JAPANESE SLANG / YOUTH TALK

Japanese Slang	English	Standard Japanese	Comments
Bari	Very Much	Sugoku	Probably comes from the immitative of sound of thunder or exhaust of a car – “Bari Bari”
Emoi	Touching	Gutto Kuru	Coming from English word Emotional then combined with Japanese aesthetics of Wabi Sabi, “my heart is touched”.
Maji Manji	Real	Hontouni	“Maji” means seriously/honestly and then that is repeated by the symbol of 卍, which has the similar sound “Manji”
Tsundere	Dual Character of being aloof/affectionate	Tereya	“Tsun Tsun” is description of being aloof/distant/pointy in sound, “Dere Dere” is overly affectionate in sound.
Yabai	Super/Fabulous	Sugoi	“Yabai” means inconvenient or risky in standard meaning but the meaning is converted to be positive, succumbed, then besotted without justification.