Welcome back to Shin, Mikan-chan and Mei-Shun. They mean Ms. Moon who was injured by this careless wife at the end of solar September, left a “hospital” in the same month yet on lunar calendar. Please listen, her favorite sumo wrestler won 初日 today at 九州場所. On the other paw of above fluffy baby, she failed tickets to see him fight on 土俵 ring of Fukuoka.
Mei-Shun noticed that her passport and driver’s license will expire soon; the former at the end of March 2026, the latter in mid February. She makes it a kind of rule to take required photos putting on kimono. Her allergy between clavicles has avoided it so far, yet is healing little by little thanks to good medication. Cooler air came into Kanto region, would help her in near future.
We have 立冬=ritto, the 1st of winter 二十四節気 today. Cool wind blows from the north, lets Mei-Shun feel that 2024 gives clear changes between 4 seasons. On August 7th 立秋=risshu for example, air got quite softer after 16 : 00 when Mikan-chan and she enjoyed dancing with horsey guys. Long summer returning over and over in daytime, it seemed to have decided to leave around 秋分=shubun.
Mei-Shun read that her favorite wrestler appeared safely on foot to 国技館 where a rikishi meeting was held the other day. Most of his colleagues had thought he would be absent from it, gave him warm welcome. According to 番付表 of next 九月場所 sent from kind 二所ノ関部屋, he falls toward 2nd highest 十両 rank. “My authentic story starts from here”, he told a reporter who visited 高砂 stable.
Yesterday celebrated Mountain Day, on Sunday to let us feel happier replaced by this Monday. It would lead toward obon holidays from 13th to 16th, the latter on Friday that counts serial 9 days in total. Mei-Shun would like to relax while practice kabuki dance in yukata. If possible she means, still with heat rash on her left shin — sounds better starting in a capital letter.
Mei-Shun washed a yukata to put on after bath. It came from 浜松 she visited with Shin decades before. They stayed at a hotel featuring music, since above city accommodates a famous maker of musical instruments including piano of course. Full of scores and notes, it served well until getting 半襟 collar worn out. Mom-in-law kindly sewed it up using a 手拭 towel.
千穐楽, the last and 15th day of sumo bouts was held on Sunday. Mei-Shun put on kimono, found herself in difficulty a bit. That may mean weight control goes well, yet also she has kept a kind of distance from this charming costume. All right, she would set a new 晴耕雨読 rule; to wrap it around waist indoors, instead of dancing with horseies outdoors in sunny days.
Or 衿芯 Mei-Shun ordered via Shin. When the wife won a pair of seats at 九州場所, she actually meant to put on a kimono. However, her favorite rikishi got injured during 巡業 training tour to be absent at 土俵 ring of the 1st day 初日. She therefore prepared above one for the 8th 中日 he appeared — oh? What is going on within 半襟 over 肌襦袢 underwear, wavy behind neck?
The only sad matter for Mei-Shun regarding current 九州場所 was absence of her favorite rikishi. They say he was injured in a leg during 巡業 tour held in October. So hard a job it is, building strong muscle and mind simply coated by their own fat. She therefore cheered all wrestlers, putting on a 羽織 jacket. Now it is over, let’s go to a restaurant serving longtooth grouper loved by above guys.
Real autumn finally began. Mei-Shun puts on a cotton yukata, summer kimono after shampoo these days. It is the way people did in Edo Period (1603-1867) when they normally go to public baths. Hmm, silk ones might have to wait 2 weeks ahead; we still see 25 degrees Celsius in daytime. Was October so warm 7 years before for us, in intensive practice of 汐汲, Master Mei-Shu?
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