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Glossary
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1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II: A classic British automobile made by Rolls-Royce. A picture of this car hangs on the walls of the Kame House.
1931 Alfa Romeo 8C: A classic Italian sports car with an 8 cylinder engine made by the Alfa Romeo company. A picture of this car hangs on the walls of the Kame House.
1957 Pontiac: An American car made by the Pontiac automobile company, converted into a New York style taxicab on Papaiya-shima.
1965 Cadillac Fleetwood: A luxury 4-door hardtop with tail fins, which are the latest in American motor fashion for its age. Kame-sennin drives this car to the airport.
1967 British Reliant TW9 (Ant) Melford pickup: A compact 3-wheeled pickup that may be the car driving behind the 1957 Pontiac taxicab on Papaiya-shima.
1967 – 79 4-door Volkswagen Type 2 (T2) “Bus”: An iconic van driven across Europe and the United States by traveling youth.
1970s Piaggio Ape: An Italian 3-wheeled car that may be the car driving behind the 1957 Pontiac taxicab on Papaiya-shima.
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Adobaisu (アドバイス, “advice”): The Japanese approximation of the English word of advice, referring to free consultation for a friend.
Àicǎo (艾草, mugwort herb (artemisia argyi)): An herb that Buddhist monks place into the skin and set on fire in order to create jièbā.
Aho (アホ, “stupid”): A Japanese insult.
Aikidō (合気道, “the way of harmonious spirit”): A Japanese martial art developed that focuses on using the force of an opponent against themselves without harming them. It is a gendai budō, developed in the 1920s and 1930s, and first named in 1942.
Aikidōgi (合気道着, “the way of harmonious spirit uniform”): The clothing of an aikidō-ka.
Aikidō-ka (合気道家, “the way of harmonious spirit family”): A practitioner of aikidō. A member of an aikidō dōjō or shishō’s ka.
Aizu (合図, “signal”): A special signal that a hypnotist uses to release their subject from trance. Jakkī Chun believes that Gokū cannot escape from his yoiko minmin-ken since he will not give the aizu, but Buruma shouts “It’s time for dinner!!!!” and this signals Gokū’s consciousness to awaken.
Akira (明, “bright,” “light,” “brilliant,” or “clear”): A Japanese kanji.
Akira Toriyama (鳥山明): See “Toriyama Akira.”
Aku-un (悪運, “devil’s luck”): A Japanese approximation of the old-fashioned Western phrase, “the luck of the devil,” from the 1900s; meaning that your luck is so good that you must have a secret pact with the devil.
Amida Buddhā (Japanese: Amida Butsu, 阿弥陀仏, Chinese: Āmítuófó, 阿彌陀佛, Sanskrit: Amitābha, अमिताभ, “Boundless Light Buddhā”): A being who swore to create a Pure Land of bliss that others could be reborn into, cultivate to Bodhisattva-hood or Buddhā-hood, and then return to Earth and offer salvation to others.
Anaunsā (アナウンサー, “Announcer”): Shorthand for the Tenkaichi Budōkai Jōnai Anaunsā.
Angirasu (アンギラス): A mutated ankylosaurus kaijū created by Tōhō that first appeared in Gojira no Gyakushū.
Ankathattu: An ancient Indian fighting platform, and I believe the precursor to the léitái and the bubutai in the Tenkaichi Budōkai.
Anime (アニメ, “animation“): The Japanese approximation of the English word of animation, referring to animated cartoons on television and in movies.
Arare-chan: See “Norimaki Arare.”
Arigatō (ありがとう, “thank you”): The Japanese express...
