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้ฃฝๅ็ถๆ ใฎ็ฅๆง |
Gods in Saturation |
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ๅ ซ็พไธใฎ็ฅ |
The Eight Million Gods |
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ไธปใชๅฑ้บๅบฆ๏ผใไฝ |
Usual threat level: Low |
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้ญ้้ ปๅบฆ๏ผใ้ซ |
Frequency of encounter: High |
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ๅคๆงๆง๏ผใ้ซ |
Variety: High |
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ไธปใช้ญ้ๅ ดๆ๏ผใใฉใใงใ |
Main place of activity: Anywhere |
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ไธปใช้ญ้ๆ้๏ผใใใคใงใ |
Main time of activity: Anytime |
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็นๅพด |
Features |
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ไฝๅฆใซใงใๅฑ ใฆใไบบ้ใซใจใฆใ้ฆดๆใฟใๆทฑใ็ฅใงใใใ |
These are spirits that are found everywhere and have an especially deep relationship with humans. |
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ๅ ซ็พไธใจใฏใใจใฆใๅคใใใจใใๆๅณใงใใใๅฎ้ใฏใใใใใๅคใใจๆใใใใ |
Here, "eight million" is taken in its sense of "myriads"; a true count would probably be much higher. |
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ๅงฟๅฝขใฏ็กใใ่งฆใไบใไผ่ฉฑใใไบใๅบๆฅใชใใ |
Since they're formless, you can't touch or converse with them. |
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ใใฎๅฎไฝใไฝใใจใใใจใใใใใ็ฉไฝใฎใๅๅใไปใใใใๅใฎๅญๅจใ็ฅใใฎใใฎใชใฎใงใใใ |
Their true form is roughly in the existence of all things before they are given a name. |
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ๅๅใไปใใใใๅพใซใใใใฎ็ฅใฎๅฝฑ้ฟใๅ ใใซ่ฆใใใใ |
Even when given a name, this spirit's effects are barely perceptible. |
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ใพใใๆงใ ใช็ฉใซใใฎ็ฅใฏๅฎฟใใใๅๅฏพใซๆฆๅฟตใฎๆงใช็ฉไฝใฎ็กใใใฎใซใฏๅฎฟใฃใฆใใชใใ |
These spirits inhabit many different objects, but don't inhabit anything without a physical form. |
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็ใๅคใ็ฅใใ่ฆชใใฟใใใ็ฅใ้ซ่ฒดใช็ฅใใไธ่ณคใช็ฅ็ญใใใณใใใญใชใพใงๅฑ ใใ |
They run the full gamut from the fearful to the friendly, from the noble to the humble, etc. |
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้ๅ ทใซๅฎฟใ็ฅใฎๅ ดๅใไธ่ฌใซๅฎฟใฃใฆใใ็ฅใฎไฝใ้ซใ็จใ้ๅ ทใจใใฆใฎๅฉ็จไพกๅคใ้ซใใจ่จใใใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใ |
It's said that tools that host such spirits are increased in utility according to the level of the inhabiting spirit(*11). |
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้ๅ ทใซๅฎฟใ็ฅใธใฎไฟกไปฐ |
Rites for the Spirit Inhabiting a Tool |
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้ๅ ทใ่ฒทใฃใฆใใๆใใพใ้ๅ ทใซ็ฅใใๅฃใใฆใใชใใใใกใใก่ชฟในใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใ |
When you buy a new tool, you should pray to its spirit, and investigate ways to keep it from breaking(*12). |
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ใใฎๆฎต้ใงๅฃใใฆใใใๅๆไธ่ฏใจใใ็ฅใ็ฅใๅฎฟใฃใฆใใใ |
If it breaks at this early stage, it's said to be inhabited by the cursed god of "early failures". |
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ๅบใฎไบบใซ่จใฃใฆ็ฅใฃใฆ่ฒฐใใใ |
If you tell the shopkeeper about it, they may be able to exorcise the spirit. |
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ๆฏๆฅไฝฟใๆใใๅใๆใๅคงๅใซไฝฟใใ |
Try using it every day, cleaning it well and treating it carefully. |
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ใใใใใจๅฎฟใฃใฆใใ็ฅใๆฎตใ ใจๆฐๅใ่ฏใใชใฃใฆใใใ |
If you do this, good feeling of the spirit will increase. |
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ๅฃใใฆใใพใฃใใใ่ฒทใๆใใใใจใใใจใๅฎฟใฃใฆใใ็ฅใใธใใๆฒใใๆๅพใซ็ฅใใใไบใใใใ |
If it breaks and you buy a replacement, the spirit will become angry, and you will become cursed. |
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ๆๅพใใใกใใใจไพ้คใใๆจใฆใชใใใฐใชใใชใใ |
To avoid this, you must hold a proper memorial and get rid of it. |
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ใใใๆ ใใจใไปๅช็ฅใจใใฆๅๆใซๅใๅบใใๆใกไธปใซๆชใใใไบใใใใฎใงๆณจๆใใใใ |
If you neglect to do so, the spirit may become a tsukumogami and begin to move on its own and inflict some sort of evil on its owner. |
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ไปๅช็ฅ |
Tsukumogami |
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้ๅ ทใซๅฎฟใ็ฅใฏใ้ทใ้ไฝฟใใ็ถใใใจใไฝฟ็จ่ ใฎๅฟตใๅใๆฌก็ฌฌใซ็ฅๆงใๅคๅใใฆใใฃใฆใใพใใ |
The spirit of a tool that's used continuously for a long period of time may take on the desires of its owners and gradually attain divinity. |
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ใใใฆไพ้คใใใใใซๆจใฆใใใใจใๅ ใฎ็ฅใซๆปใไบใๅบๆฅใใไปๅช็ฅใจใใฆๅๆใซๅใๅบใใ่ชๅใๆจใฆใๆใกไธปใซๆชใใใใไบใใใใ |
If it's cast aside without a proper memorial, it may not become the original god, but a tsukumogami, and it may move on its own in an attempt to inflict harm on its owner in a matter which it couldn't in its original form. |
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ไปๅช็ฅใฏใฉใกใใใจใใใจใ็ฅๆงใงใฏใชใๅฆๆชใฎๆงใชๆง่ณชใๆใกใไบบ้ใซๅฏพใใฆ็พๅฎณๆใฃใฆไธๅฉ็กใใงใใใ |
These spirits are more like youkai than gods, and can wreak real havoc against people, with no real positive points. |
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ใใไฝฟใฃใ้ๅ ทใฏใกใใใจไพ้คใใใใ |
Please remember to properly memorialize well-used tools. |
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๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใใใๅฉ็จใใใใใ็ฅใฎไฝใไธใใใจ่จใฃใฆใ้้ใใงใฏใชใใใ |
11: It wouldn't be incorrect to say that the spirit's grade is increased through use, either. |
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๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใใใฎ้ใ็ฅใธใฎ็ๆฌใฎๅฟตใฏๅฟใใชใใ |
12: Don't forget to be respectful towards the spirit. |
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