Let's play a Shiritori Game - Japanese word game

[Waltz]

遠い　とおい　←　Far

Just for the character　Count...

[MrWabu]

Rule 3: Nouns only.


Do you want to try again?

[SuperGoal]

蜻蛉
とんぼ
DragonFly..................

[dark_secrester]

ボー
Taking the meaning as Bow. And Put in Katakana because 'boo' is close to bow, so i did, hope it is correct. Whoever writes next, remember to start with
お（オ）o.

[Johnnymushio]

heyy.. i thought u use the last 2 kana's of the last word to make a new word... and the whole point of the game is to do it within a certain amount of time... but i guess since most of us are all beginners we can tkae our time ^^

[Mikawa Ossan]

heyy.. i thought u use the last 2 kana's of the last word to make a new word... and the whole point of the game is to do it within a certain amount of time... but i guess since most of us are all beginners we can tkae our time ^^
There are many ways to play shiritori. This way on this thread is the most "orthodox."

オナラ flatulence (a fart)

[dark_secrester]

ラブアフェア　/ るぶあふぇあ　rubuafea (love affair)
Didn't know if it was to be put in katakana or hiragana. Put it in both.

Start with an 'a' :D

[Johnnymushio]

your word had to start with a ra, not a ru...

[MrWabu]

your word had to start with a ra, not a ru...
They just mis-wrote the hiragana.

愛知万博
あいちばんぱく
Aichi-ken's world expo

[dark_secrester]

Sumimasen.
I don't know the word, and I was just doing what the game says, so, you know.
I'll let someone else have a go. Even though I got a great one for that.

[quamp]

Well, let's try this one then:
草 (くさ) kusa - grass

[Johnnymushio]

さい
Rhino
Rhino
Rhino

Just trying to make the post longer...

[dark_secrester]

いいえ
That's Wrong

Couldn't be bothered to think of something brilliant...

[doinkies]

映画（えいが） - movie

doinkdoinkdoinkdoink...

[Arc2004]

がまぐち　－　Purse, Pocketbook, wallet

[dark_secrester]

ち　(blood)

Is that OK?

Joe

[Cue]

Hahahaha, you're clever, Joe! ≧▽≦

ちち (父/father)

[Tomii515]

チーズ！(cheese) :D yaya ":p

[dark_secrester]

す
Beehive!!!!!!!

Joe

Thank you cue, I know I am!

[Xenith]

スーツ - suutsu
Suit

Blah blah blah....

[dark_secrester]

tsubasa
Wings

Sorry, I don't have an IME at work, techies wouldn't let me have it :(

[Dutch Baka]

Sabishi
さびし
-sad

(let me know if I write it ok or not.

[Arc2004]

しぜん　−　Nature

ーArc

:-)

[dark_secrester]

Arc2004 you can't end with an ん、 as no words start with an n. It stated at the beggining of this game you couldn't do it. Please do it correctly next time. I will start from Dutch Baka's 'sabishi'

偲ぶ (しのぶ)
Shinobu
to remember

[TuRbOxChAz]

ぶた - pig

btw, whats dakuten? the two small lines on top of the kana?

[orochi]

炭酸飲料 たんさんいんりょう
carbonated beverages

[Tsumetai]

植木　うえき
potted plant

[FrustratedDave]

着物　　きもの　　　　　　｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜ ｜｜｜｜｜｜

[Tomii515]

脳　のう　nou brain


lalalal

[Tsumetai]

浮気　　　うわき　　　unfaithful

[nhk9]

気持短めに きもちみじかめに a little shorter

[nagaoh]

鶏　にわとり　chicken

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[Tsumetai]

利鞘　　　　りざや　　　　　profit margin

[nagaoh]

焼きそば　やきそば　fried noodles

[dark_secrester]

basu - bass
Sorry, no IME on this PC...

[82riceballs]

すし　sushi!

