Matt Fargo (50 page)
Authors: Dirty Japanese: Everyday Slang From "What's Up?" to "F*%# Off!"
Bring it on!
kakatte koi
kakatte koi
kenka o tomeru
If you ever have one of those rare holiday experiences when a carload of teenage meth-heads roll up on you fully intending to make your jaw a permanent part of the curb, you might have one of those transcendental moments where you realize that Phish isn’t such a horrible band and that John Kerry wasn’t necessary a total pussy for leaving Vietnam to protest war—and before you know it you are saying one or more of the following in an Owen Wilson drawl:
Don’t get your panties all in a knot.
atama o hiyashitoke
atama o hiyashitoke
Hey, calm the fuck down.
oi ochitsuke yo
oi ochitsuke yo
Dude, don’t loose your shit like that.
sonna ni kireru na yo
sonna ni kireru na yo
Take a deep breath or something.
shinkokyū demo shiro
shinkokyū demo shiro
You’re all worked up.
kōfun shisugi dayo
kōfun shisugi dayo
Violence is bad.
bōryoku wa ikenai zo
bōryoku wa ikenai zo
Give peace a chance, man.
heiwa ga ichiban sa
heiwa ga ichiban sa
I’m a pacifist.
watashi heiwa shugisha nandesu
watashi heiwa shugisha nandesu
Forget about it, man.
hottoke yo
hottoke yo
I have nothing to do with this.
kotchi kankei nē yo
kotchi kankei nē yo
Who really gives a fuck?
dōdemo īnjanē ka
dōdemo īnjanē ka
Stop it.
yamero
yamero
Whatever, man.
katte ni shiro
katte ni shiro
Call the cops.
keisatsu o yobe
keisatsu o yobe
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