A Japanese strategy guide.
This is a list of terms that are commonly seen in the titles or subtitles of Japanese strategy guides. While trying to find all the guides for the various games I like, I've come across scores of them which were only published in Japan. I'm terrible at reading Japanese, and finding kanji is a slow process even with a lookup program (although Japanese OCR has gotten pretty good these days), so I created this list to make it easier to read the titles of guides I come across in the future.
Vocabulary
Kanji |
Romanji |
Translation
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巻末付録 |
kanmatsu furoku |
appendix at the end of the book
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裏 |
ura |
back (related to cheating, similar to "backdoor")
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ブック |
bukku |
book
|
本 |
hon |
book
|
挑戦篇 |
chosen-hen |
challenge
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ワザ大全集 |
waza taizenshu |
complete collection of tricks
|
完結篇 |
kanketsu-hen |
complete version
|
完全攻略 |
kanzen koryaku |
complete walkthrough
|
決定版 |
ketteihan |
definitive edition
|
道場 |
dojo |
dojo (place of learning)
|
版 |
ban |
edition
|
大百科 |
ohyakka |
encyclopedia
|
ゲーム |
gemu |
game
|
ガイド |
gaido |
guide
|
マガジン |
magajin |
magazine
|
完ペキ版 |
kan peki-ban |
perfect version
|
別巻 |
bekkan |
separate volume
|
シリーズ |
shirizu |
series
|
スペシャル |
supesharu |
special
|
増刊 |
zokan |
special edition
|
攻略 |
koryaku |
strategy
|
攻略法 |
koryaku-ho |
strategy method
|
テクニック |
tekunikku |
technique
|
必勝 |
hissho |
winning
|
必勝法 |
hissho-ho |
winning method
|
ヤングセレクション |
yangu serekushon |
young selection
|
大マップ付 |
dai mappu-tsuki |
with large map
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特大マップ付 |
tokudai mappu-tsuki |
with oversized map
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Publishers
Kanji |
Romanji |
Translation
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曙出版 |
Akebono Shuppan |
Akebono Shuppan
|
毎日コミュニケーションズ |
Mainichi Komyunikeshonzu |
Daily Communications
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エンターブレイン |
Entaburein |
Enterbrain
|
双葉社 |
Futabasha |
Futabasha
|
二見書房 |
Futami Shobo |
Futami Shobo
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実業之日本社 |
Jitsugyo no Nihonsha |
Jitsugyo no Nihonsha
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角川書店 |
Kadokawa Shoten |
Kadokawa Shoten
|
勁文社 |
Keibunsha |
Keibunsha
|
講談社 |
Kodansha |
Kodansha
|
ミリオン出版 |
Mirion Shuppan |
Million Publishing
|
任天堂 |
Nintendo |
Nintendo
|
小学館 |
Shogakukan |
Shogakukan
|
徳間書店 |
Tokuma Shoten |
Tokuma Shoten
|
Platforms
Kanji |
Romanji |
Translation
|
ファミコン |
Famikon |
Famicom
|
ファミリーコンピュータ |
Famiri Konpyuta |
Family Computer
|
Popular Video Games
Kanji |
Romanji |
Translation
|
ゼルダの伝説 |
Zelda no Densetsu |
The Legend of Zelda
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リンクの冒険 |
Rinku no Boken |
The Adventure of Link
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