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There is someone I respect from the bottom of my heart. It is my grandfather.
Today, I will tell you a little about him.

When I was very young, he would take me to go play on the beach, swim in the ocean, or swim in the river, and when it got dark he would read me folk tales or some other book and he always made me have a good time. Whenever we met someone, he would always proudly announce that I was his treasure and, at these times, I would feel shy.

Also, my grandfather didn’t discriminate against anybody. He loved everybody, especially children, and was called "granda" and adored by everyone. I still think about how he would keep candy and loose change in the car to give to children he might happen to meet.

My grandfather was a persistent person and, according to a relative, before opening his propane store, he peddled katsuobushi (dried bonito) and hanakatsuo (dried bonito flakes), pulling his cart over 12 miles over unpaved roads every day. Even when his throat was dry and he wanted to drink a bottle of cider, his child’s face would appear before him and he would bear with it and just drink spring water. I think it is because he was that kind of grandfather, that he was able to survive his apprenticeship when he was in junior high school, going off to war, being interned in Siberia, being a fisherman, peddling hanakatsuo, and running a propane store. Continue reading →

 
もうすぐ六月が終わる。 恐ろしく早い。 時間の経過が、去年のこの時期よりずっと早く感じる。
 
もうすぐ ろくがつ が  おわる。  おそろしく  はやい。  じかん の けいか が、きょねん の  この  じき  より ずっと  はやく かんじる。
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 あす は

明日は記述模試の結果が帰ってくる。　怖さ半分、楽しみ半分。　どきどき。
　
あす は  きじゅつ もし  の けっか が かえってくる。

こわさ  はんぶん、たのしみ  はんぶん。　どきどき。
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