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== Vocabulary ==
 
== Vocabulary ==
 
=== Enemy names ===
 
=== Enemy names ===
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These don't appear in the game itself (with the exception of クッパ and クリボー), but they will help you communicate with other people who have played the game.
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These don't appear in the game itself (with the exception of クッパ, コクッパ, and クリボー), but they will help you communicate with other people who have played the game.
  
 
{| border="1"
 
{| border="1"
 
! English name !! Japanese name !! Reading !! Meaning
 
! English name !! Japanese name !! Reading !! Meaning
 
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| Big Bertha || ??? || ||
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| Big Bertha || 巨大プクプク || きょだいプクプク || 巨大 is a giant, プクプク resembles 鰒(ふぐ), balloonfish
 
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| Blooper || ゲッソー || ||
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| Blooper || ゲッソー || || "Geso" means like squid
 
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| Bob-omb || ボム兵 || ボムへい || Bomb soldier
 
| Bob-omb || ボム兵 || ボムへい || Bomb soldier
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| Boo Diddly / Boo Buddy || テレサ || ||
 
| Boo Diddly / Boo Buddy || テレサ || ||
 
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|-
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| Boom-Boom || ??? || ||
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| Boom-Boom || ブンブン || ||
 
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|-
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| Boomerang Bros. || ??? || ||
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| Boomerang Bros. || ブーメラン・ブロス || ||
 
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| Bowser || 大魔王クッパ || だいまおう　クッパ || Great Demon King Koopa
 
| Bowser || 大魔王クッパ || だいまおう　クッパ || Great Demon King Koopa
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| Bullet Bill || キラー || || Killer
 
| Bullet Bill || キラー || || Killer
 
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|-
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| Buster Beetle || ??? || ||
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| Buster Beetle || リフト・メット || || A Met that "lifts" its blocks
 
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|-
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| Buzzy Beetle || ??? || ||
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| Buzzy Beetle || メット || || "Met", derived from "helmet"
 
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| Chain Chomp || ワンワン || || Bow-wow [a dog's bark]
 
| Chain Chomp || ワンワン || || Bow-wow [a dog's bark]
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| Cheep Cheep || プクプク || ||
 
| Cheep Cheep || プクプク || ||
 
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|-
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| Dry Bones || ??? || ||
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| Dry Bones || カロン || ||
 
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| Fire Bros. || ??? || ||
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| Fire Bros. || ファイアー・ブロス || || Fire Bros.
 
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| Fire Chomp || ??? || ||
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| Fire Chomp || ケロンパ || ||
 
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| Fire Snake || ??? || ||
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| Fire Snake || ファイアスネーク || || Fire snake
 
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|-
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| Goomba || クリボー || ||
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| Goomba || クリボー || || The Japanese name is why its shoe is called "Kuribo's shoe"
 
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| Hammer Bros. || ハンマー・ブロス || || Hammer Bros.
 
| Hammer Bros. || ハンマー・ブロス || || Hammer Bros.
 
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| Hot Foot || ??? || ||
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| Hot Foot || ウォーク || || Walk (a candle's fire walk)
 
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|-
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| Jelectro || ??? || ||
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| Jelectro || しびれくらげ || || Numbness jellyfish
 
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| Koopa Troopa || ノコノコ || ||
 
| Koopa Troopa || ノコノコ || ||
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| Koopaling || コクッパ || || Little koopa; koopa offspring (from 子 + クッパ)
 
| Koopaling || コクッパ || || Little koopa; koopa offspring (from 子 + クッパ)
 
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| Lakitu || ジュゲム || ||
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| Lakitu || ジュゲム || || See [[Wikipedia:Jugemu]]. The Japanese name is why its cloud is called "Jugem's cloud"
 
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|-
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| Lava Lotus || ??? || ||
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| Lava Lotus || スイチューカ || || 水中花, a flower in water
 
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| Missile Bill || ??? || ||
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| Missile Bill || Ｕターン・キラー || || U-turn Killer
 
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|-
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| Muncher || ??? || ||
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| Muncher || ブラック・パックン || || Black Pakkun
 
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|-
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| Nipper Plant || ??? || ||
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| Nipper Plant || プチ・パックン || || Petite Pakkun
 
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|-
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| Para-Beetle || ??? || ||
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| Para-Beetle || パタ・メット || ||  
 