:cool::-):cool::-):cool::-)

[Daniel89]

雫 　しずく drop (of water)

[82riceballs]

薬　くすり　kusuri medicine

[Daniel89]

理由　りゆう reason/motive

[82riceballs]

運動会　うんどうかい　undoukai athletic meet/field day

[Daniel89]

田舎 - いなか - countryside

[82riceballs]

活躍　かつやく　katsuyaku　activity

[Daniel89]

靴下 くつした kutsushita socks

[82riceballs]

たこ tako octopussssss

[meoluoicoctia]

交番　こうばん　police box

Is there any one wrote this word?

[82riceballs]

since there're no words starting with "ん," i'll use "ばん".

番号　ばんごう　bangou　number (e.g. telephone number)　

[Daniel89]

打つ - うつ - utsu - to hit

[Charles Barkley]

通勤者　つうきんしゃ　a commuter

[Daniel89]

社長 - しゃちょう - company president / manager

[82riceballs]

受け付け -> uketsuke -> information/welcome desk

[Half-n-Half]

見学 (けんがく) -> kengaku -> observation/inspection

[82riceballs]

九九 (kuku) multiplication table

[Half-n-Half]

九月 (くがつ)-> kugatsu-> September

[Tomii515]

慎み　→　つつしみ　→　tsutsushimi　→　self-control

[82riceballs]

身代金　ー＞　みのしろきん　ー＞　minoshirokin -> ransom
(hey, how do ya do these arrows? →)

[artenlove]

I wana play too!...but the last ended was ん
shall we continue or start a new game:(

[Tomii515]

Start a new one =D lol T_T

i type さ　－　Ｔｈｅｎ　＞　Ａｎｄ　ｐｒｅｓｓ　ｓｐａｃｅ　ｔｏ　ｇｅｔ　→

ill start a new one...

うんち　→　unchi　→　poop (lol)

[82riceballs]

Start a new one =D lol T_T
i type さ　−　Ｔｈｅｎ　＞　Ａｎｄ　ｐｒｅｓｓ　ｓｐａｃ ｅ　ｔｏ　ｇｅｔ　→
ill start a new one...
うんち　→　unchi　→　poop (lol)
nice word there!
I don't think the arrow thing works on my mac (an old one, too). I must try it on a windows!!!

地下鉄　ー＞　chikatetsu　ー＞ subway

[Tomii515]

津波　→　つなみ　→　tsunami　→ tidal wave

[82riceballs]

身なりー＞みなりー＞minariー＞personal appearance

[hostilecrayon]

りんご　→　ringo →　Apple

Wow, the arrow thing works. XD I don't know most of the weird little short cuts.

[82riceballs]

誤解ー＞ごかいー＞gokaiー＞misunderstanding

[dark_secrester]

ippi - a helping hand? Not too sure...
Sorry, i haven't an IME on this computer, as it isn't mine.

[Kama]

pinku - pink

don't worry about ime ;)

[Ultraman]

kurukuruba

silly-a soft way of saying stupid

[82riceballs]

ばつ "x" (as opposed to "o" if that makes any sense)

[BK-201]

つり- fishing
what more can i say =/

[82riceballs]

理解 >> りかい >> understandingg

[drj0402]

猪　　イノシシ wild boar ....

[82riceballs]

shiri (butt or "posterior") :-)

[Kid Chrono]

立派 >> りっぱ >> Splendid

[82riceballs]

パーティ　party

(is there another way of typing that without going: pa - te xi ? i use a mac by the way, so x makes the following kana smaller)

[dark_secrester]

I am going to use 'i' for the next word.
犬橇 (いぬぞり) dog sled. inuzori
next start with ri

[82riceballs]

利己主義　rikoshugi egotism

[Ark]

疑義（ぎぎ）doubt
Somehow I'm not allowed to post without at least 20 characters of filler.

