Tokyo Ravens: Volume3 Afterword
Translator's Notes and References
1 A Japanese plant sacred in the Shinto religion. [1]
2 'Tasukete' means 'help' in Japanese. The original Japanese version contains 'help' in English.
3 'Onegai' means 'please' in Japanese.
4 Again, this is the English 'Please' in the Japanese version.
5 Heian-era Japanese clothing.
6 Exam determining whether a student is qualified to advance to the next year/grade.
7 A district of Toyko.
8 Divine Spirits and Heroic Spirits [2]
9 A historic Japanese government agency dealing with matters concerning the royal family. Household Agency
10 Referring to the first attack on Natsume. Not Dairenji Suzuka's business.
11 A non-government Onmyouji in Heian period, generally refers to Ashiya Doman.
12 The moment at dusk when the sky grows dark. Supposedly a time when it is easier to meet ghosts and demons.
13 A time from two to two-thirty when ghosts and goblins are active.
14 Bean throwing.
15 A district of Tokyo.
16 A special ward of Tokyo.
17 Also a special ward of Tokyo.
18 You know what this is. But if you don't, [3]
19 A river stretching around within Tokyo.
20 A bridge in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Happens to cross the Kanda River
21 One of the major trunk railway lines in Japan[4]
22 Military time for 5:15
23 A mythical creature made up of a combination of different animals' body parts.
24 Essentially a Japanese chimera.
25 Onmyoudou historically dealt a lot with how things should be arranged and what were spiritually good ways to orient things.
26 Kimon
27 The twelve directions linked to zodiac signs [5]
28 Urakimon
29 Shinjuku is a special ward of Tokyo. JR stands for Japan Railways.
30 A practice of hand gestures found in Shugendo and Esoteric Buddhism using 'Nine Syllables'. [6]
31 Simplified version and 1 of the 2 current practices.
32 This is part of the kuji-kiri practice.
33 The grid pattern, haya-kuji was said to be created by Ashiya Doman
? Hell to translate. I copied the chant portion from the manga version of Tokyo Ravens, and I have no idea what it means.
? The 'Wheel of Dharma' in Buddhism.[7]
? Ohtomo uses this to subdue the Mystical Investigator in Volume 2 Chapter 5, but he uses it without any seals or chants.
? He was going to say 'idiot'.
? Kotodama [8]
? Bija [9]
? One of the Buddhist Wisdom Kings.
? Sanskrit? I think. Your guess is as good as mine regarding its meaning.
? A bodhisattva of Mahayana buddhism, the protector and guide of the Buddha.
? A ritual speech similar to a mantra.
? A guardian deity of Vajrana Buddhism, one of the Wisdom Kings.
? A Japanese legendary creature that more or less resembles a human. [10]
? A noise kind of like a crow's caw, I think.
? Instantaneous movement.
? It's not fully explained what this is, though I believe this is a series-specific term. Treat it as some sort of damage to the spirit.
? Like a fallen angel falls. Not like tripping and falling.
? Also known as the Sengoku period. This was approximately from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. Eventually led to the unification of Japan under the Tokugawa shogunate.
? A Shinto shrine located in Shibuya dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife.
? A Shibuya neighborhood.
? A multi-use stadium.
? A district of Tokyo.
? Referring to Hokuto.
? Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.
? Sanskrit. Meaning unknown.
? Esoteric Buddhism.
? A double-edged pestle. The left-hand item in [11].
? A large stadium in Aoyama.
? This is in English in the original text, for some reason.
? Some strange chant. Needs a translation.
? In Shintoism, the first god to come into being.
? There's an idiom used here that I don't know an English equivalent for. Translated literally, it is: 'That's not just a demon with a club, it's already a demon wielding a blade'.
? In Japanese legend, onis wear tiger loincloths.
? A ward of Shibuya.
? A shade of red.
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Tokyo Ravens: Volume3 Afterword
Translator's Notes and References
1 A Japanese plant sacred in the Shinto religion. [1]
2 'Tasukete' means 'help' in Japanese. The original Japanese version contains 'help' in English.
3 'Onegai' means 'please' in Japanese.
4 Again, this is the English 'Please' in the Japanese version.
5 Heian-era Japanese clothing.
6 Exam determining whether a student is qualified to advance to the next year/grade.
7 A district of Toyko.
8 Divine Spirits and Heroic Spirits [2]
9 A historic Japanese government agency dealing with matters concerning the royal family. Household Agency
10 Referring to the first attack on Natsume. Not Dairenji Suzuka's business.
11 A non-government Onmyouji in Heian period, generally refers to Ashiya Doman.
12 The moment at dusk when the sky grows dark. Supposedly a time when it is easier to meet ghosts and demons.
13 A time from two to two-thirty when ghosts and goblins are active.
14 Bean throwing.
15 A district of Tokyo.
16 A special ward of Tokyo.
17 Also a special ward of Tokyo.
18 You know what this is. But if you don't, [3]
19 A river stretching around within Tokyo.
20 A bridge in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Happens to cross the Kanda River
21 One of the major trunk railway lines in Japan[4]
22 Military time for 5:15
23 A mythical creature made up of a combination of different animals' body parts.
24 Essentially a Japanese chimera.
25 Onmyoudou historically dealt a lot with how things should be arranged and what were spiritually good ways to orient things.
26 Kimon
27 The twelve directions linked to zodiac signs [5]
28 Urakimon
29 Shinjuku is a special ward of Tokyo. JR stands for Japan Railways.
30 A practice of hand gestures found in Shugendo and Esoteric Buddhism using 'Nine Syllables'. [6]
31 Simplified version and 1 of the 2 current practices.
32 This is part of the kuji-kiri practice.
33 The grid pattern, haya-kuji was said to be created by Ashiya Doman
34 Hell to translate. I copied the chant portion from the manga version of Tokyo Ravens, and I have no idea what it means.
35 The 'Wheel of Dharma' in Buddhism.[7]
36 Ohtomo uses this to subdue the Mystical Investigator in Volume 2 Chapter 5, but he uses it without any seals or chants.
37 He was going to say 'idiot'.
38 Kotodama [8]
39 Bija [9]
40 One of the Buddhist Wisdom Kings.
41 Sanskrit? I think. Your guess is as good as mine regarding its meaning.
42 A bodhisattva of Mahayana buddhism, the protector and guide of the Buddha.
43 A ritual speech similar to a mantra.
44 A guardian deity of Vajrana Buddhism, one of the Wisdom Kings.
45 A Japanese legendary creature that more or less resembles a human. [10]
46 A noise kind of like a crow's caw, I think.
47 Instantaneous movement.
48 It's not fully explained what this is, though I believe this is a series-specific term. Treat it as some sort of damage to the spirit.
49 Like a fallen angel falls. Not like tripping and falling.
50 Also known as the Sengoku period. This was approximately from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. Eventually led to the unification of Japan under the Tokugawa shogunate.
51 A Shinto shrine located in Shibuya dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife.
52 A Shibuya neighborhood.
53 A multi-use stadium.
54 A district of Tokyo.
55 Referring to Hokuto.
56 Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.
57 Sanskrit. Meaning unknown.
58 Esoteric Buddhism.
59 A double-edged pestle. The left-hand item in [11].
60 A large stadium in Aoyama.
61 This is in English in the original text, for some reason.
62 Some strange chant. Needs a translation.
63 In Shintoism, the first god to come into being.
64 There's an idiom used here that I don't know an English equivalent for. Translated literally, it is: 'That's not just a demon with a club, it's already a demon wielding a blade'.
65 In Japanese legend, onis wear tiger loincloths.
66 A ward of Shibuya.
67 A shade of red.
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