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[6] [7] [8] In the part related to Susanoo (スサノヲ, the brother of Amaterasu), Takamagahara is described as the place where many gods live with Ama-no-yasukawa (天の安河), Ama-no-iwato (天岩戸), paddy fields, and a place for weaving, giving an impression that life was close to the human world.
Giri giri is an onomatopoeic word with a different meaning in standard Japanese. This use of the word originates from local dialects spoken in mainly western Japan where it means tsumuji, the standard Japanese word for the cowlick. Hanakuso: Dried nasal mucus. Hana means nose, and kuso means waste. Kuso in Japanese typically refers to human ...
The middle country of reed beds) is, in Japanese mythology, the world between Takamagahara and Yomi . In time, the term became another word for the country or the location of Japan. The term can be used interchangeably with Toyoashihara no Nakatsukuni (豊葦原中国). There is a great dispute among historians about where exactly in Japan the ...
Use of the proper spelling in Hawaiian words and phrases is important. However, when using the kahakō and ʻokina for a word in article content or title that has both these marks, it is suggested to use both of the characters or neither of them. This is to avoid a misuse of the letters that would change the meaning of the word.
Hawaiian vocabulary often overlaps with other Polynesian languages, such as Tahitian, so it is not always clear which of those languages a term is borrowed from. The Hawaiian orthography is notably different from the English orthography because there is a special letter in the Hawaiian alphabet, the ʻokina.
Dream Saga (Japanese: 夢幻伝説 タカマガハラ, Hepburn: Mugen Densetsu Takamagahara) is a shōjo manga by Megumi Tachikawa.From the February 1997 issue to the June 1999 issue, it appeared as a serial in the Japanese manga magazine Nakayoshi.
Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono (Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈuə ˈmɐw ke ˈɛə o kə ˈʔaːi.nə i kə ˈpo.no]) is a Hawaiian phrase, spoken by Kamehameha III, and adopted in 1959 as the state motto. [1] It is most commonly translated as "the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness."
Dennis "Bumpy" Pu‘uhonua Kanahele is a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian), Hawaiian National Independence Advocate. He serves as President and Head of State of the Nation of Hawai'i. He was elected on March 6th, 1994 by the 'Aha Kupuna, the Kupuna Council (Council of Elders) at Kaʻanapali, Maui, an act of self determination by a council of 300 ...