Japanese (Age of Empires III)/Dialogue lines

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This article contains all the voice lines of the Japanese units in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties, including Japanese-themed native warriors (like the Sohei Naginata) and mercenaries (like the Yojimbo). These Japanese words or sentences spoken in this game are grammatically correct and generally standard with no particular regional dialect, but some of them are old-fashioned or pronounced with a foreign accent. The accents and styles of the language spoken by Japanese units are as follows:

The female Villager speaks modern standardized Japanese with some non-standard (apparently foreign) accent. Each Villager job line she speaks emphasizes the third syllable of the word preceding "da ne".
The male Villager speaks modern standardized Japanese with a standard Tokyo accent. Each Villager job line he speaks emphasizes the second syllable of the word preceding "da ne".
The Sohei Archer speaks a kind of typically theatrical and conventional Japanese which is characterized by its old-fashioned word usage and its stylized pronunciation of words. The style of the language spoken by the monk is like that of Jidaigeki, a genre of film and television drama that depicts the life of Japan in pre-modern times. The monk sometimes speaks with the copula ja (じゃ), which, if used by a fictional character (and not as a regional dialect), usually signifies that the speaker is an old or archaic person, especially male one.
Military units, including Daimyo and Shogun, speak a kind of theatrical Japanese characterized by its old-fashioned word usage. Some of them speak with a standard accent, while others speak with some non-standard accent.

Note: This article will not cover the dialogue lines of units shipped at the Consulate (not to be confused with Consulate unit), because they maintain their respective language. The exception will be the mention of the wagons and two of the Japanese Isolation related units.

Common[]

用件は? [Yōken wa?] ("What's the matter?")
なんだ? [Nan da?] ("What?") — male villager
呼んだかい? [Yonda kai?] ("Did you call?") — male villager
何? [Nani?] ("What?") — female villager
呼んだ? [Yonda?] ("Did you call?") — female villager
いいよ [Ī yo.] ("All right.")
はっ [Hă.] ("Yes."; a variant of hai (はい "Yes") pronounced with a short, strong breath; old-fashioned, typically said by fictional archaic characters, especially of the feudal ages, in response to the instructions or remarks of their superior person, with an attitude of respect toward that person)
ご命令を? [Gomeirei o?] ("Your instructions?")
御意（に） [Gyoi (ni).] ("At your will.")
よし [Yoshi.] ("Ok.") — male villager
わかりました [Wakarimashita.] ("I understood")
わかったよ [Wakatta yo.] ("I understood!") — female villager
行きます [Ikimasu.] ("I go.")
はい! [Hai!] ("Yes!")
ただいま [Tadaima.] ("At once") — fishing boat
そうです [Sō desu.] (In this context, "I see" or "Understood") — fishing boat
いざ [Iza.] ("Now.")
直ちに [Tadachi ni.] ("Immediately.")
仰せの通り（に） [Ōse no tōri (ni).] (Literally "As you say."; it means "In accordance with your will.")
いざゆかん! [Iza yukan!] ("Let's go now!")
戦じゃ! [Ikusa ja!] ("Fight!")
や! [Ya!] (an interjection)

International version[]

Artillery[]

Flaming Arrow[]

Morutaru[]

Cavalry[]

Daimyo[]

Naginata Rider[]

Shogun Tokugawa[]

Yabusame[]

Infantry[]

Ashigaru Musketeer[]

Hatamoto Samurai[]

It can be trained at the Consulate if the Japanese decides to choose its namesake Isolation as their ally. Uses the dialogue lines of his mercenary counterpart.

Irregular[]

Uses the Male Villager's dialogue lines.

Ninjutsu-Zukai[]

It can be trained at the Consulate if the Japanese decides to choose its namesake Isolation as their ally. Uses the Ronin's dialogue lines.

Samurai[]

Sentry[]

Uses the Male Villager's dialogue lines.

Shinobi[]

Yamabushi[]

Yumi Archer[]

Rickshaws and Wagons[]

All rickshaw units use the Male Villager's dialogue lines.

If the Japanese choose the Dutch as their ally at the Consulate, they can receive Arsenal, Church, Bank and Livestock Pen Wagons via shipments. All those variants will use the Male Merchant's dialogue lines.