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|-
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| Para-Goomba || ??? || ||
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| Para-Goomba || パタ・クリボー || ||
 
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| Piranha Plant || パックン・フラワー || || Pakkun Flower
 
| Piranha Plant || パックン・フラワー || || Pakkun Flower
 
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|-
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| Podoboo || ??? || ||
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| Podoboo || バブル || || Bubble
 
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|-
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| Ptooie Plant || ??? || ||
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| Ptooie Plant || フーフー・パックン || || フーフー indicates the sound of blowing
 
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|-
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| Rocky Wrench || ??? || ||
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| Rocky Wrench || プー || ||
 
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|-
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| Sledge Bros. || ??? || ||
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| Sledge Bros. || ヒマン・ブロス || || Fat Bros.
 
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| Spike || ??? || ||
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| Spike || ガボン || ||
 
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|-
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| Spiny || ??? || ||
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| Spiny || トゲゾー || ||
 
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| Stretch || ??? || ||
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| Stretch || ネッチー || ||
 
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|-
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| Thwomp || ドッスン || ||
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| Thwomp || ドッスン || || An onomatopoeia, much like its English name
 
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| Venus Fire Trap || ??? || ||
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| Venus Fire Trap || ファイア・パックン || ||
 
|}
 
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=== Mushroom house ===
 
=== Mushroom house ===
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|<pre>すきなはこひとつだけ
 
|<pre>すきなはこひとつだけ
 
あげる。きっとなにか
 
あげる。きっとなにか
 
のやくにたつから・・・</pre>
 
のやくにたつから・・・</pre>
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|好きな箱一つだけ上げる。きっと何かの役に立つから・・・
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|好きな箱一つだけあげる。きっと何かの役に立つから・・・
 
|I will give you the contents of the box of your choice. I'm sure it'll come in useful for something...}}
 
|I will give you the contents of the box of your choice. I'm sure it'll come in useful for something...}}
 
好きな(箱) literally means "(the box) you like", but is often used to mean "(the box) you ''most'' like". Much like "take whichever you like".
 
好きな(箱) literally means "(the box) you like", but is often used to mean "(the box) you ''most'' like". Much like "take whichever you like".
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=== White mushroom house ===
 
=== White mushroom house ===
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
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|<pre>あれ　みつかっちゃった
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|あれ　みつかっちゃった<br />
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よそにはない　とくべ
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よそにはない　とくべつのものばかりだよ
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つのものばかりだよ</pre>
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|あれ、見つかっちゃった。他所には無い特別の物ばかりだよ。
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|あれ見つかっちゃったよそにはない特別のものばかりだよ。
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|Oh, so you found it. [Here are] only special things that are nowhere else [to be found].}}
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|???}}
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*他所 is ateji, that is, its reading does not consist of the separate readings of 地 + 所 respectively.
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とくべつ is one word despite being split across lines. Many words in the game are split this way, so don't assume that a word necessarily ends at the end of the line.
 
  
 
=== Mushroom house with whistle ===
 
=== Mushroom house with whistle ===
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|<pre>この　ふえ　ふいたら
 
|<pre>この　ふえ　ふいたら
 
とおくの　くにへも
 
とおくの　くにへも
 
ひとっとび！・・</pre>
 
ひとっとび！・・</pre>
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|この笛吹いたら、遠くの国へもひとっ飛び！・・
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|この笛吹いたら、遠くの国へもひとっとび！・・
 
|If you play this flute, even far-away countries are just a single bound away!}}
 
|If you play this flute, even far-away countries are just a single bound away!}}
 
There is an implied を after 笛.
 
There is an implied を after 笛.
  
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ひとっ飛び is an emphasized version of 一飛び（ひととび）, meaning "a single bound", "one jump".
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ひとっ飛び is an emphasized version of 一飛び （ひととび）, literally meaning "a single bound" or "one jump", but it can also refer to any kind of short flight. For example, dic.yahoo.co.jp has this sentence: 上海まで一飛びだ "It's just a short flight to Shanghai."
  
