Religion
The two most popular religions for the Japanese are Shinto and Buddhism.
Shinto
Shinto does a lot with ancestor worship. Shinto has remained close to primal roots. In Shinto he Japanese think of their ancestors as gods. Human ancestors of some of the earliest tribes are looked upon as divine. Ancestors become the bridge between the now and the first/supreme ancestor. In Shinto, the Japanese Emperor is considered a direct descendant of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu with the Japanese people considered indirect descendants. Ancestors are viewed as being something the current generation could look up to.
Buddhism
Buddhists walk a path that once once walked by a man name Siddhartha Gautama known as Buddha in India. When questioned by his followers about “what are you?” Buddha responded , “I am awake!” This was around 1500 years ago.
Buddha means “the enlightened one” or “awakened one”. While the rest of the people of the world were “sleeping” and “dreaming” through their human life, Buddha was able to shake off the daze and wake up. Buddhas life became a legend.
Japanese liked Buddhism because the religion was
empirical
scientific
pragmatic
therapeutic
psychological
egalitarian
individualistic
Buddhism follows the Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path which includes Right Views, Right Intent, Right Speech, Right Conduct, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration.
| Sunday | 日曜日 | Nichiyōbi |
| Monday | 月曜 | Getsuyō |
| Tuesday | 火曜日 | Kayōbi |
| Wedsnesday | 水曜日 | Suiyōbi |
| Thursday | 木曜日 | Mokuyōbi |
| Friday | 金曜日 | Kin’yōbi |
| Satuday | satud | Doyōbi |
| January | 一月 | Ichigatsu |
| February | 2月 | 2 Tsuki |
| March | 行進 | 3 Tsuki |
| April | 4月 | 4 Tsuki |
| May | 5月 | 5 Tsuki |
| June | 六月 | 6Gatsu |
| July | j | 7 Tsuki |
| August | aug. | 8 Tsuki |
| September | 9月 | 9 Tsuki |
| October | 10月 | 10 Tsuki |
| November | 11月 | 11 Tsuki |
| December | 12月 | 12 Tsuki |
| spring | 春 | haded |
| summer | 夏 | Natsu |
| autumn | 秋 | Aki |
| winter | 冬 | Fuyu |
| one | 一 | Ichi |
| two | 2 | nee |
| three | 三 | san |
| four | 四 | shi |
| five | 五 | go |
| six | 六 | roku |
| seven | セブン | nana |
| eight | 8 | hachi |
| nine | 九 | Kyū |
| ten | 十 | Jū |
| twenty | tw tw | NiJūu |
| thirty | 30 | sanJūu |
| forty | 四十の | yonJūu |
| fifty | 50年代 | goJūu |
| sixty | 六十の | rokuJūu |
| seventy | 七十 | nanaJūu |
| eighty | 80人 | hachiJūu |
| ninety | 90 | kyuJūu |
| hundred | 百 | hyaku |
| thousand | 千 | sen |
| million | 100万 | 100 Man |
| billion | 十億 | Jū oku |
| air | 空気 | Kūki |
| cloud | 雲 | Kuraudo |
| cold | 寒い | Samui |
| darkness | 暗闇 | Kurayami |
| dew | 露 | Ro |
| dust | ほこり | Hokori |
| earth | 地球 | Chikyū |
| east | 東 | Azuma |
| eclipse | エクリプス | Nisshoku |
| fire | 火 | hi |
| fog | 霧 | kiri |
| frost | 霜 | shimo |
| hail | 雹 | Hyō |
| heat | 熱 | Netsu |
| light | ライト | Raito |
| lightning | ライトニング | Raitoningu |
| moon | 月 | Tsuki |
| moonlight | 月光 | Gekkō |
| nature | 自然 | Shizen |
| north | 北 | Kita |
| rain | 雨 | ame |
| rainbow | 虹 | niji |
| shadow | 風邪 | kaze |
| sky | 空 | sora |
| snow | 雪 | yuki |
| south | 南 | minami |
| star | スター | Sutā |
| sun | 太陽 | Taiyō |
| thunder | サンダー | Sandā |
| weather | 天気 | tenki |
| west | 西 | nishi |
| wind | 風 | kaze |
| bay | 湾 | bei |
| beach | ビーチ | Bīchi |
| cape | ケープ | Kēpu |
| cliff | 崖 | Gake |
| coast | 海岸 | Kaigan |
| creek | クリーク | Kurīku |
