Yesterday I received my Japanese "New" Nintendo 3DS in the mail, and I got a couple games with it. One of them was Super Smash Bros, or in Japanese 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ.
Today we'll be dissecting the basic page of the instructions manual and maybe you'll pick up some new vocabulary. I know I did. Also, I just want to say that I'm not an expert at Japanese at the time of writing this post, so I won't be able to provide 100% perfect translations, but I won't share anything that I know I can't be certain is correct.
Alright then, let's start with the big white text in the top left of the manual: 基本アクション
The kanji (基本) is read as (きほん) or (kihon) and it means "standard." The katakana loan word that follows means "action", (read as akushon) so it's pretty easy to translate the heading as "standard actions." Moving on.
The Control Stick
It says that there are two methods of input for the controller. To figure this out, I had to look up the meaning of 入力, (にゅうりょく) (nyuuryoku) and I found out that it means to input, such as inputting data entry. In this case, it's input on the controller. Some more vocabulary: 方法 (ほうほう) (houhou) = method.
So after reading the sentence, (Control Stick) は２つの入力方法があります, I concluded that it means there are two ways to use the control stick. Now let's see what else we can figure out.
普通 (ふつう) (futsuu) = general, ordinary, usual. So 普通に入力 most likely means general input, which would be just moving the control stick left or right. The other option is はじく which means to flip, snap, or flick. In this scenario, it's referring to moving the control stick swiftly.
移動 (いどう) (idou) = removal, migration, or movement. Since this is above the control stick options, it's safe to assume that we're using the last meaning for this word. However, it would be useful to remember the other meanings as well.
歩く (あるく) (aruku) = walk. This is what it says for basic control stick movement.
しゃがむ (shagamu) = squat, crouch. This is the option for when you move the control stick down.
ダッシュ = dash. This is for when you move the control stick quickly.
ジャンプ = jump. This is for when you move the control stick up. It also says that X and Y buttons work for jumping, too.
足場 (あしば) (ashiba) = foothold
下りる (おりる) (oriru) = descend.
足場から下りる shows up for when you push the control stick down. It means to descend from (から) a foothold.
The L button is used for the grip/grapple attack, and the Japanese word is つかみ (tsukami).
The R button is used for the shield, and the word for shield is a loan word, シールド (shiirudo).
The D pad is to taunt or appeal to your opponents, and the vocabulary word is アピール (appeal).
The Start button is to pause the game, and the loan word for "pause" is ポーズ (poozu) which can also mean to pose. In this case, it's obvious that it means to pause the game.
X and Y can be used for the air jump, 空中ジャンプ.
空中 (くうちゅう) (kuuchuu) = air/sky
The A button is used for your attacks, 攻撃 (こうげき) (kougeki).
The weak attack, 弱攻撃 (じゃくこうげき) (jyakukougeki) is carried out when you just press the A button.
Moving the control stick in various directions and pressing A uses your 強攻撃 (きょうこうげき) (kyoukougeki) which is your "strong" attack.
The smash attack can be performed with the new C stick on the newest 3DS, and "smash" is written as スマッシュ just like it is in the title of the game.
The B button is for special moves, and the vocabulary word is 必殺ワザ (ひっさつワザ) (hissatsuwaza).
It also says that for details on specific characters, please look at their introductions, which are also included in the manual. However, this post is long enough already, so that's all I'm going to do this time.
Did I make a mistake somewhere? Was this vocabulary lesson helpful? Do you want to see more content like this? Feel free to leave a comment below and follow this blog. You can even add me to your Google+ circles if you want. I still consider myself to be an upper beginner/early intermediate Japanese student, but I plan to bring more to this blog as I become better at Japanese. For the most part, I'm going to stick with updates on my progress and the Japanese Level Up method that I'm using to learn Japanese. Lessons like this won't be too often, but I thought it was a good way to gather all of my notes and put them in one location for anyone to use.
Until next time,
Adam
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