List of Japanese strategy guide terms

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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
巻末付録 kanmatsu furoku appendix at the end of the book
ura back (related to cheating, similar to "backdoor")
ブック bukku book
hon book
挑戦篇 chosen-hen challenge
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)
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
特大マップ付 tokudai mappu-tsuki with oversized map

Publishers

Kanji Romanji Translation
曙出版 Akebono Shuppan Akebono Shuppan
毎日コミュニケーションズ Mainichi Komyunikeshonzu Daily Communications
エンターブレイン Entaburein Enterbrain
双葉社 Futabasha Futabasha
二見書房 Futami Shobo Futami Shobo
実業之日本社 Jitsugyo no Nihonsha Jitsugyo no Nihonsha
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
リンクの冒険 Rinku no Boken The Adventure of Link