I think I heard that, in a woman’s letter, the P.S. reveals her true feelings and thoughts more than the main body of the text.  That is certainly true, isn’t it?

Come to think of it, what did loquat flowers look like?  There was a loquat tree at the house of my grandparents’ on my mother’s side, and I used to get very happy when the fruit ripened, but I just can’t remember what the blossoms looked like.

Only in the postscript/

Her true feelings emerge/

Oh, loquat flowers/

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女の手紙は、本文よりも追伸に本当のことや気持ちが書かれていると言われます。その通りですよね。

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The haiku suggests that the beautiful fresh greenery looks like it is showing off its own beauty after the rain.  I found it quite humorous because of the human touch.

Fresh greenery/

As if showing off its beauty/

After the rain/

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雨の後の美しい新緑が自分の美を自慢しているようだ、との句で、ユーモラスだと思いました。

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The spring sky feels bright and full of hope.  Yet, you sometimes have vague, inexplicable fear for no good reason.  This haiku conveys that kind of feeling.

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明るくて、希望に満ちた印象の春の空。それでも、ふっと理由の分からない漠然とした恐れを抱いてしまうという気持ちを詠んだ俳句ですね。

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There are so many flowers in my garden.  I must have been living a good life.  At least, that’s how it seems to others.

Lots of flowers in my garden/

I was told I have a good life/

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庭にたくさんの花々。私はきっといい人生を歩んでいるのです。少なくとも人にはそのように見えているはずです。

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This is an interesting haiku which goes “I want to fly around as freely as a butterfly—until I get bored, that is.”

I am joining the butterfly society/

Until I begin to feel bored/

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蝶のように自由に飛び回っていたい、退屈するまではね、という面白い句ですね。

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Cabbage whites have been really familiar to me since I was a child.  But the butterfly moves so quickly that even when I spot one, I can’t seem to take its shot properly.

Oh, a cabbage white/

Just a moment, please/

Now, I’m putting on lipstick

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子どもの頃からずっと、とても馴染み深い紋白蝶ですが、動きが早すぎて姿を見つけても、上手に写せません。

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Using a steamer makes cooking so easy.  But the cooked food tastes really good, and you can enjoy the tastes of the ingredients as they originally have.  I am not sure, however, if you could call it cooking.

Steamer lets go steam furiously/

Plum tree has a few blossoms/

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蒸し器を使って調理すると、とにかく簡単で、それでも材料のお味がよく分かる美味しい料理になります。料理と言えるかどうかは分かりませんが。

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I remember that when I was growing up, there was a huge, vast rose garden that belonged to the family living near us.  It suddenly came to my mind when I read this haiku.

While suavely choosing delicate roses/

Heard a sudden spring thunder rolled/

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子供の頃、真向かいには、近くのお家の大きくて、広いバラ園がありました。この句を見て、ふと思い出しました。

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This haiku seems to express the idea that a grave simply stands where it is, without any pretense or adornment.  In other words, when the sun shines, it simply basks in its warmth.  In other words, it seems to stand in contrast to humans, who are always eager to do something.  In other words, it works as a contrast with people who are always eager to do something.

The graves in the sunlight/

They are, indeed/

Honest/

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お墓はただそこにあるだけで、何も取り繕ったり、飾ったりもしない。陽が当たれば、ただそれを受けているといった俳句のようです。つまり常に何かをしたがる人間との対比のようです。

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