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[Japanease]
Christmas Eve, I came by transferring and making connections.I came by buses, by trains, by planes. I came by making many connections and finally arrived at the town where he lived. The more I transferred from one ride to another, the more excited I became to see him on Christmas Eve.In the past we went through many trials as we suffered through quarrels or jealousy. Tonight we will spend our Christmas Eve after finally overcoming those.
[season words] Christmas Eve Strumming a guitar in a music shop in December.December has a certain atmosphere that is different from any other month.We have mixed feelings for the fast-approaching end of the year, sad to see this year end and happy to welcome a new year. On one such day in December, when I happened to stop in at a music shop, I saw a boy with a guitar in his hands. I wondered if he was trying to buy it or if it was the guitar he had wanted to buy for a long time. Then he softly strummed a chord on the guitar. Outside was noisy with vendors. In the strained atmosphere of year-end, the guitar carried a soft tune, and for a moment I could forget the daily hustle and bustle. And at the same time a simple chord from the guitar strings made me realize that this year is coming to an end.
[season word] December Winter roses, automated piano goes on playing.In the lounge beautifully decorated with winter roses, melodies from an automated piano continue to play. Until someone stops it, the piano will go on and on playing melodies without making any mistakes. Also, in the lounge are roses that are made to bloom in winter for us.Both of them are beautiful creations intended to enhance our winter in the city, but they are artificially staged. The more beautiful they are, the colder and painful we feel. Perhaps it is the desolation of life in the city projected onto the winter roses and the automated piano.
[season word] winter roses Younger boyfriend, awkward at tying his winter scarf .My boyfriend always talks impertinently, but when it comes to tying a winter scarf around his neck, he is terrible. Because he is younger, his awkwardness is cute. When he buttons his jacket with mismatched holes, or when his shoe laces are untied, my motherly intuition starts working, and I want to help him.Sex appeal is often felt when there is a difference from the norm. I found a boy in a man by the way he arranged his winter scarf around his neck. I love him more after finding such an unexpected side of him.
[season words] winter scarf translated by Mineko Azuma
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