Alright, I’ve compiled a list of words that are found in Kamigami no Triforce’s game manual. This is most definitely not all of it. I took every word from the game’s prologue (and I’m not even done yet!) and looked up their meanings. This list goes from the creation of Hyrule to the Sealing War.
I’d like to point out some things before we begin:
- I’m listing every word with its kanji (where available, as some words do not have kanji) and its kana in [brackets].
- A semi-colon (;) indicates that the word has a different meaning depending on its context and it is not simply a synonym.
- As you may already know, verbs ending in “ru” may be conjugated differently depending on the verb group to which it belongs. For this reason, I’ll indicate whether it belongs to the Ichidan or Godan groups. Those who attended Japanese classes with me at Goen with Yamada Sensei may not recognize these because we studied verbs differently (and in a more practical way, I might add), so as a reference, Ichidan る verbs are part of Grupo 3 and Godan る verbs are Grupo 2.
Ok, here we go:
歴史 [れきし]: History
先ず [まず]: First of all, to start with, to deflect, almost, anyway, well, now; hardly (with negative verb)
振れる [ふれる]: To lean towards, to deflect, to shake, to swing, to wave. (Ichidan)
触れる [ふれる]: To touch, to be touched, to feel, to violate (the law), to perceive, to be emotionally moved (Ichidan)
民族 [みんぞく]: People, race, nation, folk customs
とされる: …Is considered to…
される: Honorific or passive form of する
語源 [ごげん]: Word root, word derivation, etymology
子孫 [しそん]: Descendants
書物 [しょもつ]: Books
因る [よる]: To come from
寄る [よる]: To visit, to drop by
選る [よる]: To choose, to select
よる: To be caused by
天地 [てんち]: Heaven and Earth, the universe
創造 [そうぞう]: Creation
様子 [ようす]: Aspect, state, appearance
書かれている [かかれている]: It’s written
現れる [あらわれる]: To appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to materialize; to express oneself
昔 [むかし]: Olden days, former
混沌 [こんとん]: Confusion, chaos
として: As (for), by way of, in the role of, in the capacity of
何もない [なにもない]: Nothing, empty
世界 [せかい]: World, society, the universe
降り立つ [おりたつ]: To go down and stand; to alight, to get down （Also 下り立つ）
秩序 [ちつじょ]: Order, regularity, system, method
生命 [せいめい]: Life, existence
染め [そめ]: Dyeing, printing
科学 [かがく]: Science
魔法 [まほう]: Magic, witchcraft, sorcery
与える [あたえる]: To give, to present, to award
逞しい [たくましい]: Burly, strong, sturdy
はう [這う]: To creep, to crawl
あらゆる [有らゆる]: All, every (pre-noun adjectival, usually just written in kana)
生き物 [いきもの]: Living thing, animal
終える [おえる]: To finish
去る [さる]: To leave, go away (Godan)
自ら [みずから]: For one’s self, personally
象徴 [しょうちょう]: Symbol
創世記 [そうせいき]: Genesis
序章 [じょしょう]: Prologue, preface
支配 [しはい]: Rule, control, direction (する)
司どる (Also 司る) [つかさどる]: To rule, to govern, to administer （Godan）
鍛える [きたえる]: To forge, to drill, to temper, to train, to discipline (Ichidan)
紋章 [もんしょう]: Crest, coat of arms
受け継ぐ [うけつぐ]: To inherit, to succeed, to take over
ふさわしい: Appropriate
輝き [かがやき]: Radiance (also a くverb)
選ばれる [えらばれる]: To be elected （Ichidan）
民 [たみ]: Nation, people
それゆえ: Therefore, for that reason, so
感覚 [かんかく]: Sense, sensation
すぐれる [優れる]: To surpass, to Excel, to outstrip （Ichidan）
根付く [ねづく]: To take root, to strike
予言 [よげん]: Prediction, promise, prognostication
伝える [つたえる]: To convey, report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to tell
遺跡 [いせき]: Historic ruins (remains, relics)
ゆかり: Related
まつわる: About, concerning to, to be associated with
天下る [あまくだる]: To descend from Heaven （Godan）
いずこ [何処]: Where, what place （Usually only written in kana alone）
黄金 [おうごん]: Gold
在る，在り [ある、あり]: To be, to live
触れる [ふれる]: To touch, to feel, to experience, to come into contact with, to be emotionally, moved (by); to touch on a subject, to allude to; to be conflicting with, to violate laws and copyright; to proclaim
望み [のぞみ]: Wish, desire, hope
届く [とどく]: To reach, to arrive, to pay attention; to be delivered, to carry (sound)
求め [もとめ]: Request, appeal, claim, demand
高山 [こうさん]: High mountain, alpine
墓 [はか]: Tomb
砂漠 [さばく]: Desert
様々 [さまざま]: Varied, various
情報 [じょうほう]: Information, news; (military) intelligence; gossip