Sohei Archer[]

Select 1 Nan ja na? (なんじゃな?) - Literally "What is it?", responding in a mild tone (na) to some action or situation; "What's the matter?"
Select 2 Yō ka na? (用かな?) - Do you have a business with me?
Select 3 Nan nari to (なんなりと) - Literally "In whatever way", here it means like "Order me whatever you'd like"
Move 1 Hm…
Move 2 Shōchi shita (承知した) - I understand
Move 3 Sochira e yukō. (そちらへ行こう) - I'll go there (The particle 'e' へ is pronounced 'ye' as it mostly was in the Edo period.)
Attack 1 Kōgeki ja! (攻撃じゃ！) - Attack!
Disabled Omukae ga kita yō ja (お迎えが来たようじゃ) - Literally "The welcoming seems to have come"; reflecting a belief widely shared among Japanese Buddhists, especially Jōdo-related ones, this conventional phrase traditionally refers to the coming of Amida Buddha in front of a dying person to welcome that person into the land where Buddha lives, that is, Jōdo or "Pure Land".
Revived Hotoke-sama no go kago no okage ja. (仏様のご加護のお陰じゃ) - It's thanks to Buddha's protection

Ships[]

All military-related ships (except the Battleship) use the same dialogue lines preformed by only one voice actor. The Monitor does not use the attack dialogue lines.

Fishing Boat[]

Villager[]

Female[]

Male[]

Japanese version[]

Artillery[]

Flaming Arrow[]

Morutaru[]

Cavalry[]

Daimyo[]

Naginata Rider[]

Shogun Tokugawa[]

Yabusame[]

Infantry[]

Ashigaru Musketeer[]

Hatamoto Samurai[]

It can be trained at the Consulate if the Japanese decides to choose it's namesake's Isolation as their ally. Uses the dialogue lines of his mercenary counterpart.

Irregular[]

Uses the Male Villager's dialogue lines.

Ninjutsu-Zukai[]

It can be trained at the Consulate if the Japanese decides to choose it's namesake's Isolation as their ally. Uses the Ronin's dialogue lines.

Samurai[]

Sentry[]

Uses the Male Villager's dialogue lines.

Shinobi[]

Yamabushi[]

Yumi Archer[]

Rickshaws and Wagons[]

All rickshaw units use the Male Villager's dialogue lines.

If the Japanese choose the Dutch as their ally at the Consulate, they can receive Arsenal, Church, Bank and Livestock Pen Wagons via shipments. All those variants will use the Male Merchant's dialogue lines.

Sohei Archer[]

Select 1 Nan ja na? (なんじゃな?) - Literally "What is it?", responding in a mild tone (na) to some action or situation; "What's the matter?"
Select 2 Yō ka na? (用かな?) - Do you have a business with me?
Select 3 Nan nari to (なんなりと) - Literally "In whatever way", here it means like "Order me whatever you'd like"
Move 1 Umu (うむ) - Yea
Move 2 Shōchi shita (承知した) - I understand
Move 3 Ikimashō. (行きましょう) - Let's go
Attack Kakare! (かかれ!) - Attack!
Claim
Disabled Omukae ga kita yō ja (お迎えが来たようじゃ) - Literally "The welcoming seems to have come"; reflecting a belief widely shared among Japanese Buddhists, especially Jōdo-related ones, this conventional phrase traditionally refers to the coming of Amida Buddha in front of a dying person to welcome that person into the land where Buddha lives, that is, Jōdo or "Pure Land".
Revived Hotoke-sama no go kago no okage ja. (仏様のご加護のお陰じゃ) - It's thanks to Buddha's protection

Ships[]

All military-related ships (except the Battleship) use the same dialogue lines preformed by only one voice actor. The Monitor does not use the attack dialogue lines.

Fishing Boat[]

Villager[]

Female[]

Male[]

Trivia[]

The only in-game way to listen to the Japanese Villager's dialogue line for "Hunter" (Kari da ne in the international version, Kari ne in the Japanese version) is to obtain a European Settler, either by rescuing from Treasures or researching the Sequoyah's Cherokee Syllabary technology.

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