Definitions by Allaiyah

Jan-ken-pon 

Before there was rock-paper-scissors, there was Jan-ken-pon, which basically means the same thing.

Players call out the name of the game till someone calls "Aiko desho!"

Jan-ken-pon by Allaiyah January 15, 2004

Ningyo

Ningyo; Japanese title for Asian merfolk. Once depicted as man-headed fish who cried tears of pearls, modern Ningyo are depicted like merfolk, only with webbed fingers & ears, long fingers with claws, razor shapr teath, & a bad reputation with fishermen for knocking over boats & stealing whatever they find. While Ningyo have a taste for human flesh, whoever eats their guts (said to be the best part)will live forecer but eternally crave to eat Ningo flesh forever.

Petshop of Horrors (OAV & manga), the latest Peter Pan movie, Mermaid Forest & Mermaid Scar (OAV & manga)

Ningyo by Allaiyah January 14, 2004

Totetsu 

Japanese name for Taotieh; an Asian creature somewhat similar to the Minotaur & Satyr, only it's tall & more human looking; save the claws, tail, & huge horns. They are agressive & ferral demons who attack hikers, goats, & rabbits.

Petshop of Horrors & countless Japanese original sites.

Totetsu by Allaiyah January 14, 2004

BL 

In Japan, BL is the "modern" term for Shounenai, deffinition meaning "Boys love."

No matter how you spell it, english or kanji, you will get NOTHING on shounenai on a Japanese search engine, save dead sites refurring to retro mangas from the 70s & 80s.

BL by Allaiyah January 14, 2004

shounenai

Retro term once used in Japan to depics softcore romantic relationships between men, aimed for women's entertainment (& not for mockery either). Some people who have touble adjusting or reading Japanese or staying updated still call it Shounenai, but now it's called BL.

Go to Google.om, switch settings to Japanese language only, type in BL. You'll gets tons & tons of links. For you buffs who know katakana & cut-&-paste, try adding wods like gallery & illust for picture BL sites.

shounenai by Allaiyah January 14, 2004