Japanese Word Thread

[Josiah]

kudamono: fruit

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yasai: vegetables

[Josiah]

And for something a bit different, a list of a few popular Japanese vending machine drinks.

Pocari Sweat: an energy drink, tastes like vitamin water
Calpis: kinda yogurty flavor with either water or soda
Coffee: hot and cold
Green Tea: hot and cold
Milk Tea: a spiced Indian tea with milk, really good hot
Hot Lemon: hot lemonaid
Assorted fruit juices: apple, orange, fruit combinations

[Josiah]

genkou youshi: Japanese writing paper (it's grid based and your write on it vertically from right to left)

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aruku: verb for "to walk"

[Josiah]

sanposuru: verb for "to talk a walk"

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eki: train station

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homu: the platform where you stand while waiting to get on a train

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gurinkaa: special "Green Cars" on trains, seats are reserved (unlike normal train cars) and nicer, but tickets cost more

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kippu: ticket

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reinji: stove

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sutobu: electric heater

[Josiah]

eakon: a combination airconditioner and heater meant to work on a single room

[Cheezdude]

I just noticed the Foreign Languages section is at 999 posts, almost at quadruple digits!

...and on a completely different note, I've always wanted to know what a 'combination airconditioner and heater meant to work on a single room' was in Japanese.

[Josiah]

((Corrected the spelling of the previous word.))

kotoba: word