師走も僅か。It was only few days in December.

１２月２８日／
今年もあと僅かです。皆様には良い１年間でしたでしょうか。私は本年１月に東京に戻り、その後は怒濤の早さの１年でした。一昨年に親しい友人が逝き、また今年も１回だけ、お別れの会に参列致しました。昨年は一大決心で東京を留守に致しました。皆様の協力により、一度途中帰国しただけで、仕事の理解を得ました。誠に有り難いことでした。本年は昨年の疲れが思わぬところに出てしまい、夏以降の体調は優れませんでした。もっとも、春の定期検診では差し迫った問題ないということで、現在も体調は回復しつつあります。思い返すと、クリエイションということでは、何もしないに等しい１年でした。旅のまとめも出来ないままに、年を越しそうです。あと一歩というところまでは来ているのですが、その歩幅は、まだ一歩あるという程の大変な一歩です。人は戒めの言葉で、一歩一歩ずつと申しますが、歩幅や速度は違ったりします。兎に角、年明けまでに、この一歩を歩き終えて、既にある仕事の約束と夢に向けて歩き出そうと思います。この１年は、本当にぼーっとしてしまいました。私の廻りの人達は、惚け始めていると思っているはずです。それを来年は払拭したですね。悲喜交々、様々な１年でありましたが、皆様には良いお歳をお迎え下さい。
December 28
You just have a little bit few days in this year.All of you would be spent fantastically among this year.It was the year of the speed like the anger wave after I came back to Tokyo in this January.A close friend had passed away in the year before last, and I attended the funeral service just once this year also.I made up my mind to be significant because I was not in Tokyo half of last year.I got understanding of my work just to have came back to Tokyo on the way only once, because of your support.It was really fortunate.In this year, the fatigue of the trip of the last year came out suddenly,  after the summer my physical condition was not able to be good sometimes.There was not the imminent physical problem of mine by a periodic medical examination at this spring, and my condition is recovering now in fact.It was the year that anything was equal to bend when I reconsidered my work in the meaning called creative.I seem to spend while this year so lazy before I can finish the summary of my long trip.The report came to one step more, but the step is serious one step as it is said that there is still one more big step.You will say, “step by step” ,by the words of the admonition, but a step and the speed depend on any cases.Anyway, I have to finish walking this one step hurriedly until the new year and I think that I shall begin to walk for the work that had been already promised, and for the dream of mine.Actually I have been quite absentminded while this year.People who are my surroundings seemed to think that I began to become senile.I would like to wipe it out next year.Joy and sorrow one after the other, in addition, it was various one year for each other, I hope that all of you will have A Happy New Year.