Japanese - Ask questions thread

Basically if you have a question about the language, ask it and fellow 4channers might see it and answer it for you.

To start it off. When an animate object (iru) dies, is it considered inanimate(aru)?

What are all the really popular words that the crazy Japanese use besides English/Japanese?

Like one really popular one is Tres bien, which I think means Very  Good in French, then I think there's la'coup or some shit (which is probably wrong) which I think is along the lines of overthrowing a government