Let's play a Shiritori Game - Japanese word game

[Glenn]

You got it!

スーパー -- super(market)

[Mikawa Ossan]

:-)

ぱちんこ　pachinko

[Glenn]

小猫（こねこ）-- kitten

Don't you just love going in circles? :-)

[Tsukichi]

弧高 (ここう) - superiority; aloofness

-yes, circles are fun :-)

[Takakoo]

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美しい・うつくしい・beautiful

つぎは「い」です。

[-Rudel-]

射る - いる - iru = To shoot

犬を射る！ :?

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

類似
るいじ
analogous (similar)

次は「じ」だ。

[Zhivago]

時代　{じだい}　

Not quite sute about the english translation though. :sorry:

Era comes to my mind first, but as non-native english speaker.... :?

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

era sounds about right to me

[Takakoo]

From MOJI:
時代[じだい]
n-t, period; epoch; era; (P)

[ralian]

inshou 印象（いんしょう） -- impression
「彼の事、おぼえているかい？」
「いいえ、あまりおぼえていないわ。なんとなく、うっ すらとした印象が残っているだけよ。」

次は「う」です。
Next word begins with "u".

[Cynergy]

urayamashii 羨ましい (うらやましい）　- envious

Next word begins with "i".

[Mikawa Ossan]

芋虫　いもむし caterpillar

[Cynergy]

shinsetsu 親切　（しんせつ） - kind, nice

The next word starts with "u".

[Mikawa Ossan]

Not to be rude, but shinsetsu ends with a tsu, not an u.

通信販売　つうしんはんばい telephone shopping(?)

[Takakoo]

いけばな・Flower-arranging
Sorry, I don't know the kanji.

次は「な」です。

[Cynergy]

なまやさしい - simple

Mikawa Ossan: Indeed you are correct. Forgive me if I make mistakes, i'm a beginner and still learning hiragana (plus I"m trying to learn some kanji aswell) so it's slow going. If I make more mistakes please do correct me. :)

next word begins with "i".

[Mikawa Ossan]

意識　いしき consciousness, awareness

There is absolutely nothing wrong with making mistakes, friend! :wave: It's one of the best ways to learn, after all. Don't be afraid to post any questions you might have about the language; there are plenty of people here who would be more than willing to help you out! :cool:

[Takakoo]

君・きみ・you (familiar)

次は「み」です。

[Cynergy]

すとおぶ　- stove

Mikawa Ossan: I'm glad I could find such a nice online community where I can practice speaking/typing in japanese. I feel if I can apply what I'm learning I will better remember it. ^_^

[Mikawa Ossan]

I feel if I can apply what I'm learning I will better remember it. ^_^Couldn't agree with you more! :cool:

武士　ぶし warrior, samurai

Check out the Inazo Nitobe "Bushido" thread. I'm slowly posting his book on Bushido. It comes with a little debate by other members! Feel free to contribute! :wave:

[Glenn]

渋谷（しぶや）-- Shibuya

Yeah, I tend to use place names. :sick::p

[Cynergy]

やくしょ - actor, actress

This thing won't give me the proper kanji for this use of the word. It keeps wanting it to be an office of local government. ><

Mikawa Ossan: I shall check that out. :)

next word starts with "sho"

[Zhivago]

将棋　（しょうぎ）

japanese chess. If you know how to play european chess, I suggest trying this game. :-)

[Cynergy]

銀行　−　ぎんこう - Bank
Next word starts with "u".

[Harvey]

渦巻き - うずまき - whirlpool

kinda like when a toilet flushes. Hah.

next is き

[Cynergy]

Editted cause I got the wrong word! :sorry:

記事　−　きじ　- press article

next word starts with "ji"

[Takakoo]

しゃぶしゃぶ:ramen:

次は「ふ」か「ぶ」か「ぷ」です。

[Zhivago]

武士道　（ぶしどう）

The way of the warrior.

