D Rank Mission: Cipher Translation

**cntrstrk14** · October 30, 2016

Hello everyone! With the recent efforts to brush up our massive inventory of Main Site techniques we've decided to open up a new D Rank Mission! A number of our Main Site technique have valid english names, but they don't have a cool romanji counterpart! So we're opening up the floor for members and staff (not me) to jump in and help with the efforts to polish our game and really give it a finished feel. Hopefully this turns out to be fun!

Cipher Translation

A ninja's life is highlighted by the memorable combats and the lives that they save. However, some of the most important and overlooked roles that ninja fulfill is daily life is that of information trafficking. Correspondence are sent to and from hidden villages every day in a variety of forms. There is good work to be done in the field of decoding and encoding classified messages, and the Kage are always looking for those that are sharp of mind in their ranks to help out from time to time.

Requirement: Provide one (1) romanji translation for a Main Site technique that does not already have a romanji translation. Provided romanji must be accompanied by information that explains how you came to the translation as to prove that it is correct. A single character may only complete this mission 10 times.

Reward: 50 EXP and $25

Official Ranking: D

How do you go about completing this mission? Great question! I've included a list of helpful information below that will get you on your way. Once you have finished a romanji, you simply need to post it in this thread following the format below. Cntrstrk14 will post approvals in this thread when he adds the romanji to the Main Site. If multiple people provide a translation for the same technique the best one will be given credit, with the one that was posted first being favored. Once approved you can add the completed mission to your character sheet, linking to this post in your logs.

**cntrstrk14** · October 30, 2016

How do I begin?

Excellent question! To start you will need to go to the Main Site and find some techniques that you want to translate. Start your journey at this link [ http://ninja-academy-online.com/techs/ ]. You will see right away from the list of jutsu names that many do not have romanji! You can tell if a technique has a romanji right in the name itself! (Earth Release; Inner Decapitation Skill | Doton; Shinjuu Zanshu no Jutsu) The blue part in this technique is the english name and the red part is the romanji. So this technique already has a romanji! You want to look for jutsu that are just english names with no secondary japanese name.

Resources & Tips

Some of our members have experience (academic and self taught) with the japanese language. Two of them have been kind enough to share some of their knowledge with you! Check out these helpful links.

• Tools For Puzzling Out Japanese! — Cellar Door

• [Guide] Making 'Ninja Magic' — Rhap Sodos

• Translating Names in Manga is a Strange Thing — Rhap Sodos

Aside useful guides, here is a list of tips in no particular order that I've personally learned over the years to help you out!

• Always, always, always read the romanji you find out loud to yourself before posting it. You will be surprised how often translation sites will give you a romanji that is just an english word with a Japanese accent. "Toripuru" is just "Triple" much to the Uchiha's bane for 10 years on Ninja Academy. You can find these on the Main Site, but any that are submitted here will be denied and no reward given. Don't be the person who submits "Touch and Go | Tachi Kyou Go".

• You can be a bit liberal with your word choice. For instance, if your english name is "Rib Splitter" you might end up finding Japanese words for chest, rib cage, or other near words that are not exact but end up working better. This is okay, translation (especially of names) is not a precise art. Don't be afraid to stray a bit as long as you could translate your romanji back to english and be somewhere in the right ballpark.

• If the name is longer or is a string of words, brush up on sentence structuring of Japanese. It is not too difficult to puzzle things out, but don't just slam words next to each other and call it a day.

• If you are translating something with a 'Release' at the front, try and use ones already used on the website or an official translation if you can find one.

**cntrstrk14** · October 30, 2016

Romanji Submission Template
This is a template to help you get an idea of what information we are looking for!

