Notes
ignore: 無視する;
brew: 〈茶・コーヒーを〉いれる;
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Kelly closed the door to her office. It had been a very long day at her day job. But, going to her rented office to write her novel was always the best part of her night.

She then headed towards the kitchen for some coffee. As she entered the kitchen, she felt like someone was watching her. Looking around, she saw no one there.

Trying to ignore the feeling, she focused on the coffee machine as it brewed her coffee. She then took out a dollar as she walked toward the vending machine. Chocolate, she thought to herself, and inserted her money to get one chocolate candy bar. Click, click, click. The vending machine made all sort of noises, but no candy bar came out.

As she tried to get her money back, Kelly saw what seemed like a white shadow pass by in the hallway. She turned her head quickly in that direction, expecting to see someone. There was no one there. (To be continued. By Prof. Michael Okamoto)
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Notes
tame: 〈動物を〉飼いならす;
conscripte 徴集された;

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A farmer owned a horse, but one day the horse ran away. His neighbors said, “What bad luck you have!” But the farmer replied, “Good luck, bad luck, who knows?” The next day, the horse returned with several wild horses and the neighbors said, “What good luck you have!” The farmer replied again, “Good luck, bad luck, who knows?” The next day, the farmer’s son was trying to tame one of the wild horses and broke his leg. The neighbors said, “What bad luck you have!” The farmer replied yet again, “Good luck, bad luck, who knows?” Later, the army came through the village conscripting all able-bodied men for war, but the farmer’s son was not taken because of his broken leg. The farmer finally realized, “Good luck, bad luck, who knows?
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