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Japanese

日本には古来から八百万の神といい、たくさんの神様がいるとされています。主人公である夜トもそんな神様のうちのひとりですが、その地位は末端の末端です。ですので、神様につきもののお社などは持っていない状態です。いつかは自分のお社と信者の獲得を目指し、神様であるにもかかわらず迷い猫の捜索から水道工事まで、様々な仕事を請け負っています。ただ、神様ですので、人間の願い事も叶える仕事をしています。その際には神器と呼ばれる武器で、あやかしと戦うこともあります。

English

From the ancient times, it is believed in Japan that there are numerous number of gods, so-called Yaorozu gods, or 8 million gods. The main character, Yato, is one of them, though his rank as a god is way in the bottom. Therefore, he doesn't have a temple, which normally every god has. He undertakes wide variety of jobs, from searching for a missing cat to plumbing, believing someday he will achieve his own temple and believers. Still, he is a god, so he also does a job of fulfilling peoples′wishes. In doing so, he sometimes fight against Mayakashi, or monsters, with his weapon called Jinki, meaning god′s weapon.
　　

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meissa rated this translation result as ★★★★ 27 Jan 2014 at 22:58

original
From the ancient times, it is believed in Japan that there are numerous number of gods, so-called Yaorozu gods, or 8 million gods. The main character, Yato, is one of them, though his rank as a god is way in the bottom. Therefore, he doesn't have a temple, which normally every god has. He undertakes wide variety of jobs, from searching for a missing cat to plumbing, believing someday he will achieve his own temple and believers. Still, he is a god, so he also does a job of fulfilling peoples′wishes. In doing so, he sometimes fight against Mayakashi, or monsters, with his weapon called Jinki, meaning god′s weapon.
　　

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From ancient times, it is believed in Japan that there are numerous gods, the so-called Yaorozu gods, or 8 million gods. The main character, Yato, is one of them, though his rank as a god is way in the bottom. Therefore, he doesn't have a temple, which normally every god has. He undertakes wide variety of jobs, from searching for a missing cat to plumbing, believing someday he will achieve his own temple and believers. Still, he is a god, so he also does the job of fulfilling peoples′ wishes. In doing so, he sometimes fight against Mayakashi, or monsters, with his weapon called Jinki, meaning god′s weapon.