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| + | |みのむし | ||
| + | |蓑虫 | ||
| + | |Bagworm}} | ||
| + | * The sack race. A bagworm is a type of moth that constructs a "bag" to live in during its larval stage. | ||
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| + | {{ja-k-en | ||
| + | |くつなげ | ||
| + | |靴投げ | ||
| + | |Shoe throwing}} | ||
| + | * 投げ comes from {{gloss|投げる|なげる}}, meaning "throw". The masu stem of a verb is used to turn it into a noun. We'll see this construction a couple more times. | ||
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| + | {{ja-en | ||
| + | |ホッピング | ||
| + | |Hopping}} | ||
| + | * The pogo event. | ||
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| + | {{ja-k-en | ||
| + | |おとしっこ | ||
| + | |落としっこ | ||
| + | |Throw-down contest}} | ||
| + | * This is the gondola event, where the objective is to throw your opponent off the gondola. 落とし is from 落とす; again, the masu stem makes it a noun. The suffix っこ basically means "contest". | ||
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| + | {{ja-k-en | ||
| + | |ピザはこび | ||
| + | |ピザ運び | ||
| + | |Pizza carrying}} | ||
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| − | + | |かわとび | |
| − | + | |川跳び | |
| − | + | |River jumping}} | |
| − | + | * 跳ぶ means "jump". There is a related verb 飛ぶ (which is also read とぶ) which means "fly". Try not to confuse 'em! | |
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Latest revision as of 18:14, 4 September 2012
This game's text originally used little to no kanji. We have added kanji in case they would be of interest.
Event descriptions[edit]
Each of these has ゲーム, i.e. "game", appended in its corresponding intro screen.
Japanese
みのむし
Kanji
蓑虫
English
Bagworm
- The sack race. A bagworm is a type of moth that constructs a "bag" to live in during its larval stage.
Japanese
くつなげ
Kanji
靴投げ
English
Shoe throwing
- 投げ comes from 投げる, meaning "throw". The masu stem of a verb is used to turn it into a noun. We'll see this construction a couple more times.
Japanese
ホッピング
English
Hopping
- The pogo event.
Japanese
おとしっこ
Kanji
落としっこ
English
Throw-down contest
- This is the gondola event, where the objective is to throw your opponent off the gondola. 落とし is from 落とす; again, the masu stem makes it a noun. The suffix っこ basically means "contest".
Japanese
ピザはこび
Kanji
ピザ運び
English
Pizza carrying
Japanese
かわとび
Kanji
川跳び
English
River jumping
- 跳ぶ means "jump". There is a related verb 飛ぶ (which is also read とぶ) which means "fly". Try not to confuse 'em!
