Glossary

This page is filled with very important terms to understand puns and jokes that revolve around Shuzo Matsuoka's character and other pages. Many of them involve fire and heat, due to his hot-blooded personality, and others, such as emotions, food, plants, and direct quotes from the man himself.

Direct Quotes/From Direct Quotes

 * もっと、熱くなれよぉおおおおおおおお！！！ (Motto, atsuku nare yo~ooooooooo!, "Be more passionate!" Lit. "Become more hot!")
 * 諦めんなよ！ (Akiramen na yo!, "Don't give up!")
 * 一番になるって言っただろ / ナンバー1 (Ichiban ni naru tte ittadaro/Nanbaa wan, "You said you'd be the best" / "Number one")
 * 俺だってこのマイナス10度のところ、しじみがトゥルルって頑張ってんだよ！ (Ore datte kono mainasu juu-do no tokoro, shijimi ga to~ururu tte ganbatte nda yo!, "Look at me, it's -10 degrees and I'm here harvesting Asiatic clams!")
 * Shijimi (シジミ / 蜆 / Also spelt 443) is the Japanese word for Corbiculidae, a family of clams in the mollusc order Venerida. They are known commonly as basket clams
 * Tururu (トゥルル / とぅるる) is the comedic katakana spelling of 採れる (Toreru, "To be harvested") due to Shuzo's pronunciation


 * Never☆Give☆Up
 * 本気 (Honki, "Seriousness")
 * 今日からお前は！富士山だ！！ (Kyou kara omae wa! Fujisanda!!, "From today on, you are! Mount Fuji!")
 * Mount Fuji (富士山, Fujisan) is the highest mountain in Japan, it symbolises formidability and grace


 * できる！ できる！ 絶対にできるんだから！ (Dekiru! Dekiru! Zettai ni dekiru ndakara!, "You can do it! You can do it! Because you absolutely can!")
 * 気にすんなよ. くよくよすんなよ. 大丈夫、どうにかなるって. Don't worry！ Be happy！ (Ki ni sun na yo. Kuyokuyo sun na yo. Daijoubu, dounika naru tte. Don' t worry! Be happy!, "Don't worry about it. Don't dwell on it. It's going to be okay, you'll figure it out. Don't worry! Be happy!")
 * みんな！竹になろうよ (Min'na! Take ni narou yo, "Everybody! Let's become bamboo")
 * 崖っぷちだと思っているあなた. 諦めようとしてるんじゃないですか？無理だと思ってるんじゃないですか？何言ってんだよ！その崖っぷちが、最高のチャンスなんだぜ！自分の全ての力を、出し切れるんだから！崖っぷち！ありがとう！！最高だぁ！ (Gakeppuchida to omotte iru anata. Akirameyou to shi teru n janaidesu ka? Murida to omotteru n janaidesu ka? Nani itte nda yo! Sono gakeppuchi ga, saikou no chansuna nda ze! Jibun no subete no chikara o, dashikireru ndakara! Gakeppuchi! Arigatou! Saikou da~a!, "You think you're on the cliff edge. You're trying to give up, aren't you? You think it's impossible, don't you? What are you talking about?! That cliff edge is the best chance you've got! You can give it everything you've got! Cliff edge! Thank you! You're the best!")
 * 一所懸命 (Isshokenmei, "With utmost effort")
 * 馬耳東風 (Bajitoufuu, "Utter indifference")
 * Also heard as Serious Tofu (マジ豆腐, Maji toufu) and can be read literally as "Horse-eared Eastern Wind"
 * 北京だって頑張ってるんだから！ (Pekin datte ganbatteru ndakara!, "Even Beijing is trying!")
 * Shuzo travelled to the Chinese capital during its 2008 Olympics to support the Japanese team and to also create more video messages. Also the name of an animation company


 * イワナ見習ってみろよ (Iwana minaratte miro yo, "You should take a lesson from char")
 * Iwana (イワナ / 岩魚) is the Japanese word for Salvelinus, a genus of salmonid fish often called char or charr; some species are called "trout". Also heard as Iwana Minaratte Michelo (イワナ＝ミナラッテ＝ミケロ, Iwana - Minaratte - Mikero)


