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親友ジェニファーのお婆ちゃんの
誕生日パーティー。
ご長寿にも驚いたが・・・
Tamami was surprised the longevity
of her best friend,
Jennifer's, grandmother when she was invited
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日本語を話す！？
Umenoさんにも驚いた。
And moreover she was very surprised
when she heard another woman was speaking fluent Japanese.
Umeno san ? |
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「これワタシのナンバー（電話番号）
エルアとアカヒでレイ作り、教えてるから、
良かったら連れに行きますよ」
"This is my phone number.
I teach how to make ribbon lei
at the Akahi and Elua. I'll pick you up
if you want to come there. "
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この出会いが始まりだった。
This meeting between my sister
and Umeno-san was the start of our friendship.
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エルア？ アカヒ？
-What's the Elua and Akahi ?- |
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シニア世代の集まりだった。
That was a gathering center
for senior citizens. |
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Umenoさんは火曜日と木曜日に
リボンレイや手芸を教えている
Umeno-san teaches handicrafts
such as ribbon lei, wool lei, knitting
and so on, every Tuesday and Thursday. |
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妹たちからのレイも手作り
Made in ELUA.
Umenoさんから習った。
My sisters gave me wood leis
when I first got on Maui.
It's Made in Elua.
Umeno-san taught them how to make them.
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日系二世の方は皆さん
日本語を話される。
まるで日本。
でも、星条旗が見える。
"Nisei" means "The Second generation of Japanese-American".
So everyone speaks Japanese.
Here and there, it's like we're in Japan.
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リボンを交互に織るリボンレイ。
ストローを使って編み込む毛糸のレイ。
簡単なものから順に教えてくれる。
The ribbon lei are woven with two ribbons
one after the other.
Wool lei are knitted wool themselves using
some straws.
Umeno-san teaches us gradually
from easy one to difficult one. |
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一度、絡まったリボンレイに
苦闘しているおばあちゃんが、
Umenoさんのところに来た。
Once, a woman came closer to Umeno-san.
She was struggling with the tangled wools.
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しばらく無言だったが
突然二人は笑い始めた。
They kept silent for a little while.
Then suddenly they burst out of laughing.
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その毛糸の絡まりが
手の付けようのないものだった。
The wools were a terribly tangled.
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笑いをこらえていた
私たちも
一緒に笑った。
心がほぐれた。
My sisters and I were hanging on a laughing.
But the next moment, we laughed together.
Our heart was untangled.
And we relaxed.
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「教えるとみんな喜ぶ」
本当にレイは心を結ぶ。
Umeno-san said,
"Everyone is very pleased when I teach them."
Making leis connects our heart to heart.
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アカヒへの慰問も
Umenoさんとの出会いがご縁。
We could thank Umeno-san for a visit
to the Akahi center. |
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リクエストは日本文化だった。
We got request to have
a "Japanese culture show". |
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華道
茶道
日本の民謡。
Flower arrangement,
tea ceremony,
and Japanese folk song.
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みなさん、喜んでくださった。
Thank Everyone
we enjoyed the show. |
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｢また、いらっしゃいね｣
"Come again!" |
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笑顔が咲いた。
Their smiles were in bloom. |
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