Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26127155-20150326052215/@comment-28861328-20150417190230

No, it really isn't. There are different terms in Japanese for the various types of "world" you might think of. In fact, Tau? Can you get a direct translation from the databook for this wonderfull conversation?

Secondly, Legion, just because they don't add up to you, doesn't make it so confusing for anyone else. Made sense (as much sense as Kishi can make) to me. Seems the bus left a little early for you, though.

Edit: Just some examples here

Different translations for the English word "world":
 * seken (世間) - this can mean world in the sense of society.
 * tenchi (天地) - a more general term that can mean "world" in the sense of heaven and earth. It can also, more appropriately, refer to a "realm".
 * yo (世) - a term for world that refers to an "age" in time.
 * yochi (輿地) - a term for "world" that refers to our planet.

You get the picture. Japanese is very specific. It really isn't open for interpretation. Tau can provide the proper word that the databook used, but in the end, the Otsutsuki are "extraterrestrial" in nature. In layman's terms, that means they're not of this world.