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[Japanease]
Christmas, two shadows under the street light.
On Christmas Eve two shadows are visible under the street light at the
corner. Could they be a couple of lovers? People who pass by in a hurry pay
no attention to these shadows. All of them have their own Christmas
celebrations to go to.
Whether it be at a table in a restaurant, beneath the warm lights of home or
under the street light, this is the night that unrolls Christmas for any
number of people. As the holy evening gradually advances, many peoplefs
differing Christmas celebrations begin to intersect with each other.
[season words] Christmas
[season] winter
Meeting and parting in a dream on a snowy night.
When dreaming we usually awake in the midst of a story. However, the dream I
had one night was a complete story, from the first encounter to the final
parting, like watching a movie.
The two people met in my dream and parted in the same dream. Both the
encounter and the final parting were nothing but a transient dream,
therefore, a love story is just one nightfs romantic dream.
The continuous snow gave off a dim light in the dark night. Perhaps I had
such a dream because it was a romantic snowy night.
[season word] snowy night
[season] winter
Unable to recall two or three names, sitting in the warm sun.
When we leisurely sit in the warm winter sun, we remember many things one
after another. Dear old friends come and go in our minds. We cannot recall
the names of some people.
However, those are the people we would never remember at all in our busy
daily lives. The warm winter sun lets us remember such people.
As we travel through our humble but dear old memories, our leisurely time in
the warm sun slowly passes.
[season word] warm winter sun
[season] winter
Cold wind sweeping, left two people behind.
MIt was an evening when the cold wind was blowing. While everyone else was in
a hurry to get home, two people were just standing still, as if the sweeping
cold wind had left them there.
They must be a couple in love. Regardless of whether the cold cold wind
blows, they dearly wish to be together as long as they can. No matter how
cold the wind is, they are warm in each otherfs company.
[season words] cold wind
[season] winter
translated by Mineko Azuma
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