さらば、故郷の友よ
Farewell, friends of my hometown.
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A true friend is someone who helps you in times of need.
親愛なる友よ、君の成功を心から願っている。
Dear friend, I sincerely wish for your success.
詩人は亡き友のために挽歌を詠んだ
The poet composed an elegy for his deceased friend.
友の窮地をたすく。
Assisting a friend in their predicament.
友が去り、彼は広い部屋に煢然として座っていた
With his friend gone, he sat all alone in the spacious room.
遠い異国の地にいる友を思い、屋梁落月の情に浸る。
Thinking of a friend in a far-off foreign land, I am immersed in the feeling of missing them deeply.
遠く離れた友を思い、落月屋梁の情に駆られる。
Thinking of a friend far away, I am overcome by the feeling of longing.
遠くの友を思い、渭樹江雲の情を抱く。
Thinking of my friend far away, I hold the sentiment of Iju Kouun.
薤露蒿里の嘆きを胸に、彼は亡き友の墓前に静かに手を合わせた。
With the sorrow of life's transience in his heart, he quietly joined his hands in prayer before his late friend's grave.
Usage Notes
A slightly more formal or literary word for 'friend' compared to 'tomodachi'.
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