 
=== Slots game ===
 
=== Slots game ===
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|<pre>えあわせ　えあわせ
 
|<pre>えあわせ　えあわせ
 
うまくいったら・・・おたのしみ
 
うまくいったら・・・おたのしみ
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=== Card game ===
 
=== Card game ===
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|<pre>くるりん　くるりん　かあどを
 
|<pre>くるりん　くるりん　かあどを
 
めくって　いろいろあたる。
 
めくって　いろいろあたる。
 
おてつきは　いっかいだけ。</pre>
 
おてつきは　いっかいだけ。</pre>
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|???
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|クルリン　クルリン・カードを捲って色々当たる。お手付きは一回だけ。
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|???}}
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|Turn around cards and hit various [items]. There is only one "touching a wrong card". [You may make a mistake only once.]}}
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クルリン is a 擬態語（ぎたいご）/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_sound_symbolism mimesis] and refers to "turning around". Interestingly, there is a game for the GBA called 「クル　クル　クルリン」 where you have to navigate a spinning sticks through obstacles.
  
 
=== The king has been transformed ===
 
=== The king has been transformed ===
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|<pre>たいへん！たいへん！
 
|<pre>たいへん！たいへん！
 
おうさまがこんな
 
おうさまがこんな
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|大変！　大変！　王様がこんな姿に変えられたよ！　魔法の杖を取り返してください。
 
|大変！　大変！　王様がこんな姿に変えられたよ！　魔法の杖を取り返してください。
 
|It's terrible! It's terrible! The king has been changed into this (awful) form! Recover the magic wand!}}
 
|It's terrible! It's terrible! The king has been changed into this (awful) form! Recover the magic wand!}}
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'''TODO''' - こんな (corresponds kind-of to "awful" here)
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こんな (stemming from この様な) literally means "this kind of". It has a negative connotation here, ie the "awful"-part is implicit. Consider the English "Such a form the king has turned into!" for a similar connotation.
  
 
==== Castle revisited after airship has left ====
 
==== Castle revisited after airship has left ====
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|<pre>はやく！　はやく！
 
|<pre>はやく！　はやく！
  
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=== The King restored ===
 
=== The King restored ===
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|<pre>よかった　よかった
 
|<pre>よかった　よかった
 
もとのすがたに　も
 
もとのすがたに　も
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ピーチひめからてが
 
ピーチひめからてが
 
みがきております。</pre>
 
みがきております。</pre>
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|よかった、よかった！　元の姿に戻れた。ありがとう！　ピーチ姫から手紙が来ております。
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|よかった、よかった！　元の姿に戻れた。有難う！　ピーチ姫から手紙が来ております。
 
|Thanks heavens! I have returned to my original form. Thank you! A letter from Princess Peach has arrived.}}
 
|Thanks heavens! I have returned to my original form. Thank you! A letter from Princess Peach has arrived.}}
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よかった is a general expression of relief or glee. It is the past tense of いい, "good".
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*よかった is a general expression of relief or glee. Literally, it is the past of 良い（よい・いい） - "good".
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*居ります（おります） is the polite form of 居る. The kanji-form is uncommon, but it clearly shows its meaning. It is the humble form of 居る（いる） - "to be". 来ておる means 来ている - "has come [arrived]". A テ-form of a verb + いる is a construction meaning either "has verbed" [perfect], "is verbing" [continuative] or "usually verbs" [custom/habit]. Which of these possible meanings is intended must be figured out by the context. Not that for the perfect meaning, transitive verb would use ある instead of いる (eg 書いてあります - "[someone] has written [something]" as in "is written",　compared 閉めてあります(transitive) - "[someone] closed [something]" with　閉まっています(intransitive) - "[something] is [closed]").
  
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'''TODO''' - role of おります.
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==== If Mario is wearing Frog Suit ====
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{{ja-k-en
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==== If Mario is wearing frog suit ====
 
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{{jp-k-en
 
 
|<pre>あれあれそんなすが
 
|<pre>あれあれそんなすが
 
たにかえられてしまっ
 
たにかえられてしまっ
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すがたにもどし
 
すがたにもどし
 
てさしあげようか？</pre>
 
てさしあげようか？</pre>
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|あれあれ、そんな姿に変えられてしまって・・・この杖で元の姿に戻して差し上げようか？
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|あれあれ、そんな姿に変えられてしまって…　この杖で元の姿に戻して差し上げようか？
 
|Oh my, you've been transformed! Shall I restore you to your original form with this wand?}}
 
