Absorption
Usually used as an attack, this technique allows a person to basically fuse with another person. Majin Buu and Cell would be good examples of this attack.
Adult Division (Tournament)
During the Buu Saga of Dragonball Z, the Adult Division was created for the World Tournament. Instead of having all the kids and adults in the same tournament they split it up into two divisions, the Adult division and the Junior Division.
Air bike
A bike that Bulma rides early in the series. It is fairly fast and can hover a small distance above the ground.
Alternate Timeline
Future Trunks comes from the alternate timeline. Where he came from, the Androids took over and killed lots of people.
Armor
An outfit that protects the wearer from heavy damage. mostly worn by the Saiyans and Frieza’s Henchmen.
Axe
A weapon that has a sharp blade at the end of it. We see Upa carry one around, but he never uses it. Upa and his father Bora, are Indians that guard the bottom of Korin’s Tower.
Badibi’s Spaceship
This is a spaceship owned by Babidi, that he used into a type of game to try to get Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, and Supreme Kai to produce a lot of energy. At each level the Z-Warriors, fight one of Babidi’s henchmen, and if they win, move on to the next level.
Bazooka
A weapon that launches a large rocket. This was used by the Red Ribbon Army on Goku, but to no effect.
Blaster
Frieza arms some of his soldiers with these. It is a handheld gun that fires a weak energy blast.
Bell
Goku took this from Korin and needed it because it was proof that Korin had sent Goku to train under Kami.
Bunny Outfit
Oolong gave Bulma this outfit because her original outfit was dirty and thus un-wearable.
Capsule Corp.(Dyno Cap)
A famous invention of the Brief Family. These small capsules allow the user to keep large objects such as cars, houses and even planes inside them. When clicked and thrown to the ground, the item emerges from a cloud of smoke at it’s full size.
Capsule Corporation
The Brief family business. They are famous for the invention of capsules. This is the family Bulma and Trunks belong to.
Cell Games
This was a tournament created by Cell. Anybody who wished could oppose him, but if they fell out of the ring, died, or was down for 10 seconds they were disqualified. Later during the tournament, all rules were off and it was just a free for all 1 on 1. Gohan eventually killed Cell and thus won the tournament.
Children’s Division (Tournament)
One of the two divisions that was created during the Buu Saga. This division is designed for children only also known as the Junior Division.
Crystal Ball
Baba uses this item to tell fortunes, locate Dragonballs, and sometimes even to watch fights that are happening elsewhere.
Dragon Balls
Seven balls that when gathered, will make almost any wish come true. After the wish(es) are granted, the balls go to the corners of the Earth and you must wait a year to use them again.
Dragon Radar
This device was created by Bulma to detect the location of Dragonballs.
Driving Lessons
Goku and Piccolo had to take a Driving Lesson. The results made Chi Chi incredibly angry.
Egg Shell
An object that Cell hatched from.
Emergency Shut Down Controller
This was a remote control device that was made by Bulma to shut down the Androids. Krillin was about to use it, but decided against it because his love for Android #18. Dr. Gero also had one, but he was destroyed by Android #17 before he could use it.
Energy Extractor
This was used to suck the energy out of Gohan and the energy was then used to hatch Majin Buu.
Energy Meter
This was the meter located on the Energy Extractor that showed how much Energy a person had. It clearly showed Gohan had tons more then the others.
Energy Ball (Ki Ball)
An attack used by Z Fighters very often throughout the series. Attacks such as Kamehameha, Galic Gun and Dodon Ray are examples of these
Fake Namek
When Gohan, Bulma and Krillin landed on what they thought was Planet Namek, they almost got tricked into being deserted on a planet which was in fact: not Namek.
Fighter (Namek)
One of the two classes of Namek. This class is pretty good at fighting. Piccolo and Nail as well as some other Nameks fit into this class.
Frieza’s Pod
A pod that form 1 Frieza sat in most of the time. It hovered a couple inches off the ground and was not nearly as fast as Frieza when he flew.
