- sailor fuku: the school uniform for girls. It does look like the marines' uniforms.
- sakura: cherry tree. Watching the sakura bloom in spring is a tradition in Japan.
- sei: star
- seiyu: voice actor or actress
- sempai: students must refer to elder students by this term to show respect.
- senshi: soldier, fighter
- sensei: teacher
- shimatta: a mild swearword, like darn or damn
- shin: new
- shoujo manga: manga made by women for girls, usually romantic stories where the characters have huge eyes, the boys have feminine looks, and the backgrounds are full of flowers.
- shounen manga: manga for boys, usually action or sports manga
- sugoi: the most accurate translation is "wow".
- sukebe: pervert
- tankoubon: in Japan, manga is published in weekly magazines, a chapter at a time. A tankoubon is a collection of these weekly chapters which make up one volume.
- tantei: detective
- ten: heaven, sky (I'm not sure if this is a prefix or a word by itself)
- tenshi: angel
- tsuki: the Moon
- umi: water
- yama: wolf
- yugi: game
- yuki: snow
- yume: dream
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