[82riceballs]

ギア　gear

(grrrrrrrrrrrrr.... 20 character limit)

[ddrrll89]

蟻(あり)=ant?
:-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-)

[82riceballs]

理解ーりかい　understanding

[Minikin]

医者ーー　いしゃ　　　ｄｏｃｔｏｒ　　＞．＜

[Rizu]

山　 > 「やま」 > mountain

[hideway]

町 - まち - machi (town)

[82riceballs]

ちゃんと chanto- perfectly; properly; exactly

[NattyBumppo]

トンボ (tonbo) - dragonfly

[82riceballs]

Hey nattybumppo!!! I know you from japanforum and I love your blog, btw!

貿易　ぼうえき boueki- foreign trade

[Kriffix]

着物 (きもの) Kimono

I'm very n00bish so sorry if i've done something wrong, i wouldn't have known the Kanji for it if i hadn't have looked it up. :relief:

[NattyBumppo]

脳トレ (のうトレ): the Japanese popular abbreviation for 脳を鍛える大人のDSトレーニング, the Japanese version of "Brain Age."

And hi, 82riceballs! Thanks for the compliment! :wave:

[hamtaro]

練習 - れんしゅう (revision)

[82riceballs]

練習 means "practice"... "revision" is more 改訂、改正、etc

ウイルスーvirus

[hamtaro]

Thank you for correcting :)

すみません - sumimasen (excuse me, sorry and etc.) <= wrong :p

すいます　－　suimasu (smoke).

[NattyBumppo]

Thank you for correcting :)
すみません - sumimasen (excuse me, sorry and etc.)
No words start with ん. YOU LOSE! :-p (Read the rules in the first post.)

[kairai]

Thank you for correcting :)

すみません - sumimasen (excuse me, sorry and etc.) <= wrong :p

すいます　−　suimasu (smoke).
can I join ? ^^

す..

すずめ 雀(sparrow)

[82riceballs]

目黒　めぐろ meguro (a place in tokyo)

[magevampjoe]

濾紙　「ロシ」 Roch(When smoking cannabis) (Well, filter paper...)

[82riceballs]

しりとり！ shiritori

ri...

[NattyBumppo]

理屈 （りくつ, rikutsu)

logic, way of reasoning

Example sentence (let's start giving these!):

先生の理屈が分かりません。
(Sensei no rikutsu ga wakarimasen.)

I don't understand the teacher's logic.

[82riceballs]

使い方　（つかいかた、tsukaikata)

how to use something

コンピューターの使い方が分かりません。
I don't understand how to use computers.

ta...

[Tomii515]

ただいま！ I'm home!

「ただいま！」「お帰りなさい！」

[kameron]

鮪 （まぐろ） tuna (edible fish)

[Ryuk]

六月　（ろくがつ） June (the month of)

[hideway]

月 - つき - tsuki (moon)

[82riceballs]

きっちり punctually; on-the-dot; precisely; closely; tightly

きっちり閉めてください Please close tightly.

ri..

[Mikawa Ossan]

利益　りえき profit, gain

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[ハダカ]

きさま　- as I know, most rude variable of "you" :)

[Dutch Baka]

まぐろ　............. Tuna

[82riceballs]

廊下　（ろうか、rouka）corridors

ka...

[kameron]

かつどう　（活動） - Activity

[82riceballs]

動き　（うごき、ugoki）　movement; activity; trend; development; change

[kameron]

兄弟　（きょうだい kyoudai) siblings / brothers

[Blue_Suede_Shoes]

挑む　いどむ　to challenge

次は「む」

[Tomii515]

難しい　「むずかしい」　difficult

時々日本語を話すこと（は）難しいです。 [trying to take up space haha... hope that correct xDD I dunno if 'wa' should be there,or another particle, or none... o-o]

[kameron]

田舎　（いなか inaka） countryside

[magevampjoe]

狩る　かる to hunt

Just filling the post so I can post it...

[82riceballs]

狩る　かる to hunt

Good word, but please don't use verbs. :cool:

留守番電話ーるすばんでんわーrusubandenwaーanswering machine

wa..