 * お米食べろ！ (Okome tabero!, "Eat rice!")
 * 白米 (Hakumei) is also used for "rice"
 * いや何の意味も無いよね～ (Iya nani no imi mo nai yo ne~, "No, it doesn't make any sense")
 * Shuzo's impression of the Chinese people's "art of making tea" when he went to Beijing. Immediately afterwards, he added, "That's what's good about it," but the audience laughed loudly


 * これで賃貸？ (Kore de chintai?, "Is this a rental?")
 * のどごしパラダイス！ (Nodogoshi Paradaisu!, "Down the Throat Paradise!")
 * The "chin" part is usually edited to make Shuzo say ちんちん (Chinchin, Penis)


 * あはぁ～ん (A ha~a~n, "Aha~a~n")
 * This is how he would describe someone who's anxious with words


 * わはぁ〜 (Waha~a~, "Waha~n~")
 * Robert's exclamation, which he shouted briefly when Shuzo suddenly brought up a subject


 * 静かだぁぁぁぁぁぁ！ (Shizukada~a~a~a~a~a~a!, "It's so quiet!")
 * The words Shuzo suddenly shouted on a quiet beach (lake shore?). It's too loud


 * めちゃめちゃイケてまーす (Mechamecha ikete maasu, "It's so cool!")
 * ウィンブルドン (U~inburudon, "Wimbledon")
 * The famous tennis tournament in England. It's famous for hosting the World Tennis Championships. Shuzo won the last eight of the same tournament here in 1995


 * 全員修造！ (Zen'in Shūzō!, "We are Shuzo!")
 * Catchphrase for the PSP game "Everybody's Tennis Portable"

Fire

 * 火 (Hi, Fire)
 * 火災 (Kasai, Conflagration)
 * 火炎 / 火焔 (Kaen, Flame)
 * 火気 (Kaki, Fire)
 * 炎 (Honou, Blaze)
 * 炎上 (Enjou, Deflagration)
 * 熱 (Netsu, Heat)
 * 熱い / 暑い (Atsui, Hot)
 * 熱気 / 熱風 (Nekki/Neppuu, Hot air)
 * 熱血 (Nekketsu, Hot blood)
 * 燃焼 (Nenshou, Combustion/Burning)
 * 燃え (Moe, Burning)
 * 暖 (Dan, Warm)
 * 暖かい (Attakai, Warm)
 * 大火 (Taika, Great fire)
 * 太陽 (Taiyou, Sun)
 * 灼熱 (Shakunetsu, Scorching heat)
 * 気温 (Kion, Atmospheric temperature)
 * 湯気 (Yuge/Yuki, Steam)
 * 引火 (Inka, Catching fire)
 * 発火 (Hakka, Ignition)
 * 業火 (Gouka, Hellfire)
 * Goukaloid
 * 焼 (Yaki, Grilled)
 * 灯 (Akari, Light)
 * 焔 (Homura, Flame)
 * ほかほか / ホカホカ (Hokahoka, Steaming hot)
 * めらめら / メラメラ (Meramera, Bursting into flames)
 * ぽかぽか / ポカポカ (Pokapoka, Feel warm)
 * ヒート (Hiito, Heat)
 * フレイム (Fureimu, Flame)
 * バーニング (Baaningu, Burning)

Characters

 * Shuzo Matsuoka (松岡修造, Matsuoka Shuzo)
 * The Fire Fairy, no need for an explanation. The cause of global warming
 * Robert (ロバート, Robaato)
 * He's an American living in San Fransico. He appeared in the making-of video for "Kuishinbo Banzai" featuring Shuzo. in which Shuzo appears, "And here. Robert, three, two, one, five seconds in Japanese!" Shuzo asked him to do it in a mysterious voice (for three seconds). He then pulled down the "Robert's Future Potential" tag, creating a whirlwind in the Shuzo videos, which had no sub-characters


