Yueni chajin no cha o moteasobu wa kajin no uta o tsukuri haijin no haiku o tsukuru ga gotoku tsuneni shinsen-naru ishō o anshutsushi rinkiōhen no zai o yōsu.Masters of tea ceremonies have to always devise new ideas and prepare materials as the occasion demands in serving tea, as waka poets in creating waka and haiku poets in creating haiku.

Jitsu wa jikijiki ni sanjō shite o-hanashi mōshiageru to yoi no desu ga, ano hi irai (dono hi na no ka, sore wa ato de o-hanashi shimasu ga) zutsū ga shite okiraremasen no de, tegami de shitsurei itashimasu.Although it would be better if I visited and talked to you directly, since that one day (which day, I shall tell you later) my headache will not stop and I cannot get out of bed, so please accept this letter.

Desho desho!You think so too!?