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The fence I knew of the girl I once beheld has fallen to ruin; amid mingled cogon grass, violets alone remain.
The fence of the beloved woman I once used to visit has now fallen utterly into ruin; amid the mingled cogon grass, only scattered violets are left in bloom.
Tsurezuregusa - Yoshida Kenko
The palace guards and their men stand far aside; in the unswept court, where no one tends the garden, flowers have fallen and lie.
The palace guards and their men stand idly by, and in the court no one bothers to sweep; in that neglected garden, fallen flowers now lie scattered across the ground.
Tsurezuregusa - Yoshida Kenko
Two strokes for “ko,” the ox-horn shape for “i,” the straight line “shi,” the crooked form for “ku”— thus, my lord, you are.
Two strokes for “ko,” the ox-horn shape for “i,” the straight line for “shi,” the crooked form for “ku”—in this way, my lord, you come to mind.
Tsurezuregusa - Yoshida Kenko