The whole dictionary
All 308 words
Every word in YABAI, ordered by romaji. Meaning, example sentence, vibe and the story behind it on each page.
A
- あーね aane Reactions Ah. Right. Sure. Whatever.
- アガる agaru Slang Mood: instantly lifted.
- 垢抜ける akanukeru Everyday Suddenly, they look polished.
- 甘え amae Untranslatable Sweetly leaning on someone close.
- 天邪鬼 amanojaku Everyday Contrary on principle.
- アンチ anchi Internet A hater who keeps watching.
- 案件 anken Internet This post is sponsored.
- 荒らし arashi Internet A troll wrecking the thread.
- アリ ari Slang Yeah, that works.
- あるある aruaru Everyday So relatable. Classic.
- アツい atsui Slang That's fire. Nothing to do with temperature.
- あざす azasu Slang Thanks, but make it one breath.
- あざとい azatoi Cute Cute on purpose — and it works anyway.
B
- 映える baeru Internet Instant post material.
- バグる baguru Slang Glitching, like bad software.
- バイブス baibusu Slang The vibes, imported and re-exported.
- バックレる bakkureru Slang Vanished without a word.
- 爆死 bakushi Otaku Blew it all, got nothing.
- バズる bazuru Internet Blew up overnight.
- 別腹 betsubara Untranslatable Dessert has its own stomach.
- ビジュ biju Slang The visuals are working today.
- 微妙 bimyou Everyday The polite way to say no.
- ぼっち bocchi Slang Alone, party of one.
- ぼちぼち bochibochi Everyday So-so. And that's fine.
- ボケとツッコミ boke to tsukkomi Untranslatable Comedy duo roles, but in real conversation.
- ぼったくり bottakuri Everyday Daylight robbery, with a receipt.
- 忘年会 bounenkai Everyday The party where you drink the year away.
- 物販 buppan Otaku The merch stand, and its terrifying queue.
- ブラック企業 burakku kigyou Everyday A company that grinds people down.
- 秒で byoude Slang Blink and it's done.
C
D
- 大優勝 daiyuushou Slang Winner wasn't a big enough word.
- ダラダラ daradara Everyday Doing nothing, at length.
- だるい darui Everyday Even my bones are tired.
- ダサい dasai Slang Uncool, and a bit try-hard.
- DD dii dii Otaku Loves every member equally.
- ドキドキ dokidoki Cute Heart going thump-thump.
- ドン引き donbiki Reactions Everyone leaned back at once.
- ドンマイ donmai Everyday Don't worry about it.
- ドパガキ dopagaki Internet Dopamine-fried brain, usually your own.
- ドタキャン dotakyan Everyday Cancelled. Ten minutes before.
- 同担拒否 doutan kyohi Otaku Don't like the same one I like.
- ドヤ顔 doya gao Slang The well-were-you-impressed face.
E
- エアプ eapu Internet Talks big, never actually played.
- エゴサ egosa Internet Searching your own name. Again.
- えぐい egui Slang Insane. Brutal.
- エモい emoi Untranslatable Beautiful in a way that aches.
- 円盤 enban Otaku The disc. Blu-ray, to civilians.
- エンジョイ勢 enjoizei Internet Here for fun, not for winning.
- 炎上 enjou Internet The whole timeline is on fire.
- 遠慮 enryo Untranslatable Holding back so nobody feels bad.
- 遠征 ensei Otaku Traveling across the country for your fave.
F
- フォロバ foroba Internet Follow back, please.
- 腐女子 fujoshi Otaku Rotten girl — but only she gets to say it.
- フッ軽 fukkaru Slang Says yes to anything, instantly.
- 伏線回収 fukusen kaishuu Anime-ish When the setup finally pays off.
- 布教 fukyou Otaku Missionary work, but for fandom.
- フレネミー furenemii Slang The friend who is also the problem.
- 風呂キャン furo kyan Slang Tonight's bath: cancelled.