 * Yuka Kamebuchi (亀渕友香, Kamebuchi Yuka)
 * Gospel teacher who appeared on TV Asahi's "Shuzo Gakuen VII". In Shuzo's official message, "To the person who wants to be the best, part 3," he responded to the pretense of "From today on, you are!" with his well-trained and beautiful voice. He even waved his arms in the air


 * Kaiguys (海外ズ, Kaigaizu)
 * A duo of foreigners who debuted like a comet at the Matsuoka Birthday Festival in 2009. Their Japanese skills are good, but somehow their English is awkward, and they makes mistakes in their last words of wisdom, making him one of the most surreal MAD material. They often imitate Shuzo. They have recently become addicted to playing games (New Mario Bros. Wii). In their live action videos, Shuzo's stories are still alive and well. They are a duo who speak fluent Japanese and love Japanese culture. They are often thought of as not being fluent in English, but they are from an English-speaking country, so naturally they can speak English
 * Jeshii - He is in charge of the third person. He has a shaved head. From the video, we can see that he has a wife and children
 * R - In charge of handsome men. He's a manly man and has a very strong character. He came to Japan and did some filming in Akihabara

Others

 * Manager (マネージャー, Maneejaa)
 * Manager of Shuzo Matsuoka. Her last name is Sakuma. She blackmailed Shuzo when he was fooling around on Monkey Rock, a famous spot in Iki. Reflect on yourself, reflect!


 * Gourmand Staff (食いしん坊スタッフ, Kuishinbou Sutaffu)
 * All the staff of Fuji Television Network's "Matsuoka Shuzo no Kishinbou! Banzai". They always have a hard time with Shuzo, who eats the food even though they haven't finished filming


 * Behind Robert (ロバートの後ろ, Robaato no Ushiro)
 * The person smiling behind Robert. One of the Nico Nico Douga Behind Four Heavenly Kings, whose details are unknown


 * Old Man (おじいさん, Ojii-san)
 * An old man soaking in a bath in "For Those of You Who Want to Be Number One, Part 2". He also appeared in the commercial for Konaka's shower clean suit, "Public Bath Version"


 * Kashiwagi-san (柏木さん, Kashiwagi-san)
 * Shuzo expressed his gratitude for 2008, but his voice, and even his appearance, are all a mystery


 * Shuhei (修平, Shūhei)
 * In "Shuzo's Home Visit! Kurtoga Version". While practicing kanji, Shuzo appeared from his bed in his room


 * Akane (茜, Akane)
 * In "Shuzo's Home Visit! Alpha Gel Version". Shuzo suddenly appears from the window of her room on the 6th floor, and is surprisingly happy to see him


 * University Student (大学生, Daigakusei)
 * In "Shuzo's House Visit! Shift Edition". When he dropped his mechanical pencil on the floor, Shuzo appeared from under the desk


 * Dove (鳩, Hato)
 * A pigeon attached to a clock in the "Shuzo's Home Visit!" series, and is sometimes used in MAD videos


 * Shuzo Utsuoka (鬱岡修造, Utsuoka Shuzo)
 * A dangerous man who makes the viewer's heart go cold and depressed. His appearance is very similar to that of Shuzo Matsuoka, and some people believe that he is the real Shuzo Matsuoka, but he has refused to comment


 * Old Man 2 (おじいさん２, Ojii-san 2)
 * Enjoyed playing Kinoshita volleyball with Shuzo in "For Those of You Who are Blessed"

Entertainers, athletes, etc.

 * Emiko Taguchi ((now Matsuoka), 田口恵美子(現姓松岡), Taguchi Emiko (Gen sei Matsuoka))
 * Wife of Shuzo Matsuoka. Former TV Tokyo announcer


 * UNO Girls (UNOガールズ, UNO Gaaruzu)
 * Seven gravure idols who appeared in the UNO antiperspirant spray commercial with Shuzo (Saki Seto/Saya Kazuki/Rie Katou/Kana Kurashina/Mayuko Iwasa/Misako Yasuda/Mami Yamasaki). Incidentally, the concept of the aforementioned commercial was "Gravure Idols VS Shuzo Matsuoka, which do you want to see? That's the question!" was a challenging one. In addition, all seven of them are past Miss Magazines


