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Many years ago, I was searching for a place to live.
I was looking for an apartment for lease.
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I went to visit a possible place.
There were two apartments on the same floor...two households...?
One floor, two pads.
That is to say, I would have one neighboring apartment.
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I wonder what my potential neighbor's name would be, so I checked the name on the mailbox in the entrance hall.
....Mr...Kurihara Kiyoshi... his full name was written out.
....!? ....wait, what? Who is this? I know this name!
Is he a staff member? Someone old classmate? An upperclassman from my school? Someone I've seen on TV? The proprietor of a bar I go to?
Of course, it's not Kiyoshi from Lucy.
I thought about it while I rode up in the elevator.
....! ....wait? ...still thinking...! ...wait! ?...??
Wait, hold on!!? ...can it be!? ...no way..!
!!!!....Kiyoshirou!?
!!!!&$#%QズェXRCTVY!!!!!
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That's the real name of Imawano Kiyoshirou.
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The elevator arrived.
I walked in front of the door to Mr. Kurihara's home.
I saw a few bicycles in front of the door to Mr. Kurihara's home...I'm quite sure of this detail.
There was a child's bicycle, with a name written on it.
..! Wow! It's the name of his oldest son, Ryuuhei-kun! This is for real!
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It's really Imawano Kiyoshirou!
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This is craazzzzy!!!!!! Oh my god! And what does this make me? What is this feeling?
I could be his neighbor!
Would I go introduce myself to him when I move in? Would I bring him some little present?
Would I end up riding the elevator with him sometimes, by accident?
That would be sooo cooool~~<3
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(My fantasies continued multiplying of their own accord)
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In the end, I didn't rent that apartment.
Even though it was huge, which was great.
I couldn't stand the color of the walls and the kitchen. (I regretted it a bit.)
I ended up renting another apartment pretty nearby.
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A few days after I moved, I went to an okonomiyaki restaurant near the station.
There were lots of autograph boards and posters on the walls.
I drank my beer, wondering if Kiyoshirou were a regular customer here.
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It's a very precious, wonderful, secret experience (memory) of mine.
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Thank you so much!
I'm so grateful!
Yeah!
IMAI 20:09
Hahaaa~, Imai the fanboy!!! :DDD
ReplyDeleteA million thanks for translating, I remember trying to decipher this entry with Google Translator when he posted it but of course I couldn't make any sense of it. XD
This is a sweet story Cayce. He totally should have rented that apartment. Tis' a shame he passed on May 2 which is the day my good friend Matsumoto Hideto past as well 11 years prior, which just happens to be a day before my birthday. :( Maybe, we are legends?
ReplyDeleteWho is this person he is sooo excited about? Is it that musician that died last year...? He must be super for Imai to feel so honored about the prospect of living near him. Thanks for the translation, btw. ;)
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