This week’s initial tentative super rough/literal translations under the cut.
1
来なくて大丈夫って言ったのに!
こなくてだいじょうぶっていったのに!
konakute daijoubu tte itta noni!
"I told you it's okay if you don't come!"
2
それを言うなら貴方たちもよ冬美 夏雄
それをいうならあなたたちもよふゆみ なつお
sore wo iu nara anata-tachi mo yo Fuyumi Natsuo
"If you say that, the same goes for you all, Fuyumi, Natsuo."
tagline 1
No.426 地獄の轟くん家・FINAL 堀越耕平
ナンバー426 じごくのとどろきくんち・ファイナル ほりこしこうへい
NANBAA 426 jigoku no Todoroki-kun-chi・FAINARU Horikoshi Kouhei
No. 426 The Hellish Todoroki Family - Final Kouhei Horikoshi
4
それを言うならおまえもだ冷
それをいうならおまえもだれい
sore wo iu nara omae mo da Rei
"If you say that, the same goes for you, Rei."
tagline 2
集う轟家の面々向かう先はーー…
つどうとどろきけのめんめんむかうさきはーー…
tsudou Todoroki-ke no menmen mukau saki wa--...
Where are the gathered members of the Todoroki family heading--...?
5
義務感で来たんじゃねぇから!
ぎむかんできたんじゃねぇから!
gimu kan de kitanja nee kara!
"It's because I didn't come here out of a sense of duty!"
6
皆そうだろ
みんなそうだろ
minna sou daro
"It's like that for everyone, right?"
1
会話は可能ですが一日に数分が限界です
かいわはかのうですがいちにちにすうぶんがげんかいです
kaiwa wa kanou desu ga ichinichi ni suubun ga genkai desu
"Conversation is possible, but [his] limit is a few minutes a day."
2
緩やかに死へと向かっている…
ゆるやかにしへとむかっている…
yuruyaka ni shi e to mukatte iru...
"Slowly* headed towards death..."
(*Note: It's important to note this word for "slowly" does not imply Touya is suffering slowly until he dies but that the wait is a gentle and easy one.)
3
それが今の轟燈矢です
それがいまのとどろきとうやです
sore ga ima no Todoroki Touya desu
"That is Touya Todoroki now."
1
……………ぞろぞろと
...............zorozoro to
"...............One by one."
2
ハハ… 観光名物じゃねぇんだよ………
ハハ… かんこうめいぶつじゃねぇんだよ………
HAHA... kankou meibutsu wa neenda yo.........
"Haha... I'm not a tourist attraction........."
3
ゲホッ
GEHO
(Note: This is a sound effect for a coughing sound.)
4
ガホ
GAHO
(Note: This is a sound effect for a coughing sound.)
5
燈矢
とうや
Touya
"Touya."
6
今後の話をしに来たんだ
こんごのはなしをしにきたんだ
kongo no hanashi wo shi ni kitanda
"I came here to talk about the future,"
7
燈矢
とうや
Touya
"Touya."
8
俺はヒーローを引退するよ
おれはヒーローをいんたいするよ
ore wa HIIROO wo intai suru yo
"I'm retiring from being a hero."
1
元より戦いが終わったらそうするつもりだったが
もとよりたたかいがおわったらそうするつもりだったが
moto yori tatakai ga owattara sou suru tsumori datta ga
"I originally planned to do that after the battle was over."
2
最早自力で立つことすらXXXXX
もはやじりきでたつことすらXXXXX
mohaya jiriki de tatsu koto sure XXXXX
"I can't even stand on my own anymore XXXXX"
(Note: This speech bubble is cut off, so I cannot read the full line.)
3
ヒーローエンデヴァーは灼かれて死んだ
ヒーローエンデヴァーはやかれてしんだ
HIIROO ENDEVAA wa yakarete shinda
"The hero Endeavor was burned to death."
4
おまえの炎は
おまえのほのおは
omaeno honoo wa
"Your flames"
5
誰よりも強かった
だれよりもつよかった
dare yori mo tsuyokatta
"were stronger than anyone else's."
6
そっか
sokka
"That so?"
7
ご愁傷様
ごしゅうしょうさま
goshuushousama
"My condolences."
8
事が済んでから諂うなよ
ことがすんでからへつらうなよ
koto ga sunde kara hetsurauna yo
"Don't flatter me now that everything has finished."
