Bad Japanese Words

Logan Graves (Fenris@BigKnobiKlub.virtualAve.net)

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Okay, Okay, here's the long promised Japanese slanguage file.
First, some notes:

1. I copied this off a Japanese Language-soft, so any errors in fact, tact, or syntax are now your problem.
   
2. The words & phrases contained in this file are anglicized into an approximation of speech & are not standardized Japanese translations, however, they will correctly convey your meaning when spoken.
   
3. My display-link didn't support all the lang-soft's fonts, so treat "ä ë ï ö ü & ÿ" as long vowels.
   
4. This text is a bit revealing about the Japanese and their views on the rest of the (non-Japanese) world. If it offends your delicate sensibilities, don't read it, clavie!
   
5. When the slang expression has multiple Japanese translations, the phrases are listed from most polite to least polite!
   

Any questions?
Fenris (2:23:45/5-29-56)

Hoi chummers, Rita here.
Fenris totally fragged-up this file (surprise, surprise), but what do you expect from a street samurai with a language-jack? It is the same old argument, chipped skills versus actual skills: just as an 'Unarmed 6' chip does not make you Bruce Lee jr, it follows that no language-soft can make one a linguistic expert. Remember that, you chippies; you are only as good as your datasoft's programmer! At any rate, my command of Japanese is natural, not chipped. I had the good fortune to be born to Japanese/American parents, plus when I was twelve I 'became' an Elf, so I know from whence I speak.

I have cleaned up his original text and added gender markings: [f/m] & (b/g>g) throughout it. Here are some additional linguistic notes:

• As this is a listing of slang phrases, it contains much merging together of two and sometimes three or four words, or their derivatives. This is in order to form compound words & phrases.
  
• These compounds have been hyphenated in order to highlight the new union, to emphasize the slang suffixes/particles & regular particles, and to shorten the lengthy words to facilitate memorization.

Example: Don't be stupid!	Fuzakenaideyo!
-- Components: fuzake (fuzakeru), nai (arimasen), & deyo (slang suffix)

• This compound word was designed so the reader wouldn't pause during speech, as "Fuzakendai-deyo!" would make the meaning much less serious.
  
• To eliminate embarrassing situations, such as using women's words when speaking with the guys:

[f/m] means phrases used by both sexes.
Example: It's risky!	Yabai! [f/m]
[f] denotes women's phrases
[m] denotes men's phrases
Example: Nice to see you again.	Mata atta-ne. [f] (b>g)
	Mata atta-na. [m]
(b>g) means that men should also use this one when talking to or about a women.
	(instead of Mata atta-na.)
(b/g>g) means that either sex should use this one when talking to/about a woman.
Example: Tomboy!	Otoko onna! (b/g>g)
	Otemba! (b/g>g)
# phrase can be changed from a statement to a question by changing ne to në.
Example: Haven't seen you around for a while.	# Hisashiburi-ne. [f]
	# Hisashiburi-dane. [f/m]
Haven't seen you around for a while, have I?	# Hisashiburi-në? [f]
	# Hisashiburi-danë? [f/m]

• Women prefer ne & në, so the men have a suitable alternative: na & nä. But if the guys wish to upgrade their speech, they should use ne & në, especially when speaking to the opposite sex.
  
• I have annotated literal meanings and usage suggestions throughout the body of this text. Enjoy!
  

Ricochet Rita, Razorgal (8:12:53/6-1-56)

I figured it was about time to update this file. By coincidence, I recently had occasion to spend a few weeks in several of the less reputable parts of Japan. The result being: a whole host of new Japanese (gutter-) slang terms.     Speak your mind! ;-)
Ricochet Rita, Razorgal (21:26:31/06-07-58)