Just couldn't resist :P

[Cynergy]

牛　ー　うし - cow

mooo!

next word starts with "shi"

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

静かに
しずかに
shizukani

silently

次のは「に」だと思う。
tsugi no wa "ni" da to omou.

彼女の答えに僕の心の羽撃きは静かにされた。
かのじょのこたえにぼくのはばたきはしずかにされた。
The fluttering of my heart was silenced by her answer.
(does the sentence make sense the way I want it to? thanks for all responses!)

did a moderator delete one of my posts? i'm pretty sure that i posted "iiarawasu" as a word in response to...*looks it up*...jidai....i hope i didn't do anything to anger the mods...

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

hey Cyn, glad to see you made it to the jref forum! shiritori is a great way to build your vocab!

i just noticed on your last post you put "こんいち　わ". just so you know for future references, it's actually "こんにちは". i made the same mistake at first. what happens is the romaji is written often "konichiwa" instead of "konnichiwa" or "kon'nichiwa". still, in the hiragana, "ha" is used instead of "wa", but the reason for this is that one is using the particle "wa," which is written with the hiragana character "ha". like in the example: watashi no namae wa biru desu. (my name is bill.) after "namae", "wa" appears, but in hiragana, it would appear as "ha". if one were to translate "konnichiwa" into english, it would mean literally "this day [topic marker particle]". actually, now that i look back, i think you put this in your signature, not just the post. anyway, yes, as someone stated before in this thread, you learn from your mistakes, and really that is the best way! you'll remember learning from mistakes a lot better than getting it right all the time! anyway, yes, good luck w/ your studies, and i look forward to seeing you around on the forum in the future! じゃ、また！

p.s. i just noticed another thing--the word for actress/actor is "yakusha" not "yakusho"--that's probably why you kept getting the wrong kanji... =D

[Takakoo]

The particle "は" can be translated as "as for". Another particle yo might want to look out for is "へ", pronunced "e" when used as a particle.
To get こんいちは from my IME, I would type "konnnitiha" or "konnnichiha". You have to type the letter "n" twice to get "ん" and then "ni" to get に, meaning that there are three "n"s in a row. :relief:
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肉・にく・meat

次は「く」か「ぐ」です。

[Mikawa Ossan]

栗　くり chestnut

[Harvey]

リボ払い - ribobarai

Revolving payment - Like, when you have a credit card and you buy something and you pay it back not all at once, but spread out over a number of payments.

Next word is 「い」I

[Glenn]

戦（いくさ）-- war, battle

did a moderator delete one of my posts? i'm pretty sure that i posted "iiarawasu" as a word in response to...*looks it up*...jidai....i hope i didn't do anything to anger the mods...

I don't think there have been any messages deleted from this thread. If any were, it was most likely due to double posting. Anyway, I looked back a few pages and didn't see any, and you don't have anything to worry about. :cool::-)

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

叫び
さけび
sakebi

叫びを答えて！
叫びをこたえて！
Sakebi wo kotaete!
Respond to my cries!

次は「び」だね！

oh, you know what? i bet i hit the "preview post" button, and then forgot to hit the "submit reply" button afterwards....oops....

[Glenn]

描写（びょうしゃ）-- description

[ralian]

シャムネコ　（しゃむ猫）--a Siamese cat
「私の妹は、シャムネコを飼っている」
次は「こ」です。
Next word begins with "ko".

彼女の答えに僕の心の羽撃きは静かにされた。
かのじょのこたえにぼくのはばたきはしずかにされた。
The fluttering of my heart was silenced by her answer.
Perhaps you can use 「動揺」instead of　「羽ばたき」、「静かになった」instead of　「静かにされた」
彼女の答えに、僕の心の動揺はおさまった。
or
彼女の答えに、僕の胸のドキドキはおさまった。

[Takakoo]

小石・こいし・Pebble

Next is "shi" or "ji".

[Glenn]

杓文字（しゃもじ）-- flat wooden spoon; rice paddle (I'm going in circles again :-))

[Takakoo]

仕事・しごと・work

Next is "to" or "do".

Circles make me dizzy...