9
卑怯者…
ひきょうもの…
hikyou mono...
"You coward..."
10
そうだな
sou da na
"That's right."
11
燈矢は俺のことをよくわかってる…
とうやはおれのことをよくわかってる…
Touya wa ore no koto wo yoku wakatteru...
"You know me very well, Touya..."
12
ずっと見てたんだもんな
ずっとみてたんだもんな
zutto mitetanda mon na
"You've been watching for a long time."
1
XにXてほしかったんだもんな
X ni Xte hoshikattanda mon na
(Note: Most of this sentence is cut off and thus illegible to me. All I can tell is that he says someone, probably Touya, wanted something.)
2
なのに見なかった…
なのにみなかった…
nanoni minakatta...
"But I didn't see it..."
3
俺はお父さんの子どもなんだから
おれはおとうさんのこどもなんだから
ore wa otousan no kodomo nanda kara
Because I've got you for a father.
(Note: This is the official translation of this line from chapter 301.)
4
おまえはエンデヴァーじゃない‼︎
omae wa ENDEVAA ja nai!!
You aren't Endeavor!!
(Note: This line is from chapter 293.)
5
誰が何と言おうと……
だれがなんといおうと……
dare ga nan to iou to......
"No matter what anyone says......"
6
おまえの炎は俺の「ヘルフレイム」だ
おまえのねつはおれの「ヘルフレイム」だ
omae no netsu (kanji: honoo) wa ore no 「HERUFUREIMU」 da
"Your heat (read as: flames) are my Hellflame."
7
あの告発映像を
あのこくはつえいぞうを
ano kokuhatsu eizou wo
"That accusation video,"
8
毎日見続けている
まいにちみつづけている
mainichi mitsudzukete iru
"I kept watching it everyday."
9
おどおさん
odousan
Dad,
10
見で
みで
mide
watch me!
(Note: The line from speech bubbles 9 & 10 comes from chapter 387.)
11
これからーー…
kore kara--...
"From here [on out]--..."
1
毎日来る
まいにちくる
mainichi kuru
"I will come [here] everyday."
2
話をしよう
はなしをしよう
hanashi wo shiyou
"Let's have a conversation."
3
あまりに遅すぎたけれど
あまりにおそすぎたけれど
amari ni oso sugita keredo
"It's much too late, but"
4
話そう
はなそう
hanasou
"let's talk."
5
心拍数上昇これ以上は負担が
しんぱくすうじょうしょうこれいじょうはふたんが
shinpaku suujoushou kore ijou wa futan ga
"His heart rate is increased. The burden from any more than this [would be too much]..."
6
冷
れい
Rei
"Rei,"
7
夏雄 冬美
なつお ふゆみ
Natsuo Fuyumi
"Natsuo, Fuyumi,"
8
焦凍が…
しょうとが…
Shouto ga...
"and Shouto..."
9
残してくれた時間で話X
のこしてくれたじかんではなX
nokoshite kureta jikan de hanaX
"With the time we have left, let's talk*."
(*Note: This line is cut off at the end, but it would just determine what conjugation the verb "talk" would be, so I'm assuming the conjugation will be "let's talk.")
1
憎いなら…憎いと
にくいなら…にくいと
nikui nara...nikui to
"If you hate [me]...[tell me] you hate [me]."
2
なんでもいい
nan demo ii
"Anything is fine."
3
ぶつけてくれ…!
butsukete kure...!
"Vent to me...!"
4
燈矢兄い私も…!
とうやにいわたしも…!
Touya-nii watashi mo...!
"Touya-nii*, me too...!"
(*Note: This suffix is an honorific to refer to one's older brother.)
5
話たい事たくさんあるの
はなしたいことたくさんあるの
hanashitai koto takusan aru no
"There are so many things I want to talk about."
6
今日は止めにしましょう‼︎
きょうはやめにしましょう‼︎
kyou wa yame ni shimashou!!
"Let's stop for today!!"
7
また明日にでも…
またあすにでも…
mata asu ni demo...
"But again tomorrow [is fine]..."
8
最後に一ついいですか
さいごにひとついいですか
saigo ni hitotsu ii desu ka
"Is one last thing okay?"
9
聞きたかったことあるんだ
ききたかったことあるんだ
kikitakatta koto arunda
"There's something I wanted to ask you."
1
燈矢兄
とうやにい
Touya-nii
"Touya-nii*,"
(*Note: Again, this is the suffix that denotes an honorific for one's older brother.)