|Oh my, you've been transformed! Shall I restore you to your original form with this wand?}}
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'''TODO''' - use of te form with 変えられてしまう.
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*Using the テ-form for the sentence turns turns it into an ellipsis, ie open sentence, which is further emphasized by using 「…」.
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*テ-form + 上げる is a polite expression for "to do something for you". テ-form + 差し上げる is even more polite and certainly appropriate when you are talking to a king. ("It is an honor for me to restore you to your previous shape."]
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*変えられて仕舞（しま）う is a construction like above, a テ-form with a (helper) verb, which happens to be 仕舞う this time. First of all, note that 仕舞う is 当て字/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ateji ateji] and the less-common form, which hints to its meaning is 終う. The kanji 「終」 refers to "end" and しまう means "to finish", "to do something completely", "to put an end to". Thus, 変えられてしまう literally means "the action of him being changed is finished" or "was completely changed". This construction often bears a negative connotation, that it is a bad thing the action was completed, which leads us to something like "What a pity you were turned into this form...".
  
 
==== If Mario is wearing Tanuki Suit ====
 
==== If Mario is wearing Tanuki Suit ====
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|<pre>しんせつな　たぬき
 
|<pre>しんせつな　たぬき
 
さん！
 
さん！
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==== If Mario is wearing Hammer Bros. Suit ====
 
==== If Mario is wearing Hammer Bros. Suit ====
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|<pre>そのふくを　わしに
 
|<pre>そのふくを　わしに
 
ゆずってくれないか
 
ゆずってくれないか
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|その服をわしに譲ってくれないか？・・・駄目か？・・・仕方がない。
 
|その服をわしに譲ってくれないか？・・・駄目か？・・・仕方がない。
 
|Would you give me your clothes? ...No? ...Oh well.}}
 
|Would you give me your clothes? ...No? ...Oh well.}}
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'''TODO''' - nuance of 譲る
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{{todo|Nuance of 譲る}}
  
 
=== Princess Peach's letters ===
 
=== Princess Peach's letters ===
 
==== World 1 ====
 
==== World 1 ====
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|おげんきですか？
 
|おげんきですか？
 
|お元気ですか？
 
|お元気ですか？
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Peach begins every letter with this. It literally means "Are you healthy?". This is a very common greeting. As the literal translation suggests, it's generally used when you haven't seen somebody in a while.
 
Peach begins every letter with this. It literally means "Are you healthy?". This is a very common greeting. As the literal translation suggests, it's generally used when you haven't seen somebody in a while.
  
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|<pre>もしおばけに　であったら
 
|<pre>もしおばけに　であったら
 
せなかを　むけていると　おいかけてくる
 
せなかを　むけていると　おいかけてくる
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|If you happen to meet a ghost, it will come chasing after you if you have your back turned to it, so please take care.}}
 
|If you happen to meet a ghost, it will come chasing after you if you have your back turned to it, so please take care.}}
  
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|<pre>たからものをひとつおくります。
 
|<pre>たからものをひとつおくります。
 
なにかのおやくにたててください。
 
なにかのおやくにたててください。
  
 
ピーチ</pre>
 
ピーチ</pre>
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|宝物を一つ送ります。何かのお役に立ててください。<br />ピーチ
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|宝物を一つ送ります。何かのお役に立てて下さい。<br />ピーチ
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|???}}
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|I send you [include in this letter] one precious item [treasure]. Please make it stand up to some role/purpose. [I hope it will prove useful to you.]}}
 
Peach ends every letter with this.
 
Peach ends every letter with this.
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*役 (etym.: "post", "service") is a common words used to express "fitting for a particular purpose".
  
 
==== World 2 ====
 
==== World 2 ====
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|<pre>しろいぶろっくは　てきを　けちらす
 
|<pre>しろいぶろっくは　てきを　けちらす
 
まほうの　ちからがあるそうよ。</pre>
 
まほうの　ちからがあるそうよ。</pre>
 
|白いブロックは敵を蹴散らす魔法の力があるそうよ。
 
|白いブロックは敵を蹴散らす魔法の力があるそうよ。
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|???}}
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|It is said the white block possesses the magic power to kick enemies around.}}
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*蹴散らす＝蹴る(to kick) + 散らす(to scatter) and falls under the category of verb + (helper) verb, ie the first is the main action and the second verb (modifies/gives additional information to) the first. Thus "to kick is a manner of scattering", "to kick so that the enemies are scattered".
  