血 [ち]: Blood
流す [ながす]: To drain, to shed (blood, tears), to cruise (taxi)
起こる、起る [おこる]: To occur, to happen
安らか [やすらか]: Peaceful, tranquil, calm
不穏 [ふおん]: Unrest, turbulence
送る [おくる]: To send, to dispatch, to take or escort (a person somewhere)
全く [まったく]: Really, truly, completely, wholly, indeed
偶然 [ぐうぜん]: （By） chance, unexpectedly, suddenly, accident, fortuity
団 [だん]: Group, body, party, company, troupe
よって: （Conjunction） therefore, consequently, accordingly, because of
別 [べつ]: Distinction, difference, particular, separate, extra, exception
黄昏 [たそがれ]: Dusk, twilight
一団 [いちだん]: Body, group, gang
仲間 [なかま]: Company, fellow, colleague, associate, comrade, mate, group, circle of friends, partner
押し分ける [おしわける]: To push aside (Ichidan)
変える [かえる]: To change, to alter, to vary, to convert, to revise, to amend
血みどろ [ちみどろ]: Blood-stained, desperate struggle
割れ [われ]: Broken piece
末 [すえ]: End, close, future, finally, tip, top, trivialities, posterity, youngest child
勝ち残る [かちのこる]: To win and advance to the next round（Godan）
首領 [しゅりょう]: Head, chief, leader, boss
鮮血 [せんけつ]: Fresh blood
汚れる [よごれる]: To get dirty（Ichidan）
精霊 [せいれい]: Spirit, soul, ghost
ささやく [囁く]: To whisper
汝 [なんじ]: Thou, you (archaic)
越える [こえる]: To exceed, to cross, to pass through （Ichidan）
はるか: Far away
遠く [とおく]: Far away, distant place, by far
こだま: Echo; spirit of a tree
続ける [つづける]: To continue
通り [とおり]: Avenue, street, way
魔盗 [まとう]: demon thief
おびやかす: To threaten, to coerce
邪悪 [じゃあく]: Wicked, evil
得る [える]: To get, to gain（Ichidan）
邪気 [じゃき]: Noxious gas, maliciousness
寄せる [よせる]: To collect, to gather, to put aside
出来事 [できごと]: Incident, affair, happening, event
次々 [つぎつぎ]: In succession, one by one
襲う [おそう]: To attack
住む [すむ]: To abide, to reside in, to dwell
賢者 [けんじゃ]: Wise man, sage
騎士 [きし]: Knight
原因 [げんいん]: Cause, origin, source
封印 [ふういん]: Sealed
戦争 [せんそう]: War
命じる [めいじる]: To order, to command, to appoint （Ichidan）
善悪 [ぜんあく]: Good and evil
判断 [はんだん]: Judgment, decision, adjudication, decipherment, divination (Verb する)
善人 [ぜんにん]: Good people
限る [かぎる]: To restrict, to limit, to continue (Godan)
お告げ [おつげ]: Oracle, Divine message
真 [しん]: True, reality, genuineness
扱う [あつかう]: To handle, to deal with, to treat
存在 [そんざい]: Existence, being
事態 [じたい]: Situation, present state of affairs, circumstances
要する [ようする]: To need, to demand, to take (Verb する)
王宮 [おうきゅう]: Royal palace
迫る [0せまる]: To draw near, to press
最大 [さいだい]: Greatest, maximum
悪しき [あしき]: Evilness (pre-noun adjectival)
壮絶 [そうぜつ]: Grand, heroic, sublime
戦う [たたかう]: To fight, to combat, to wage war
繰り広げる [くりひろげる]: To unfold, to unroll, to open (Ichidan)
猛攻 [もうこう]: Fierce attack
身 [み]: Body, main part, oneself, sword
ていし [停止]: Suspension, interruption, ban, stoppage, standstill, deadlock, stalebate, abeyance
盾 [たて]: Shield, escutcheon, pretext, bucker
残念 [ざんねん]: Deplorable, bad luck, regret, disappointment
尽きる [つきる]: To be used up, to be run out, to be consumed, to come to an end（Ichidan）
尽きない: Eternal, everlasting, endless, enduring
命 [いのち]: （Mortal） life
落とす [おとす]: To drop, to lose, to let fall
しまう [仕舞う]: To finish, to close, to do something completely, to put away, to put an end to
完了 [かんりょう]: Completion, conclusion (Verb する)
悪用 [あくよう]: Abuse, misuse, perversion (Verb する)
平和 [へいわ]: Peace, harmony
守る [まもる]: To protect, to obey, to guard, to abide (by the rules) (Godan)
勝利 [しょうり]: Victory, success, win
払う [はらう]: To pay, to brush, to wipe
として: As (for), by way of, in the role of, in the capacity of
後世 [こうせい]: Posterity, future life, life to come
語る [かたる]: To talk, to recite, to tell (Godan)
継ぐ [つぐ]: To succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)
If you find any mistakes, don’t hesitate to let me know. You can contact me via Twitter @TheRockinX. Next time I’m covering the vocabulary from the part of the prologue when Aghanim starts kidnapping maidens, see you then!
Link to part 1: http://rockinx.tumblr.com/post/16335111607/japanese-game-vocabulary-zelda-3-part-1
Link to part 3: http://rockinx.tumblr.com/post/23680307754/japanese-game-vocabulary-zelda-3-part-3
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