Hey,



Here’s a list I made of the phrases/words I noticed quite a bit in the game. I’ve not gotten very far (only in June atm) but I’m sure you’ll see these a lot as you play the game. I couldn’t even begin to list absolutely everything you see. There are no story spoilers here. I’ve not listed anything that we haven’t already seen in the trailers.

Please feel free to copy/paste this into a word document of your own and increase the font size. That’ll help you distinguish the symbols better.

General phrasing tips to keep in mind

If you see/hear anything that sounds like ります (rimasu) or います (imasu) toward the end of a sentence/phrase, this usually means “to do __” or an all-around affirmation of something. The English-equivalent would be -ing (showing/doing/making). (if you read/hear 行きます (ikimasu), that means “let’s go”)

If you see しない (shinai) or just ない (nai) toward the end of a sentence/phrase, this usually means “don’t do __” or an all-around negation of something. (if you read/hear わからない (wakaranai), that means “I don’t understand”)

Phrases in katakana (the sharper/geometric characters) are for foreign words. If you hear English-sounding phrases, they’ll be written in kana on the screen (セーフルーム (seefuruumu) - safe room). Or characters will “speak” in kana with Japanese words for emphasis (マジ (maji) - general exclamation for really/seriously). Or they’ll say an English word just to sound cool/cute. (Anne sometimes exclaims this when you find treasure: ラッキー ! (rakkii) - lucky!)

If you see Kanji you recognize from this list, but the rest of the phrase doesn’t match, chances are you can apply the general meaning to the unknown phrase. For example: 学 (gaku) is used for school-related things. If you see 学 somewhere in a sentence, chances are, the person is talking about something to do with school. Characters will commonly use 行 (i) for going somewhere/let’s go/let’s head out. And so on and so on.

ペルソナ (perusona) - Persona

Main character names/codenames

囚人 (shuujin) / ジョーカー (joukaa) - Prisoner / Joker

高捲 杏 / パンサー (pansaa) / アン – Takamaki Anne / Panther / Anne (lit. Kanji: apricot)

モルガナ (morugana) / モナ - Morgana / Mona

坂本 竜時 / スカル (sukaru) - Sakamoto Ryuji / Skull

喜多川 祐介 /フォックス (fokkusu) - Kitagawa Yusuke / Fox

新島 真 / クイーン (kuiin) - Niijima Makoto / Queen

奥村 春 / ノワール (nowaaru) - Okumura Haru / Noir

明智 吾郎 / クロウ (kurou) - Akechi Goro / Crow

佐倉 双葉 / ナビ (nabi) - Sakura Futaba / Navi

Other characters

新島 冴 - Niijima Sae (prosecutor)

鴨志田 - Kamoshida (P.E. teacher)

鈴井 志帆 - Suzui Shiho (Anne’s friend)

班目 - Madarame (Yusuke’s mentor)

佐倉 惣治郎 - Sakura Sojiro

イゴール - Igor

カロリーヌ: 意地悪そうな少女 - Caroline (the malicious one with the cane)

ジュスティーヌ: 物静かな少女 - Justine (the quiet one)

(obviously there are more, but I won’t spoil anything past the trailers we’ve seen)

Co-op characters

三島 由輝 - Mishima Yuki (classmate/Phantom Thief enthusiast)

岩井 宗久 - Iwai Munehisa (arms dealer)

武見 妙 - Takemi Tae (doctor)

御船 千早 - Mifune Chihaya (fortune teller)

川上 貞世 - Kawakami Sadayo (homeroom teacher)

大宅 一子 - Oya Ichiko (journalist)

東郷 一二三 - Togo Hifumi (chess player)

織田 信也 - Oda Shinya (gamer kid)

吉田 寅之助 - Yoshida Toranosuke (politician)