 
==== World 3 ====
 
==== World 3 ====
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|<pre>くりぼうのくつをつかうと
 
|<pre>くりぼうのくつをつかうと
 
いろんなてきを　ふみつけられるのよ。</pre>
 
いろんなてきを　ふみつけられるのよ。</pre>
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==== World 4 ====
 
==== World 4 ====
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|<pre>ふえを　ぬすんだどろぼうが
 
|<pre>ふえを　ぬすんだどろぼうが
 
さばくの　ひがしに　にげていった
 
さばくの　ひがしに　にげていった
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==== World 5 ====
 
==== World 5 ====
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|<pre>こおりのせかいは　きをつけて
 
|<pre>こおりのせかいは　きをつけて
 
こおりにとじこめられた　ものたちは
 
こおりにとじこめられた　ものたちは
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==== World 6 ====
 
==== World 6 ====
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|<pre>ピーチは　とても　げんきよ
 
|<pre>ピーチは　とても　げんきよ
 
いちわーるどの　みっつめの　ごーるの
 
いちわーるどの　みっつめの　ごーるの
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==== World 7 ====
 
==== World 7 ====
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|<pre>へっ！おまえがうろうろしてるあいだに
 
|<pre>へっ！おまえがうろうろしてるあいだに
 
ピーチは　あずかったぜっ。
 
ピーチは　あずかったぜっ。
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くっぱ</pre>
 
くっぱ</pre>
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|へっ！　お前がうろうろしてる間にピーチは預かったぜっ。くやしかったら俺様の城まで来て見やがれ！　ぐわっはっはっは・・・<br />クッパ
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|へっ！　お前がウロウロしてる間にピーチは預かったぜっ。くやしかったら俺様の城まで来て見やがれ！　ぐわっはっはっは・・・<br />クッパ
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|???}}
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|Har! While you have been fooling around, I've taken Peach! If that is regrettable, [If you want her back,], come to my castle. Gwarh-har-har... &mdash;Koopa}}
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*ウロウロ is 擬態語 again. "hang about doing nothing/indecisively/aimlessing/with no purpose", loiter, drift, prowl around
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*俺様 is a very boasting way to address oneself. Do not use it.
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*連用形 / masu form of a verb + やがる makes your sentence show more condescension / hatred / contempt / disdain. Again, do not use it.
  
 
=== Ending ===
 
=== Ending ===
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{{jp-k-en
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{{ja-k-en
 
|<pre>ありがとう！　やっと
 
|<pre>ありがとう！　やっと
 
きのこのせかいに　へい
 
きのこのせかいに　へい
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|Thank you! Peace has finally returned to the Mushroom World. The end!
 
|Thank you! Peace has finally returned to the Mushroom World. The end!
 
}}
 
}}
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へいわ is split over two lines, but it's still one word.
 
  
 
=== Miscellaneous ===
 
=== Miscellaneous ===
 
If you turn the Hammer Bros. into a treasure ship, the ship on the map will have the kanji 宝 on its sail. It's read たから and means "treasure". (This kanji is present in the English version of the game, too. If you haven't noticed, it's probably because its small size makes it look like a random fancy design.)
 
If you turn the Hammer Bros. into a treasure ship, the ship on the map will have the kanji 宝 on its sail. It's read たから and means "treasure". (This kanji is present in the English version of the game, too. If you haven't noticed, it's probably because its small size makes it look like a random fancy design.)
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Latest revision as of 02:51, 21 October 2015

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 game's text originally used little to no kanji. We have added kanji in case they would be of interest.

Vocabulary[edit]

Enemy names[edit]

These don't appear in the game itself (with the exception of クッパ, コクッパ, and クリボー), but they will help you communicate with other people who have played the game.