[Glenn]

ところで -- by the way

That should count as one word, right? At any rate I broke the cyclical movement, eh? :D

[Takakoo]

テープ・casette tape

次は「ふ」か「ぶ」か「ぷ」です。

[Glenn]

無事（ぶじ）-- safe

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

事務室
じむしつ
jimushitsu
office

[-Rudel-]

土 - つち - tsuchi - Earth

[ralian]

choritsu 調律（ちょうりつ）--tuning
「引越ししたので、ピアノの調律をしないといけません ね。」
次は「つ」です。
Next word begins with "tsu".

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

詰らない
つまらない
tsumaranai
BOOOOOORING! =D

次は「い」だよね！

[Takakoo]

忙しかった・いそがしかった・Was busy
I used past form to avoid getting dizzy. @_@

次は「た」か「だ」です｡

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

蒲公英
たんぽぽ
tanpopo
Dandelion (also the title of a WONDERFUL japanese movie!)

[Glenn]

方法（ほうほう）-- method

[Takakoo]

歌・うた・song

次は「た」か「だ」です。

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

玉ねぎ
たまねぎ
tamanegi
oignon (aka onion)

次は「ぎ」だね。何か面白い、お願いね。僕のはちょっ とつまらなかったから。

[Takakoo]

胡瓜・きゅうり。Cucumber

次は「り」ですなぁーっ。

[ralian]

ryuuguu 竜宮（りゅうぐう）　--The Palace of Sea Goddess
「うらしま太郎は、かめの背中に乗って、竜宮に行きま した」とさ。 :bow:

次は「ぐう」でも「う」でも、どちらでもいいよ。
Next word begins with "guu" or "u".

[Glenn]

有無（うむ）-- existence

恋人の有無について話してはならん。 (I know -- it's a strange sentence. Oh well...)

[Takakoo]

虫・むし・Bug

次は「し」か「じ」です。

[Mikawa Ossan]

シャボン玉　（しゃぼんだま） I don't know how to translate this. It's a "bubble", maybe?

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

ええ、正しいですよ。でも、このワープロの辞書は「soap bubble」という感じ意味が書いてあるんですが。どの言 語から来たか、この言葉、分からないけど、シャボンが フランス語の「savon」の感じ発音があります。「savon 」の意味は石鹸の同じ意味だと思います。この言葉は正 しいかどうか知っていますか。

[Takakoo]

My nickname was シャボン玉 once...

[ralian]

mawarikudoi 回りくどい（まわりくどい）--indirect

「そんな回りくどい言い方しないで、はっきりと言って ください」

次は「い」です。
Next word begins with "i".

[Glenn]

イスラエル -- Isreal

[Cynergy]

留守　（るす） - absence

[Takakoo]

素敵・すてき・nice

[Mikawa Ossan]

気絶　（きぜつ） losing consciousness (usually coupled with する)

[ralian]

tsumayoji 爪楊枝　（つまようじ）　-- toothpick

「つまようじをいただけませんか。歯の間に、何かはさ まってしまったみたい。」

次は「じ」か「し」です。
Next word begins with "ji" or "shi".

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

暫く
しばらく
shibaraku
"for a while"

次は「く」だよ！
tsugi wa "ku" da yo!

next is "ku"! =D

[Takakoo]

蜘蛛・くも・spider

次は「も」です。

[Kama]

momo - peach :)

[Takakoo]

もっと・motto・more

次は｢と｣か｢ど｣です。
Next is “to” or “do”.

[Mars Man]

となり　(tonari) next door; next (to something; etc.

[Kama]

ringu :-)

Ah... I liked that film...

[Mikawa Ossan]

偶数　ぐうすう even numbers (as in 2, 4, 6, etc.)

[Renkinjutsu]

鮨　すし　sushi

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

umm..."guusuu" ends in "u", not "su". i'll go from "u"

utsukushii

beautiful

next is "i"

(sorry, can't type in kana/kanji from this computer)

[Takakoo]

妹・いもうと・imooto・younger sister

次は「と」か「ど」です。
Next is "to" or "do".