| current | 現在 | Genzai |
| flood | 洪水 | Kōzui |
| flow | フロー | Furō |
| hill | 丘 | oka |
| ice | 氷 | Kōri |
| island | 小島 | kojima |
| lake | 湖 | Mizūmi |
| land | 土地 | tochi |
| marsh | 沼沢 | Shitchi |
| moor | ムーリア | Shitsugen |
| mountain | 山 | yama |
| mud | 泥 | doro |
| river | 川 | kawa |
| rock | 石 | ishi |
| sand | 砂 | suna |
| sea | 海 | umi |
| seashore | 海岸 | kaigan |
| storm | 嵐 | arashi |
| stream | ストリーム | sutorimu |
| tide | 潮 | shio |
| valley | 谷 | tani |
| water | 水 | mizu |
| waterfall | 滝 | taki |
| wave | 波 | nami |
| amber | アンバー | Anbā |
| brass | 真鍮 | Shinchū |
| bricks | 煉瓦 | renga |
| bronze | ブロンズ | buronzu |
| cement | セメント | semento |
| chalk | チョーク | Chōku |
| clay | 粘土 | nendo |
| coal | 石炭 | sekitan |
| concrete | コンクリート | Konkurīto |
| copper | 銅 | Dō |
| coral | コーラル | Kōraru |
| crystal | 結晶 | Kesshō |
| diamond | ダイヤモンド | Daiyamondo |
| emerald | エメラルド | Emerarudo |
| glass | ガラス | Garasu |
| gold | ゴールド | Gōrudo |
| granite | 花崗岩 | Kakōgan |
| gravel | 砂利 | jari |
| iron | 鉄 | tetsu |
| lead | リード | Rīdo |
| lime | ライム | raimo |
| marble | 大理石 | Dairiseki |
| mercury | 水星 | suisei |
| mortar | モルタル | morutaru |
| nickel | ニッケル | nikkeru |
| opal | オパール | Opāru |
| ore | 鉱石 | Kōseki |
| pearl | パール | Pāru |
| ruby | ルビー | Rubī |
| silver | 銀 | gin |
| slate | スレート | Surēto |
| steel | 鋼 | hagane |
| stone | 結石 | kesseki |
| tin | 錫 | suzu |
| zinc | 亜鉛 | aen |
| animal | 動物 | Dōbutsu |
| bear | くま | kuma |
| barking | 吠えている | Hoete iru |
| bird | 鳥 | tori |
| bull | ブル | buru |
| calf | ふくらはぎ | Fuku-ra hagi |
| canary | カナリア | kanaria |
| cat | 猫 | neko |
| chicken | チキン | Chikin |
| colt | コルト | Koruto |
| cow | 牛 | ushi |
| crab | カニ | kani |
| deer | 鹿 | shika |
| dog | 犬 | ino |
| donkey | ロバ | roba |
| dove | 鳩 | hato |
| duck | アヒル | ahiru |
| eagle | 鷲 | washi |
| eel | ウナギ | unagi |
| elephant | 象 | Zō |
| feather | フェザー | Fezā |
| fins | ひれ | hire |
| fish | 魚 | sakana |
| fox | 狐 | kitsune |
| fur | 毛皮 | kegawa |
| gills | 鰓 | giru |
| goat | ヤギ | yagi |
| goose | ガチョウ | Gachō |
| gull | g g | kamome |
| hare | 野ウサギ | nousagi |
| hen | 鶏 | niwatori |
| herring | ニシン | nishin |
| hoof | 蹄 | hidzume |
| horn | ホーン | Hōn |
| horse | うま | uma |
| lamb | 子羊 | kohitsugi |
| lion | ライオン | raion |
| lobster | ロブスター | Robusutā |
| magpie | マカピー | Magupai |
| monkey | 猿 | saru |
| mouse | ねずみ | nezumi |
| owl | フクロウ | Fukurō |
| ox | 牛 | ushi |
| oyster | カキ | kaki |
| parrot | オウム | Ōmu |
| partridge | 積極的 | Patorijji |
| pheasant | キジ | kiji |
| pig | 豚 | buta |
| quail | ウズラ | uzura |
| rabbit | ウサギ | usagi |
| rat | ねずみ | nezumi |
| raven | カラス | karasu |
| salmon | サーモン | Sāmon |
| sheep | 羊 | hitsuji |
| sparrow | スズメ | suzume |
| stork | コウノトリ | Kōnotori |
| swallow | 飲み込む | Nomikomu |
| swan | 白鳥 | Hakuchō |
| tail | しっぽ | shippo |
| tiger | 虎 | tora |
| tortoise | カメ | kame |
| trout | マス | masu |
| turkey | 七面鳥 | Shichimenchō |
| whale | 鯨 | kujira |
| wing | 羽 | hane |
| wolf | 狼 | Ōkami |
| ant | 蟻 | ari |
| bee | 蜂 | hachi |
| beetle | 甲虫 | Kabutomushi |
| bug | バグ | bagu |
| butterfly | 蝶 | Chō |
| caterpillar | 毛虫 | Kyatapirā |
| flea | fl | nome |
| fly | 飛ぶ | hieck |
| frog | カエル | kaeru |
| grasshopper | バッタ | batta |
| insect | 虫 | mushi |
| moth | 蛾 | ga |
| snail | カタツムリ | Katatsumuri |
| snake | ヘビ | hebi |
| spider | クモ | kumo |
| sting | 刺st | sasu |
| toad | あどんこ | Hikigaeru |
| wasp | was was | hachi |
| worm | いも虫 | Imo mushi |