[b]English Name:[/b] (The english name of the technique you are translating)
[b]Romanji Name:[/b] (The romanji for the technique name you are translating)
[b]Explanation:[/b] (Type some sentences here explaining your word choices and how you arrived at the romanji you did)
[b]Character Rewarded:[/b] (Put the character you want your reward to go towards here)

**Cellar Door** · October 31, 2016

English Name: Bulldozer

Romanji Name: Burudōzā

Explanation: Looked all over an actual kanji translation, but these were invented pretty recently in regards to Japanese as a language. It’s going to have to be a katakana name.

Character Rewarded: Uzumaki Kazuto

English Name: Clashing Horns

Romanji Name: Gekitotsu Tsuno

Explanation: Google translated and cross-referenced with canon stuff to make it sound legit. It’s Clash + Horn.

Character Rewarded: Uzumaki Kazuto

English Name: Crashing Slab

Romanji Name: Shōgeki Heiban

Explanation: Google translate. If you were to translate literally it would be Impact Plate.

Character Rewarded: Uzumaki Kazuto

English Name: Double Axehandle

Romanji Name: Daburu Onototte

Explanation: Kishimoto tends to use katakana when he says things like double or twin in techniques. The rest is just axe handle.

Character Rewarded: Uzumaki Kazuto

English Name: Earth Release; Avalanche

Romanji Name: Doton; Nadare

Explanation: Literally exactly Earth Release; Avalanche

Character Rewarded: Uzumaki Kazuto

English Name: Earth Release; Earthshatter

Romanji Name: Doton; Dokudaka

Explanation: Again, I just do google translate and cross reference it to make sure it makes sense.

Character Rewarded: Uzumaki Kazuto

English Name: Sonic Hands

Romanji Name: Otote

Explanation: Literally “Sound Hands”

Character Rewarded: Uzumaki Kazuto

English Name: Earth Release; Jaws Of The Mother

Romanji Name: Doton; Wareme No Haha

Explanation: Same. I used the word for chasm instead of jaws because translating to Mother’s mouth seemed a little weird and off point.

Character Rewarded: Uzumaki Kazuto

English Name: Earth Release; Stone Goliath

Romanji Name: Doton; Ishi Goriate

Explanation: Ishi is stone. Goliath is a Christian word with no kanji. So its katakana is Goriate

Character Rewarded: Uzumaki Kazuto

English Name: Gaia's Maw

Romanji Name: Gaia No Kuchi

Explanation: Mouth of Gaia. Again, Gaia’s not a Japanese thing. It doesn’t come in Kanji.

Character Rewarded: Uzumaki Kazuto

English Name: Grazing Bull Stance

Romanji Name: Hōboku Osuushi No Kamae

Explanation: Stance Of The Grazing Bull, using a word for stance that's specific to martial arts.

Character Rewarded: Hozuki Zangetsu

English Name: Hidden Mist Style; Predator Disabling Technique

Romanji Name: Kirigakure-Ryū; Hoshokusha Shibari No Jutsu

Explanation: The word ‘Shibari’ is a little bit of an oddball here, usually means “binding” or “paralysis” but the Japanese word for “disabling” tends to refer to things of a mechanical nature.

Character Rewarded: Hozuki Zangetsu

English Name: Sea Sickness

Romanji Name: Fune-Yoi

Explanation: Google Translate pitched this one to me, and it seemed to be the only kanji related to being sea-sick, so I just went with it.

Character Rewarded: Hozuki Zangetsu

English Name: Water Release; Arctic Wind

Romanji Name: Suiton; Hoppōfū

Explanation: And here we have Water Release; Northern Wind. I personally think this would sound better with a “No Jutsu” at the end, but who am I to judge?

Character Rewarded: Hozuki Zangetsu

English Name: Water Release; Tidal Burst

Romanji Name: Suiton; Shioha

Explanation: This is more closely translated to Tidal Breaker/Tidal Wave, but it gets the point across.

Character Rewarded: Hozuki Zangetsu

English Name: Water Release; Whirlpool Of Despair

Romanji Name: Suiton; Zetsubō No Uzu

Explanation: Weirdly, I just knew this one.