[kameron]

若さ（わかさ　wakasa） youth

[hideway]

魚 - さかな - sakana - fish

[bachir]

名前 [なまえ] family name or simply "name"

[Tomii515]

映画　「えいが」 movie

僕は、この週末映画を見ました。 [takes up space :]]

[82riceballs]

概略ーがいりゃくーgairyakuーsummary/outline; the gist; the basics; the essentials;

[Buckaroo Banzai]

苦労（くろう）To struggle, to have difficulty or hardship

[82riceballs]

上着ーうわぎ uwagiー coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

[NattyBumppo]

苦労（くろう）To struggle, to have difficulty or hardship
One note: You've defined 「苦労する」. 苦労, by itself, is a noun.

[kameron]

牛乳　（ぎゅうにゅう cow's milk）

[Buckaroo Banzai]

運命　（うんめい）fate, destiny

True, I defined 'kurou suru,' but just remove the 'to have...' and you have your noun :-)

[Tomii515]

医者　→　いしゃ　→　doctor

lalala ladidudidi duda

[Buckaroo Banzai]

野菜　（やさい）　　vegetables

野菜を食べるな！

[82riceballs]

イラク iraku Iraq

iraku iraku iraku iraku

[ASHIKAGA]

九十九里浜の,,,ま！ Kujyuu Kurihamaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[82riceballs]

errrrr... what does that mean?

万年筆　−　まんねんひつ, man'nenhitsu　ー　fountain pen

tsu...

[Buckaroo Banzai]

Hmm, I don't know. It either means "99 village beach" or "99 (whatever unit of measurement that character represents) beach."

蕾　　（つぼみ） (flower) bud

み。。。

[82riceballs]

見送り miokuri - the act of sending someone off

[hideway]

りんご - ringo - apple

[82riceballs]

ご兄弟　gokyoudai
your siblings

i...

[Buckaroo Banzai]

移民　（いみん）　immigrant, emigrant

ん

[Damicci]

Sorry Buckaroo ん doesn't work because there are no words that start off with ん

入り口　iriguchi Entrance

chi-

[82riceballs]

父親
chichioya father

ya...

[hideway]

山 - やま - yama - mountain

[82riceballs]

魔法使い mahoutsukai
witch; sorcerer

[hideway]

犬 - いぬ - inu - dog

[82riceballs]

温もり nukumori warmth

[Buckaroo Banzai]

律儀 （りちぎ） conscientious (I guess without the 'na' you would translate it as conscientiousness)

[Tomii515]

銀行　→　ぎんこう　→　ginkou　→　bank

[82riceballs]

うんこ poop :)

ko...

damn... message too short

[Tomii515]

うんこ poop :)

ko...

damn... message too short

Hahahah うんち is wayyyy better ;]

恋人 - こいびと - koibito - lover :blush:

[Buckaroo Banzai]

たこ焼き（たこやき）Takoyaki

baked octopus

き

[Tomii515]

たこ焼き（たこやき）Takoyaki
baked octopus
き

the last kana was と

[82riceballs]

強風　きょうふう　strong wind

u...

[Tomii515]

I love how no one notices.

うんち - unchi - poop

yay :D

ち

[Buckaroo Banzai]

地域（ちいき）Area, region

き

(Sorry bout the screwup with the last kana ^^, I just wasn't thinking)

[shinza]

気まぐれ　　fickle 、whim

れ

[Buckaroo Banzai]

零時（れいじ）Also written　０時。Means midnight. I just like the way it sounds.

じ

[ASHIKAGA]

地震　Jishin (earthquake)

ん

[shinza]

ＡＳＨＩＫＡＧＡ：んんのー最後に「ん」がついたらバツですけど。。じゃ、

自業自得　：　ジゴウジトク　自分がなした悪事のために、自分の身にその報いを受けること。r eap what you sow...what goes around comes around...

く

[malakai]

くるま　(車) kuruma = car

ま

[Buckaroo Banzai]

魔法（まほう）Magic

う

「この投稿が短すぎる」が出てきた。　:-)

[ASHIKAGA]

うどん！　No, that wouldn't work. I probably shouldn't put うんこ, either....

