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[Japanease]
Playing a reed pipe, says don't go too far.There was a boy and a girl who used to play together, not knowing the meaning of the word "love". They were so young that they never thought of tomorrow, innocently running around in the fields and mountains, or playing in the river. But there came a time when they had to think of their futures.One day, they were sitting on the riverbank and he began to play a reed pipe. She had heard his reed pipe many times since she was a child. As she was listening to the tune, he stopped and abruptly said, "Don't go too far." They are in their adolescence, and perhaps they feel a faint love between them. But they are too close as friends to say "I love you." If it were possible they would wish to stay as children. The melody of his reed pipe as he begins again, is carried slowly along by the river.
[season word] a reed pipe Surfing, captivating the waves for a while.When I watch people surfing, they seem to wait for the right wave for a long time. They let many waves go by, and when they find one right wave out of several dozens, they ride on it, as if saying, "This is it!"Some surfers, seem to enjoy that perfect wave to the maximum, and they ride that wave so long until the wave is almost gone. Some surfers handle their surfboards as though they were a part of their bodies, and manage the waves at their will. When I watch them surf, it looks to me as if it is the wave that is captivated by the surfer, and the wave that clings to the surfboard. So, if you are just riding the waves, you are not skillful enough. The real surfers conquer the waves with their skill and determination, and make the waves go crazy for them.
[season word] surfing Summer hat, the girl in my heart nods.Just as there is a part of the boy in every man, there is also a part of the girl in every woman.This girl sometimes appears when a woman is talking with someone, asking a question, during shopping or the date with her sweetheart. Although she appears to be an adult, politely refusing or acting noncommittal, inside she is nodding "yes" obediently. I once was that innocent girl with a flowered straw hat on her long straight hair. Surprised with the sudden awareness of this girl in me, nevertheless I hope to cherish this innocent girl in my heart.
[season word] summer hat Being with you, the glow of the fireflies increases.I was enjoying talking with my boyfriend on a riverbank. We were so involved in our conversations that it was dusk before we realized it, and fireflies began to appear one by one. Suddenly we were surrounded by fireflies. The fireflies fly about so elegantly in the night air as if to bless us and watch over us. We felt our love intensifying.These days we rarely have the opportunity to see such a scene. But a generation or so ago, many people whispered their love while surrounded by fireflies. This is one scene that I wish to encounter someday.
[season word] fireflies translated by Mineko Azuma
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