On the Subject of Shiritori

Oshiri o tori ? Kusa

Beneath the shroud of a eclipsed interface, luminous Japanese glyphs emerge, radiating an enigmatic allure. For the unversed, their combined aura pierces the depths of obscurity.

About This Module

This module draws inspiration from the classic Japanese game, “Shiritori”.
It has access to over 450 words at the JLPT(Japanese-Language Proficiency Test) N5 level by default while the player has access to over 126,000 words that this module will allow during submissions.
The words documented in this manual serve as a baseline or guide to solving this module successfully without prior Japanese vocabulary knowledge.
It can be played like a normal Shiritori game with or without the manual.

How to Play

Simply input an acceptable word via the transcription mapping table using the last hiragana character shown.
Ensure the Unacceptable Entries table is strictly followed.
When inputting characters, a green light will appear in the top-left corner of the module. This light indicates the transition into transcription mode. You must hit enter to exit transcription mode, then enter again to submit an answer.
In its default state, you must input 10 acceptable answers to solve the module. Upon a strike, you remain on your current stage unless you lose the game.
If you lose the game, the module will reset back to stage 1 and clear all previously used answers for both parties.

Technical Note

Due to the scale of the module, editing the Shiritori Settings (found in Mod Settings) or triggering a regeneration of the word lists may take a considerable amount of time, depending on your settings configuration. Shiritori offers a caching system that drastically reduces these loading times by saving, then loading a pre-generated word list. This feature is disabled by default and can be enabled in your mod settings. If you want to play with a larger word pool, you can enable N4-N1 in Mod Settings to select a specific or multiple JLPT levels, or turn on RandomMode to have the module pick a level at random. RandomMode can not be used alongside any other JLPT level selections. Advanced Japanese speakers can try the LegacyVersion, which includes over 95,000 words that the module can pull from, and use StartKanjiSide to display the kanji version of words by default. For an easier experience, enabling EasyMode will reduce the number of stages needed to solve the module to 5 instead of the default 10.

Module Usage Guide and Examples

Transcription Mode Examples

To type kana in transcription mode, simply follow the mapping table on the next page.

Example	Effect
Typing ka	Following the kana mapping, during transcription mode, this will transcribe into: か
Typing jya or ja	Following the kana mapping, during transcription mode, this will transcribe into: じゃ

Double Consonant / Small tsu / Chīsaitsu Examples

To use the double consonants character, follow the guide below:

Example	Effect
Typing kka	Following the kana mapping, during transcription mode, this will transcribe into: っか
Typing gakkou	Following the kana mapping, during transcription mode, this will transcribe into: がっこう

Special Keywords

Shiritori ignores submissions beginning with “!” (Exclamation mark), unless using special keywords. Usage of “!” disables kana transcription mode.

Keyword	Description
!kana	Displays the kana version of the currently displayed kanji.
!kanji	Displays the kanji version of the currently displayed kana.
!forever	Enable Endless Mode. Shiritori will continue past 10 solves at which sending !solve will trigger a solving animation. If the module is red, forever mode can not be activated.

Kana Multi Selection

Some kana are written the same as one another in romaji. Should you need to use another version of a kana, the up arrow on your keyboard provides that functionality.

English to Hiragana Transcription Mapping Tables

Unacceptable Entries
Katakana Characters / Words
Single Characters / Words
Previously Used Words*
Words that are not Nouns**
Words ending with (pa, pi, pu, pe, po, n***)
Words ending with smaller characters (ya, yu, yo, tsu, wa)

• *Including what Shiritori has used.
• **All accepted words are nouns (common and temporal) - (futsū meishi to toki kotoba)
• ***You lose the game.

Words that can be used per character:

Note that these show what you should type into the module and may not reflect the exact romaji transcriptions. ^ means to press the up arrow.

a ara aoba asahi atoaji abekobe anngou aikouka asshuku anettai arijigoku	i ika iori ikou izakoza ichijiku inanaki iinnkai isemairi itodennwa imahitotsu	u umi uneri uroko uirou usotsuki uchuu usagidoshi usoppachi uruudoshi unntennshi	e ei ebisu eboshi eizou ekigaku edamame eigyou ekohiiki ehoumaki ennjyou	o oyu onaji otoko oubei omomuki obekka okagesama oshaburi omajinai onndokei
ka kaki kajiki kakashi kaikaku karakuri kannsatsu kakomikiji kamikakushi kagehinata kakushigei	ki kichi kibami kiroku kikannki kikurage kinennbi kitakitsune kyoushitsu kirigirisu kinnyoubi	ku kumo kusuri kurai kushami kuchinashi kuragari kubittake kunigamae kumogakure kunnshou	ke kega kejime kemuri keshou kebyou kennpou keiyoushi keshougi keiryuu ketteida	ko koto kodama kokuji kosodoro kodawari konndate kotatsugake konoaida komekouji konnnyaku
sa sara sannma sakki sagyou satoyama sarumane saishuu sakaagari sarugutsuwa sarushibai	shi shita shari shinnwa shiokuri shitagaki shaberi shiasatte shitappara shitamawari shakkuri	su sugi sukui sunoko suikuchi suisei sunnpou sutekotoba sujichigai sukikirai sukikatte	se seki seibo sekai seisaku seitei sekkachi sekaiichi sekibarai sesshou sennpuuki	so sora sougo sodachi sokujitsu sonoato sonoue soumatou sokoji^kara sodatekata sotomawari

ta tame taiko tanago taisei tanoshimi tannkobu taishou tatsutaage tamanokoshi tamajyari	chi chiba chikuwa chuu chikyuu chiguhagu choubo chiebukuro chidoriashi chokkai chonnmage	tsu tsuya tsutsuji tsubasa tsunagime tsunahiki tsugihagi tsuushinnbo tsukumogami tsutomeburi tsumayouji	te tera tegata tegaru tekitou tenokou tenoyubi teikyuu teitaraku temaemiso temakizushi	to toki toufu toode tokimeki toomaki tomodachi toukyou toomawari tokkyuu tororoimo
na natsu nakama naruto naikaku naozari nagusami nakatagai naguriai narisumashi nanndemoya	ni niku nigiri nimotsu nizu^kuri nihonngo niwatori nigirizushi nikudanngo nishikigoi ninnjyou	nu nushi numachi nurie nukarumi nukumori nusubito nunnchaku nuritsubushi nuigurumi nusumigiki	ne neta negai nenndo nejimaki nemawashi nennpou nejimawashi nettaiya neraiuchi nennshuu	no nora nozomi nohara noukou nobanashi nomikui nomigusuri nonndakure nokorimono noboriguchi
ha hane haoto hatachi haiboku hagoromo hagoita hagaijime hakuhyou hanamizuki hannbouki	hi hibi hikari hitotsu hishimeki hitotsumi hyouji hittakuri hitotonari hitorigoto hyougaki	fu fuchi fukushi fusuma fushidara fuchidori futokoro fukinotou fukubukuro furudanuki furuhonnya	he heta hedate hechima hetakuso hedatari hennteko heichou hesomagari hebiichigo hennshuu	ho hoshi houki hokke hoozuki horyuu honnyaku housennka hotaruika hotokenoza honeyasume

ma maru madoka madoi mashikaku manadeshi mayakashi makafushigi manamusume mawarimichi mamechishiki	mi migi minato migite mikazu^ki minomushi mimizuku mikageishi mitsudomoe miyabiyaka miyamairi	mu mune mujina munage musasabi munamoto murabito munekazari munasawagi mukaezake musubitsuki	me meshi mebae megumi meshimono meikai meifuku meikyoku meiryou meshitsukai meyasubako	mo moto mokuzu monnpe mochizu^ki motenashi momonnga moushobi mokutekigo motodoori moyorieki
ya yami yasude yasune yamabiko yariyou yarikuri yaoyorozu yajirobee yamazakura yamanobori		yu yumi yukari yutori yuigou yunohana yuminari yukikaeri yubimusubi yukidaruma yukimatsuri		yo yoko yosou yodare yokogao yokozu^na yorozuya youshoku yokottsura yosutebito yomaigoto
ra raku raretsu rakuda raimei rakurai rannsuu raishuu rakushou rakutennka rakkyou	ri risu rieki rigai ryoushi ryouri rimawari rijichou rikujyou ryougae ryokakuki	ru rusu ruiji rutsubo ruigigo ruikei ruriiro ruionngo ruijyou ruijyaku ruisekiwa	re rei reiwa rennga reidai rekidai renngoku reikyaku reijyou rekkyou rennnyuu	ro roku robata rokata roudou rojiura ronnsou rokushou rotennburo robatayaki ronnjyutsu

wa waku wasabi watashi wakamono wannpaku warumono wasuremono waishou waruagaki wadakamari
ga gari gayoku gakai gashuu gakubuchi garakuta gairyaku garanndou gamushara gannmodoki	gi giri giwaku ginnga gikyoku gishou gyokuro gyakusetsu gyouretsu gyogyou ginnsekai	gu guru guuji gunnte gushou gutaika gunnbai guuzouka gutairei gunnshuu gunnjyou	ge geko gekai gennki geshuku getemono gennpatsu gesuidou gesshoku getsuyoubi gennjyuu	go gou gobou gouka goudatsu gokiburi goriyaku gokujyou gobounuki goroawase goyoutashi
za zai zayuu zarame zaihou zatsugaku zarigani zaijyuu zaishoku zadannkai zanngyou	ji jisa jyuu jyari jigyou jikyoku jikyoku jyagaimo jyuunishi jyuuretsu jyouyou	zu zure zukai zuroku zubunure zuhyou zuiichi zuihitsuka zugaikotsu zuruyasumi zuwaigani	ze zehi zesei zeimu zeibiki zeigaku zeisei zeishuu zekkyou zettaichi zecchou	zo zou zouni zokuse zousui zokutou zonnmei zoushoku zokushou zourimushi zoukyou

da date dagashi danngo daigomi datemaki dameoshi daidokoro dakkyuu danngomushi dannmatsuma			de deka deguchi dennwa detarame deppari denntaku dekunobou dezomeshiki debushou dennkikiki	do doro dokuro dotsubo doyomeki donnzoko donnguri dougubako doujyou dobunezumi doryokuka
ba baba barani bakuha bakuhatsu bachigai babanuki baikyaku bashogara bachiatari bannshuu	bi biwa binnta bikou bijyaku bijyutsu byakuya bichikumai biteikotsu bibouroku byouyomi	bu bure buai bunnko bushidou busshitsu bunnpou bukejidai bucchigiri bunashimeji bunnbougu	be betsu benngi bennri beikoku benibana benngoshi bennshou besshou berannmee bennkyou	bo boku bosei boketsu botamochi borokire bonnyari botannebi bottakuri boromouke bonnodori

A Massive Thank You to the Japanese KTANE community for their support.

JPKTANE no minasan e , tetsudatteidataki hontōni arigatōgozaimasu .

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