- 普通に futsuu ni Slang Honestly? Actually good.
- ふわふわ fuwafuwa Cute Soft, airy, cloud-like.
G
- ガチ gachi Slang For real. Seriously.
- ガチギレ gachi gire Slang Not annoyed. Actually furious.
- ガチ恋 gachikoi Otaku Not a joke. Actually in love.
- ガチ勢 gachizei Otaku The hardcore faction.
- ガン無視 gan mushi Slang Ignored. Completely and on purpose.
- 顔面国宝 ganmen kokuhou Slang That face should be state-protected.
- 現場 genba Otaku The venue. Where your fave actually exists.
- 限界オタク genkai otaku Otaku Screaming. No vocabulary left.
- 原作勢 gensaku zei Otaku Team read-it-first.
- ご縁 go en Untranslatable The invisible thread between people.
- 誤爆 gobaku Internet Sent it to the wrong chat.
- ごちそうさま gochisousama Everyday Thanks, that was a feast.
- 語彙力 goiryoku Internet My vocabulary has left the building.
- ゴロゴロ gorogoro Everyday Rolling around doing nothing.
- グダグダ gudaguda Slang It all went shapeless.
- ぐったり guttari Everyday Completely wilted, zero energy left.
- 逆に gyaku ni Slang Flip it — hear me out.
- ギュン gyun Cute Not a flutter — a full heart-grab.
H
- 廃課金 haikakin Otaku Whale-level spending.
- 箱推し hako oshi Otaku I refuse to pick a favourite.
- 花見 hanami Everyday Picnic under the cherry blossoms.
- 八方美人 happou bijin Everyday Nice to everyone, trusted by no one.
- 初詣 hatsu moude Everyday First shrine visit of the year.
- ひんやり hinyari Cute Pleasantly cool to the touch.
- ほっこり hokkori Cute A small warm glow in your chest.
- 本音 honne Untranslatable What you actually think.
- ホワイト企業 howaito kigyou Everyday A company that lets you have a life.
I
- イチャイチャ ichaicha Everyday Two people being unbearably couple-y.
- 一期一会 ichigo ichie Untranslatable This exact gathering happens once.
- いじる ijiru Slang Teasing someone to entertain the room.
- 生きがい ikigai Untranslatable The thing that gets you out of bed.
- イキる ikiru Slang Acting way tougher than they are.
- 陰キャ inkya Slang Happiest at home, thanks.
- インプレゾンビ inpure zonbi Internet Reply spam farming views.
- 痛バ ita ba Otaku A bag armored in badges of your fave.
- いただきます itadakimasu Everyday Thanks for this meal.
- 一旦 ittan Slang For now — we'll revisit.
- いってらっしゃい itte rasshai Everyday Off you go — and come back safe.
- いやいやいや iya iya iya Reactions No no no, hold on a second.
J
K
- 蛙化 kaeruka Slang Caught the ick, instantly.
- 鍵垢 kagiaka Internet A locked, private account.
- 解散 kaisan Reactions Right, we're done here. Everybody out.
- 解釈違い kaishaku chigai Otaku That's not how my character works.
- 解釈一致 kaishaku icchi Otaku Our headcanons match.
- 界隈 kaiwai Internet The scene. That crowd.
- 解像度が高い kaizoudo ga takai Slang High-definition thinking.
- 課金 kakin Internet Spending real money in a game.
- 神 kami Slang A god. Legendary.
- 神回 kami kai Anime-ish A god-tier episode.
- 神引き kamibiki Otaku A miracle pull.
- 神ゲー kamigee Internet A god-tier game.
- 神対応 kamitaiou Slang Service so good it felt holy.
- 幹事 kanji Everyday The one who has to organise the party.
- カプ kapu Otaku The pairing you'd defend with your life.
- かわちい kawachii Cute Cwute.
- 気が利く ki ga kiku Untranslatable Noticing what's needed before anyone asks.