 * Takashi Okamura (岡村隆史, Okamura Takashi)
 * Formed the comedy duo "Ninety Nine" with Hiroyuki Yabe. He completed Shuzo's 10,000 ball training on Mecha-Ike and gained a hot heart


 * Ai Sugiyama (杉山愛, Sugiyama Ai) / Kimiko Date (伊達公子, Date Kimiko)
 * Female tennis players who have interacted with Shuzo. In particular, Ai Sugiyama faced off against Okamura in Mecha-Ike, and played doubles with Shuzo in a Tunnels' Sports Special


 * Miwa Asao (浅尾美和, Asao Miwa)
 * Female beach volleyball player who performed with Shuzo in a commercial for Lotte's ice cream "Coolish"


 * Yukie Nakama (仲間由紀恵, Nakama Yukie)
 * Popular actress who was chosen with Shuzo as the image character for Panasonic products. Before that, they also worked together on Lotte's "Xylitol Gum"


 * Aiko Uemura (上村愛子, Uemura Aiko) / Mao Asada (浅田真央, Asada Mao)
 * Female athletes who co-starred with Shuzo in Lotte's Vancouver Olympics support commercial. Mao Asada is Shuzo's favourite


 * Sanma Akashiya (明石家さんま, Akashiya Sanma)
 * Co-starred with Shuzo in a Nintendo Wii commercial. In addition to that, Shuzo also appeared in his own regular program "Sanma's Super Karakuri TV". He said that it was very hot


 * Eiji Wentz (ウエンツ瑛士, Uentsu Eiji)
 * A male talent who MCs with Shuzo on Shuzo's regular program "Nekketsu! Honki Oendan" with Shuzo as MC. There are other men who have inherited Shuzo's will, called "cheering people"

WIP

Min-Teni Relations

 * Michael (マイケル, Maikeru)
 * Mannequin of a boy partnering with Shuzo in a Everyone's Tennis School course video. He's treated badly


 * Masato Kawasaki (川崎真人, Kawasaki Masato) / Mako Satou (佐藤真子, Satou Mako) / Yota Mizozoe (溝添陽太, Mizozoe Yōta) / Yuka (結花, Yuka)
 * A group of four men and women playing Min-Teni Portable in a lecture video. Mako Satou has bobbed hair and Yuka has a ponytail. No difference for the guys


 * Mr. Rabbit/Mr. Turtle/Mr. Musical Note
 * They appeared in the "Supplementary Training" section of the course video. No particular explanation

Emotions/Actions

 * 情熱 (Jounetsu, Passion)
 * 熱情 (Netsujou, Passion)
 * パッション (Passhon, Passion)
 * 応援 (Ōen, Cheering)
 * 元気 (Genki, Energy)
 * エネルギー (Enerugii, Energy)
 * 鬱 / 鬱病 (Utsu/Utsubyou, Depression)
 * Shuzo Utsuoka


 * 騒音 (Souon, Noise)
 * S-ON!

Other

 * テニス / 庭球 (Tenisu/Teikyuu, Tennis)
 * サーブ (Saabu, Serve)
 * A serve in tennis is a shot to start a point.


 * クルトガ (Kurutoga, Kuru Toga)
 * The Kuru Toga pen engine rotates the lead every time the lead touches the paper, leading to even lead wear and creating a constant sharp point
 * ユニαゲル (Uni arufa geru, Uni Alpha Gel)
 * The Alpha-Gel grip is designed to be easy and comfortable to hold for periods, and the 40mm long, 12mm diameter grip is nice and squishy up to a point, then firms up
 * シフト (Shifuto, Shift)
 * The Shift mechanical pencil uses bayonet-action telescopic barrel locks the lead sleeve out for action or away for protection


 * UNO (ウーノ)
 * A Japanese deodorant company that Shuzo has worked with


 * KONAKA (コナカ)
 * a Japanese men's clothing company that Shuzo has worked with