Tuesday, November 4, 2025

History: Amaterasu Story Update....#2

 Step #8 ~ Amaterasu Story ….

 

Sounds good now…

1.     Another quick pronunciation check….

#1 ~ “kuru” ~ come ~ came

#2 ~ “dete kuru” ~ come out ~ came out

#3 ~ “modotte kuru” ~ come back ~ came back

 (If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

We go back to our Amaterasu story and…

We saw this at the end of last time…

2.     Why WERE all the gods worried…?

#1 ~ get + O (person) + to + doushi

(Moshi Amaterasuomikami wo dete kosaserarenakattara, taiyou ha sora ni modoranai)

#1 ~ If Amaterasu Omikami didn’t come out

If they couldn’t get Amaterasu to come out

#2 ~ The sun wouldn’t return to the sky

*The sun would never return to the sky

*The sun wouldn’t come back

*The sun would never rise again

 

Ok now…

3.     Another quick check…

#1 ~ “kudaranai mono” ~ crap

#2 ~ “sakumotsu” ~ a crop

crops

#3 ~ “~ wo yaritsuzukeru” ~ keep ~ kept

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright and…

If the sun didn’t return to the sky….

4.     What WOULD happen?

(Sakumotsu wa kare tsudzukeru)

*Crops would keep dying

*Crops would keep withering and dying

 

Alright and…

If the crops kept dying…

5.     What WOULD happen?

(Hitobito mo shinde shimau)

*People would die, too

*People would also die

*People would keep dying, too

*People would also keep dying, too

*People would be die, too

*People would to die

 

Sounds good now…

We take a look over here and…

6.     What DID it say?

(Please read....)

*If they couldn’t get Amaterasu to come out,

the sun would not return to the sky,

crops would keep dying and thepeople would die too.

 

Sounds good now…

7.     How about these ones…

#1 ~ “atama ga ii” ~ smart

#2 ~ “motto atama ga ii” ~ smarter

#3 ~ “ichiban atama ga ii” ~ the smartest

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

8.     How about these ones…

#1 ~ “kashikoi” ~ wise

#2 ~ “motto kashikoi” ~ wiser

#3 ~ “ichiban kashikoi” ~ the wisest

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok now….

9.     What DID the gods and goddesses do?

(Please read....)

*So the gods and goddesses went to Omohi-kane,

Perhaps the wisest of them all, for advice.

 

Sounds good now…

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The smartest god went down to the cave and…

When he looked at it….

10.What DID he say to himself?

#1 ~ get + O (person) + to + doushi

#1 ~ He said….

*How can we get her to come out?

*How to get her to come out?

*How to get her out?

*How to get her to come out from the cave?

*How can I get her to come out?

*How do I get her to come out from the cave?

 

Ok now…

11.How about these words again…

#1 ~ “kowagateiru” ~ scared

#2 ~ “shinseina” ~ #1 ~ sacred

#2 ~ holy

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

We take a look at the 1st part of his plan

12.What DID they need to get and from where?

#1 ~ They needed to get a sakaki tree

*First, they needed to get a sakaki tree

*First, they needed to get a sacred sakaki tree

#2 ~From high up on a mountainside, close to the sun

 

Sounds good now…

When he heard that…

13.What DID he ask the smartest god?

#1 ~ He asked

#1 ~ a sacred tree?

#2 ~ Why do we need to move one here?

Why do we have to move it here?

Why do we need to move here?

Why do we have to move here?

 

Sounds good now…

14.What WAS Omohi-kane’sanswer?

#1 ~ He answered

*Wait and see

*If you wait, you will see

*You will see

 

Sounds good now…

15.What DID he tell the god Ishikoridome to make?
*He told her to make a mirror

*He told her to make the Yata no Kagami.

 

OK…and…

Again….

16.What DID Omoi-kane answer?

#1 ~ He answered

*Wait and see

*If you wait, you will see

*You will see

 

OK…and…

Again….

17.What else DID he need and who did he ask to make it?

#1 ~ ask+ O (person) + to + doushi

#1 ~ He needed a great sting of jewels

#2 ~ He asked Tamahoya to make it

He asked Tamahoya to put it together

 

Alright….

Now….

18.What IS atsumeru in English, please

#1 ~ “atsumeru” ~ gather

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK now…

19.What DID he need them to gather to the cave?

*He needed them to bring roosters

*He needed them to bringa number of roosters

 

Alright now…

This time when he asked “Why?

A young god answered his question….and…

20.What DID he say to him?

Please read....

#1 ~ He said

*Why, because Amaterasu favors them of course.

 

Sounds good and…

 

21.How about these ones…

#1 ~ “karasu” ~ a crow

#2 ~ “ga naku no naku” ~ crow

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good and if we take a look…

22.What DID he say next?

(Mai asa,

Karera wa nakigoe o agete, kanojo ga mōsu gutōchaku suru koto o sekainishirasemasu)

*Each morning,

*They crow to let the world know that she is about to arrive

*They crow to announce to the world that she will be here soon

 

OK now…

We take a look at our next section and…

23.What DID Omoikane say to them?

(Kanojo ga dōkutsu ni nige modoranai yō ni shinakerebanarimasen)

#1 ~ He said

*We have to stop her

*We have to stop her from fleeing back into the cave

*We have to stop her from fleeing back to the cave

*You have to stop her from running back into the cave

*We can’t let her flee back into the cave

*We have to make sure that she can’t run back into the cave

*We can’t let her back into the cave

 

Alright now….

If we take a look at the story…

24.What DID Omoi-Kane say to them?

(Please read....)

*Then we must make sure she cannot flee back into the cave!

 

Alright now….

When the strongest god heard that…

25.What DID he say to them?

#1 ~ get + O + to + doushi

#1 ~ He said

#1 ~ If you can get her out

If we can get her out

If we can get her out of the cave

If we get her to come out

#2 ~ I can keep her from going back in

I can keep her from fleeing back into the cave

I can stop her from fleeing back into the cave

I can stop her from going back into the cave

I can make sure she can’t flee back into the cave

 

Ok now….

26.What DID the strongest god say?

(Please read....)

*If you can get her out,

I think I’m more than strong enough to keep her from going back in.

 

Alright …now….

After telling them what he needed…

27.What DIDtheOmoi-kane say to them?

#1 ~ He said

(Sā! Sā! Korera o atsumetekokoni motte ki nasai. )

#1 ~ Go on!

       Go on!

#2 ~ Gather these things and bring them here.

 

Alright …and…

28.What DID he say to them next?

(Jikan o mudani shite iruhimawanai!)

*There is no time to waste!

*We don’t have time to waste

 

 

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