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Originally Posted by lizzey
Honto(really) is one of my favorite Japanese words.
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As well as what yuriyuri said, 本当(hontou) does not mean really. It means truth. 本当に(hountou ni) means truly (which pretty much also means really).
Anyway, I'm not sure about my favorite word. I don't know what my favorite word in English is but I have only the selection of the coming on 1,000 or so words I know in Japanese making it easier than the tens of thousands I probably know in English (so many more Japanese words to learn :S).
Here's a few of the many words which I like for some reason or other.
日本(nihon) - This means Japan. Because I love Japan.
空気(kuuki) - This means Air. I remembered this easy because it sounds similar the English word cookie.
歩く(aruku) - This is a verb meaning 'to walk'. It allowed the Totoro opening to be one of the first Japanese songs I understood some of.