Juuni Kokuki — 十二国記 (The Twelve Kingdoms) Rakusho no Goku — 落照の獄 (A jail of the declining Light) By Ono Fuyumi — 小野不由美 Translated by o6asan Eiko(瑛庚) squeezed his grandson’s hands back without a word. Eiko(瑛庚) had heard their voices. He didn’t think that encroached on his own responsibility, but he couldn’t allow himself to [...]
Recently, I fall into a TV drama, ‘カーネーション‘. It is based on the life of the fashion designer Koshino Ayako (小篠綾子). She was the mother of the famous designers, Koshino sisters. There are two characters, Yasuoka Tamae (安岡玉枝) and Yasuoka Yaeko (安岡八重子). Tamae is a mother-in-law of Yaeko. Tamae had two sons she took care of [...]
Juuni Kokuki — 十二国記 (The Twelve Kingdoms) Rakusho no Goku — 落照の獄 (A jail of the declining Light) By Ono Fuyumi — 小野不由美 Translated by o6asan Eiko(瑛庚) laughed with pain……He thought ‘You talk about Shudatsu(狩獺) at the moment?’ But Hogetsu(蒲月) gave his head a subtle shake. ”My sister, Seika(清花), feels uneasy. I don’t know why [...]
Juuni Kokuki — 十二国記 (The Twelve Kingdoms) Rakusho no Goku — 落照の獄 (A jail of the declining Light) By Ono Fuyumi — 小野不由美 Translated by o6asan 7 At night, Hogetsu(蒲月) rushed into Eiko(瑛庚)’s study. ”– I heard a serious matter happened. –” He said so with gasping for breath. Eiko(瑛庚) nodded simply. ”I’m sorry, sir. [...]
Happy New Year! It is the beginning of a new year. This is the year of the Tatsu, according to the Oriental Zodiac. Though ‘tatsu’ is called ‘dragon’ in English, I think they are more different than might first be surmised. Both of them have their own history, so I’m not surprised it. In the [...]
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Kaneuchi Kazuko