Translations of various Japanese fighting game terms and phrases into English including the glossary found in Yoga Book Hyper.
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| 足払い – ashibarai | Sweep |
| 当て投げ – ate nage | Tick throw |
| 安全重ね – anzen kasane | Safe jump |
| 裏ガード – ura GAADO | See gyaku GAADO |
| 起き攻め – okiseme | Setting up an attack on a downed opponent |
| 押し合い判定 – oshiai hantei | See sonzai hantei |
| 表ガード – omote GAADO | See jun GAADO |
| 開幕 – kaimaku | The very beginning of a round |
| 固め投げ – katame nage | See ate nage |
| 気絶状態 – kizetsu joutai | Dizzy |
| 逆ガード – gyaku GAADO | Inputting a block command as though your character were facing the other way (for crossups). Also called ura GAADO, mekuri GAADO. |
| キャンセル – KYANSERU | Cancel |
| 硬直 – kouchoku | Recovery (The period during which an attacking character cannot move.) |
| コマンド – KOMANDO | Command (The input used to perform a special or super.) |
| コマンド系キャラクター | Characters that do not have charge moves. Frequently shortened to KOMANDO kei. |
| 順ガード – jun GAADO | A ‘regular’ block, when it is necessary to differentiate between this and an ‘ura’ guard. |
| 正面ガード – shoumen GAADO | See jun GAADO |
| スカす – SUKAsu | Causing your opponents attacks to whiff. Standing just out of reach of the opponent’s attacks, using invincibility to cause their attacks to whiff, etc. |
| 先行入力 – senkou nyuuryoku | Inputting the command for a special with just the joystick in advance. |
| 存在判定 – sonzai hantei | 存在判定 – sonzai hantei |
| 対空技 – taikuu waza | Anti-air. |
| 溜め – tame | Charge |
| 溜め系キャラクター – tame kei KYARUKUTAA | Charge character |
| 溜め技 – tame waza | Charge move |
| 中段技 – chuudan waza | Overhead |
| 通常技 – tsuujou waza | Normal |
| 通常技ダウン – tuujou waza DAUN | Sweep (Knocking your opponent down with a normal.) |
| ツブす – TUBUsu | To ‘beat’ an opponents attack with one of yours. |
| 転倒 – tentou | Sweep (see tuujou waza DAUN) |
| 同時押し – douji oshi | Pressing multiple buttons at once. Mainly for double lariat or TAP. (Mainly for double lariat or TAP.) |
| 特殊技 – tokushu waza | Command move. |
| 突進技 – tosshin waza | Attacks such as Blanka’s ball and E. Honda’s headbutt that fly towards the opponent. (Not sure if this includes boxer’s rush punch |
| 飛び道具 – tobi dougu | Projectile. |
| トリガゴ – TORI KAGO | Forcing your opponent into the corner, and trapping them there. Corner trap. |
| 投げ返し – nage kaeshi | Throwing an opponent that is trying to throw you. Throw reversal. |
| 投げハメ – nage HAME | A throw that can only be escaped with an invincible reversal. Sometimes used for normal tick throws. |
| ２択 – ni taku | Setting up a 50/50 guess for your opponent. Typically between a throw or invincible special, or between an overhead or sweep. |
| ハメ – HAME | Attacking where your opponent cannot escape. Typically Zangief going from normal attack -> SPD, or Akuma jab shakunetsu spam. |
| 必殺技 – hissatsu waza | Special move. |
| 必殺技ダウン – hissatsu waza DAUN | Being knocked down by a special move or special throw. Results in slower wakeup than being knocked down by a normal move (‘tsuujou waza DAUN’) |
| ヒット確認 – HITTO kakunin | Hit confirm. |
| ヒットストップ – HITTO STOPPU | Freeze that occurs for both players when you strike the opponent. Only the struck player stops if the attack is a projectile. |
| ヒットバック – HITTO BAKKU | Pushback. |
| ピヨる – PIYOru | Dizzy. |
| 吹き飛びダウン – fuki tobi DAUN | See hisshouwaza DAUN |
| ぶつかり判定 – butukari hantei | See sonzai hantei |
| フレーム – FUREEMU | Frame |
| 待ち – machi | Reacting to your opponent’s moves. A play style that depends mainly on this is called 待ちプレイ (machi play) |
| 無敵技 – muteki waza | A move with invincibility. |
| めくりガード – mekuri GAADO | See gyaku GAADO |
| 予約入力 – yoyaku nyuuryoku | Where you can hold the last directional input of a move before activating it. Chun’s super, E. Honda’s super and oicho. |
| リバーサル – RIBAASARU | Reversal |
| リバーサル技 – RIBAASARU waza | A move used as a reversal |
| 連続技 – renzoku waza | Combo |
| 連打キャンセル – renda KYANSERU | Renda cancel |