Frieza’s Ship
A large spaceship Frieza does his orders from. He also sometimes keeps the Dragonballs here, and there is a large glass window in the front which Vegeta eventually broke through.
Full Moon
When the moon is full and a Saiyan happens to have a tail and is looking at the moon… The Saiyan will transform into an ape-like monster called Oozaru.
Full Moon Krillin
Jackie Chun gave Krillin this nickname while he was attempting to turn Man Wolf back into a man.
Fusion
Goku taught Goten and Trunks this technique. It allows two people of similar height and power level to fuse into one body for 30 minutes. The result is a large power increase and a personality clash.
Gameboy
A small portable device that allows the user to play video games on it. Mr. Satan let Buu try this, but after a couple seconds Buu got very frustrated at the game.
Gi
A fighting uniform worn by most of the Z Warriors under Roshi’s guidance.
Ginyu Force
This is Frieza’s emergency elite fighting team. It consists of Captain Ginyu, Jeice, Burter, Guldo and Recoome.
Godly Water
This water is found by Goku and Yajirobe after completing one of Korin’s tasks. This water has a very large risk of killing the drinker, but, if successful in surviving, the drinker will receive a large power increase.
Goku’s House
This house is located out on the country side. Goku and family live there. It is a white house and has a slight spherical shape to it.
Graviton
This is a gravity machine created by Dr. Briefs. Goku and Vegeta often use these for training, using the gravity to their advantage. Sometimes they even break them!
Grenade
General Tao tried to kill Kid Goku with this handheld explosive, but alas, the small object was batted back at Tao, killing him.
King Kai has a test where Goku has to hit Bubbles on the head with a hammer. He succeeds and later has to hit Gregory on the head as well.
Healer (Namek)
Their hands emit a magical power which then heals the victim., the most famous Namekian in the series who harnesses this power is Dende.
Healing Tank
A large ‘container’ per say, that the user rests in to gradually heal their wounds. An example of who used this is Goku and Vegeta during the Frieza Saga.
Heart Virus
This virus killed Goku in Future Trunk’s timeline. In our timeline however, Trunks was able to give Goku a grape flavored medicine that healed him fully.
Heart Virus Antidote
Future Trunks gave Goku this grape flavored medication for his heart disease. Because of the medication, his life was saved.
Hell
This is the horrible place that evil people are sentenced to go when they die. For all eternity they suffer immense pain.
HFIL
In the edited version of the Dub, they call Hell “HFIL”. The abbreviation means “Home for Infinite Losers”.
Hide Ki
A technique mastered by most of the Z Warriors. It allows the user to hide their Ki level from people and/or scouters almost 100%.
Hitchhike
Goku Jr. hitch-hiked a ways to Mount Paozu so he could hunt down a Dragonball.
Holy Water
This ‘Holy Water’ isn’t really holy at all. It is just a trick into getting whoever tries to grab it trained stronger by Korin.
Hyperbolic Time Chamber
This training center located on Kami’s Lookout is incredibly useful. The equivalent of one year on the inside is one year to the outside.
Immortal
If you are immortal, it means that you cannot die. You are invincible. Garlic Jr. successfully made a wish to become immortal, but was later sealed inside the Dead Zone for all eternity.
Island
An island is a small piece of land surrounded by water. Examples of an island are what the Kame House is situated on, and the place where the Androids and Goku went to fight.
Jet Plane
A fast flying vehicle. The one that is probably used the most is owned by Bulma. It’s yellow and is flown to places like Kame House and is also used to get to the Dragonballs faster.
Joke
King Kai has a rule that if you cannot tell him a joke and make him laugh, he will not train you. This was a tough task for Tien Shinhan.
Kame House
This is the house where Master Roshi lives. It is a small house located on a small island. His pupils train there occasionally and the house makes for a good hideout as well.