[Harvey]

扉。とびら。tobira.

door.

ら！ next is RA!

[kurisuti]

来月　・　raigetsu　・　next month

[Takakoo]

次・つぎ・tsugi・next

Example sentence:
次は「き」か「ぎ」です。
Next is "ki" or "gi".

[NANGI]

Konnichiwa Mina-san!

牛車：ぎっしゃ:Gissha

"Gi" means an ox.
"Sha" means a carriage
Gissha is an ox carriage. Ox carriage was used by noble in old times commonly.

Next is "sha" or "ya".:blush:

NANGI

[kurisuti]

約束　・　やくそく　・　yakusoku　・ a promise

Next is "ku" or "gu" :-)

[Takakoo]

靴下･くつした・kutsu-shita・socks
(Literally "under-shoes")

次は「た」か「だ」です。
Next is "ta" or "da".

[-Rudel-]

大好き - だいすき - daisuki - Love

As my wife says, "大好きだよ～～～ん”　hehe

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

期末
きまつ
kimatsu

end of term (end of semester)

花子さんはいい学生だったから、彼女の自信を打ち壊す ように、酷い先生が無理な期末試験を作るにしました。

はなこさんはいいがくせいだったから、かのじょうのじ しんをうちこわすように、ひどいせんせいがむりなきま つしけんをつくるにしました。

hanakosan wa ii gakusei datta kara, kanojou no jishin wo uchikowasu you ni, hidoi sensei ga muri na kimatsu shiken wo tsukuru ni shimashita.

Because Hanako was a good student, the horrible teacher decided to make her final exam impossible in order to ruin her confidence.

(is it me, or do i just come up with really sad/mean sentences???)

じゃ、最後に、次は「つ」だよ！ =D

[kurisuti]

月　・　つき　・　tsuki　・ moon

次は「き」か「ぎ」ですよ！

Next up is "ki" or "gi."

[TwistedMac]

キタ------( ^_^ )------!!
(sorry, I couldn't help myself)

[Takakoo]

ただいま・tadaima・I'm home!
Does it have a kanji?

Next is "ma".

[Mikawa Ossan]

魔法　まほう magic

ただいま can be written 只今 in kanji, although it's not very common.

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

兎
うさぎ
usagi

BUNNAY!

次は「ぎ」だよ。
next up: gi

[marcus314]

偽証
Gi-shou
False Evidence

Next is "Shou"

[ralian]

shouko 証拠（しょうこ）−−evidence, a proof
「あなたの言っている事が本当だという証拠を見せてく ださい」
次は「こ」です。
Next word begins with "ko". :wave:

[Kama]

kotoshi - this year

next is "shi"

[Lost Kosmonaut]

forgive me if it's already been used, I didn't want to read through 24 pgs,

shikoku

[Takakoo]

黒・くろ・kuro・black

次は「ろ」です。
Next is “ro”.

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

ローマ字
roman　script

次は「じ」だよ！
Next up is　ji!

[NANGI]

Konnichiwa Mina-san!
地雷 : じらい (Jirai) "a land mine".:shock:

next is "い(i)".

[Takakoo]

医者・いしゃ・isha・doctor, G.P.

次は「しゃ」か「じゃ」です。
Next is "sha" or "ja".

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

喋り
しゃべり
shaberi

a chat
(i went to check しゃべり in the dictionary, cus i thought it could mean talkative, but i only got "talk, chat" in the noun form--can anyone confirm/deny this for me? thanks!)

[ralian]

Hi Blue_Suede_Shoes, 「喋り」means chat, but in Osaka dialect, it also means talkative. So you were right.
Example:
「ようこさんはおしゃべりだなあ。」:hey:
People usually add 「お」 as you might have noticed.

ritomasushi リトマス紙　(litmus paper)
「リトマス紙の色が何色に変わるか、よく見て下さいね 」

次は「し」です。
Next word begins with "shi".