2
好きな食べ物何?
すきなたべものなに?
suki na tabemono nani?
"what food do you like?"
3
……体力の限界ですね
……たいりょくのげんかいですね
......tairyoku no genkai desu ne
"......[Seems like] that's the limit of his physical strength."
4
今日は眠らせてまた…
きょうはねむらせてまた…
kyou wa nemurasete mata...
"Let him rest today, then again [tomorrow]..."
5
蕎麦
そば
soba
"Soba."
1
おんなじだ
onnaji da
"[Mine is] the same."
(Note: This line is spoken with a younger affectation, which adds a bit of charm to this line. It emphasizes that Shouto is the adorable younger sibling here. Thank you @bakuhatsufallinlove for the note!)
2
これ以上は平行線だ
これいじょうはへいこうせんだ
kore ijou wa heikousen da
Running in parallel, but forever apart!
(Note: The lines from speech bubbles 2-4 are from chapter 352. I've mixed the official translations from Viz with the official subtitles for the anime episode release.)
3
交わるよ
まじわるよ
majiwaru yo
Our paths will cross,
4
無理にでも
むりにでも
muri ni demo
even if it's forced.
1
焦凍…
しょうと…
Shouto...
"Shouto..."
2
ごめんな…
gomen na...
"I'm sorry..."
3
俺はここまでだわ
おれはここまでだわ
ore wa koko made da wa
"This is as far as I go."
4
悪いけど気持ち変わんない
わるいけどきもちかわんない
warui kedo kimochi kawannai
"Sorry, but my feelings won't change."
5
俺はもう付き合わなX
おれはもうつきあわなX
ore wa mou tsukiawana-
"I won't associate with you anymore."
(Note: This line is cut off, but I believe I have inferred the entire message.)
6
ああ
aa
"Right."
1
彼女と籍入れたい
かのじょとせきいれたい
kanojo to seki iretai
"I want to marry my girlfriend."
2
式は挙げない紹介もしない
しきはあげないしょうかいもしない
shiki wa agenai shoukai mo shinai
"I won't have a ceremony, and I won't introduce you."
3
ああ…悪かったな
ああ…わるかったな
aa...warukatta na
"Right...I'm sorry."
4
姉ちゃんは?
ねえちゃんは?
neechan wa?
"[What about you,] Neechan*?"
(Note: This is an honorific used for one's older sister.)
5
仕事やめたんだろ?
しごとやめたんだろ?
shigoto yametandaro?
"You quit your job, right?"
6
うんでも
un demo
"Yeah, but"
7
生徒のお母さんが新しい職場紹介してくれてねサポートしてくれるって
せいとのおかあさんがあたらしいしょくばしょうかいしてくれてねサポートしてくれるって
seito no okaasan ga atarashii shokuba shoukai shite kurete ne SAPOOTO shite kureru tte
"a student's mother introduced me to a new workplace. She said she'd support* me."
(Note: I believe this implication here leans more towards the mother saying she wants to support Fuyumi's job aspirations, not that she's trying to support Fuyumi financially.)
8
……………正直責任は果たしたと思う
……………しょうじきせきにんははたしたとおもう
...............shoujiki sekinin wa hatashita to omou
"...............Honestly, I think you fulfilled your responsibility."
9
罰も受けたと思う…もういいんじゃねーの?
ばつもうけたとおもう…もういいんじゃねーの?
batsu mo uketa to omou...mou iinja nee no?
"I think you also received your punishment... Isn't that enough?"
10
犯した罪の賠償と謝罪を一生をかけて続けていく
おかしたつみのばいしょうとしゃざいをいっしょうをかけてつづけていく
okashita tsumi no baishou to shazai wo isshou wo kakete tsudzukete iku
"I will continue to make reparations and apologize for the sins I commited for the rest of my life."
11
見ていなくていい
みていなくていい
mite inakute ii
"You don't have to watch me."
12
子どもたちに降りかかる火の粉をできる限り俺が受け止める
おまえたちにふりかかるひのこをできるかぎりおれがうけとめる
omae-tachi (kanji: kodomo-tachi) ni furikakaru hi no ko wo dekiru kagiri ore ga uke tomeru
"I will take* the sparks that fall on all of you (read as: you children) as much as I can."
(*Note: This word "take" means to "take a blow." In this case, Enji is saying any sparks that fall towards the children he will receive as blows to his body in order to spare them.)