How about.... 乳母！　Uba = A Wet Nurse

うば　の　ば！！　

[さとし]

ばさし -馬刺し
そして........し

[ASHIKAGA]

椎茸　しいたけ=Shiitake Mushroom

しいたけ　の　け！！！　けっけっけっけっけっけっけ っけ！！！

[Mikawa Ossan]

獣　けもの a beast

-----------------------ｷﾘﾄﾚﾏｾﾝ-----------------------------------

[LukeSettle]

hmmmmm の

鈍間　-　のろま　[blockhead, dunce]
きゃあははは:D

そして。。。　ま！

[Tomii515]

真冬　まふゆ　mid-winter

次は、｢ゆ｣です。

[ASHIKAGA]

誘拐　ゆうかい＝Abduction / Kidnapping

ゆうかい　の　ゆ！

[Tomii515]

いただきます "Thanks for the meal"

次は、｢す｣です。

[ASHIKAGA]

すっとこどっこい　＝　an insult for someone who is a doofus.

If you are a fan of the animation series ヤッターマン、you certainly have heard the villainess ドロンジョ call one of her henchmen ボヤッキー a すっとこどっこい.

I love the word. It has a very lively rhythm to it.

すっとこどっこい　の　い！！

[Tomii515]

妹　いもうと　younger sister

次は、｢と｣です。

[ASHIKAGA]

豆腐　とうふ　Tofu

とうふ　の　ふ！

[Mikawa Ossan]

不動産屋 ふどうさんや a real estate agent/agency

[ASHIKAGA]

焼き鳥　やきとり　yakitori　= broiled / BBQ'd chicken

もうちょっと難しくする為に、次の人に挑戦します。　"　り　"　で始まる食べ物を考えてください。
To make this a little more challenging, come up with a food item that begins with the letter り！

[Kirakira1232]

りんご！

Now for a food item starting with ご！

[さとし]

綾子も食べ物です。 りんず　(figured satin) の ず
食べ物の言葉を答えて下さい。

胡麻(ごま) の ま。

[ASHIKAGA]

鮪　まぐろ　Tuna

ろ　で始まる食べ物ってある？　

Are there any food items that start with the letter ろ？　:?

[Toritoribe]

ロブスター lobster
ローズヒップティー rose hip tea
ロコモコ Loco Moco (Hawaiian cuisine)...

I can come up with only foreign words...:relief:

じゃあ単に好みで　ローストビーフ roast beef　の「ふ」

次の方、どうぞ:-)

[Tomii515]

船　ふね　boat

船の中にあるみんな人々は死んだ。

(I don't even know if that sentence is correct :D)

次は、｢ね｣です。

[Mikawa Ossan]

寝ぼけ　ねぼけ grogginess that you feel upon waking up from sleep

[ASHIKAGA]

消しゴム　けしごむ　an eraser

消しゴム　の　む！！

[Mikawa Ossan]

ムカデ　むかで a centipede

Try not to be bitten by one; it really hurts!

[NathanSp]

出来損ない
できそこない

Failure!

次のは「い」です！

[Tomii515]

家　いえ　house

次は、「え」ですねぇ～っ

[ASHIKAGA]

絵筆　えふで　a paint brush

えふで　の　で！！

[Tomii515]

電気　でんき　electricity; lights

:D

次は、｢き｣です

[ASHIKAGA]

Now, for something a little challenging...

金魚　きんぎょ　a goldfish

きんぎょ　の　ぎょ！！！！　　ギョギョギョ！！:eek:

[Tomii515]

Can it also be きょ？　Or just ぎょ？

If both:

今日　きょう　today

If not...

行　ぎょう　line;row;verse (idk... ilooked it up)

Either way, then next is う

[Mikawa Ossan]

迂回　うかい detour

Not to be confused with 鵜飼, which a different animal entirely, pardon the pun...

[ASHIKAGA]

イクラ　いくら　salmon roe or the son of Norisuke and Taiko

いくら　の　ら！！！！　　バブ〜〜〜

[diceke]

RAKUDA (camel)

DA DA DA

[ASHIKAGA]

ダルビッシュ　だるびっしゅ　Darvish

= someone who says that he will never play for MLB but will be playing for either the Red Sox or the Yankees in a few years

No, that's not it.

大福　だいふく　Daifuku = rice cake with sweet red bean paste inside

だいふく　の　く！！！！

[Mikawa Ossan]

クルミ　くるみ a walnut

Let's think happy thoughts! クルミ is happy! くるしみ is not so happy....

[Tomii515]

緑　みどり　green!

緑色を見ると幸せになります

:D

次は、｢り｣ですよっ～

[ASHIKAGA]

輪廻　りんね　Rin-ne　＝　Reincarnation

りんね　の　ね！！！

[Mikawa Ossan]

念仏　ねんぶつ kind of a Buddhist "Hail Mary"

[ASHIKAGA]

念仏？？？　　LOL

OK,　爪楊枝　つまようじ　Tsumayouji　a toothpick

つまようじ　の　じ！！！

[Tomii515]

辞書　じしょ　dictionary!

次は、｢しょ｣です。

しょ　しょ　しょ　しょ　しょ　！

[ASHIKAGA]

食卓　しょくたく　shokutaku a dining table

しょくたく　の　く～～！！

できれば　「くま」　「くるま」　以外でおねがいします。

[Mikawa Ossan]

苦情 くじょう complaint or grevience

OK, so much for happy thoughts....lol

[ASHIKAGA]

ウリ坊　うりぼう　uribou = a baby wild boar
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg203/WillCorporation/446026582_6d5ebedc9e_o.jpg

awwwwww~~~~ うりぼう　の　う！！！！！

[Tomii515]

awww ^_^

うんち　poop :giggle:

http://savagepencil.typepad.com/confessions/unchikun.jpg

うんちくんはどこ？ :?

Hahaha~

次は、｢ち｣です。 :blush:

[ASHIKAGA]

Well, Tomii, you have taken something that was beautiful and precious and successfully turned it into a piece of *%&$, literally. You should be proud.

Hmmmmm...lemme see...ち　ち　ち.....ちん....
鎮静剤!!!　ちんせいざい　chinseizai = a sedative

ちんせいざい　の　い！！！

[Tomii515]

And I am (:

色　いろ　color

ろ

[ASHIKAGA]

ろくでなし　Rokudenashi　= a good-for-nothing, a worthless person

憎みきれないろくでなし　の　し！！！！

[Kirakira1232]

試験　（しけん） exam/test

A stupid/worthless person may become a super smart person with this....tabun lol.

しけんの「ん」は難しいかな。。。しけんの「け」もいい？

I dont think any japanese words start with "n" do they? Is "ke" ok?

[shinza]

バツですよkirakiraさん。You ended with a ｢ん」 and broke the very first rule. But luckily I have another

ししとう　- a "cool" pepper

[ASHIKAGA]

裏切り　うらぎり　Uragiri　＝　Betrayal

うらぎり　の　り！！！

[Kirakira1232]

バツですよkirakiraさん。You ended with a ｢ん」 and broke the very first rule. But luckily I have another

ししとう　- a "cool" pepper

ごめんね！！＞＜

もう一度！

利益幅　（りえきはば）　−Profit

You profit when you Betray someone! lol ;p

りえきはば　の　ば！

[ASHIKAGA]

Oh, I see.... THAT's how YOU do business....　Not surprised.　

陪審員制度　ばいしんいんせいど　bai shin in sei do = a jury system

ばいしんいんせいど　の　ど！！！

[Kirakira1232]

読唇術　（どくしんじゅつ）　−　Mindreading.

What every juror wishes they could do :)

どくしんじゅつ　の　つ！

[ASHIKAGA]

漬物　つけもの　tsukemono = pickles

つけもの　の　つ！！！


btw, 読唇術 (dokushin jutsu) is lip reading rather than mind reading.
Mind reading would be 読心術． Pronounced exactly the same way.

[shinza]

漬物　つけもの　tsukemono = pickles
つけもの　の　つ！！！

つけもの　の　の。。。っかな？ So ...

納税申告書　= income tax return

のうぜいしんこくしょ　の　「しょ」

[Kirakira1232]

漬物　つけもの　tsukemono = pickles
つけもの　の　つ！！！
btw, 読唇術 (dokushin jutsu) is lip reading rather than mind reading.
Mind reading would be 読心術． Pronounced exactly the same way.

ごめん＞＜！でも、「つけもの　の　つ」より「つけも の　の　の」　ですか？

照会先　しょうかいさき　Reference

Something thats nice to have on a resume lol ^^;

しょうかいさき　の　き！

[ASHIKAGA]

着ぐるみ　きぐるみ　kigurumi = a plush costume (?) lol

きぐるみ　の　き！！！　I mean,　み！！！！　

[shinza]

着ぐるみ　きぐるみ　kigurumi = a plush costume (?) lol
きぐるみ　の　き！！！　I mean,　み！！！！　

hahah, みそ焼き　= miso yaki　の　き。。。hah there u get your ki

[ASHIKAGA]

きき.....きりん！　No. きんた...Definitely no. きききき.....きぬ！

絹　きぬ　kinu = silk

きぬ　の　ぬ！！！

[Kirakira1232]

縫い模様　ぬいもよう　Embroidered design ^^

ぬいもよう　の　う～！

[emily00]

うなぎ (鰻) - Eel

うなぎ　の　ぎ　：）

[Kirakira1232]

A place that has a lot of eels is a...

議会政治　ぎかいせいじ　Parliamentary government

ぎかいせいじ　の　じ～！

[ASHIKAGA]

自民党 (自由民主党)　じみんとう (じゆうみんしゅとう)　
Jimin tou / Jiyu minshu tou = The Liberal Democratic Party

じみんとう　の　う！！！

[Kirakira1232]

梅干　うめぼし　Dried plums (oh so very sour ><　I can't even eat one ; ;)

うめぼし　の　し～！

[LukeSettle]

塩 /　しお　/ shio / salt

そして、　「お」

[Kirakira1232]

オーストラリア！　Aussie aussie aussie! Oi Oi Oi!

＾＾；；

狼　おおかみ　Wolf

おおかみ　の　み～！

[Mikawa Ossan]

御堂筋　みどうすじ I think wiki can explain it better than me:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid%C5%8Dsuji

Osaka....ah...it brings back such memories....:(

[Tomii515]

自由　じゆう　jiyuu FREEDOM!

....

「う」です

[SaruSaru]

嬉しい うれしい Ureshii [Happy/glad/pleasant]

[ASHIKAGA]

イタチ　itachi = a weasel

いたち　の　ち！！

[SaruSaru]

Oh god.. I forgot.. Only nouns..... Woops.
犬 いぬ Inu (dog)

[Kirakira1232]

抜き手　ぬきて　Overarm stroke (in swimming...also called Freestyle?).

ぬきて　の　て！

[Mikawa Ossan]

手間　てま I'm going to need a dictionary to figure out the English on this one....

EDIT: the dictionary I have translates it as "work" or "touble"

[SaruSaru]

手間　てま I'm going to need a dictionary to figure out the English on this one....
I've got a Japanese dictionary/Hiragana/Romaji/Katakana writer, and it says:
手 = Hand (Shiyu, i think..)
間 = Interval/Space (Kan)
てま (Te ma)
Hope that was help enough. :relief:

[Mikawa Ossan]

Thank you SaruSaru!