English name Japanese name Reading Meaning
Big Bertha 巨大プクプク きょだいプクプク 巨大 is a giant, プクプク resembles 鰒(ふぐ), balloonfish
Blooper ゲッソー "Geso" means like squid
Bob-omb ボム兵 ボムへい Bomb soldier
Boo Diddly / Boo Buddy テレサ
Boom-Boom ブンブン
Boomerang Bros. ブーメラン・ブロス
Bowser 大魔王クッパ だいまおう　クッパ Great Demon King Koopa
Bullet Bill キラー Killer
Buster Beetle リフト・メット A Met that "lifts" its blocks
Buzzy Beetle メット "Met", derived from "helmet"
Chain Chomp ワンワン Bow-wow [a dog's bark]
Cheep Cheep プクプク
Dry Bones カロン
Fire Bros. ファイアー・ブロス Fire Bros.
Fire Chomp ケロンパ
Fire Snake ファイアスネーク Fire snake
Goomba クリボー The Japanese name is why its shoe is called "Kuribo's shoe"
Hammer Bros. ハンマー・ブロス Hammer Bros.
Hot Foot ウォーク Walk (a candle's fire walk)
Jelectro しびれくらげ Numbness jellyfish
Koopa Troopa ノコノコ
Koopa Paratroopa パタパタ
Koopaling コクッパ Little koopa; koopa offspring (from 子 + クッパ)
Lakitu ジュゲム See Wikipedia:Jugemu. The Japanese name is why its cloud is called "Jugem's cloud"
Lava Lotus スイチューカ 水中花, a flower in water
Missile Bill Ｕターン・キラー U-turn Killer
Muncher ブラック・パックン Black Pakkun
Nipper Plant プチ・パックン Petite Pakkun
Para-Beetle パタ・メット
Para-Goomba パタ・クリボー
Piranha Plant パックン・フラワー Pakkun Flower
Podoboo バブル Bubble
Ptooie Plant フーフー・パックン フーフー indicates the sound of blowing
Rocky Wrench プー
Sledge Bros. ヒマン・ブロス Fat Bros.
Spike ガボン
Spiny トゲゾー
Stretch ネッチー
Thwomp ドッスン An onomatopoeia, much like its English name
Venus Fire Trap ファイア・パックン

Game text[edit]

Most of the game text uses only hiragana, i.e., without katakana. Hence, words that normally take katakana will appear as hiragana, with the sole exception of Peach's name. This is because of technical limitations; they couldn't make the font large enough to add a complete katakana font.

Mushroom house[edit]

Japanese
すきなはこひとつだけ
あげる。きっとなにか
のやくにたつから・・・
Kanji
好きな箱一つだけあげる。きっと何かの役に立つから・・・
English
I will give you the contents of the box of your choice. I'm sure it'll come in useful for something...

好きな(箱) literally means "(the box) you like", but is often used to mean "(the box) you most like". Much like "take whichever you like".

役に立つ means "be useful". Adding 何かの means "be of some kind of use".

White mushroom house[edit]

Japanese
あれ　みつかっちゃった

よそにはない　とくべつのものばかりだよ

Kanji
あれ、見つかっちゃった。他所には無い特別の物ばかりだよ。
English
Oh, so you found it. [Here are] only special things that are nowhere else [to be found].
  • 他所 is ateji, that is, its reading does not consist of the separate readings of 地 + 所 respectively.

Mushroom house with whistle[edit]

Japanese
この　ふえ　ふいたら
とおくの　くにへも
ひとっとび！・・
Kanji
この笛吹いたら、遠くの国へもひとっとび！・・
English
If you play this flute, even far-away countries are just a single bound away!

There is an implied を after 笛.

ひとっ飛び is an emphasized version of 一飛び （ひととび）, literally meaning "a single bound" or "one jump", but it can also refer to any kind of short flight. For example, dic.yahoo.co.jp has this sentence: 上海まで一飛びだ "It's just a short flight to Shanghai."

Slots game[edit]

Japanese
えあわせ　えあわせ
うまくいったら・・・おたのしみ
いっかいきりのだいちゃんす！
Kanji
絵合わせ、絵合わせ！　上手く行ったら・・・お楽しみ！　一回切りの大チャンス！
English
Match the pictures, match the pictures! If it goes well... well, see for yourself! One shot at a big prize!

Card game[edit]

Japanese
くるりん　くるりん　かあどを
めくって　いろいろあたる。
おてつきは　いっかいだけ。
Kanji
クルリン　クルリン・カードを捲って色々当たる。お手付きは一回だけ。
English
Turn around cards and hit various [items]. There is only one "touching a wrong card". [You may make a mistake only once.]

