Yappari! - Just as I thought! I knew it! Often used as an exclamation to oneself or to others when the speaker's suspicions prove to be correct, It can also mean "after all", "anyway","as expected","none the less","still".
Yatta! - All right! Expression of victory. Used when a certain action or plan has succeeded although there was at the start some doubt that it would. Its also the name of a very bizarrly upbeat song by a band composed of a group of shameless Japanese men wearing nothing but disturbing fig leaf briefs.
Yokatta - I'm glad, Phew, "Was Good!". Expression of relief. Mostly used when the speaker was worried about someone or something and everything turns out to be OK. Its also the name of one of my sites! Yokatta! Anime/Japanese Wallpapers!
Yoroshiku - Hi / Nice to meet you. Informal greeting when people meet for the first time. A more formal variant is Hajimemashite. It can also be used when you ask someone to do something for you, for instance, you would finish your conversation with yoroshiku as "I'll depend on you with this matter" or "I hope you will take good care of this". As well as a showing your appreciation, saying it as meaning of "thank you in advance", the intention in all is to show your politeness and intention that you have a will to get along with you in the future.
Youma (Yōma) - A (malevolent) ghost. Often showing in horror or to give a creepy character, another word for monster.
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