Actually, I know what it means, but I don'T know the English off hand. I never learned it through the medium of English, so I never really considered what it might be in English. The fact, too, that I usually don't think of it in terms of a word, but rather a phrase doesn't help much, either! LOL

I guess I better offer a new word to keep the thread on track:

魔王　まおう Um...kind of a devil of sorts...(This game is so much easier when you don't have to translate your words! lol)

[SaruSaru]

Thank you SaruSaru!
Actually, I know what it means, but I don'T know the English off hand. I never learned it through the medium of English, so I never really considered what it might be in English. The fact, too, that I usually don't think of it in terms of a word, but rather a phrase doesn't help much, either! LOL
I guess I better offer a new word to keep the thread on track:
魔王　まおう Um...kind of a devil of sorts...(This game is so much easier when you don't have to translate your words! lol)
You're welcome! I'm just happy to help. :p
'U' again.. Huhu!
I'VE GOT ONE!
梅 うめ [Ume - a plum]

[ASHIKAGA]

眩暈　めまい　memai = vertigo

めまい　の　い！！

[SaruSaru]

苺 いちご [Ichigo = Strawberry]

[Mikawa Ossan]

傲慢イズム　ごうまんいずむ This is a manga by Koyashi something or another, and it's highly nationalistic, although he does make some good points here and there.

[ASHIKAGA]

無銭飲食　むせんいんしょく　musen inshoku = the crime of dining in a restaurant without having any money

むせんいんしょく　の　く！！

[SaruSaru]

家 うち [Uchi = House/home]

[tendon]

地球儀（ちきゅうぎ）、 globe

次は、「ぎ」です。

[LukeSettle]

銀　・　ぎん　・　gin ・ silver

but im not supposed to end with an n huh?
ええと...

銀行　・　ぎんこう　・ ginkou　・ bank

そして　「う」

Edit: Thanks ashikaga-san! >.<

[bluefire313]

こえ　..... it mean voice

[ASHIKAGA]

銀行は、ひらがなで ぎんこう と書くので、う でいきます。

裏口入学　うらぐち にゅうがく uraguchi (backdoor) nyuugaku (entering a school) = getting yourself admitted to a school by bribing the official/s.

うらぐちにゅうがく の く！！

[LukeSettle]

おもしろい「言葉？ what would be a correct word for phrase or word?」

蜘蛛　OR　雲　・　Spider or cloud
くも

そして、　「も」

[ASHIKAGA]

もんじゃ焼き（文字焼き）　

もんじゃやき　monjayaki = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monjayaki

In my household, it is seasoned with soy sause ( the RIGHT way ) but many use worcestershire sause instead. A sacrilege if you ask me.

もんじゃやき　の　き！！


Luke, you can use 言葉、単語 (A single word. Unlike 言葉, it cannot mean "language") or 表現 (an expression).　 　

[LukeSettle]

Ahhhh *drools*
So much Japanese food I have yet to try!

ありがとうあしかが先輩

I'll stick with the simple words [the only ones i know!] XD
切手　・　きって　・ kit'te　・ Postage stamp

そして、「て」

[bali-jin]

So much Japanese food I have yet to try!

reading your post, a name of food come to my mind

天ぷら　[てんぷら] = deep fried vegetables, shrimp, etc?

next : ら　^^

[tendon]

ラーメン・ライスの「す」！　

危ない、危ない…　:relief:

[ASHIKAGA]

西瓜割り　すいかわり　suika-wari = a game in which you try to smash open a watermelon with a stick blindfolded

すいかわり　の　り！！

[bali-jin]

力士　「りきし」　= sumo wrestler

次は　「り」

[LukeSettle]

栗鼠　・　りす　・ risu　・ Japanese Squirrel

:blush:

そして、　「す」

[bali-jin]

水泳　すいえい　- 　swimming, a lot of water in the kanji :p

ええと.... 次　「い」

[ASHIKAGA]

一気飲み　いっきのみ　

ikki-nomi = a very dangerous act of emptying your drink in one gulp. Popular among college students, and it is often performed as a part of "freshman initiationｓ". There are numerous reports of death because of it.

いっきのみ　の　み！！！:gulp:

[LukeSettle]

みなみ　-　south

onto 'mi' [み]

[Tomii515]

湖　みずうみ　lake

次は、また｢み｣ですよ！

[Kirakira1232]

巫女　みこ　Shrine Maiden

みこ　の　こ〜！

[ASHIKAGA]

苔　こけ　koke = moss

こけ　の　け！！

四文字でおねがいします。　

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