diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 446b347b..8e3d3f99 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ endif()
 set(BUILD_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/game")
 set(ASSETS_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/assets")
 
-option(JAPANESE "Enable the Japanese-language build" OFF)
+option(JAPANESE "Enable the Japanese-language build (instead of the unofficial Aeon Genesis English translation)" OFF)
 option(FIX_BUGS "Fix various bugs in the game" OFF)
 option(DEBUG_SAVE "Re-enable the ability to drag-and-drop save files onto the window" OFF)
 set(RENDERER "SDLTexture" CACHE STRING "Which renderer the game should use: 'OpenGL3' for an OpenGL 3.2 renderer, 'SDLTexture' for SDL2's hardware-accelerated Texture API, 'SDLSurface' for SDL2's software-rendered Surface API, or 'Software' for a handwritten software renderer")
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d7a45f40..d1cb069c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ Name | Function
 `-DJAPANESE=ON` | Enable the Japanese-language build (instead of the unofficial Aeon Genesis English translation)
 `-DFIX_BUGS=ON` | Fix various bugs in the game
 `-DDEBUG_SAVE=ON` | Re-enable the ability to drag-and-drop save files onto the window
-`-DFORCE_LOCAL_LIBS=ON` | Compile the built-in versions of SDL2, FreeType, and FLTK instead of using the system-provided ones
-`-DWARNINGS=ON` | Enable common warnings
-`-DALL_WARNINGS=ON` | Enable ALL warnings (clang/MSVC-only)
-`-DFATAL_WARNINGS=ON` | Make all warnings errors
 `-DRENDERER=OpenGL3` | Use the hardware-accelerated OpenGL 3.2 renderer
 `-DRENDERER=SDLTexture` | Use the hardware-accelerated SDL2 Texture API renderer (default)
 `-DRENDERER=SDLSurface` | Use the software-rendered SDL2 Surface API renderer
 `-DRENDERER=Software` | Use the handwritten software renderer
+`-DWARNINGS=ON` | Enable common compiler warnings (for gcc-compatible compilers and MSVC only)
+`-DALL_WARNINGS=ON` | Enable ALL compiler warnings (for clang and MSVC only)
+`-DFATAL_WARNINGS=ON` | Stop compilation on any compiler warning (for gcc-compatible compilers and MSVC only)
+`-DFORCE_LOCAL_LIBS=ON` | Compile the built-in versions of SDL2, FreeType, and FLTK instead of using the system-provided ones
 
 Then compile CSE2 with this command: