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 to refer to a group by a representative member, 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"

魔神器 combines two relatively common Japanese terms, 魔神 and 神器, into a new one. A 魔神 (majin) is typically a malevolent deity, while a 神器 (shinki or jinki) is a consecrated ritual tool or a treasure received from a god. The 魔神器 (majinki), then, would be a sacred object used in the worship of a dark god.

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 (gehou): 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 SOU) isn't quite soy sauce, which would be ソイソース (SOISOOSU), or more often 醤油 (shouyu). Soyso would be 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 that would normally be 酢 (su) in Japanese, so it's still odd.

This is a title, not a name, and makes him the king of the creatures known collectively as Demons (or Mystics). A more literal translation would be "Demon King", though I also like using "Dark Lord" or "Archfiend".

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

Unlike the other condiment names, this one really is vinegar... but that 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 ディア (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 L A L A to stop the machine in the JP version, but Lala isn't much of a name.

default name

It took me a while to catch this one, but "millennial" is properly spelled with two 'n's.

default name

Robo before naming, also generic robots.

Specchio's description of Ayla

Specchio's description of Crono

Specchio's description of Robo

Specchio's description of the Magus

Specchio's description of Marle

Specchio's description of Frog

Specchio's description of Lucca

Crono's weapon

Lucca's

Marle's

After further thought, calling the present the Present seems odd for those who aren't from it. Modern Age still works, though, and it's more official sounding too.

(...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. Can mean "sky" or "(the) heaven(s)"

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

the Magus's element

the term is also used for a coat of arms

how the Magus generally refers to Lavos