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語彙ごい: Vocabulary

Here's a huge list of vocabulary words I've encountered in our conversation group or "in the wild". There's no particular overall theme, but at least all these words have appeared in real conversations, publications, or media.

単語たんご 意味いみ 背景はいけい
何か Something as in なにか食べようか (shall we eat something?) (2015 May 3)
駄洒落だじゃれ A bad joke or pun As in: Floyd Mayweather becomes フロイド 五月天気
以外いがい Except As in 犬以外なんでも好きです (I like everything except dogs)
体脂肪たいしぼう Body fat good for certain types of fighter
よける To dodge Topic: the Pacquiao - Mayweather (五月天気) fight.
親孝行おやこうこう Piety to parents
気長きなが Patiently makes sense from the "long mood/spirit" meaning of the kanji. Compare to 短気: short-tempered!
ママとも Mothers who are friends only because of their children A 2011 anime titled "名前をなくした女神 (Goddesses who lost their names)" explores this concept.
根気こんき Perseverance 気 (spirit, air, mood) appears in hundreds of compounds.
敬語けいご honorific/polite speech A frequent topic.
殿との Lord title given to 社長しゃちょう, other VIP sometimes when using 敬語けいご
珈琲 Ateji (and rarely used) for コーヒー, "coffee" Look up the two kanji; "hairpin" and "string of pearls" have a tenuous connection to coffee
金額きんがく Amount of money "Royalty" vs. "Loyalty" discussion. (半額はんがく means "half price.") (2015 June 7)
支払しはら Payment Kanji are "branch" and "pay"
支払しはら Payment Kanji are "branch" and "pay"
剣道けんどう Kendo Literally the way (道) of the sword(剣). Several martial art names end with 道
肉刺まめ Blister Literally "meat" (肉) and "pierce" (刺). 熟字訓じゅくじくん reading. From kendo discussion.
感動的かんどうてき Heartwarming Feeling (感), movement (動) and adjectival modifier (的)
漫画まんが Manga Discussion about manga artist 鳥山 明とりやま あきら
X にはまっている Excited about X Article about Crayon Shin-chan
ぬいぐるみ Stuffed or plush toy Usually written using kana alone
いつのころからか I don't know (since) when... Usually written using kana alone
雑談ざつだん Chatting Compare to 雑誌ざっし (magazine) and 冗談じょうだん (joke)