Operation Wolf/ja-en

This translation is intended for people who already know English and are learning Japanese. It is not intended to be used to learn English, because the sentences in English may use strange or awkward wording in order to illustrate the vocabulary and grammar of the original Japanese.

This transcript is for the arcade version. Other versions may differ.

The Japanese in this game tends to be concise, much like newspaper headlines. Hence, sometimes particles will be omitted. As is fitting for military instructions, the game frequently uses the plain imperative form, which is uncommon in normal speech.

Game intro

Japanese

作戦開始！　人質救出せよ！

Reading

さくせん　かいし！　ひとじち　きゅうしゅつせよ！

English

Operation initiated! Rescue the hostages!

Level select

Japanese

進路を銃でセレクトせよ！

Reading

しんろを　じゅうで　セレクトせよ！

English

Select your course using the gun.

Level name	Reading	Meaning	Objective	Reading	Meaning
通信所	つうしんじょ	Communications site	妨害	ぼうがい	Obstruction
ジャングル		Jungle	報告	ほうこく	Information
部落	ぶらく	Small village	休息	きゅうそく	Rest
弾薬庫	だんやくこ	Powder magazine	弾薬	だんやく	Ammunition
収容所	しゅうようじょ	Camp	目的	もくてき	Objective
空港	くうこう	Airport	脱出	だっしゅつ	Getaway

Communications site

Japanese

敵の交信を断ち、増員を防げ！

Reading

てきの　こうしんを　たち、ぞういんを　ふせげ！

English

Cut the enemy's communications and prevent an increase of personnel!

Japanese

通信所破壊成功！ 敵は救援を呼べなくなった。

Reading

つうじんじょ　はかい　せいこう！　てきは　きゅうえんを　よべなくなった。

English

Communications site destruction successful! The enemy became unable to call reinforcements.

Jungle

Japanese

敵から収容所の位置を聞き出せ！

Reading

てきから　しゅうようじょの　いちを　かきだせ！

English

Extract the location of the camp from the enemy!

Japanese

敵から収容所の位置を聞き出した。

Reading

てきから　しゅうようじょの　いちを　かきだした。

English

Extracted the location of the camp from the enemy.

Village

Japanese

敵を倒して　休息せよ！

Reading

てきを　たおして　きゅうそくせよ！

English

Defeat the enemy and rest.

Japanese

部落解放！　ダメージ回復

Reading

ぶらく　かいほう！　ダメージ　かいふく。

English

The village is freed! Recovery from damage.

At this point we must note the perils of translation without context. The official English version mistranslated this as "The village is freed and recovered from damages." That would seem to be a reasonable translation, except you heal more than usual after this level -- the intention is that you recover from damage.

Powder magazine

Japanese

弾薬を奪え！

Reading

だんやくを　うばえ！

English

Steal ammunition!

Japanese

弾薬庫襲撃成功！　弾薬を補給した。

Reading

だんやくこ　しゅうげき　せいこう！　だんやくを　ほきゅうした。

English

Powder magazine raid successful! Replenished ammunition.

Camp

Japanese

人質５人。救出せよ！

Reading

ひとじち　ごにん。きゅうしゅつせよ！

English

There are five prisoners. Rescue them!

Japanese

人質救出成功！

Reading

ひとじち　きゅうしゅつ　せいこう！

English

Hostage rescue successful!

Airport

Japanese

人質を飛行機に乗せて脱出せよ！

Reading

ひとじちを　ひこうきに　のせて　だっしゅつせよ！

English

Put the hostages on the plane and make your getaway!

Japanese

脱出成功！

Reading

だっしゅつ　せいこう！

English

Getaway successful!

Japanese

人質５人救出成功！

Reading

ひとじち　ごにん　きゅうしゅつ　せいこう！

English

Rescued 5 hostages!

Spotted by enemy

Japanese

アクシデント！　移動中、敵に発見された！

Reading

アクシデント！　いどうちゅう、てきに　はっけんされた！

English

Warning! While in transit, you were spotted by the enemy!

TODO - verify 中 is ちゅう here

Warnings

Japanese

ダメージ切れ　あとわずか！

Reading

ダメージきれ　あと　わずか！

English

Few damage pieces left

TODO - 切れ

The "damage pieces" in question are the remaining squares in your damage gauge before it becomes full.

Japanese

ロケット弾　あとわずか！

Reading

ロケットだん　あと　わずか！

English

Few rocket bombs left

Japanese

弾丸　あとわずか！

Reading

だんがん　あと　わずか！

English

Few bullets left

Game over

You are dead

Japanese

致命傷を受けた。君の命もここまでだった。

Reading

ちめいしょうを　うけた。きみの　いのちも　ここまで　だった。

English

You have sustained a lethal injury. Your life ends here.

Literally, "Your life [only] went up to here."

You have been taken prisoner

Japanese

弾丸がなくなった。捕虜の仲間入り。

Reading

だんがんが　なくなった。ほりょの　なかまいり。

English

Your bullets ran out. You will join the prisoners.

All hostages dead

Japanese

人質全員死亡

Reading

ひとじち　ぜんいん　しぼう

English

All hostages dead

Messages from the President

Japanese

よくやってくれた

君こそ本当のプロだ！

Reading

よくやってくれた。きみ　こそ　ほんとうの　プロだ！

English

Well done! You are truly a pro.

Japanese

ご苦労

次の任務もたのむ！

Reading

ごくろう。つぎの　にんむも　たのむ！

English

Thank you. I will entrust you with the next mission, too.

ご苦労 literally means "the trouble I've put you through"; the Japanese often express gratitude in the form of an apology.

Japanese

まあ　まあだ

もう一度チャンスをやろう！

Reading

まあまあだ。もう　いちど　チャンスを　やろう！

English

That was so-so. I will give you another chance.

Japanese

君は任務に失敗した！　もう君にはたのまん！！

Reading

きみは　にんむに　しっぱいした！　もう　きみには　たのまん！！

English

You have failed your mission! We will not ask for you again!

たのまん = たのまない

Japanese

ゲーム続行せよ！

Reading

ゲーム　ぞっこうせよ！

English

Continue the game.

Japanese

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English

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