Operation Thunderbolt/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 translation is for the arcade version. Other versions may differ.

As in Operation Wolf, 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 start

Japanese

作戦開始！　人質を救出せよ。

English

Operation initiated! Rescue the hostages.

せよ is one of the plain imperatives of する. (The other one is しろ, which is much more common in informal speech.) You will encounter it a lot in this game.

Mission 1

Japanese

報告を入手せよ。

English

Obtain information.

Japanese

情報部員と接触。情報を入手した。

English

Contacted intelligence agent. Obtained information.

Mission 2

Japanese

弾薬と移動手段を入手せよ。

English

Obtain ammunition and means of transportation.

Japanese

襲撃成功！弾薬とジープを手に入れた。

English

Raid successful! Obtained ammunition and jeeps.

Mission 3

Japanese

敵アジトへ向え。

English

Head toward the enemy hideout.

Japanese

アジトへ到着した。

English

Arrived at enemy hideout.

Missions 4 & 6

Japanese

人質を救出せよ。

English

Rescue the hostages.

Japanese

人質[num]人救出成功。

English

Successful in freeing [num] hostages.

Japanese

人質全員死亡！作戦は失敗に終った。

English

All hostages dead! Your mission has ended in failure.

Mission 5

Japanese

敵本拠地へ向え。

English

Head toward the enemy stronghold.

Japanese

敵本拠地へ到着した。

English

Arrived at the enemy stronghold.

Mission 7

Japanese

脱出ルートを確保せよ。

English

Secure an escape route.

Japanese

脱出用旅客機を確保した。

English

Secured a passenger plane for purposes of escape.

Mission 8

Japanese

脱出せよ。

English

Escape!

Japanese

脱出成功。

English

Escape successful.

Bad ending

Japanese

パイロット死亡！脱出不能になった。

Reading

パイロット　しぼう！　だっしゅつ　ふのうに　なった。

English

The pilot is dead! Escape has become impossible.

Good ending

Japanese

ミッションコンプリート！

English

Mission complete!

Japanese

君達の作戦は見事に成功した。

Reading

きみたちの　さくせんは　みごとに　せいこうした。

English

Your mission was completed beautifully.

Note that the game uses 君達, which is plural, even if you're alone.

Japanese

これでしばしの休息につけるであろう。

Reading

これで　しばしの　きゅうそくに　つけるで　あろう。

English

With this, you will probably rest for a while.

であろう is a more formal way of writing だろう (from である, a more formal form of だ).

Japanese

次の作戦指令が来るのはいつなのか？

Reading

つぎの　さくせん　しれいが　くるのは　いつなのか？

English

When will your next mission be?

Japanese

それは誰にも分からない。

Reading

それは　だれにも　わからない。

English

Nobody knows that.

You are dead

Japanese

致命傷を受けた。作戦は失敗に終っや。

Reading

ちめいしょうを　うけた。さくせんは　しっぱいに　おわった。

English

You have sustained a lethal injury. Your mission has ended in failure.