クルリン is a 擬態語（ぎたいご）/mimesis and refers to "turning around". Interestingly, there is a game for the GBA called 「クル　クル　クルリン」 where you have to navigate a spinning sticks through obstacles.

The king has been transformed[edit]

Japanese
たいへん！たいへん！
おうさまがこんな
すがたに　かえられ
たよ！
まほうのつえを　とり
かえしてください。
Kanji
大変！　大変！　王様がこんな姿に変えられたよ！　魔法の杖を取り返してください。
English
It's terrible! It's terrible! The king has been changed into this (awful) form! Recover the magic wand!

こんな (stemming from この様な) literally means "this kind of". It has a negative connotation here, ie the "awful"-part is implicit. Consider the English "Such a form the king has turned into!" for a similar connotation.

Castle revisited after airship has left[edit]

Japanese
はやく！　はやく！

はやくこくっぱから
まほうのつえを　とり
かえしてください。
Kanji
早く！　早く！　早くコクッパから魔法の杖を取り返してください。
English
Hurry! Hurry! Hurry and recover the magic wand from the koopaling!

The King restored[edit]

Japanese
よかった　よかった
もとのすがたに　も
どれたありがとう

ピーチひめからてが
みがきております。
Kanji
よかった、よかった！　元の姿に戻れた。有難う！　ピーチ姫から手紙が来ております。
English
Thanks heavens! I have returned to my original form. Thank you! A letter from Princess Peach has arrived.
  • よかった is a general expression of relief or glee. Literally, it is the past of 良い（よい・いい） - "good".
  • 居ります（おります） is the polite form of 居る. The kanji-form is uncommon, but it clearly shows its meaning. It is the humble form of 居る（いる） - "to be". 来ておる means 来ている - "has come [arrived]". A テ-form of a verb + いる is a construction meaning either "has verbed" [perfect], "is verbing" [continuative] or "usually verbs" [custom/habit]. Which of these possible meanings is intended must be figured out by the context. Not that for the perfect meaning, transitive verb would use ある instead of いる (eg 書いてあります - "[someone] has written [something]" as in "is written",　compared 閉めてあります(transitive) - "[someone] closed [something]" with　閉まっています(intransitive) - "[something] is [closed]").

If Mario is wearing Frog Suit[edit]

Japanese
あれあれそんなすが
たにかえられてしまっ
て・・・
このつえでもとの
すがたにもどし
てさしあげようか？
Kanji
あれあれ、そんな姿に変えられてしまって…　この杖で元の姿に戻して差し上げようか？
English
Oh my, you've been transformed! Shall I restore you to your original form with this wand?
  • Using the テ-form for the sentence turns turns it into an ellipsis, ie open sentence, which is further emphasized by using 「…」.
  • テ-form + 上げる is a polite expression for "to do something for you". テ-form + 差し上げる is even more polite and certainly appropriate when you are talking to a king. ("It is an honor for me to restore you to your previous shape."]
  • 変えられて仕舞（しま）う is a construction like above, a テ-form with a (helper) verb, which happens to be 仕舞う this time. First of all, note that 仕舞う is 当て字/ateji and the less-common form, which hints to its meaning is 終う. The kanji 「終」 refers to "end" and しまう means "to finish", "to do something completely", "to put an end to". Thus, 変えられてしまう literally means "the action of him being changed is finished" or "was completely changed". This construction often bears a negative connotation, that it is a bad thing the action was completed, which leads us to something like "What a pity you were turned into this form...".

If Mario is wearing Tanuki Suit[edit]

Japanese
しんせつな　たぬき
さん！
どうもありがとう

おなまえを　きかせて
ください。
Kanji
親切な狸さん！　どうもありがとう。お名前を聞かせてください。
English
Kind tanuki! Thank you. Please tell me your name.

If Mario is wearing Hammer Bros. Suit[edit]

Japanese
そのふくを　わしに
ゆずってくれないか
・・・
だめか・・・

しかたがない。
Kanji
その服をわしに譲ってくれないか？・・・駄目か？・・・仕方がない。
English
Would you give me your clothes? ...No? ...Oh well.

TODO — Nuance of 譲る

Princess Peach's letters[edit]

World 1[edit]

Japanese
おげんきですか？
Kanji
お元気ですか？
English
How are you?

Peach begins every letter with this. It literally means "Are you healthy?". This is a very common greeting. As the literal translation suggests, it's generally used when you haven't seen somebody in a while.