- 既読スルー kidoku suruu Internet Read at 21:04. No reply. Ever.
- きまず kimazu Reactions Well, this is awkward.
- キモい kimoi Slang Gross — and it lands harder than it looks.
- キラキラ kirakira Cute Sparkling, glittering, twinkly.
- キレ散らかす kire chirakasu Slang Raging in every direction at once.
- 切り抜き kirinuki Internet The highlight clip.
- きつい kitsui Slang Rough. Physically, mentally, or both.
- こじらせる kojiraseru Slang Overthinking yourself into knots.
- コメ欄 kome ran Internet The comment section.
- 木漏れ日 komorebi Untranslatable Sunlight through leaves.
- 古参 kosan Otaku Here since before it was cool.
- コスパ kosupa Everyday Worth every single yen.
- 考察班 kousatsu han Internet The fan theory squad.
- 口癖 kuchiguse Everyday The phrase someone always says.
- 食い倒れ kui daore Untranslatable Eating until your wallet falls over.
- 草 kusa Internet lol, literally grass.
- クソゲー kusogee Internet A genuinely terrible game.
- 空気を読む kuuki wo yomu Untranslatable Reading the air, not the words.
- キャパ kyapa Slang My personal bandwidth.
- 供給 kyoukyuu Otaku Official content, treated as rations.
- キュン kyun Cute The little squeeze your heart does.
M
- まあまあ maamaa Reactions So-so. Also: now, now, calm down.
- マジ maji Slang Wait — seriously?
- マジレス majiresu Internet Answering a joke completely seriously.
- まさかの masaka no Reactions Of all things — THAT?!
- まったり mattari Everyday Slow, soft, unhurried.
- 待って matte Reactions Wait. WAIT.
- マウント maunto Slang Flexing to sit above you.
- めっちゃ meccha Slang Very — but with more force.
- メンブレ menbure Slang Mental breakdown, small size.
- めんどい mendoi Everyday Such a hassle.
- メンヘラ menhera Slang Emotionally clingy, and knows it.
- メロい meroi Cute That smile just took me out.
- 飯テロ meshi tero Internet Posting food photos at midnight.
- 滅 metsu Slang Too much feeling. I have been erased.
- 身バレ mibare Internet Your real identity leaks out.
- 三日坊主 mikka bouzu Everyday Quits everything by day three.
- ミリしら mirishira Otaku Zero knowledge, not even one millimetre.
- もちもち mochimochi Cute Chewy, springy, bouncy-good.
- もふもふ mofumofu Cute So fluffy you have to touch it.
- 盛れる moreru Internet Makes you look way better in photos.
- もったいない mottainai Untranslatable What a waste!
- モヤモヤ moyamoya Untranslatable Fog in the chest that won't clear.
- 無課金 mukakin Internet Free-to-play, and proud of it.
- 無理 muri Reactions Impossible. Nope.
- 無理ゲー murigee Internet The difficulty is set to impossible.
N
- 泣ける nakeru Reactions This one's going to make you cry.
- なんでやねん nande yanen Reactions What?! No way!
- なんなら nannara Slang Actually, even more than that.
- なんとなく nantonaku Untranslatable No reason. Just... somehow.
- なるはや naruhaya Slang ASAP, but make it sound gentle.
- なるほど naruhodo Reactions Ah — so that's how it works.
- 懐かしい natsukashii Untranslatable Oh, this takes me back!
- 猫舌 neko jita Untranslatable Cat tongue: can't eat hot food.
- 猫かぶり neko kaburi Slang Playing sweet in public.
- 根回し nemawashi Untranslatable Winning the meeting before the meeting.
- 寝落ち neochi Everyday Fell asleep mid-everything.
- ネタバレ netabare Internet Spoilers. Say no more.
- 二次創作 niji sousaku Otaku Fan-made work built on someone else's world.
- 二次会 nijikai Everyday The after-party. Where it really starts.
- 匂わせ niowase Internet Saying it without saying it.