Kami’s Lookout
This is the lookout that the current Earth Guardian and his assistant, Mr. Popo live in. The Lookout is located far above Korin’s Tower.
Ki
Pronounced “Chi”, This is the energy that flows through everyone and if harnessed correctly, it can create powerful energy attacks capable of destroying even the strongest of warriors.
King Cold’s Ship
After Frieza was found decapitated floating in space, King Cold took him onto his ship and a team of surgeons built Frieza into cyborg. The ship later landed on Earth. Frieza and King Cold failed to destroy earth, thanks to Future Trunks and the ship was destroyed.
Lost Orphans
When young Gohan tried to escape from Piccolo’s harsh training, he got cought up in a storm and his ship was wrecked. He was found washed up on the shore by a group or orphans, who soon became close friends of his.
Machine Gun
A rapid fire gun, mainly seen used by Launch.
Magic Carpet
Instead of flying, Mr. Popo uses a Magic Carpet to efficiently get around.
Magician
The name given to Chiaotzu when he rigged the draw at the tournament and when he used to be Emperor.
Magic Seal
This seal was put on Buu’s egg so he would not be able to hatch. However, he eventually did hatch because the seal was broken, when Babidi showed up.
Mighty Mouse
Yamcha used to use this car when he was a bandit in the desert.
Music Box
This box was used to seal up Tapion and Hildegarn. An old wizard named Hoi tricked Gohan into using the Dragonballs to wish for the box to open, thus, releasing the creatures.
Namek
This is a large planet that was traveled to by Frieza, Goku and other Z Warriors and villains. The planet has 3 suns so it never gets dark. The planet is basically made up of millions of small islands surrounded of course by water. A race of creatures called the Namekians live on this planet, Piccolo and Dende belong to this race.
Namekian Spaceship
This spaceship was used by Bulma, Krillin, and Gohan to travel to Namek in. The ship was originally Piccolo’s (Kami), and is how he was able to come to Earth, but he allowed them to use it.
New Namek
This planet is where the Nameks lived after their original planet got destroyed by Frieza.
Nimbus
This was a flying cloud given to Goku by Master Roshi. Whomever rides it must have a pure heart or else they will fall right through the cloud. Later in the series, Goku doesn’t use the Nimbus much since he can fly instead. He eventually gives it to Gohan, and when Gohan grows up, gives it to Goten.
Ocarina
This instrument was used by Tapion to force Hidelgarn to go back into Tapion.
Oolong’s Caravan
This Caravan was summoned with the power of a capsule. Goku, Oolong and Bulma all lived inside of it until it was destroyed by Yamcha and his Panzer Faust.
Otherworld Tournament
This was a tournament held by Grand Kai in the Afterlife. Works just about the same as the World Tournaments, but only had participants that lived in the Afterlife. Grand Kai said whoever wins the tournament, will get a chance to train and fight with him. However, when Grand Kai saw how strong the fighters were, he made up an excuse that disqualified Goku (the winner), thus no one won.
Papaya Island
This is where the Tenkaichi Budoukai (World Tournament) is held. The event usually happens every three years on May 7th.
Panties
For Master Roshi and Oolong, these are their favorite part of Women’s clothing.
Plane
A flying vehicle.
Police
These are the men and women who try their best to put the criminals in jail.
Pornography
This is probably Master Roshi’s favorite hobby in the world, maybe even more than fighting. He spends countless hours of the day looking at it.
Potara Earrings
If the earring is worn by two different people on opposite ears, the two people fuse together permanently. They get a large increase in power, and their personality is usually a lot different, as well.
Power Up
Used by many fighters throughout the series, when they Power Up they get a large increase in power, and it also usually involved a lot of screaming.
PP Candy
A joke candy that causes whoever eats it to have horrible diarrhea whenever the words “Pee Pee” are said, or in the case of the dub “Piggy”.