13
生き延びた意味があるとすればそれだけなんだ
いきのびたいみがあるとすればそれだけなんだ
iki nobita imi ga aru to sureba sore dake nanda
"If there's any meaning to that I survived, it's only that."
14
………地獄だぞ
………じごくだぞ
.........jigoku da zo
".........It'll be hell."
1
ああ
aa
"Yes."
2-3
ダンスの誘いを受けたんでな
ダンスのさそいをうけたんでな
DANSU no sasoi wo uketande na
"I received an invitation to dance."
(Note: This is a reference back to Dabi's invitation to Enji that they dance together in hell in chapter 290.)
4
…初めてだよ
…はじめてだよ
...hajimete da yo
"...This is the first time"
5
お父さんの事
おとうさんのこと
otousan no koto
"that [I thought] father"
(Note: As far as I can tell, this may be the first time in the manga Natsuo has referred to Enji as "father".)
6
かっこいいって思えたの
かっこいいっておもえたの
kakkoii tte omoeta no
"was cool."
7
焦凍は?
しょうとは?
Shouto wa?
"What about you, Shouto?"
8
学校戻るんだろ?
がっこうもどるんだろ?
gakkou modorundaro?
"You're returning to school, right?"
9
うん
un
"Yeah."
10
乗ってけよ姉ちゃんも
のってけよねえちゃんも
notteke yo neechan mo
"[I'll give you] a ride. Neechan*, too."
(Note: Again, this is an honorific for one's older sister.)
11
ありがとう
arigatou
"Thanks."
12
親父
おやじ
oyaji
"Old man,"
13
お母さん
おかあさん
okaasan
"mother,"
14
俺にはA組いるから大丈夫だよ!
おれにはみんないるからだいじょうぶだよ!
ore ni wa minna (kanji: EE-gumi) iru kara daijoubu da yo!
"I have everyone (read as: Class A), so I'll be fine!"
15
俺は自分でなりてえようになれるから!
おれはじぶんでなりてえようになれるから!
ore wa jibun de naritee you ni nareru kara!
"Because I can become who I want!"
1
地獄…でも
じごく…でも
jigoku...demo
"Hell...but"
2
おーう早かったな‼︎
おーうはやかったな‼︎
oou hayakatta na!!
"Wow, that was fast!!"
5
見てる人がいる
みてるひとがいる
miteru hito ga iru
"we have people watching."
phone text 1
ホークス
HOOKUSU
Hawks
phone text 2
面会どーでした〜〜〜?
menkai doo deshita~~~?
How was the visitation~~~?
phone text 3
なんかメンドーあったら言って下さいネ
nanka MENDOO attara itte kudasai NE
Please let me know if you have any trouble
6
ええ〜〜〜?出ていいって言われてンのに
ええ〜〜〜?でていいっていわれてンのに
ee~~~? dete ii tte iwareteN noni
"Eh~~~? You were told you could leave though."
7
出ないんスかあ?
でないんスかあ?
denainSU kaa?
"You're not coming out?"
8
"まだ"ね"まだ"!
"mada" ne "mada"!
"'Not yet,' I said, 'not yet!'"
9
まだシャバはこわいまた利用されて繰り返すかもしれない
まだシャバはこわいまたりようされてくりかえすかもしれない
mada SHABA wa kowai mata riyou sarete kurikaesu kamo shirenai
"The world outside of prison is scary. I might get used all over again."
10
色々助けてほしかったんですけどねーーー
いろいろたすけてほしかったんですけどねーーー
iroiro tasukete hoshikattandesu kedo ne---
"I did want your help with various things---"
1
あの日緑谷出久が世界に示した"モノ"を
あのひみどりやいずくがせかいにしめした"モノ"を
ano hi Midoriya Izuku ga sekai ni shimeshita "MONO" wo
"The thing Izuku Midoriya showed the world that day"
2
社会はどう受け取って変わるのか…そこを見極めてからだ
しゃかいはどううけとってかわるのか…そこをみきわめてからだ
shakai wa dou uketotte kawaru no ka...soko wo mikiwamete kara da
"and how society will interpret it and change... We've still gotta see that through."
3
もうしばらく税金で飯食わせてもらうわ
もうしばらくぜいきんでめしくわせてもらうわ
mou shibaraku zeikin de meshi kuwasete morau wa
"I'll be able to eat my meals off taxes for a while."