[Tenshi]

しつれい　「　失礼　」　shitsurei (rudness)

[Tenshi]

あけまして　おめでとう　ございます
happy newyear everybody
may the best of 2005, may the worst in 2006

[Cynergy]

いがく　医学 Medical Science

[Charlotte]

国 - kuni - country :cool:

[Cynergy]

虹 -　にじ - rainbow

[AllMakesCombined]

自動車　−　じどうしゃ

jidoosha

(automobile)

:wave:

[Cynergy]

洒落 -　しゃれ - share - joke

こんにちは、AllMakesCombinedさん。いらっしゃい！

[ralian]

A Happy New Year!:confetti:

reika 零下（れいか）−−below zero

「今日の最低気温は、零下２度です。寒いなあ。」:shi ver:

次は「か」です。
Next word begins with "ka".

[ralian]

kareraisu カレーライス　−−curry and rice
「私はカレーライスが大好きです」:gohan:
カレーライスは、ライスカレーとも言います。
次は「す」です。
next word begins with "su".

[AllMakesCombined]

鈴鹿サーキット
(Suzuka Circuit)
Is anyone noticing a theme with me and cars yet?
(Next syllable is "to", と or ト)

こんにちは、Cynergyさん！

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

特別
とくべつ
tokubetsu

special

学生：あのう、先生、特急の意味、分かりません。
先生：「特急」は特別の速い電車という意味です。

次に：「つ」　＾＿＾

[MeAndroo]

疲れる　－　つかれる

Get tired

あまり休まないとすぐ疲れるのは当然。

文法はどうかな。

[Mikawa Ossan]

ルゥ Roux (sp) mix for things like curry, hashed beef, etc.

[Glenn]

The spelling is right, and I'm surprised at that one! First of all, this is the second time in two days that I've seen it, and second of all, it made its way into Japanese but most English speakers don't know what it is. Of course, it's borrowed into English from French (or is some alteration of a French word).

[MeAndroo]

歌う　－　うたう
to sing

[Nicky]

うわぎ - I don't know the kanji for it.
coat/jacket

[MeAndroo]

餃子 - ぎょうざ　

gyouza

potstickers/japanese dumplings (originally chinese)

[Glenn]

うわぎ - I don't know the kanji for it.
coat/jacket
「上着」なんですよ。

[Mikawa Ossan]

残業　ざんぎょう working overtime

[MeAndroo]

伺う ukagau - to visit, to ask, inquire (honorific)

[koko]

unten suru?

hajimemashite, koko desu,..
my comp cant type nihongo
at the moment. this game is so
mcuh fun im giving it a try.
im only finished my level 2 in my gakko
yoroshiku onegaishimasu...

:relief:

[Tenshi]

don't know a word beginning whit ru

[MeAndroo]

留守番　－　るすばん

Rusuban - empty house watching

[kumo]

留守番　−　るすばん
Rusuban - empty house watching
Starting with ん:
んみゃーち(いらっしゃい）-welcome　(沖縄の方言)
Not sure if this is a noun..:relief:

[epigene]

Hey, I haven't been tracking this game in a long while, but...

In regular shiritori game, you lose when you post a word that ends with ん :?

[MeAndroo]

Hey, I haven't been tracking this game in a long while, but...
In regular shiritori game, you lose when you post a word that ends with ん :?

That would certainly make sense, what with Kumo having to go to a dialect to get a word. This being a casual game, and with the blessing of everyone else playing, I'll gladly edit.

[epigene]

That would certainly make sense, what with Kumo having to go to a dialect to get a word. This being a casual game, and with the blessing of everyone else playing, I'll gladly edit.
It's okay with me if it's okay with everyone else!:cool:

Was just curious...:relief:

[MeAndroo]

Was just curious...:relief:

No worries! :cool: I just wasn't aware of the rules. I've never seen shiratori in Japan, only on English-based forums. We were always more interested in playing the Yamanote-sen game. :p

Quote:
Originally Posted by MeAndroo
留守番　−　るすばん
Rusuban - empty house watching
Starting with ん:
んみゃーち(いらっしゃい）-welcome　(沖縄の方言)
Not sure if this is a noun..

