| Romanji | Phonetic | General and Exact English Meanings |
| Okairi | ( oh ky ree ) | Welcome back. |
| Tadaima | ( ta die ma ) | I'm (We're) back. [Same, singular and plural] |
| Gombrio | ( gom bree oh ) | Good Luck |
| Baka | ( bah ka ) | Idiot. |
| Ita | ( ee ta) | Ouch! |
| Itadakimasu | ( ee tah da kay mas ) | "Thank you for the food!" [Trad. Dinner Blessing] |
| Gomen | ( go men ) | I'm sorry |
| Gomenesai | ( go men ah sigh ) | I'm really, really sorry. |
| Ikaiyo | ( ee ki oh ) | Let's go. / Let's get going. |
| Kawaii | ( ca (y) ee ) | Cute |
| Mina | ( mee nah ) | Everyone |
| Kagayaki | ( ka gay ya kay ) | Shining / Sparkling |
| Nani | ( nah nee ) | What? / Huh? |
| Dakara | ( da ka ra ) | Like I said... |
| Ano | ( ahh no ) | Ummm.... [vocal pause before speaking] |
| Soka | (so ka ) | "I see." |
| Janai | ( ja nay ) | Later. / See ya. |
| Hentai | (hen tie ) | Pervert |
| Yume | ( you may ) | Dream |
| Sora | ( sore ah ) | Sky / Heaven |
| Urasai | ( oo ra sigh ) | Shut up! |
| Nande | ( non day ) | "Why?" |
| Yaata | ( ya taa ) | Yay! / Hurray! |
| Ohayio | ( oh high yo ) | Good Morning. |
| Konnichiwa | ( co knee chee wa ) | Good Afternoon. |
| Konbanwa | ( con ban wa ) | Good Evening. |
| Kyun | ( cue n ) | Hee, hee (giggle) [feminine] |
| Tokimeki | ( toe key meh key ) | Excitment. |
| Neko | ( neck oh ) | Cat |
| Koneko | ( co neck oh ) | Kitten |
