24 Does "hai" mean "bye" in Japanese? (The many ways to say "goodbye" in Japanese)

<p>On this episode of <em>Ichimon Japan</em> we ask: Does "hai" mean "bye" in Japanese?</p> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Topics Discussed<br /></strong></h2> <ul> <li>How most people that don't speak Japanese would say "goodbye" in Japanese</li> <li>How <em>sayonara</em>/<em>sayōnara</em> is used fairly infrequently in Japanese</li> <li>Reasons why people in Japan tend not to use sayonara/sayōnara frequently</li> <li>The etymology of sayonara/sayōnara</li> <li>When the first written record of the term that would become sayonara dates to</li> <li>what the literal meaning of <em>sayō dearu naraba is</em></li> <li>Common ways that people say "goodbye" in Japanese</li> <li>The usage of <em>osaki ni shitsurei shimasu</em> when leaving the workplace</li> <li>The literal meaning of osaki ni shitsurei shimasu</li> <li>The meaning of <em>otsukaresama</em></li> <li>How friends in Japan miht say "goodbye" to each other</li> <li>The term <em>baibai</em></li> <li><em>Ittekimasu</em> and <em>itterasshai</em></li> <li>Bubble-era Japanese slang</li> <li>The antiquated slang term <em>baibī</em></li> <li>How baibī was translated into English when <em>Pac-Man</em> was localized for the U.S.</li> <li>What <em>gyaru</em> is</li> <li>Gyaru slang (<em>gyarugo</em>)</li> <li>Using <em>baibaikīn</em> to say goodbye</li> <li>All about Anpanman and Baikinman</li> <li>The massive popularity of Anpanman</li> <li>How Baikinman may be the first gyaru</li> <li>How "hai" can be used to end a verbal interaction (in other words say "goodbye") in Japanese</li> <li>How many people incorrectly assume that "hai" simply means "yes"</li> <li>The misconception that "iie" is simply the Japanese equivalent of "no"</li> <li>The strange way in which "iie" and Japanese in general was used in the old Marvel comics featuring Wolverine in Japan</li> <li>Using hai as a way to signal that you are listening</li> <li>How misunderstanding hai can make answering negative questions in Japanese confusing</li> <li>The importance of learning things in context w