Without taking anything away from Kumo, since a word ending with ん is illegal, the new word will be:

留守　−　るす
not at home

(let me know if this is okay...i'm not actually sure if rusu is a word by itself in japanese)

[koko]

sundeimasu?
sorry another su...

[Mikawa Ossan]

昴　(すばる) The Pleiad Constellation

[MeAndroo]

流刑　るけい　exile, deportation

(I've seen this written as りゅうけい...anyone know which one is right?)

[Nicky]

岩 （いわ）rock

[MeAndroo]

割引　－　わりびき

discount

[doinkies]

記憶（きおく） - memory

[koko]

kuroi - black

i ?

[Nicky]

色々（いろいろ） various

[koko]

Roba = ass,donkey

ba?

[iroirona]

ばら(bara) = rose

[koko]

rajio

o?

[MeAndroo]

What does raijo mean?

お構いなく - おかまいなく

okamainaku

Set phrase - "don't worry about me," usually said by a guest. Derived from verb 構う - to be troubled

く

[koko]

kushami - sneezing?
oh & the rajio (radio)

mi?

[Nicky]

道 （みち）michi - street

[koko]

chizu (map)

"zu"

[Mikawa Ossan]

頭痛　ずつう　headache

[MeAndroo]

運動 - うんどう

exercise

[Nicky]

売り （うり）uri
Sale

[Ebichu_chan]

りじ (理事) - director

[Luthien Rogue]

塩辛い・しおからい・Salty

お次は、「い」です。

:note:

[koko]

iriguchi (entrance)

chi or i?

[MeAndroo]

It's chi.

地下鉄　－　ちかてつ

subway

[Luthien Rogue]

通訳 ・つうやく・interpretation　（Translation）

お次は、「く・ぐ」です。

[Drkns]

くるみ割り　「くるみわり」

くるみ割りは英語で「Nutcracker」です。

[koko]

risu-squirrel

'su'

[Drkns]

李　「すもも」
李は英語で「(Japanese) plum」です。

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

目的
もくてき
mokuteki
purpose

次に「き」か「ぎ」だよ！

[Luthien Rogue]

・もち・

「もち」は英語で「Rice Cake」です。

お次は、「ち」です。

[MeAndroo]

ちんすこう　

Okinawan cookie

[Mikawa Ossan]

鵜飼　うかい Cormorant Fishing (SP?) Basically fishing with a bird instead of a reel and rod.

[Drkns]

異名　「いみょう」
異名は英語で「nickname/alias」です。

[ralian]

Hi, everyone.
Just came back from Bangkok.　:atsui:

流刑　るけい　exile, deportation

(I've seen this written as りゅうけい...anyone know which one is right?)

Hi, MeAndroo, both 「るけい」and 「りゅうけい」are OK.



浮き　うき　-- a float; a buoy; a life belt [buoy].

「泳ぎに自信のない人は、浮きを使って下さい。」:96:

Next word begins with "ki".
次は「き」です。

[Glenn]

気功砲（きこうほう）-- attack used by 天津飯 :D

[Drkns]

嘘発見器　「うそはっけんき」
嘘発見器は英語で「lie detector」です。

[Mikawa Ossan]

菊　きく chrysanthemum

[Gaijinian]

靴　くつ　Shoes

[Drkns]

燕　「つばめ」
燕は英語で「swallow (the bird)」です。

[Gaijinian]

免許！　めんきょ　
Licence

[Mikawa Ossan]

洋楽　ようがく Western music (Usually refers to modern pop music)

[Drkns]

熊猫　「くまねこ」
熊猫は英語で「panda」です。

Apparently the term 熊猫 is now obsolete, although I think the idea of calling a panda a bear-cat is kinda cute. Lets bring it back! :cool:

[iroirona]

恋草 （こいぐさ）- Lovesickness

What's better than being in a "lovesick" situation?

