Please do not deplore yourself.
Even if the world does not forgive, I will forgive you.

Please do not deplore yourself.
Even if you do not forgive the world, I will forgive you.

So please tell me.
What will it take for you, to forgive me?

When I was back at home, around this time of year, we had a festival called Watanagashi. It was the big event of the year when I was back at home, and I was the shrine maiden who did the festival dance. After it was over, we took cotton from a torn-apart futon and sent it floating down the river. The cotton soaked up any sin you'd done that year, ( Read more... )

Hanyuu? Arlene?

Are both of you okay this morning?

-- Rika

Is anyone here from Hinamizawa or Okinomiya, in Japan?