want to be a teacher" which would be formed with naru (Watashi wa sensei ni naritai). They are not used either in the sense of location, such as "I am in Kyoto", which would be formed with iru (Watashi wa Kyoto ni imasu).

Aho : ˆ¢•ð y‚ ‚Ù]adj-na, n.) fool; simpleton; idiot

This Japanese insult is similar to baka but also a little different: it is closer to "mentally retarded" than to the "jerk" meaning usually associated with baka.

As an example, "Aho" is also the name of the mystic force found in the anime Photon. And it isn't a coincidence that the main character, Photon, who possesses great Aho power and/or is impervious to it, seems indeed to be a little dim-witted. "Aho" could then be taken to refer to "the power of stupidity".

Baka : ”nŽ y‚Î‚©z(adj-na, n.) fool; idiot; trivial matter; folly.

This derogatory term roughly translates as "idiot" or "dummy". Although we wouldn't recommend using it in casual Japanese conversation, the word has become fairly common in anime. Very often, it can be interpreted as a sign of affection between two individuals too strong-headed to admit it.

Often used while shouting "baka!", the baka-hammer (of its full name "hyperdimensional baka-hammer" or "pan-dimensional baka-hammer") is a device usually used by anime females to administer punishment unto males who have committed or are trying to commit a perverted action, or are perceived to by the female. The baka-hammer, ranging from the light Kodocha mallet to the multi-ton City Hunter clobberer, is in most cases much too big to store on one's person. But anime females are still able to use it whenever the situation calls for it, thanks to judicious use of their personal hyperdimensional storage space (hence the full name of the baka-hammer).

The hyperdimensional (or extradimensional) storage space is, as the name implies, a storage space located in another dimension and thus very conveniently occupying no space in this dimension. From this space, the anime female can retrieve an infinite quantity and diversity of items such as clean sets of clothes, pots of boiling water, swords, guns, heavy artillery and of course baka-hammers. It has been theorized that the hyperdimensional storage space evolved in anime females due to the lack of clothing to store items. However, such a theory may very well be erroneous, as the females who use the baka-hammer most frequently also tend to be the ones with prudish temperament and non-skimpy clothing.

Bento : •Ù“– y‚×‚ñ‚Æ‚¤z (n.) box lunch.

1.Japanese-style boxed lunchs, served cold. Often consists of rice and various side items arranged in a very visually appealing manner.
2.Train stations usually have a unique version of this, each with its own particular taste, called ekiben (from eki for train station, and ben as a short form of bento).
3.Lovers and devoted wives will make a particularily intricately arranged version of this for their male partner (often to the embarassment of the recipient), called aisobento.

Bijin : ”ül y‚Ñ‚¶‚ñz(n.) beautiful person.

Bijin is a Japanese expression that is derived both from the English word "vision" and used to describe women of beauty. Although jin (l) means person, bijin alone is only used to refer to women. There are however other sayings based on the term that can be applied to both men and women, and bi (”ü) is often used to describe beauty, ie: bishoujo and bishounen.

Bishoujo : ”ü— y‚Ñ‚µ‚å‚¤‚¶‚åz(n.) beautiful girl.

Derived from "bi", which is short for bijin (”ül), and shoujo (—).

Bishoujo refers to Anime in a vast number of different genres, varying from Shoujo such as Sailor Moon to Erotic Anime such as Meiking. Other examples of Bishoujo include Oh My Goddess!, Sakura Wars and Love Hina.

Almost any Anime that predominantly features pretty girls, such as Sailor Moon, are be considered bishoujo. In fact, Sailor Moon's Japanese title is Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon). There are also Anime that, as a whole, are not considered bishoujo but may have one or two Bishoujo characters.

Bishounen : ”ü”N y‚Ñ‚µ‚å‚¤‚Ë‚ñz(n.) beautiful boy.

Derived from "bi", which is short for bijin (”ül), and shounen (”N).

Refers to a particular art style commonly used in shoujo manga and anime where boys and men are drawn to be more "pretty" and elegant than handsome.

Very common in the artwork of Yuu Watase and Clamp.

Unlike bishoujo, bishounen does not refer to male erotica, for which the term shounen-ai is reserved,

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