Common Japanese Terms
anime - Japanese term for an animated series.
bishoujo - Japanese word for a young, pretty girl.
hiragana - Simplified way of writing in Japanese.
kanji - Complex Japanese written characters.
katakana - Japanese characters used exclusively for foreign words.
manga - Japanese word for comic.
miko - Japanese term for a priestess who works in a Shinto shrine.
romanization - The English spelling for a word originally written in Japanese characters.
senshi - Japanese word for soldier, warrior.
Specific Sailor Moon Terms
Ginzuishou - Translates into "mystical silver crystal," Sailor Moon's source of power.
Inner Senshi - Fan-made term referring to Sailor Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and sometimes Chibi-Moon.
Outer Senshi - Fan-made term referring to Sailor Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Saturn.
Silver Millennium - The past ruled by Queen Serenity, or the future, ruled by Neo-Queen Serenity.
Talismans - The Space Sword, Deep Aqua Mirror and Garnet Orb.
Sailor Moon Anime Seasons
Sailor Moon - The first season of the 90's anime, inspired by Dark Kingdom arc of manga.
Sailor Moon R - The second season of the 90's anime, inspired by Black Moon arc of manga.
Sailor Moon S - The third season of the 90's anime, inspired by Infinity arc of manga.
Sailor Moon SuperS - The fourth season of the 90's anime, inspired by Dream arc of manga.
Sailor Moon Sailor Stars - The fifth and final season of the 90's anime, inspired by Stars arc of manga.
Sailor Moon Crystal - The upcoming 2014 anime reboot, based closely on original manga series.
Sailor Moon Manga Story Arcs
Dark Kingdom - The first story arc; Inner senshi vs Queen Metalia and the Dark Kingdom.
Black Moon - Second story arc; Inner senshi vs future Black Moon clan.
Infinity - Third story arc; Inner & Outer senshi vs Pharaoh 90 and the Death Busters.
Dream - Fourth story arc; Inner & Outer senshi vs Queen Nehelenia and the Dead Moon Circus.
Stars - Fifth story arc; Inner, Outer senshi & Starlights vs Sailor Galaxia and Chaos.