White little flowers and a frog-shaped ornament. Both are in my garden, and both were my mother’s favorites.
O frog like breath/
Of white flowers/
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白い小さなお花と蛙の置き物。どちらも私の家の庭にあって、どちらも母が好きなものでした。
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This is good news from my friend’s flowering garden. She says passion flowers began blooming. I feel a mysterious kind of attraction from the flowers.
Passion flower in the morning/
Awaken after a dream of Dali/
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友人の花盛りのお庭からのお知らせで、時計草が咲き始めたそうです。時計草は何かしら不思議な魅力を感じるお花です。
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Because a good friend in a faraway country recommended that I eat almonds for the poor condition of my eyes, I eat some pieces every day.
O nuts of almond/
Sad is the morning after enough sleep/
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遠い異国の友人が、目の不調にいいからとアーモンドを薦めてくれたので、毎日いただいています。
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I went to see the exhibition of Japanese-style paintings, where a work by my friend was displayed. Her work was impressive, as always, both in terms of the picture itself and her sensibility in choosing the material.
After having painted peony flowers/
Vivid color paint is left on the container/
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友人が出展している日本画展を見学してきました。いつもながらさすがの出来栄えです。絵そのものも、題材を選ぶ感性も。
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The blue sky in early summer is lovely on sunny days.
Maybe the color of the sky/
Or maybe the color of the water/
Early summer wind/
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天気のいい日の初夏の青空は本当に綺麗です。
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I had a lot of fun bathing in the bath with iris leaves, traditionally believed to promote your healthy condition.
Bathing in iris leaves/
Blood from the vein/
Circulate with gusto/
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昨夜は菖蒲湯につかりました。
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According to the solar terms system, today marks the beginning of the summer season.
Even if you don’t learn integration/
Summer is here now/
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今日は二十四節気の立夏です。
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I heard we would have good weather all during this Golden Week holiday, which made me very happy. Although the weather for the week doesn’t matter to me at present, it was a big deal when I was younger.
Every single day will be sunny/
Of the consecutive holidays/
O flowers of Japanese radish/
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連休はずっと好天のようで、よかったと思います。今の私には連休は関係ありませんが、若かった頃にはやはり大問題でしたから。
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May started yesterday, and it was rainy for almost all day yesterday. I would like the rain if it were beautiful purple.
O the month of May/
Starts with purple rain/
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昨日から月が変わりましたが、なかなかの雨降りでした。綺麗な紫色の雨なら好きですけれど。
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“Dreams in spring”, I learned, is a season word in haiku society. People dream in all seasons, and “dreams in spring” expresses fleetingness.
If compared to color/
It is the color of a pearl/
Dream in spring/
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「春の夢」は季語のようで、夢はどの季節にも見るけれど、春の夢は「儚い」の言い換えらしいです。
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