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Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Yaoyorozu no Kami
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飽和状態の神様 | A Saturation of Gods | |
八百万の神 | Yaoyorozu no Kami (The Eight Million Gods) | |
主な危険度: 低 | Usual threat level: Low | |
遭遇頻度: 高 | Frequency of encounters: High | |
多様性: 高 | Variety: High | |
主な遭遇場所: どこでも | Places likely to be encountered: Anywhere | |
主な遭遇時間: いつでも | Times likely to be encountered: Anytime | |
特徴 | Characteristics | |
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何処にでも居て、人間にとても馴染みが深い神である。 | These are the gods that are found everywhere and have an especially deep relationship with humans. | |
八百万とは『とても多い』という意味であり、実際はそれよりも多いと思われる。 | Here, "eight million" is taken in its sense of "myriads"; a true count would probably be much higher. | |
姿形は無く、触る事も会話する事も出来ない。 | Since they're formless, you can't touch or converse with them. | |
その実体が何かというと、あらゆる物体の、名前を付けられる前の存在が神そのものなのである。 | As for what their true forms are, they were in the form of all things before they were given names. | |
名前を付けられた後にも、この神の影響が僅かに見られる。 | Even when given a name, the gods' effects are faintly perceptible. | |
また、様々な物にこの神は宿るが、反対に概念の様な物体の無いものには宿っていない。 | These gods inhabit many different objects, but don't inhabit anything without a physical form. | |
畏れ多き神から親しみやすい神、高貴な神から下賤な神等、ピンからキリまで居る。 | They run the full gamut from the fearful to the friendly, from the noble to the humble, and so on. | |
道具に宿る神の場合、一般に宿っている神の位が高い程、道具としての利用価値も高いと言われる(*11)。 | It's said that tools that host gods increase in utility according to the level of the inhabiting spirit (*11). | |
道具に宿る神への信仰 | Rites for the God Inhabiting a Tool | |
道具を買ってきた時、まず道具に祈り、壊れていないかあちこち調べる(*12)。 | When you buy a new tool, you should offer a prayer to it, and examine it to make sure it's not already broken (*12). | |
この段階で壊れていたら初期不良という祟り神が宿っている。 | If it breaks at this early stage, it's said to be inhabited by the curse god of early failure. | |
店の人に言って祓って貰おう。 | If you tell the shopkeeper about it, they may be able to exorcise it. | |
毎日使う時も、埃を払い大切に使う。 | Try using it every day, cleaning it well and treating it carefully. | |
そうすると宿っている神も段々と気分が良くなっていく。 | If you do this, the god's mood will improve. | |
壊れてしまったり、買い換えようとすると、宿っている神がへそを曲げ、最後に祟られる事がある。 | If it breaks and you buy a replacement, the god will become angry, and you will become cursed. | |
最後も、ちゃんと供養し、捨てなければならない。 | To avoid this, you must hold a proper memorial and get rid of it. | |
これを怠ると、付喪神として勝手に動き出し、持ち主に悪さする事もあるので注意しよう。 | If you neglect to do so, the god may become a tsukumogami and begin to move on its own and bring evil to its owner. | |
付喪神 | Tsukumogami | |
道具に宿る神は、長い間使われ続けると、使用者の念を受け次第に神性が変化していってしまう。 | The god of a tool that's used continuously for a long period of time may take on the thoughts of its owner, and the nature of its divinity will gradually change. | |
そして供養もされずに捨てられると、元の神に戻る事が出来ず、付喪神として勝手に動き出し、自分を捨てた持ち主に悪さをする事がある。 | If it's cast aside without a proper memorial, the god may not be able to return to normal, but into a tsukumogami, and it may move on its own in an attempt to inflict harm on its former owner. | |
付喪神はどちらかというと、神様ではなく妖怪の様な性質を持ち、人間に対して百害有って一利無しである。 | These spirits are more like youkai than gods, and can wreak real havoc against people, lacking a single redeeming feature. | |
よく使った道具はちゃんと供養しよう。 | Please remember to properly memorialize well-used tools. | |
*11 よく利用するから、神の位が上がると言っても間違いではないが。 | 11: It is also true that the god's grade is said to increase through use as well. | |
*12 この間、神への畏敬の念は忘れない。 | 12: Don't forget to be respectful towards the god. |
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