default name

More literally, "Ayla and the others" or "the group containing Ayla", with the primitive speech a good excuse to use incorrect English that's easy to understand. name + 'tachi' is very common in Japanese but has no good English equivalent.

Ayla before she's named

Assuming default name. In the Japanese version, Ayla calls Crono by the first two characters in his name.

Same idea as エイラ達.

The Reptite/Dinomen name for humans. Could be either "ape" or "monkey". I just think "monkey" sounds better.

Hydra's brightest star, from Arabic meaning "solitary one".

Janus/Jyaki before his name appears

女王 refers specifically to a ruling queen.

almost-not-quite "dream"

same as above but more respectful

the cook's wife

same as above but more respectful

Also sounds like a verb for "transform", and a few other words.

マヨネー (MAYONEE) isn't quite "mayonnaise", which would be マヨネーズ (MAYONEEZU).

Two dictionary entries might apply to 外法: one is a Buddhist term for heresy, the other is a sort of demonic arts linked to tengu or using skulls. Credit goes to J.K.Rowling's Harry Potter books for giving me the idea to use "dark arts".

Also, ソイソー (SOI SOO) isn't quite soy sauce, which would be ソイソース (SOISOOSU), or more often 醤油 (shouyu). Soyso is closer to a standard Romanization, but the English phonetics don't quite work out with that spelling.

Mune/Leon before his name appears

the would-be hero

literally village leader

タータ (TAATA) isn't quite tartar, which would be タルタル (TARUTARU) when referring to the sauce.

Unlike the other condiment names, this one really is vinegar... but it would normally be 酢 (su) in Japanese, so it's still odd.

This is a title, not a name, and means roughly "Demon King".

same as above but more respectful

proper noun, always capitalize

same as above but more respectful

default name

Yes, she has a name.

Marle before she's named. I had initially used "young woman", but if 少年 is "boy" (for Tata/Tarta and Jyaki/Janus), then 少女 should be "girl", and besides, it's shorter.

the guy who runs the prison

Could be Bandeau, if 'eau' is pronounced like a long 'o'. I'm not much good with French... that is French, isn't it?

Unlike the other condiment names, this one really is vinegar... but it would normally be 酢 (su) in Japanese, so it's still odd.

Is there any significance to him being only the 8th, when Guardia went from 21st to 33rd and Yakra from 1st to 13th (five more generations each) over the same 400 years?

default name

Assuming default name. In the Japanese version, her full name is the name you give her (with any characters past the third dropped) plus 'dia'. If you have odd tastes in naming, her name could even be Cronodia (though not if you keep Crono as Crono... at least not if both are katakana).

It's "LALA" to stop the machine in the JP version, but that's not much of a name.

default name

default name

Robo before naming, also generic robots.

Spekkio's description of Ayla

Spekkio's description of Crono

Spekkio's description of Robo

Spekkio's description of Magus

Spekkio's description of Marle

Spekkio's description of Frog

Spekkio's description of Lucca

Crono's weapon

Lucca's

Marle's

(...of time)

The reference point for dates is the founding of Guardia Kingdom, hence Royal Year and not just year. It's like how some countries date things by the current ruler or ruling family.

literally dinosaur-person

often used in a way that seems like it's a special term

Crono's element

It's not quite the same as either "ally" or "friend". "Comrade" is perhaps close, but that sounds too much like Soviet Russia.

used several times to describe Robo

Lucca's element

...more or less.

Marle and Frog's element

Magus's element

the term is also used for a coat of arms

how Magus generally refers to Lavos