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1
Q

It’s a book written about Japanese mythology.

A

日本の神話について書かれている本です

神話(shinwa)

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2
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People in the past believed so.

A

昔の人はそう信じていたんですね。

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3
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to make it easier to understand..

A

わかりやすいように

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4
Q

he got, what do you call it?, something like a spear.

A

何て言うのかな。。。槍みたいのものをもらうんです。

槍(yari)

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5
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It’s said to be present day Awajishima.

A

今のAwajishimaだと言われています

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6
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Well, it’s not Awajishima, but it’s said that a small island near Awajishima was Onogoro Island.

A

ま、AwajishimaではないんだけどAwajishimaの近くにあるちっちゃい島がオノゴロ島だったと言われているんですけど

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7
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From the tip of the spear, the droplets of water that fell accumulated and formed an island.

A

その槍の先から落ちた水の雫が重なって、島ができたんですよ

槍(yari)
先(saki)
雫(shizuku)
重なって(kasanatte)

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8
Q

At first, those two didn’t know how to make a child.

A

はじめはね、その二人子どもの作り方がわかんなかったですよ

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9
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They realized how to make children.

A

子供の作り方を気づいて

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10
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[They] started making children.

A

子供を作り始めるんです

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11
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After that, Izanagi and Izanami consulted that great god again.

A

それからね その偉い神様にもう一回イザナギさんとイザナミさんが相談したんですよ

偉い(erai)
相談(soudan)

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12
Q

That lesson is embedded here.

A

その教訓がね、ここの中に込められているんでしょう

教訓(kyoukun)

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13
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In order, first awajishima was born, followed by it’s neighbour shikoku… then finally honshu (where place like tokyo are) was born.

A

順番的にはまずawajishimaが生まれて、その次、その隣りにあるshikokuが生まれて….で最後に東京とかがあるhonshuが生まれて

順番的(junbanteki)
隣り(tonari)

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14
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Sadly, while giving birth to a lot of gods, Izanami gave birth to the god of fire.

And, because it’s the god of fire, when Izanami gives birth to it her body burns and she dies.

A

悲しいことに、めちゃめちゃ神様生んでく中で、イザナミさんがね、火の神を生むんです

で、火の神だから 生んだときにイザナミさん、体が燃えてしまって死んじゃうんですね

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15
Q

Sadly

A

悲しいことに

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16
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Now, this is where the Japanese mythology finally begins.

A

さあ、ここから日本の神話がいよいよスタートします

17
Q

So Izanami goes to what’s called the realm of the dead, a country where dead people go.

A

でイザナミさんは黄泉の国っていうね死んだ人が行く国に行ってしまいます

黄泉(yomi)

18
Q

A country where dead people go

A

死んだ人が行く国

19
Q

So that Izanami comes back, I will go to the realm of the dead.

A

イザナミさんが戻って来れるように私は黄泉の国に行こう

戻って(modotte)
黄泉(yomi)

20
Q

So that Izanami comes back

A

イザナミさんが戻って来れるように

戻って(modotte)

21
Q

Because older brother Izanagi came all this way, I will consult with the greatest god of the underworld if I can go home.

A

せっかくね イザナギ、お兄ちゃん、来てくれたから私、黄泉の国の一番偉い神様に相談してくる帰っていいか。

黄泉(yomi)
偉い(erai)
相談(soudan)

22
Q

Because older brother Izanagi came all this way.

A

せっかくね イザナギ、お兄ちゃん、来てくれたから

黄泉(yomi)

23
Q

Absolutely do not look inside the realm of the dead.

A

絶対 黄泉の国の中見ちゃだめだよ

絶対(zettai)
黄泉(yomi)

24
Q

Do not look.

A

見ちゃだめだよ

25
Q

Brother, I told you not to look

A

お兄ちゃん、見ないでって言いったよね