School-related

学生 (gakusei) - student

学校 (gakkou) - school

高校 (koukou) - high school

先生 (sensei) - teacher

勉強 (benkyou) – study/diligence

体育 (taiiku) - physical education

秀尽学園高校 - Syujin High School

職員室 (shokuinshitsu) - staff room/teachers’ room

図書館 (toshokan) - library

Time/time of day

朝 (asa) - morning

午後 (gogo) - afternoon

放課後 (houkago) - afterschool

夜 (yoru) – evening

今日 (kyou) – today

明日 (ashita) - tomorrow

昨日 (kinou) - yesterday

Travel-related/locations

乗り換え (norikae) - transfer (train)

使う(tsukau) - to use a thing/to take (a train)

部屋 (heya) – room/chamber

家 (ie) – house/residence

進む (susumu) - to advance/go forward

後 (ato) - behind/rear/later

上 (uwa) - upper/outer

中 (naka) – inside / 中 (chuu) - medium/central

所 (tokoro) - place/address/point/district

場所 (basho) - basement/room/space/location

塔 (tou) – tower

帰還 (kikan) - return

行 (kou/i/ee)- leave/travel/go

目印 (mejirushi) - mark/sign/landmark/benchmark

出 (de) - coming out/attending/start/beginning

Game-specific places

渋谷 - Shibuya

渋谷センター街 (shibuyasentagai) – Shibuya Center Street

ゲーセンター(geemusentaa) – game center/arcade

カラオケ (karaoke)



ベルベットルーム (berubetto rūmu) - Velvet Room

ルブラン (ruberan) - Leblanc

メメントスー (mementosu) - Mementos

アジト (ajito) – hideout

パレス (parasu) - palace

美術館 (bijutsukan) - art gallery/museum

セーフルーム (seefuruumu) - safe room

Actions

致しかねる (itashikaneru) – unable to do

括る (kukuru) – to tie together/to bind/summarize

放す (hanasu) – release/let go

呉れる (kureru) – to give

驚く(odoroku) – to be surprised

怖じる (ojiru) – to be scared

決行 (kekkou) – doing (with resolve)/carrying out (a plan)

諦める (akirameru) – to give up/abandon

困る (komaru) – to be troubled/worried/bothered/embarrassed

負かす (makasu) – to defeat

倒す (taosu) – to throw down/to fell/kill

決する (kessuru) – to decide/determine/conclude

要る (iru) – to need/want

連絡 (renraku) – to contact/get in touch

見る (miru) – to see/look/watch

聞く(kiku) – to hear/listen

話 (hanashi) - to speak/chat

寝る (neru) – go to bed/lie down/to sleep

疲れる (tsukareru) – to get tired

変わる (kawaru) – to change

気になる (kininaru) – to care/to worry/to be curious about

信じる (shinjiru)- to believe in/confide in

Adjectives/descriptions

言い過ぎ (iisugi) – overstatement/exaggeration

変 (hen) – strange/odd

不思議 (fushigi) – strange/mystery/wonder

信 (shin) - honesty/fidelity

元気 (genki) - healthy/lively/good health

早い (hayai) – early/fast/hasty/quick/too soon

強引 (gouin) – pushy/overbearing/coercive

広い (hiroi) - large/big

大 (oo) – large

気ぜわしい (kizawashii) – restless/fidgety/fussy

聖 (sei) - sacred/holy

危ない (nabunai) - dangerous

Nouns

猫 / ぬこ (neko) – cat (にゃあ or ニャー are both nyaa (meow). Whenever Morgana is a regular cat, ニャー appears over his/her head whenever s/he speaks)

変身(henshin) – metamorphosis/shapeshift

得 (toku) – profit/advantage/benefit

売り (uri) – sell/sale/selling/vendor

お金 (okane) - money

コーヒー (kouhee) - coffee

礼 (rei) – thanks/gratitude

本当 (hontou) – the truth/reality/fact

世間の口 (seken no kuchi) - rumors/gossip



仕事 (shigoto) – work/business

変態 (hentai) – pervert

気象 (kishou) – weather

時計 (tokei) – watch/clock/timepiece

人聞き (hitogiki) - reputation/respectability

理解 (rikai) - understanding/sympathy

Personal identifiers/stuff to do with people

私 (watashi) – me

君 (kimi) – buddy/pal

誰 (dare) - who

友達 / ともだち (tomodachi) - friend

人 (hito) - person

一人 (hitori) – one person/alone

大人 (otona) - adult

セクシー (sekushii) - sexy



モデル (moderu) - model



お母さん / おかあさん (okaasan) - mother

お父さん / おとうさん (otousan) - father

警察 (keisatsu) - police

ホームレス (houmuresu) - homeless [person]



俺 (ore) – me! arrogant/rough/usually for males

体 (karada) - body/health

侵入者 (shinnyuusha) – intruder/invader

自信 (jishin) - self confidence

お前 (omae) - you (derogatory or for a person of equal status)

あなた (anata) - you (general)

自分 (jibun) - myself/oneself/himself/herself

皆 / みなさん (minasan) - everyone

Some of the terms over the red on upper right

処分 (shobun) - game over

退学処分 (taigakushobun) – expulsion from school

理事会 (rijikai) – board of directors

改心 (kaishin) – conversion/reform

待ち (machi) – waiting

断行 (dankou) – decisive action

潜入 (senyu) - infiltration/sneaking in

見つける (mitsukeru) - find/discover

盗む (nusumu) - to steal

気 (ki) - spirit/mind/heart

心 (kokoro) - heart/mind/spirit

Game-related

怪盗 (kaito) - Phantom Thieves

ネット (netto) - network/internet



お宝 / オタカラ(otakara) – treasure (often written in katakana for emphasis)

運 (un) – fortune/luck

鍵 (kagi) – key

像 (zou) - statue

相談 (soudan) - consultation/discussion (when targeting the party in the safe room)

世界 (sekai) – society/world

通知 (tsuuchi) – report/notice

予告 (yokoku) – advance notice

助け (tasuke) – help/aid

お蔭 (okage) – assistance/aid

談ずる (danzuru) - talk/discuss/negotiate

頂く (itada) - to get/receive

敵 (teki) - enemy

兵隊 (heitai) – soldier

予定 (yatei) – plans

決 (ketsu) – decision/vote

歪み (hizumi) – distortion/strain

脱出 (dasshutsu) – escape/breakout

外出 (gaishutsu) – outing/trip/going out

残 (zan) – remaining/left over

怪しい (ayashii) – suspicious

地体 (jitai) – essence/true nature

状態 (joutai) - current status

Co-op things

協力 – cooperation

関係 (kankei) – relationship/connection

進化 (shinka) - evolve/progress

深まる (fukamaru) – to deepen/heighten/intensify

付き合う (tsukiau) – to associate with/to keep company/to go out with

止めておく (yameteoku) – to pass/say no

愛してる (aishiteru) - I love you

Greetings/partings

こにちは (konnichiwa) - hello/good day

もしもし (moshimoshi) - hello (when answering the phone)



おはよおう (ohayou) - good morning

こんばんは (konbanwa) - good evening



バイバイ (baibai) - byebye



いらっしゃい (irasshai) - welcome! (used by shop owners–except for Iwai, who’s too cool for that)

行ってらっしゃい (itterasshai) – have a good day/see you/take care



はじめまして (hajimemashite) - nice to meet you/how do you do?

よろしく (yoroshiku) - please treat me well/I look forward to working with you (adding おねがいします (onegaishimasu) at the end makes it more polite)

お疲れ様さまでした (otsukaresamadeshita) - thank you/much appreciated (ex.: saying goodbye after a part time job)



またね (matane) - see you later (synonymous with じゃあね (jaane))



さよなら (sayonara) - goodbye (to someone you won’t ever see again)



General expressions/words

はい (hai) - yes

いいえ (iie) - no

うん (un) - yeah/yes (informal)

ううん (uun) - no/nah (informal)

待つ / まって (matte) - wait

助けて (tasukete) - help!

