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Tanoshimi wa Mare ni uo nite Kora mina ga Umashi umashi to Iite kuu toki	It is a pleasure When, a most infrequent treat, We’ve fish for dinner And my children cry with joy “Yum-yum!” and gobble it down.
Tanoshimi wa Sozoro yomiyuku Kaki no naka ni Ware to hitoshiki Hito wo mishi toki	It is a pleasure When, in a book which by chance I am perusing, I come on a character Who is exactly like me.
Tanoshimi wa Yo ni tokigataku Suru kaki no Kokoro wo hitori Satorieshi toki	It is a pleasure When, without receiving help, I can understand The meaning of a volume Reputed most difficult.
Tanoshimi wa Ebisu yorokobu Yo no naka ni Kōkoku wasurenu Hito wo miru toki	It is a pleasure When, in these days of delight In all things foreign, I come across a man who Does not forget our Empire.

Tachibana Akemi (1812–1868)
Translated by Donald Keene