Character Rewarded: Hozuki Zangetsu

English Name: Double Drum

Romanji Name: Daburu Taiko

Explanation: Same as with Kishimoto’s usual use of Double, that part is in katakana and taiko means drum or tambourine.

Character Rewarded: Hozuki Zangetsu

English Name: Fire Release; Burst End

Romanji Name: Katon; Basuto Endo (or) Katon; Bakudan Owari

Explanation: The first one is Katakana, and I personally prefer it. While the second one means Bomb Ending.

Character Rewarded: Hozuki Zangetsu

English Name: Fire Release; Confining Serpents

Romanji Name: Katon; Ashidomeja

Explanation: literally; Fire Release; Confinement Serpent

Character Rewarded: Hozuki Zangetsu

English Name: Fire Release; Summer's Heat

Romanji Name: Katon; Natsu No netsu

Explanation: Literally; Fire Release; Heat Of Summer

Character Rewarded: Hozuki Zangetsu

English Name: Turnabout Skullsplit Combo

Romanji Name: Tenkan Atamawaru Rendan

Explanation: Literally “Turnabout Headcrack Combo”

Character Rewarded: Nara Shikahiro

English Name: Drunken Monkey Stance

Romanji Name: Suien No Kamae

Explanation: Literally “Stance of the Drunken Monkey”

Character Rewarded: Nara Shikahiro

English Name: Raikou's Rush

Romanji Name: Totsugeki No Raikou

Explanation: Literally “Charge of Raikou”

Character Rewarded: Nara Shikahiro

English Name: Shockwave

Romanji Name: Shōgekiha

Explanation: Literally “Shockwave”

Character Rewarded: Nara Shikahiro

English Name: Touch Of Lightning

Romanji Name: Kaminari No Sawaru

Explanation: Literally “Touch Of Lightning/Thunder”

Character Rewarded: Nara Shikahiro

English Name: Wrath Of The Century

Romanji Name: Isseiki No Gekido

Explanation: Literally “Wrath Of A Century”

Character Rewarded: Nara Shikahiro

English Name: Jungle Fury

Romanji Name: Janguru Fuyuri (or) Kusamura Dohatsuten

Explanation: Katakana on this one. Jungle is hard to put into correct words. Kusamura could maybe work, it means like “thicket” or “copse”.

Character Rewarded: Nara Shikahiro

English Name: Plant Release; Acidic Hawk

Romanji Name: Shokuton; Santaka

Explanation: Literally “Plant Release; Acid Hawk”

Character Rewarded: Nara Shikahiro

English Name: Plant Release; Nature Cleanse

Romanji Name: Shokuton; Shizen Kiyomeru

Explanation: Literally “Plant Release; Nature Cleanse”

Character Rewarded: Nara Shikahiro

**PandaMattMatt** · October 31, 2016

English Name: Under Shock Strike

Romanji Name: Shita Shōgeki Ōda

Explanation: Kind of pieced this together. Under = Shita, Shogeki = Shock (Impact), Oda = Strike.

Character Rewarded: Hanamajo Junsei

English Name: Plant Release; Wide Grass Cocoon

Romanji Name: Shokuton; Hirokusa no Mayu

Explanation: Means Cocoon of wide grass. Google Translate, cross reference.

Character Rewarded: Hanamajo Junsei

English Name: Sound Release; Brown Note

Romanji Name: [Ototon or Neton]; Kasshoku Onpu

Explanation: So, I used the japanese for brown, but for note, I used Music note which is a more accurate representation of the word. So, I think it works. Google Translate, cross reference.

English Name: Sound Release; Echoes of Reason

Romanji Name: [Ototon or Neton]; Hankyō no Risei

Explanation: Used the word that meant sense as well as reason, since the technique is about clarity, so chose that over some other options. Google Translate, cross reference.

English Name: Sound Release; Echoes of Ruin

Romanji Name: [Ototon or Neton]; Hankyō no Hametsu

Explanation: Same as above for Echo of, used the word for destruction and ruin. Google Translate, cross reference.

