我

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 我(われ) refers to I or oneself.
• Basic usage: It appears as a fictional character's first-person pronoun or in expressions such as 我を忘れる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• First-person style
  • In 我に従え, 我 is how the king refers to himself. Compared with everyday 私(わたし), it suits a literary context or one asserting dignity and authority.
• Absorption in 我を忘れる
  • Here, 我を忘れて means being so absorbed in creating the work that self-awareness recedes. The expression as a whole conveys a degree of emotion or absorption.