The last snowfall was pretty massive. The remaining snow on roofs won’t melt so easily.
Oh, what a heavy snow!/
Even crows won’t cry/
Morning in a forest/
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この度の雪は本当にたくさん降りました。屋根の上などに残っている雪もなかなか溶けていきません。
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Young friends who are old acquaintances of mine invited me to take a walk along the Kamo River. Having conversation with young people is such a fun.
Carrying one flower petal/
As a souvenir/
Little outing/
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若いけれども、もう旧い友人たちが鴨川沿いの散歩に誘ってくれました。若い人たちとお話をするのはとても楽しいものです。
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I am afraid I haven’t had an “official first dream of the year” for long. I wish to dream a good, auspicious kind of dream.
In my first dream on the New Year/
I feel I could fly/
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初夢って何年も見た記憶がありません。幸先の良い夢が見たいものです。
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After my being lazy about cleaning for some time, I found this big pile of fallen leaves in my small back garden.
Mother and daughter with such a deep fate/
Past, present, future/
Sweeping fallen leaves/
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しばらく掃除をさぼっていたら、こんな小さな裏庭にもこんなに落ち葉が溜まっていました。
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“One-Heart-Ten thousand-Flowers”
I found this phrase in one of my late teacher’s works displayed on the walls of a sushi shop near his house. I like the phrase very much and write it very often. And I used to translate this “One Heart” part as “dedicated mind” and explain the whole term as “a dedicated mind to one thing would yield many good results”.
However, I thought it should have been “determined mind” when I heard the lay sermon by the chief priest of the temple my family has been following.
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先生のお家の近くのお寿司屋さんに飾ってある先生のお作品の言葉です。私はこれが好きでよく書きますが、「一心」を“dedicated mind”と訳して、全体は“A dedicated mind would yield many favorable results.”のように説明していました。
けれども先日お世話になっているお寺のご住職のお話を聞いていたら、「一心」は寧ろ固く決意した心“determined mind”と訳すべきだったかなと思いました。
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I searched a haiku on Christmas Eve and found this one. “A tree laughing throughout its body” – I am afraid I don’t quite get the image.
Keeps on laughing/
Throughout the body/
Tree on Christmas Eve/
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聖夜の句を探したら、これが出てきました。木が全身で笑う・・・実はどういう喩えなのかよく分かりません。
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When I found this haiku, I found it very intriguing as it sounds like good old children’s song. Somehow, I think the sweets have a wintery image.
Winter stars/
Close your hands, open your hands/
Konpeito sugar candy is there/
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この句を見つけたときに、童歌に似ていてとても面白い調べだと思いました。どういうものか、私は、金平糖は冬のイメージのあるお菓子だという気がします。
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I searched and found this charming haiku.
Dressed in many layered moonlight/
To be transparent/
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素敵な現代俳句を見つけました。
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An acquaintance who I met by a really fortunate chance and who likes my calligraphy gave me a couple of pieces of gingers she grew herself. This is such a happy incident as I love gingers.
Comes from foreign lands/
Then returns/
Ginger vendor/
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思いがけないご縁でお目にかかり、また私の書を気に入ってくださった方から、ご自分で栽培された生姜をいただきました。私は生姜が大好きで、とても嬉しいことです。
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Somehow, I keep remembering the dream I had very early yesterday morning. In that dream, I bought a pink umbrella for someone and for myself I bought a big umbrella of vibrant purple.
Puzzling dream/
Lingers/
I keep cutting green onions to a fine/
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昨日の朝方見た夢が印象に残っています。誰かにピンクの傘を買ってあげて、自分は大きな鮮やかな紫色の傘を買いました。
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