I Love Softball/ja-en

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 雪 + 国. 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