Punching Machine
During the 25th Tenkaichi Budoukai (World Tournament), so many participants entered they used something called a punching machine instead of the preliminary rounds to decide which fighters move on. When you punch the machine a number is shown, and the participants with the highest numbers move on.
Quiet
Fighters use silence to detect other fighters who move too fast to be seen.
Red Ribbon Army
An army in search of the Dragon Balls, with the plan to wish for world domination. However, the ruler of the army only wanted to wish to be taller.
Satan City
A city named after Hercule Satan who everyone thinks saved the city by defeating countless villains
Senzu Bean
A small bean that can completely replenish anyone’s strength and heal most wounds within second after eating.
Shape Shifters
Creatures who can change shape or form. Examples of this are Oolong and Puar. Oolong cheated on his test in school so can only do it for about 5 minutes.
Soul Cleanser
A machine used in the Afterlife to cleanse people’s souls. It has to be regularly cleaned by a staff member, who is eventually possessed by the machine.
Space pod
A small spherical vehicle used mostly by Frieza’s Henchmen to travel through space. Goku uses this machine to escape Planet Namek seconds before it explodes.
Spaceship
A large ship used to travel through space, mostly seen used by Frieza and his henchmen.
Spacesuit
A suit that is used to allow people to survive in space. The suit provides oxygen and there is usually a cord attached to the ship so the person doesn’t go off into space for eternity.
Spear
This was used by Dabura to try to kill Majin Buu. It went straight through his fat stomach and did no real damage whatsoever.
Spice Boys
Garlic Junior’s henchmen.
Tapion’s Sword
A sword that Tapion gave to Kid Trunks at the end of Dragon Fist Assault, and is used throughout Dragonball Z.
Tenkaichi Budoukai
The Tenkaichi Budoukai is a tournament where the best fighters from around the world, compete to see who is the greatest among themselves. The tournament is (usually) held every 3 years at Papaya Island on May 7th.
Time Machine
This is a machine used by Future Trunks to go (you guessed it) back, or forward in time. However, after a couple uses the machine must charge so it can get it’s energy back.
Transformation
These happen throughout Dragonball, Z, And GT. Some of the people who have transformed are: Frieza, Cell, Saiyans, Buu, Baby, and many more. When these transformations occur, the fighter will receive a new appearance and stronger power.
Trunks’ Sword
Future Trunks uses this weapon to kill many of his enemies. He broke his sword when he tried hitting Android #18 with it. (Note: This is not the sword Tapion gave Chibi Trunks. This is a different sword.)
Van (Tournament)
Goku and Tien both were flying out of the ring at a fast speed during the World Martial Arts Tournament. Tien was slightly ahead of Goku, but Goku hit a van which caused him to bounce and hit the ground faster. Since Goku had hit the ground first, Tien was declared the winner of the tournament.
Weighted Clothes
These kinds of clothes are used to allow fighters to train much harder, and increase their speed and strength. The greatest of the effect comes only when these clothes are taken off.
Weights
Often used in the Afterlife combined with stronger gravity (i.e. King Kai’s planet), weights are used in more ways then one. Most unusually is wearing weights (not as clothing, but having them tied to you).
Yamcha’s Panzer Faust
A bazooka used by Yamcha to blow up Oolong’s RV, and temporarily knock Bulma unconscious so he could fight Goku (Yamcha is scared of pretty girls).
Yajirobe’s Car
This is a hover car owned by Yajirobe. It can easily travel across water and land at a fast speed.
Z Sword
A fairly large and heavy sword Gohan trained with while on the Planet of the Kais. As part of the training Gohan tried to cut through a cube of the strongest metal in the universe, only to have the sword brake in half. We later find out the sword was used to enhance your strength, it wasn’t meant for cutting objects.
Z Warriors
Also known as The Z Soldiers, these are people who are the main fighters we see help Earth. They include Goku, Gohan, Piccolo, Tien, Krillin, Vegeta and sometimes other people will join in to help.
