Reminiscence

Popular Graduation song of Japanese schools. It was composed by a music teacher and lyriced by the principal of Kagemori Junior High School in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture in 1991. Chichibu is a mountainous area in Saitama. So no wonder this song includes the mountain range that looks like waves of the sea. 旅たちの日 Tabitachi no Hi　ni Ｏｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｄａｙ　ｏｆ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｄｅｐａｒｔｕｒｅ 白い光の中に　山並みは萌えて shiroihikarino nakani yamanamiwa moete in the streaming white light, the mountain's waves come to sight はるかな空の果てまでも　君は飛び立つ harukanasorano hatemademo kimi wa tobitatsu though the sky may seems endless out there, you can still fly high 限りなく青い空に　心ふるわせ kagirinakuaoisorani kokorofuruwase in that big blue sky, my heart trembles 自由をかける鳥よ　振り返ることもせず jiyuu wo kakeru toriyo furikaerukotomosezu but birds that fly towards freedom, will never look back 勇気を翼に込めて　希望の風に乗り yuki wo tsubasani komete kibounokazeninori Let those wings of courage soar you high, ride on the wind of hope この広い大空に　夢を託して konohiroioosorani yume wo takushit...

kimi wa aisarerutame umareta 君は愛されるため生まれた You are born to be loved Engkau dilahirkan untuk menerima kasih kimi no syogai wa ai de michite iru 君の生涯は愛で満ちている You life is filled with love Hidupmu dipenuhi kasih kimi wa aisarerutame umareta 君は愛されるため生まれた kimi no syougai wa ai de michite iru 君の生涯は愛で満ちている eien no kami no ai wa 永遠の神の愛は Eternal God's love is connected Kasih Allah mempersatukan kita warerano de ai no naka de mi o musubu われらの出会いの中で実を結ぶ in our fellowship with each other satu dengan yg lain kimi no sonzai ga watashi ni wa 君の存在が私には your presence kehadiranmu dore hodo oukina yorokobi desyou どれほど大きな喜びでしょう brings me a great joy memberikan sukacita besar bagiku kimi wa aisarerutame umareta 君は愛されるため生まれた You are born to be loved Engkau dilahirkan untuk menerima kasih ima mo sono ai ukete iru 今もその愛受けている Even until now, you are loved Hingga saat ini, engkau masih dikasihi kimi wa aisarerutame umareta 君は愛されるため生まれた Engkau dilahirkan untuk menerima kasih ima mo sono ai uketeiru 今もその愛受けている H...

振り返るといつも君が笑ってくれた 風のようにそっと まぶしすぎて目を閉じても浮かんでくるよ 涙に変わってく 君だけを信じて　君だけを傷つくて 僕らはいつも　はるか　はるか　遠い未来を 夢見てたはずさ 立ち止るとなぜか君はうつむいたまま 雨のようにそっと 変わらないよあの日君と出会った日から 涙に変わっても 君だけをみつめて　君だけしかいなくて 僕らはいつもはるかかるか　遠い未来を 夢　見てた　はずさ 夢　見てた　はずさ Fujii Fumiya 藤井フミヤ Furikaeru to itsumo kimi ga waratte kureta Kaze no you ni sotto Mabushi sugite me wo tojitemo ukande kuru yo Namida ni kawatteku Kimi dake wo shinjite kimi dake wo kizutsukete Bokura wa itsumo haruka haruka tooi mirai wo Yume miteta hazu sa Tachitomaru to nazeka kimi wa utsumuita mama Ame no you ni sotto Kawaranai yo ano hi kimi to deatta hi kara Namida ni kawattemo Kimi dake wo mitsumete kimi dake shika inakute Bokura wa itsumo haruka haruka tooi mirai wo Yume miteta hazu sa Yume miteta hazu sa English translation: I would turn around You're always smiling for me like a gentle breeze You are so dazzling to me that even　though I close my eyes Your image keeps coming to my mind and it turns into tears It is only you I trust It is only you I hurt We always ...

Yesterday night, when I was doing my curriculum design, a friend greeted me on yahoo messenger. He asked me to translate the song from Tokyo Love story TV drama. This is the lyrics in Kanji characters and romaji and translation. It is not a perfect translation. If you know better translation, please say so. I will revise it. The original title of the song is "Love story wa totsuzen ni ラブ・ストーリーは突然に" (A love story suddenly begins) 何から伝えればいいのか　分からないまま時は流れて　　 浮かんでは　消えてゆく　ありふれた言葉だけ　　 君があんまりすてきだから　　ただすなおに　好きと言えないで　　 多分もうすぐ　雨も止んで　二人　たそがれ　　 あの日　あの時　あの場所で　君に会えなかったら　　 僕らは　いつまでも　見知らぬ二人のまま　　 誰かが甘く誘う言葉に　もう心揺れたりしないで　　 切ないけど　そんなふうに　心は縛(ｼﾊﾞ)れない　　 明日(ｱｼﾀ)になれば君をきっと　今よりもっと好きになる　　 そのすべてが僕のなかで　時を越えてゆく　　 君のためにつばさになる　君を守りつづける　　 やわらかく　君をつつむ　あの風になる　　 あの日　あの時　あの場所で　君に会えなかったら　　 僕らは　いつまでも　見知らぬ二人のまま 今　君の心が動いた　言葉止めて　肩を寄せて　　 僕は忘れないこの日を　君を誰にも渡さない　　 君のためにつばさになる　君を守りつづける　　 やわらかく　君をつつむ　あの風になる　　 あの日　あの時　あの場所で　君に会えなかったら　　 僕らは　いつまでも　見知らぬ二人のまま　　 誰かが甘く誘う言葉に　心揺れたりしないで　　 君をつつむ　あの風になる　　 あの日　あの時　あの場所で　君に会えなかったら　　 僕らは　い...

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This is the sermon from Our Pastor on Sunday, March 1, 2009 But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away . Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. (John 16:7) Lord Jesus said that, "It is for your good that He is going away, so that he will send the Holy Spirit to us." Gift of Holy Spirit is for our benefit because of that, our life led by the Holy Spirit will be wonderful. What is so special about Holy Spirit? Holy Spirit is called "The Counselor". In the world, there is no one that does not need counseling. For that reason, we need counseling and comforting from the Holy Spirit in any circumstances. He may comfort us and his comforting is perfect. It is the work of Holly Spirit to confess our sins. Many times it is easy for us to judge others and see their weaknesses, however, it is difficult for us to see our frailties and sins. If we let Holy spirit lead our lives, we will know our weak...

Everyday I have lunch with students in different classes from 1st grade to 6th grade. The schools assign me to sit in the classroom and have lunch with students. Many things happened. About a month ago, I had lunch with 2nd grade students (2-2) Kita Elementary, I sat with a group of students, there was a boy who was talkative and open. We talked about many things, food we liked, disliked, about our family, parents, siblings, etc. That boy always answered my questions, although I meant them for other students who were sitting in the group. Then out of the blue I asked him, how many TVs he had in his house. He said he had 3. Another boy said 5, but 2 were broken. A girl said 2, one in the first floor and another one in the 2nd floor. I asked where they put those TVs. The boy said there was one in his living room, one in the 2nd floor and another one in the toilet. A girl asked why. I also asked why. He said his father liked baseball so much so eventhough he was in the toilet, he could...