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Revision as of 19:47, 19 April 2011

See Baseball in Japan for general information on baseball in Japan. You may find some relevant terms there.

Regions of Japan

地区選択:

  • 北海道
  • 関東
  • 北陸
  • 中部
  • 東海
  • 関西
  • 四国
  • 中国
  • 九州

Note that 中国 is also the name of China. Saying 中国地区 can clarify that you're talking about the region.

Password

Japanese
ぱすわーどが ちがいます
English
Wrong password
Japanese
おわり
English
End

Before match

  • 大会
  • 高校
  • 一回戦
  • 決勝戦
  • 全国
  • 世界

For some reason, the game spells 高 with the older form 髙. The former is the form you should memorize; the latter is easily recognized whenever it appears.

Before each team's turn at bat

Japanese
1回オモテ KUチームのこうげきです!
English
Top of the first inning. The KU team is on offense!

The game is over

Japanese
しあい しゅうりょうです!
English
The game is over!

Post-game report

This screen, like most of the game, sometimes uses hiragana even where katakana is more appropriate.

Japanese
すぽーつ ですく です
English
This is the sports desk.
Japanese
今日の しあい けっか です。
English
Here are the results of today's game.

If you lost:

Japanese
[name]チーム はいたい です
English
The [name] team lost.

If you won:

Japanese
[name]チーム かちぬき です
English
The [name] team won.

If you won a championship match:

Japanese
[name]チーム の ゆうしょうです
English
The [name] team won the championship.

Regardless of the match outcome:

Japanese
いやあ すごい だせんですね
English
Wow, what a terrific lineup!

If the team won by shutout (opposing team never scored), this is said instead of the above line:

Japanese
いやーみごとに おさえましたね。
English
Wow, they kept [their opponents] in check beautifully.

Here, に turns the adjective 見事 into an adverb.

If there was a home run:

Japanese
つぎは 今日の ホームランです
English
And now for today's home run(s).
Japanese
3回 うら かおり です
English
[It was scored at] the bottom of the third inning by Kaori.
Japanese
それでは また あした
English
That's all for today. See you tomorrow!
Japanese
ぱすわーど [password]
English
Your password is: [password]

Championship screen

Japanese
[name]チーム 優勝
English
The [name] team won the championship!

Teams and player names

TODO - not essential for gameplay, but some have interesting meanings.

TODO - names of pro team players? The two teams after the credits?

Hokkaidou

Shiratori

しらとり, or 白鳥, means "swan". Their players' names seem to be typical female names.

# Japanese Meaning Batting avg. Home runs
1 あい 275 3
2 いつみ 211 5
3 きみこ 302 3
4 みゆき 275 32
5 このか 265 5
6 かおり 250 10
7 りえ 220 1
8 えりか 201 1
D かよ 280 12
D ようこ 243 3
D このみ 279 16
D みさき 222 0
Japanese Meaning ERA
きわこ 376
ことみ 539
みみ 239
みゆき 323

Ohootsuku

Possibly derived from Okhotsk, a Russian city.

TODO

Yukikuni

Their name means "snow land", from + . The players' names are associated with snow.

TODO

Ryuukoku

TODO

Sapporo

Sapporo is the largest city in Hokkaidou.

TODO

Miruku

This means "milk", and the players have dairy-themed names.

TODO

Kantou

TODO

Hokuriku

TODO

Chuubu

TODO

Toukai

TODO

Kansai

TODO

Shikoku

TODO

Chuugoku

TODO

Kyuushuu

TODO

All-American Team

TODO