Author's Note: Konnichi wa, minna-san. This is my first fan-fic, but go ahead and be brutal with the criticism. I write other original stories, so I have high expectations for myself. If it's not good, then flame me. Mm…I've thought about writing fan-fics for a long time, but I've always decided that my writing style is "too good" for fan-fics. I'd always thought that fan-fic writing was "amateur writing." Ignorant me. I've read some really good ones lately, and I've changed my entire mind on fan-fiction.
This one involves a few characters and a bit of the plot line from the role-play some friends and I are doing. Yuki is a character of my friend, and Serin is of my creation. As for the rest of the Inuyasha characters, I didn't create them. Their creators did. Er…duh. Any notes in [ ] are my notes inside the story. Yeah. So anyhow, on with the story…er…wait…dictionary first…
-chan - an ending to a name, adding friendship-level respect…usually for girls, but can be used for either gender
-dono - an ending to a name, adding high-level respect…as if saying, 'lord'
-jiji - an ending to a name, adding a respect for elderly…usually used on grandparents and the such
-kun - an ending to a name, adding friendship-level respect…usually for boys, but can be used for either gender
-sama - an ending to a name, adding the highest level of respect…used for those whom love is directed to, or those with very
respectable jobs…monk, priest(ess), etc…
-san - an ending to a name, adding moderate-level respect…usually used for those older than you
Ano - like 'um…'
Arigatou - thank you
Daijobu - like saying, "It's okay." or "It'll be alright" / "I'm okay." or "I'll be alright," etc…
Daijobu ka - question form…like saying, "Are you okay?" "Is it okay?" "Will it be alright?" etc…
Demo - but
Doushita na - like saying, "What's the matter?" "What's wrong?"
Doushite - why
Gah - it's like a frustrated or tired sigh
Ganbatte - good luck
Gomen (ne) - sorry
Hai - yes
Hanyou - half-demon
Houshi - monk
Houyou - embrace, hug
Inu - dog
Inu-hanyou - dog-half-demon
Itai - directly means 'pain'…usually used to mean 'ouch', etc…
Kaze - wind
Kisama - a not-so-nice way to say 'you'…it basically holds the same disrespect as saying 'you f*@#er'…something only bad-
mouthed Inuyasha would say…do not repeat
Kitsune - fox
Kitsune-youkai - fox-demon
Nan'da yo - another way to say 'what'…it holds much more emphasis though
Nani - what
No - it represents possession…it's like the apostrophe in English. Example: John's dog = John no inu
Ohayou - good morning
Ohayou gozaimasu - more polite way to say 'good morning'…more emphasis
Oi - as a question, it's like 'huh?' …as a statement, it's like 'hey'
Osuwari - sit
Ramen - noodle-soup…yum
Soka - like saying, "I see."
Temee - a variation for 'kisama'…this one also should not be repeated
Youkai - demon
Names:
Yuki - snow/courage
Serin - no Japanese meaning intended…just Se + Rin
Kay. There's my glossary of Japanese words and names I use in my fan-fic. Now on with the story…