ですね (desune) - it is so/to affirm something. (ex. いいですね (iidesune) is a common comment to make in agreement of something. です (desu) alone is just “something” and ね (ne) can be used alone as a casual way to get someone’s attention)



じゃない (janai) - it is not so/to negate something (ex.: ぬこじゃない ! (nekojanai!) is Morgana saying s/he is “not a cat!”). Can be used alone to negate whatever the general topic of conversation is)



すみません (sumimasen) - excuse me



どうも (doumo) - thanks



ありがと (arigato) - thank you (adding ございます (gozaimasu) to the end makes it even more polite. Adding ございました (gozaimashita) to the end denotes thanking someone for something they did. Ex.: shop owners will say ありがとございました (arigatogozaimashita) after you buy something from them. Adding どうも to the front also makes it polite. Adding doumo and gozaimasu makes it extremely polite)



ごめん (gomen) - sorry (adding なさい (nasai) at the end makes it more polite)

ほんとう (hontou) - ほんとう ? ! translates to “really?!” or “seriously?!” (synonymous with うそ (uso) - “no way!” lit.: a lie)

みたい (mitai) – resembling/looks like

何 (nani) - what thing/thing/what (“nani?” means “what?” or “what is it?”)

頂きます (itadakimasu) - expression of gratitude before a meal

ご馳走様でした (gochisousamadeshita) - expression of thanks after a meal

大丈夫 / だいじょうぶ (daijoubu) - OK/sure/certainly (MC response; asking だいじょうぶ ? is a way of saying “everything all right?”)

わかります (wakarimasu) – to understand/I understand (MC response)

だったら (dattara) – if it’s the case

絶対 (zettai) – absolutely!

ずっと (zutto) – all the way/much better

そっち (socchi) – that person/different person/thing

かも知れない (kamoshirenai) – possibly/may/maybe (MC response)

どっち (docchi) – one way or another/anyway

なれば (nareba) – because/since…

これから (korekara) – after this

どうなるものでもない (dounarumonodemonai) – won’t make a difference/can’t help (MC response)

たって (tatte) – even if/however

勿論 / もちろん (mochiron) – of course/certainly (MC response)

そこそこ (sokosoko) – fairly well/reasonably

流石 (sasuga) – as one would expect

だっけ (dakke) -~used when trying to recall information~

だろう (darou) – seems/I think/don’t you agree?

言えば (ieba) – speaking of…

やっぱり (yappari) - likewise/too/as expected

そうか (souka) – is that so?

なる様になる (naruyouninaru) – let nature take its course/what will be will be (MC response)

了解 (ryoukai) – comprehension/understanding/roger that/OK (MC response + Ryuji says this)

お疲れ (otsukare) – thanks/tiredness/that’s enough for today (MC response)

やろう (yarou) - seems/I guess

すげー (suge~) – incredible/unbelievable!

うわ (uwa) - wow!

ご苦労さま (gokurousama) - thank you for your efforts (Morgana sometimes says this after a battle)

ここから (kokokara) - from here/here on out

気にしない (kinishinai) - don’t care/don’t worry (MC response)

未だ行ける (madaikeru) - I’m doing well right now

どうするか (dousuruka) - what would you do? (party members often ask this of MC)

いよいよ (iyoiyo) - good timing

仕方がない (shikataganai) - it can’t be helped

頑張る (ganbaru) - do well/persevere

Spell names:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Persona5/comments/539kmi/japanese_to_english_spell_name_list/d7r9ysq

Classroom answers + test answers, sorted by month/day:

http://p5g.tradukosoft.com/test-answers/

Co-op details (abilities, starting dates, etc):

http://p5g.tradukosoft.com/cooperation/



Check for updates to the translation guide:

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