Mountain Sheep (Ovis canadensis) Metapopulation in Southern California. Shaded areas indicate mountain ranges with resident populations, arrows indicate documented intermountain movements, the dotted lines show fenced highways (after Bleich et al.
Otaku (ããã/ãªã¿ã¯) is a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests, commonly the anime and manga fandom. Its contemporary usage originated with Akio Nakamori's 1983 essay in Manga Burikko. Otaku may be used as a pejorative; its negativity stems from the stereotypical view of otaku and the media's reporting on Tsutomu Miyazaki, The Otaku Murderer, in 1989.
Japanese (kana) Japanese (romaji) English translation; Swearing and general insults; ããã°ã! kutabare! Go to hell! Literally means Drop dead!, from kutabaru (ããã°ã), die, kick the bucket, etc. ãããã¾ã: shinjimae: Drop dead, go to hell. From shinu plus shimau. See What are the chau, cha verb endings? ããããã! kuso kurae! Eat shit! ããã£ãã: kusottare: Literally shit drip ããã¾: kisama: Rude word for you (see also What are the personal pronouns of Japanese?) ã©ã! doke! Get out of the way! ããã¤ãããã¤: koitsu, aitsu: A contemptuous expression for a third party. Either extremely rude, or very familiar. Also a rough way of saying this or that.