4
敵め
ヴィランめ
VIRAN-me
"You damn villain."
(Note: This is sarcasm.)
5
うおおおおお
uooooo
"Ohhhhhhh!"
6
ラブラバァ
RABURABAA
"La Bravaaa!"
7
ジェントルゥウウウ!
JENTORUUUUU!
"Gentleeeee!”
small text
うるせえ
urusee
Noisy.
8
活躍が認められた形だ達者でやれよ
かつやくがみとめられたかたちだたっしゃでやれよ
katsuyaku ga mitomerareta katachi da tassha de yare yo
"This is a form of recognition for your efforts. Be in good health."
9
ジェントルがかっこよすぎたおかげよ‼︎
JENTORU ga kakkoyo sugita okage yo!!
"It's thanks to Gentle being so cool!!"
10
ラブラバがすごかったんだよ‼︎
RABURABA ga sugokattanda yo!!
"La Brava, you were amazing!!"
phone text 1
エンデヴァー
ENDEVAA
Endeavor
phone text 2
ありがとう大丈夫だ
arigatou daijoubu da
Thanks, we're fine
phone text 3
手を借りたくなったらい
te wo karitakunatta rai
I wanted to borrow a hand
phone text 4
言う
iu
Say
(Note: The text messages are a bit short and lack context for me to understand completely what is being said. I don't know what this line is supposed to mean.)
1
どう変わるか…
どうかわるか…
dou kawaru ka...
How will it change...
2
気丈〜〜
きじょう〜〜
kijou~~
[What] a strong spirit~~
phone text 5
そっちこそ大変だろう
socchi koso taihen darou
That must be difficult
phone text 6
新公安委員長
shin-kouan'i inchou
New public safety commision chairman
phone text 7
わかくしてみこしになるかくご
wakakushite mikoshi ni naru kakugo
You're determined to become a warm mikoshi
(Note: This line is a bit too vague for me to parse, but my guess is that it's directed at Hawks as a compliment that he wants to travel around and give people warmth. I'm not sure of this. The idiom here refers to a mikoshi, which is a portable shrine carried around town by parades at festivals.)
3
どう変えるか
どうかえるか
dou kaeru ka
How will we change it?
Xユーザーのぱやぱやくんさん: 「陸上自衛隊の夏の行軍のとき「水はたくさん飲め。でも一気に飲むな。ちびちび飲むんだ」と教えられました。理由は一回に吸収できる水の量は決まっており、150~250ml以上をとっても身体に吸収されないからです。夏場に水をがぶ飲みすると敗残兵のようにヨレヨレになるので、水は少しずつ飲みましょう。」 / X
Before I knew it, it's the last day of September. I've been so busy this month that I haven't been able to check my Tumblr's dashboard much… I'm sorry for not being able to visit your blog🙏🏻💦
I would like to give you a little update on the current status of our pack. Today, Nico was successfully spay surgery and discharged from animal hospital after an overnight stay. She's still in low spirits, but she'll be back to her active self soon!✨🐶✨
You’re home, Nico💕 Please rest calmly, don't get too excited until the stitches are removed!!
I've been so busy lately that spring will be over before I know it.
I would like to take my time and take pictures. I am happy when I am thinking about where to go first.
Step 1 of 「伝える力」 が伸びる! 12歳までに知っておきたい語彙力図鑑 focuses on teaching you synonyms for words you would typically use to describe your emotions. There are synonyms for words like やばい, エモい, and the like. This particular post will focus on the information that they've given about やばい。
The book also ranks the words' difficulty level, with 1 star being an "of course you know this" to 5 stars being "even adults probably don't know this and you're about to blow them away with your vocabulary and make them pull out their dictionary." Because of this, you may see words that you encountered quickly as a Japanese learner (that a native speaker 12 year old may not have encountered yet) and vice versa on the list below.
やばい
Because やばい is a word that can be used to express nearly any emotion (much like how OMG can be used in many contexts in American English), the book did also make sure to put the contexts in which the alternative word would be appropriate.
危うい (あやうい)- dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger ❖This is to be used when dangerous situations are imminent. The way they described it was "危険が迫っている状態"
▶︎Their example: 危うい所でピンチを脱出した。
危険 (きけん)- dangerous; risky; uncertain; precarious; in danger
❖This is to be used when a situation may lead to not-so-good/dangerous outcomes.
