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Originally Posted by DaBackpack
We also know that Battler has a sin.
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There is one thing that keeps bugging me about this word, it could be another thing accidentally lost in translation. "Ushiromiya Battler has a sin." ('tsumi ga aru')
My friend, a culturologist, wrote a paper on the particular meaning of the word 'tsumi' in Japanese culture, and according to him, the match between it and 'sin' is not complete -- saying "Ushiromiya Battler has a sin." does not necessarily mean that Battler himself is guilty of anything. Someone with an open festering wound also has a sin, as does someone who got stained by a random bird flying overhead. 'tsumi' is a state of uncleanliness for ritual purposes which may or may not result from the individual's own actions.
So the 'sin' in question might not actually even be Battler's fault.