In the Mecha Monogatari, I use a lot of Japanese terms and phrases, partly because I feel it lends greatly to the “Japanese-ness” of the story and because some terms just simply do not translate well into English, but also because I simply think the Japanese language is cool. The following is a list of Japanese words and phrases I have used in The Mecha Monogatari so far. This list neither is complete nor is to be taken as authoritative: my understanding of the Japanese language is sharply limited.