[ralian]

逆撫で　さかなで　(sakanade) -- rub against the grain; rub〈a person〉up the wrong way.
「彼は、人の神経を逆撫でするような事をいつもいうか ら、困ったもんだ。」 :kanashii:
次は「で」か「て」です。
Next word begins with "de" or "te".

[Drkns]

手作り　「てづくり」
手作りは英語で「handmade」です。

次は「り」です。

[ralian]

利用　りよう　(riyo) -- use
「ご利用を希望される方は、こちらで登録を済ませてください」
次は、「う」です。
Next word begins with "u".

[Drkns]

嘘泣き　「うそなき」
嘘泣きは英語で「crocodile tears」です。

I'm a native English speaker but I'd never encountered the term "crocodile tears" before. :blush:

If you recognise the kanji used, though, you should be able to guess at the meaning. If not or just to check, look it up!

[Mikawa Ossan]

危機　きき crisis (Of course, with this word, you're no better off then when you began! hahaha)

[yorkii]

きもい！

きもいは英語で「Ｇｒｏｓｓ！」だ。

ところで、「嘘泣き」は面白いだと思う。

じゃ、次は「い」です。

[Drkns]

ところで、「嘘泣き」は面白いだと思う。


ええ。私もそう思う。

庵　「いおり」
庵は英語で「a hermitage/retreat」です。

次は「り」です。

[doinkies]

「リゾート」

もちろん、英語の言葉「resort」から来た外来語です。

[ralian]

とげとげしい (togetogeshii)　--sharp ; harsh
「そんな、とげとげしい言い方しなくてもいいでしょ！ 」:auch:
次は「い」です。
Next word begins with "i". :-)

[ax]

弄られた　「いじられた」
messed

[MeAndroo]

蒲公英　－　たんぽぽ

dandelion

Also an unusually fun movie.

[Mikawa Ossan]

ポプラ poplar

[Tomii515]

onara =O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nicky]

来週 「らいしゅう」
next week

[Drkns]

裏切り者　「うらぎりもの」
裏切り者は英語で「traitor」です。

[doinkies]

野薔薇【のばら】
英語で「wild rose」です。

[ralian]

ラジウム　rajiumu -- radium
「ラジウム温泉に入ってみませんか。」
rajiumu onsen ni haitte mimasenka?
"Why don't we try radium onsen?"
次は「む」です。
Next word begins with "mu".

[Drkns]

胸焼け　「むねやけ」
胸焼けは英語で「heartburn」です。

[Mikawa Ossan]

毛虫　けむし catterpillar

[Drkns]

心中　「しんじゅう」
心中は英語で「double suicide/lovers suicide」です。

次は「う」です。

[Mikawa Ossan]

宇宙　うちゅう outerspace, the universe

[Tenshi]

uketsuke うけつけ　受け付け　(reception)

[Drkns]

計画　「けいかく」
計画は英語で「plan/scheme」です。

次は「く」です。

[poppy]

詳しい　「くわしい」
detail

[Drkns]

岩間　「いわま」
岩間は英語で「among rocks」です。

次は「ま」です。

[Mikawa Ossan]

眉毛　まゆげ eyebrow(s)

[Drkns]

限界　「げんかい」
限界は英語で「limit」です。

次は「い」です。

[iroirona]

痛い「いたい」
「いたい」は、英語の「painful」に当たります

次は「たい」です。

[Drkns]

飲食　「いんしょく」
飲食は英語で「food and drink」です。

次は「く」です。

[MeAndroo]

薬屋　－くすりや

Drug store

[epigene]

やみ鍋（やみなべ）

Sort of potluck party with the lights off? :blush:

http://smt.blogs.com/mari_diary/2004/11/lets_enjoy_yami.html

次は「べ」です！　:wave:

[Kid Chrono]

僕も遊びたいですよ!

僕の言葉は「弁護士」です。　（べんごし）
次は「し」と思います。　:-)

[MeAndroo]

新曲 - しんきょく

New song

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

詳しい
くわしい
kuwashii
detailed

できるだけ詳しく説明して下さい。
Please explain as detailed as you can.