Japanese
もしおばけに　であったら
せなかを　むけていると　おいかけてくる
のできをつけてくださいね。
Kanji
もしお化けに出会ったら、背中を向けていると追い掛けて来るので、気を付けてくださいね。
English
If you happen to meet a ghost, it will come chasing after you if you have your back turned to it, so please take care.
Japanese
たからものをひとつおくります。
なにかのおやくにたててください。

ピーチ
Kanji
宝物を一つ送ります。何かのお役に立てて下さい。
ピーチ
English
I send you [include in this letter] one precious item [treasure]. Please make it stand up to some role/purpose. [I hope it will prove useful to you.]

Peach ends every letter with this.

  • 役 (etym.: "post", "service") is a common words used to express "fitting for a particular purpose".

World 2[edit]

Japanese
しろいぶろっくは　てきを　けちらす
まほうの　ちからがあるそうよ。
Kanji
白いブロックは敵を蹴散らす魔法の力があるそうよ。
English
It is said the white block possesses the magic power to kick enemies around.
  • 蹴散らす＝蹴る(to kick) + 散らす(to scatter) and falls under the category of verb + (helper) verb, ie the first is the main action and the second verb (modifies/gives additional information to) the first. Thus "to kick is a manner of scattering", "to kick so that the enemies are scattered".

World 3[edit]

Japanese
くりぼうのくつをつかうと
いろんなてきを　ふみつけられるのよ。
Kanji
クリボーの靴を使うといろんな敵を踏みつけられるのよ。
English
If you use the kuribō's shoe, you can stomp various enemies.

World 4[edit]

Japanese
ふえを　ぬすんだどろぼうが
さばくの　ひがしに　にげていった
らしいわよ。
Kanji
笛を盗んだ泥棒が砂漠の東に逃げて行ったらしいわよ。
English
The thief who stole the flute seems to have escaped to the east of the desert.

World 5[edit]

Japanese
こおりのせかいは　きをつけて
こおりにとじこめられた　ものたちは
ほのおで　よみがえるはずです。
Kanji
氷の世界は気を付けて！　氷に閉じ込められたものたちは炎でよみがえるはずです。
English
Be careful in the Ice World! Things encased in ice are sure to come alive with fire.

World 6[edit]

Japanese
ピーチは　とても　げんきよ
いちわーるどの　みっつめの　ごーるの
かげできのぴおから　まほうのふえを
もらってください。
Kanji
ピーチはとても元気よ。一ワールドの三つ目のゴールの影でキノピオから魔法の笛をもらってください。
English
I'm doing very well. At the goal in the third stage of the first world, please receive the magic flute from Kinopio.

In case you're unaware, Kinopio is Toad's Japanese name.

World 7[edit]

Japanese
へっ！おまえがうろうろしてるあいだに
ピーチは　あずかったぜっ。

くやしかったら　おれさまのしろ　まで
きてみやがれ！

ぐわっはっはっはっ・・・

くっぱ
Kanji
へっ！　お前がウロウロしてる間にピーチは預かったぜっ。くやしかったら俺様の城まで来て見やがれ！　ぐわっはっはっは・・・
クッパ
English
Har! While you have been fooling around, I've taken Peach! If that is regrettable, [If you want her back,], come to my castle. Gwarh-har-har... —Koopa
  • ウロウロ is 擬態語 again. "hang about doing nothing/indecisively/aimlessing/with no purpose", loiter, drift, prowl around
  • 俺様 is a very boasting way to address oneself. Do not use it.
  • 連用形 / masu form of a verb + やがる makes your sentence show more condescension / hatred / contempt / disdain. Again, do not use it.

Ending[edit]

Japanese
ありがとう！　やっと
きのこのせかいに　へい
わがもどりました。
おしまいっ！
Kanji
ありがとう！　やっとキノコの世界に平和が戻りました。おしまいっ！
English
Thank you! Peace has finally returned to the Mushroom World. The end!

Miscellaneous[edit]

If you turn the Hammer Bros. into a treasure ship, the ship on the map will have the kanji 宝 on its sail. It's read たから and means "treasure". (This kanji is present in the English version of the game, too. If you haven't noticed, it's probably because its small size makes it look like a random fancy design.)

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