▶︎Their example: そんなに高い所からジャンプしたら、危険だよ。
驚異的 (きょういてき)- wonderful; astounding; marvelous
❖This is to be used when something passes a level of surprise that you can express.
▶︎Their example: 大谷選手の達成した記録は驚異的だ。
最高 (さいこう)- best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; supreme
❖This is to be used when describing something of the highest status/dignity/ranking. (This is relative in comparison to other things.)
▶︎Their example: 夏休みに友達と見に行った映画が、最高に面白かった。
素晴らしい (すばらしい)- wonderful; splendid; magnificent
❖ This is used to describe something that's elegant/praiseworthy/splendid, things that are desirable, and things that admirable.
▶︎Their example: 富士山の山頂から眺める景色は、息をのむほどに素晴らしい。
Yojijukugo (四字熟語)
This section also includes four-character compound idioms (yojijukugo) that can be associated with the word we're focusing on expanding our vocabulary from.
絶体絶命 (ぜったいぜつめい)- desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
❖ You would use this when you find yourself in a situation that there's no conceivable way you could think of making it out in the way that you truly desire.
▶︎Apparently you can use it in phrases like this 「絶体絶命のピンチ」
BONUS: I found an example online that also uses it to mean "stalemate" and the example is a cop and a suspect both pointing a gun at each other.
最上無二 (さいじょうむに)- there is nothing else like it in this world; it's an unparalleled marvel
❖They listed this one at 5 stars (aka, the adults are gonna be surprised that you know this and also go look it up) and I can certainly see why--I couldn't find any official English translations of it. Here's the definition the book gave: この世に二つとなく、最もすばらしいこと。「最上」は最もすぐれていること、「無二」は同じ物がないことを意味するよ。
SOMEONE PLEASE CORRECT ME IF MY UNDERSTANDING OF THIS LAST YOJIJUKUGO IS INCORRECT SO THAT I CAN LEARN IT PROPERLY!! I BESEECH THEE!! I IMPLORE YOU!!
Anyways, the next post will be alternatives words for かわいい and エグい
Wuxing – the connections between the Five Dragon Kings (Ref) and the Five Elements philosophy
To better understand the origins of the Five Dragon Kings and the ancient Chinese legend, it is worth mentioning the wuxing of natural philosophy, which states that all things are composed of five elements: fire, water, wood, metal and earth.
The underlying idea is that the five elements 'influence each other, and that through their birth and death, heaven and earth change and circulate'.
The five elements are described as followed:
Wood/Spring: a period of growth, which generates abundant vitality, movement and wind.
Fire/Summer: a period of swelling, flowering, expanding with heat.
Earth is associated with ripening of grains in the yellow fields of late summer.
Metal/Autumn: a period of harvesting, collecting and dryness.
Water/Winter: a period of retreat, stillness, contracting and coolness.
The wuxing system, in use since the Han dynasty (2nd century BCE), appears in many seemingly disparate fields of early Chinese thought, including music, feng shui, alchemy, astrology, martial arts, military strategy, I Ching divination, and traditional medicine, serving as a metaphysics based on cosmic analogy.
The wuxing originally referred to the five major planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Mars and Venus), which were thought of as the five forces that create life on earth. Wu Xing litterally means moving star and describes the five types of Qi (all the vital substances) cycles through various stages of transformation. As yin and yang continuously adjust to one another and transform into one another in a never-ending dance of harmony, they tend to do so in a predictable pattern.
The lists of correlations for the five elements are diverse, but there are two cycles explaining the major interaction. The yin-yang interaction, which by increasing or decreasing the qualities and functions associated with a particular phase, it may either nourish a phase that is in deficiency or drain a phase that is in excess or restrain a phase that is exerting too much influence (see below):
The Creation Cycle (Yang)
Wood feeds Fire
Fire creates Earth (ash)
Earth bears Metal
Metal collects Water
Water nourishes Wood
The Destruction Cycle (Yin)
Wood parts Earth
Earth dams (or absorbs) Water
Water extinguishes Fire
Fire melts Metal
Metal chops Wood
The Huainanzi (2nd BCE) describes the five colored dragons (azure/green, red, white, black, yellow) and their associations (Chapter 4: Terrestrial Forms), as well as the placement of sacred beasts in the five directions (the Four Symbols beasts, dragon, tiger, bird, tortoise in the four cardinal directions and the yellow dragon.
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