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英語と日本語のあいだにある、言葉、翻訳、そして小さな光の瞬間についての思索。 Reflections on language, translation, and the small moments of light between English and Japanese.

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One occupational hazard of working with marketing language is prolonged exposure to the phrase seamless experience.

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The Sound After the Door Closed

※舞台『NORA』の内容に触れています。観劇後にお読みください。

幕が下りた瞬間、「古典の名作を観た」という満足感より、現代の自分たちの日常を突きつけられたような、少しヒリヒリした感覚が残りました。

舞台上には、スマートフォンのメッセージが絶えず映し出されます。登場人物が口にしている言葉と、画面に打ち込んでいる言葉。そのあいだに生まれる距離が、時にひどく残酷でした。

人は、会話の中で嘘をつきます。メッセージの中でも嘘をつく。そして、ときどき本人さえ、どちらが本音だったの...

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A New Job Makes You Temporarily Illiterate

On Friday evening, just before leaving the office, I said what seemed to me the most ordinary thing in the world.

“Have a nice weekend, everyone.”

I said it in Japanese. The meaning was hardly exotic. I had not quoted Shakespeare, announc...

a month ago
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The Ear That AI Can’t Borrow

An ensemble begins before the first note. Someone breathes, lifts a bow, and quietly tells the others where the music is going.

先日のレッスンで、先生に演奏を止められました。

音程が外れたわけではありません。少なくとも、そのとき先生が問題にしたのは音程ではありませんでした。リズムも大きく崩れてはいなかったはずです。

先生は楽譜を指ささず、短く言...

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A Sunday That Refuses to Become Monday

Monday has a way of turning up early, uninvited, standing in the kitchen before Sunday is finished. Tomorrow just happens to give it slightly better material.

冷蔵庫の前に、月曜日が立っています。

まだ日曜日だというのに、です。

これは今週に限った話ではありません。特に何もない週末でも、月曜日はだいたい同じことをし...

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    英語と日本語のあいだで、言葉の温度、仕事の違和感、音楽、日々の小さな光を拾っています。翻訳、AI、発信、働き方を少し別の角度から眺め直し、自分の言葉と速度を取り戻すための視点を綴ります。 Reflections on language, translation, AI, work, music, and the small observations that shape how we communicate.

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