🌙 The moon is beautiful, isn't it?

🌙 "The moon is beautiful, isn't it?" Legend has it that when Meiji-era novelist Natsume Soseki translated the English phrase "I love you" into Japanese, (as direct confessions were not common among conservative Japanese at the time) he used the indirect expression "月が綺麗ですね" (Tsuki ga kirei desu ne) to convey his feelings. [Responses] *If accepting: "I could die happy." Futabatei Shimei is famous for translating "I love you" into this phrase when translating Russian literature. "The moon has been beautiful for a long time." (Meaning: "I've loved you for a long time too.") "Can we watch it together tomorrow too?" (Meaning: "I want to be with you forever.") *If rejecting: "I can't see the moon." (Meaning: "I have no feelings for you.") "It's beautiful precisely because it's out of reach." (Meaning: "You are someone unattainable.") "It's cloudy and I can't see it." (Implying: "Our hearts are not in sync.") ps, this phrase was also referenced in the Japanese drama [Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu] (We Married as a Job). You can try using it when confessing to a Japanese person. (The poster has experience with this w