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Learn Japanese Survival Horror Game Vocabulary

Something's Wrong 何かがおかしい — Survival Horror Basics

Inventory management, save rooms, item descriptions - the practical vocabulary of staying alive in survival horror games. Plus the first layer of horror vocabulary: the feeling that something isn't right.

158 words · 8 chapters

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Why This Book?

That moment when you waste your last healing item because you couldn't read what it was. When you accidentally overwrite your save, or miss the safe room because you didn't recognize it. Survival horror games are hard enough in English - playing them in Japanese without the right vocabulary is a nightmare. This book covers everything you need to survive: inventory management, save systems, health status, and the atmospheric vocabulary that makes horror games terrifying.

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Inventory Mastery

Use, discard, combine - manage your precious items

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Save System Survival

Typewriters, ink ribbons, safe rooms - never lose progress

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Health & Status

Poison, infection, danger - know your condition

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Combat & Enemies

Attack, defend, escape - fight or flight vocabulary

What You'll Learn

1

Inventory Basics

20 words

The core of survival horror: managing your limited resources. Know what you have, what you need, and what to throw away.

アイテム item
所持品しょじひん possessions / inventory
使うつかう to use
捨てるすてる to throw away / discard
入手にゅうしゅ obtain / acquire
...and 15 more
2

Save Systems

20 words

The sacred save room - your only refuge. Typewriters, ink ribbons, and the crucial vocabulary of preserving your progress.

セーブ save
タイプライター typewriter
インクリボン ink ribbon
安全地帯あんぜんちたい safe zone / safe room
上書きうわがき overwrite
...and 15 more
3

Item Types

20 words

Healing items, weapons, ammunition, keys, and files - know what each item type does before you desperately need it.

回復かいふく recovery / healing
武器ぶき weapon
弾薬だんやく ammunition
鍵かぎ key
救急スプレーきゅうきゅうすぷれー first aid spray
...and 15 more
4

Environmental Navigation

20 words

Rooms, hallways, doors, stairs - the vocabulary of navigating a horror game environment safely.

部屋へや room
廊下ろうか hallway / corridor
施錠せじょう locked
解錠かいじょう unlocked
地図ちず map
...and 15 more
5

Health & Status

20 words

HP, status effects, injuries, infection - understand your condition before it's too late.

体力たいりょく health / stamina
感染かんせん infection
危険きけん danger
毒どく poison
瀕死ひんし near death
...and 15 more
6

Horror Atmosphere

20 words

The vocabulary of dread - dark, quiet, scary, strange. The words that build the horror atmosphere.

静かしずか quiet / silent
暗いくらい dark
怖いこわい scary / frightening
不気味ぶきみ creepy / eerie
嫌な予感いやなよかん bad feeling / premonition
...and 15 more
7

Combat & Survival

19 words

Fight or flight - the actions you need to survive. Attack, defend, escape, hide.

攻撃こうげき attack
防御ぼうぎょ defend / guard
逃げるにげる to escape / flee
隠れるかくれる to hide
生き残るいきのこる to survive
...and 14 more
8

Enemies & Threats

19 words

Know your enemy - zombies, monsters, and the things that hunt you in the dark.

敵てき enemy
ゾンビ zombie
怪物かいぶつ monster
ボス boss
ゲームオーバー game over
...and 14 more

Pro Tips

アイテムボックス (aitemu bokkusu) is the classic item box in safe rooms. Store items you can't carry - they're shared between all item boxes in most games. Never leave valuable items behind!
上書きしますか? (uwagaki shimasu ka) means "Overwrite?" - this will delete your previous save. In survival horror, always keep multiple saves in case you get stuck.
危険 vs 注意 危険 (kiken/Danger) = critical health, one hit from death. 注意 (chuui/Caution) = wounded but stable. The difference could save your life!
インクリボン (inku ribon) is the ink ribbon - required to save in classic Resident Evil games. These are limited, so save wisely. Modern horror games often have unlimited saves.
何かがおかしい (nanika ga okashii) means "Something's wrong" - the quintessential horror phrase. When you see or hear this, prepare for trouble.

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