- にわか niwaka Otaku Brand new fan, and honest about it.
- ニヤニヤ niyaniya Everyday The grin you can't quite hide.
- ノリ nori Slang The energy you go along with.
- ぬい活 nuikatsu Cute Taking your plushie everywhere.
- ぬくぬく nukunuku Cute Snug, toasty and going nowhere.
- 沼 numa Otaku A swamp you can't escape.
- 沼落ち numaochi Otaku The exact moment you fall in the swamp.
- 沼る numaru Otaku Fell in deep. Not coming back.
O
- おごる ogoru Everyday This one's on me.
- 十八番 ohako Untranslatable Your guaranteed party piece.
- おじゃまします ojama shimasu Everyday Sorry to intrude — said at every door.
- おかえり okaeri Everyday Welcome back.
- おもてなし omotenashi Untranslatable Service that guesses before you ask.
- 鬼 oni Slang Turns any word up to eleven.
- お先に失礼します osaki ni shitsurei shimasu Everyday Sorry for leaving before you.
- 推せる oseru Otaku I'd stan that, honestly.
- 推し oshi Otaku My one and only fave.
- 推し変 oshi hen Otaku Switching to a new fave.
- 推し活 oshikatsu Otaku Loving your fave, as a lifestyle.
- オタク otaku Otaku The word all fandom vocabulary hangs off.
- おつかれ otsukare Everyday Good work today. And hi. And bye.
- オワコン owakon Internet Yesterday's thing. Officially over.
- 親ガチャ oya gacha Internet You can't reroll your family.
P
- パクる pakuru Slang Straight-up copied it.
- パリピ paripi Slang Lives for the next party.
- ぺこぺこ pekopeko Cute So hungry I can't think.
- ペンラ penra Otaku The concert glow stick.
- ぴえん pien Cute A very small, very dramatic cry.
- ポチる pochiru Internet One click and it's bought.
- ぽかぽか pokapoka Cute Gently, sleepily warm.
- ぽんこつ ponkotsu Slang Useless, but endearing.
- ぷにぷに punipuni Cute Squishy in the best possible way.
R
- ラグい ragui Internet Laggy. Unplayably so.
- レベチ rebechi Slang On a whole different level.
- レスバ resuba Internet A reply war nobody wins.
- リア充 riajuu Internet Winning at real life.
- リアタイ riatai Internet Watching it live, as it airs.
- リムる rimuru Internet To quietly unfollow.
- リポスト riposuto Internet Passing it on, one tap.
- リプ ripu Internet A reply — the whole social currency.
- リセマラ risemara Otaku Reroll until the start is perfect.
- 履修 rishuu Otaku Officially caught up on the required viewing.
- ROM専 romu sen Internet Reads everything, posts nothing.
- りょ ryo Internet The fastest possible 'k'.
S
- サボる saboru Slang Skipping it. Quietly.
- さくさく sakusaku Cute That light, crisp crunch.
- 晒す sarasu Internet Put someone on blast, publicly.
- 刺さる sasaru Slang It hit me right there.
- さすが sasuga Reactions That's so you. Of course you did.
- 聖地巡礼 seichi junrei Anime-ish Standing where the scene happened.
- 生誕祭 seitan sai Otaku Your fave's birthday, as a festival.
- せっかく sekkaku Untranslatable After all that effort — don't waste it.
- 摂取 sesshu Otaku Absorbing your fave like a nutrient.
- シャバい shabai Slang Weak. Lame. Not it.
- 社畜 shachiku Slang Corporate livestock — said of yourself.
- しごでき shigodeki Slang Frighteningly good at the job.
- 〇〇しか勝たん shika katan Internet Nothing else compares.
- しんどい shindoi Reactions Exhausting. Too much.
- シンプルに shinpuru ni Slang Just plainly — no caveats.
- 森林浴 shinrin yoku Untranslatable Taking a bath in forest air.
- しぬ shinu Reactions I'm dying — laughing, mostly.