次は「い」だよ。

I is next

[-Rudel-]

いか - ika - Squid

[iroirona]

確率　（かくりつ）
試合の勝ち確率はまだ５分５分だ。

次は「つ」です。

[jonny-mt]

通貨（つうか）

ほとんどの国は米ドルを国際通貨として使用する。

次は「か」です。

[Mikawa Ossan]

兜むし （かぶとむし）　A kind of beetle in Japan.

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%96%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B7

[doinkies]

栞（しおり）＝bookmark; guidebook

[Jagotaro]

毛虫　けむし catterpillar

hello helllo there.

[Jagotaro]

hello helllo there.

Sorry for that strange post, I was having trouble with posting.

[sl0815]

略語 （りゃくご） - acronym

[Tomii515]

五月 (ごがつ) [gogatsu] {May}

[Nicky]

月夜 「つきよ」moonlight (night)

[Tomii515]

ヨガ (よが) [yoga] {Yoga}

[sl0815]

画用紙 （がようし）- paper for drawing

[Tomii515]

白 (しろ) [shiro] {White}

[Vicki75]

ロック　(ろっく) [rokku] {rock}

[Tomii515]

九月 (くがつ) [kugatsu] {September}

[Vicki75]

津波 (つなみ) [tsunami] {tidal wave}

[Tomii515]

未発達 (みはったつ) [mihattatsu] {Undeveloped}

[Vicki75]

妻 (つま) [tsuma] {wife}

[Tomii515]

魔女 (まじょ) [majo] {Witch}

[Vicki75]

ジョオ (じょお) [joo] {joe}

[Tomii515]

おなら (おなら) [onara] {Fart}

[Vicki75]

ラジオ (らじお) [rajio] {radio}

[Tomii515]

沖縄 (おきなわ) [okinawa] {Okinawa}

[Vicki75]

私 (わたし) [watashi] {I}

[Tomii515]

獅子身中 (しししんちゅう) [shishishinchuu] {Treacherous Friend}

[sl0815]

裏口営業（うらぐちえいぎょう）- illegal business

[Nicky]

腕 「うで」 arm

[JimmySeal]

できばえ - workmanship

[Apple Bomb]

選ぶ「えらぶ」 to choose

[JimmySeal]

ブリキ　tinplate

[Tomii515]

記載事項 (きさいじこう) [kisaijikou) {Items Mentioned}

[JimmySeal]

ください doesn't begin with き

Next word begins with き

[doinkies]

木こり（きこり） woodcutter; lumberjack

[JimmySeal]

鱗翅類　(りんしるい) lepidopteran

[Tomii515]

玉筋魚 (いかなご) [ikanago] {Lancefish}

[JimmySeal]

語尾(ごび) the end of a word

[Tomii515]

美挙 (びきょ) [bikyo] {Praiseworthy Undertaking}

[JimmySeal]

予感(よかん)　premonition
o crap that ends in ん
make that 夜更け(よふけ) wee hours

[Mikawa Ossan]

Nice save there, you spoony bard! :p

稽古　けいこ Um, this is hard to translate....I have to check my dictionary for this one. The words "practice" and "rehersal" came up, but that's not quite right I fear...

[JimmySeal]

I think practice and rehearsal are good for 稽古. You could also say exercise, but not in the sense of 運動

Anyway, こだま echo

[Tomii515]

魔境 (まきょう) [makyou] {Haunts of Wicked Men}

[iroirona]

興味　（きょうみ）＝interest

[ralian]

つちのこ　tsuchinoko -- a mythical creature (or UMA) from Japan resembling a snake
「つちのこって本当にいるのかな？」〜＞°）mニニニ� j＝〜
次は「こ」です。
Next word begins with "ko".

[doinkies]

子供（こども） = child

[kusunoki]

紅葉（もみじ）　 red leaf (I'm not sure whether it is right or not~)

[Nicky]

実 じつ truth

[kusunoki]

次（つぎ）　next;