"American joke"; a joke exhibiting American humor that does not translate well into a Japanese context / Japanese culture

to say, to tell somebody / to call, to name, to give a name / to cry, to call, to make a noise (such as an animal)

past tense and perfective aspect of 言う (iu, yū) [godan]

nonetheless, although, be that as it may

in other words; what I (you, etc.) mean is

to startle; to surprise; to astonish

(historical, archaic) the red-light district in modern-day Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo

everything

(colloquial) current boyfriend

(slang) Alternative form of 彼氏 (kareshi, “boyfriend”)