Reactions
Vocabulary Table
| Japanese | Romaji | English | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|
| ほんとう？ | hontou? | Really? | |
| まじで？ | majide? | Seriously? | |
| うそ！ | uso! | No way! | |
| なんだって？ | nandatte? | What did you just say? | |
| おっと！ | otto! | Oops! | |
| まさか！ | masaka! | No way! | |
| びっくりした！ | bikkuri shita! | That surprised me! | |
| ありえない！ | arienai! | Impossible! | |
| なるほど | naruhodo | I see / I understand | |
| たしかに | tashika ni | That’s true | |
| そうだね | sou da ne | Yeah, that’s right | |
| そうそう | sou sou | Exactly! | |
| そうか | sou ka | I see | |
| いいね | ii ne | That’s nice / Sounds good | |
| そのとおり | sono toori | That’s absolutely right | |
| もんくなし！ | monku nashi! | No complaints! | |
| たしかに | tashika ni | That’s true | |
| ほんとうに？ | hontou ni? | Really? (Doubting tone) | |
| うそでしょう？ | uso deshou? | That can't be true, right? | |
| まじかよ？ | majika? | Seriously? (Skeptical) | |
| どういうこと？ | dou iu koto? | What do you mean? | |
| それはどうかな？ | sore wa dou kana? | I’m not so sure about that… | |
| ちょっとまって | chotto matte | Wait a second | |
| ざんねん！ | zannen! | What a shame! / That’s too bad | |
| もう！ | mou! | Jeez! (Annoyance) | |
| なんで？ | nande? | Why?! | |
| ありえない！ | arienai! | That’s impossible! | |
| やれやれ | yareyare | Sigh… (Giving up, exasperated) | |
| むり！ | muri! | No way! (I can’t do it) | |
| がっかり | gakkari | I’m so disappointed | |
| すごい！ | sugoi! | Amazing! / Wow! | |
| かっこいい！ | kakkoii! | Cool! | |
| かわいい！ | kawaii! | Cute! | |
| ばっちり！ | bacchiri! | Perfect! | |
| やるね！ | yaru ne! | You’re doing great! | |
| そのちょうし！ | sono choushi! | Keep it up! | |
| やった！ | yatta! | I did it! / Yay! | |
| てへぺろ | tehepero | Oops, my bad (Playful) | |
| おつかれ！ | otsukare! | Good work! / Thanks for your effort | |
| めんどくさい！ | mendokusai! | So annoying! (Lazy complaint) | |
| もういいや！ | mou ii ya! | Forget it, I don’t care anymore | |
| まあまあ | maa maa | It’s okay, don’t worry | |
| よかった！ | yokatta! | That was great! / I’m relieved | |
| さいこう！ | saikou! | The best! / Awesome! | |
| いいかんじ！ | ii kanji! | Feels good! | |
| まあ… | maa… | Well… (Not sure) | |
| えっと… | etto… | Uh… (Hesitation) | |
| それは… | sore wa… | That’s… (Avoiding a response) | |
| ちょっと… | chotto… | Uhh… that’s a bit… (Politely refusing) | |
| なんでもない | nandemo nai | Never mind | |
| しらない | shiranai | I don’t know | |
| でしょう | deshou? | Right? | |
| どうしようかな | doushiyou kana | What should I do... (Choice) | |
| そうでもない | sō demo nai | Not really / Not quite | |
| けっこうです | kekkou desu | No thank you / I'm fine / That's enough | |
| まちがいない | machigainai | That's for sure |