- 塩対応 shiotaiou Slang Polite, but ice cold.
- 知らんがな shirangana Reactions And that's my problem how?
- 知らんけど shirankedo Reactions ...but don't quote me.
- 初見 shoken Internet First time seeing this.
- 初見殺し shoken goroshi Internet A trap you can't dodge blind.
- しょうがない shou ga nai Untranslatable Nothing to be done, so let it go.
- しょうもない shoumonai Slang Utterly pointless — and that's the charm.
- 承認欲求 shounin yokkyuu Internet The hunger to be seen.
- 周回 shuukai Otaku Grinding the same stage again.
- 忖度 sontaku Untranslatable Doing what the boss wants before they say it.
- それはそう sore wa sou Reactions Well, yes. Obviously.
- それな sorena Reactions Exactly. So true.
- スッキリ sukkiri Untranslatable Clear — the room and you, at once.
- スクショ sukusho Internet Screenshot it.
- スパダリ supadari Anime-ish Super darling. Impossibly perfect.
- すっぴん suppin Everyday Face, no makeup, no filter.
- ステマ sutema Internet Sneaky paid promo.
T
- ただいま tadaima Everyday I'm home!
- タイパ taipa Everyday Was that worth my minutes?
- 単推し tan oshi Otaku One fave. Only one. Forever.
- たしかに tashikani Reactions Fair point, actually.
- 助かる tasukaru Reactions You're a lifesaver.
- 建前 tatemae Untranslatable The polite public version.
- てぇてぇ teetee Anime-ish Too wholesome to type properly.
- 定時ダッシュ teiji dasshu Slang Out the door the second the clock hits.
- てか teka Slang Anyway — new subject.
- 天井 tenjou Otaku The pity ceiling on a gacha.
- 天然 tennen Slang Adorably off in their own world.
- とりあえずビール toriaezu biiru Everyday Beer first, decide later.
- とりま torima Slang For now, whatever — let's just start.
- とろとろ torotoro Cute Melty, gooey, slow-flowing.
- 豆腐メンタル toufu mentaru Slang A heart the texture of tofu.
- 尊い toutoi Otaku So precious you could worship them.
- 尊み toutomi Otaku Preciousness, as a substance.
- 尊死 toutoshi Anime-ish Cause of death: too precious.
- ツボる tsuboru Reactions It hit my exact funny spot.
- 積みゲー tsumigee Otaku Games bought, never started.
- 詰んだ tsunda Internet Game over. I'm done.
- ツンデレ tsundere Anime-ish Prickly outside, sweet inside.
- 積ん読 tsundoku Untranslatable Buying books, not reading.
- 釣り tsuri Internet Clickbait. You took the hook.
U
W
- 侘び寂び wabi sabi Untranslatable Beauty in things worn and imperfect.
- 詫び石 wabiishi Otaku Sorry-we-broke-it free gems.
- わちゃわちゃ wachawacha Cute Adorable chaos, several beings at once.
- ワホー wahoo Reactions A joyful noise. That's the entire word.
- わかりみ wakarimi Internet I feel that in my bones.
- ワクワク wakuwaku Cute Fizzy excitement before something fun.
- ワンチャン wanchan Slang Odds are low, but not zero.
- 割り勘 warikan Everyday Split the bill, straight down the middle.
Y
- やばい yabai Slang Amazing. Terrible. Insane.
- 病み垢 yamiaka Internet An account for the heavy days.
- やっぱり yappari Everyday I knew it. Or: actually, changed my mind.
- やり込み yarikomi Internet Playing far past "finished".
- よろしく yoroshiku Untranslatable I'm counting on you — and you on me.
- 陽キャ youkya Slang Loud, sunny, always out.
- ゆるふわ yurufuwa Cute Loose, soft and effortlessly cute.
- ゆるい yurui Everyday Pleasantly low-effort.
- 優勝 yuushou Slang Winner of my entire day.
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