Character Rewarded: Hanamajo Junsei

English Name: Sound Release; Nullification

Romanji Name: [Ototon or Neton]; Mukō-ka

Explanation: used the word "Invalidate" instead of nullification. Google Translate, cross reference.

Character Rewarded: Hanamajo Junsei

English Name: Sound Release; Shadow Sound

Romanji Name: [Ototon or Neton]; Kage Oto

Explanation: I honestly just used Kage from Shadow clone and Oto from Otogakure. Naruto.

Character Rewarded: Hanamajo Junsei

English Name: Sound Release; Thunderclap

Romanji Name: [Ototon or Neton]; Raimei

Explanation: Easy one, Thundeclap is a directly translated word. Google translate.

Character Rewarded: Hanamajo Junsei

English Name: Sand Release; Changing Sands

Romanji Name: Saton; Henkō Suna

Explanation: Uhhhh... this one is just Change Sand, because I couldn't figure out "changing" so I winged it and got close.

Character Rewarded: Hanamajo Junsei

English Name: Sand Release; Sand Erupt

Romanji Name: Saton; Suna Funshutsu

Explanation: I used eruption, rather than erupt, since erupt is improper english used only for style rather than accuracy. Google Translate.

Character Rewarded: Hanamajo Junsei

Edited October 31, 2016 by PandaMattMatt

**cntrstrk14** · October 31, 2016

Uzumaki Kazuto: 500 EXP & $250 — Approved
Hozuki Zangetsu: 500 EXP & $250 — Approved

Nara Shikahiro: 500 EXP & $250 — Approved

**cntrstrk14** · October 31, 2016

Had to do a few fixes, specifically for Sound Release = Onton as well as Brown Note being off from what the actual translation is based on context. That said I just docked a bit of EXP for making me do some work.

Hanamajo Junsei: 475 EXP & $235 — Approved

**Peregine** · October 31, 2016

English Name: Ball Lightning

Romanji Name: Tama Kaminari

Explanation: Simple translations for ‘ball’ and ‘lightning’ but Tama in this case can also mean shot or bullet, which I think fits the flavour.

Character Rewarded: Nakayama Madoka

English Name: Blossoming Flow

Romanji Name: Hana Ryūdō

Explanation: Literally ‘Flower/Blossom Flow’. Ryūdō has been used in other media with an undertone of ‘transferance’, which seems to git the genjutsu’s description.

Character Rewarded: Nakayama Madoka

English Name: Cloud Arc Strike

Romanji Name: Enkei no Kumo Kōgeki

Explanation: Enkei means ‘Circular’, and I used it mostly because whenever I went looking for ‘Arc’ I found architecture arcs and mathematical arcs. Apart from that it’s a direct translation.

Character Rewarded: Nakayama Madoka

English Name: Cloud Cover

Romanji Name: Unryō

Explanation: Direct translation, tested back and forth.

Character Rewarded: Nakayama Madoka

NA English Name: Feathery Sleep (incorrect name, corrected here)

English Name: Temple of Nirvana Technique

Romanji Name: Nehan Shōja no Jutsu

Explanation: http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Temple_of_Nirvana_Technique

Character Rewarded: Nakayama Madoka

English Name: Ghost Combustion

Romanji Name: Yūrei no Yōna Nenshō

Explanation: A more direct translation of this romanji would be ‘Ghostly Combustion’, which is even grammatically correct!

Character Rewarded: Nakayama Madoka

**cntrstrk14** · November 21, 2016

Nakayama Madoka: 300 EXP & $150 — Approved

**Hardcore Skittlez** · November 26, 2016

English Name: Stinger and Single Claw

Romanji Name: Sasu Oyobi Tsume

Explanation: Comes out literally to being “Sting and Nails” as far as I can tell, but this is an awkward name for a technique even before translating it. I’d suggest changing this to “Sasori Rendan(Scorpion Combo)”.