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One another

There is a certain café in Kyoto. 
It only has 4 counter seats, and there is just one café staff member. 
She welcomes you with a smile everyday, every time.


A certain evening.

When a customer came, a regular customer Koike-san was having a chat with a café staff member.
The customer looked exhausted and depressed. Furthermore, she spoke in a very weak voice. That was because she just had taken an exam before she came, and she already knew the result. 

While she was having a cup of coffee and cookies, she talked how the exam was difficult and how much effort she made.  Koike-san listened to her with sympathies.

She gradually got better as they talked, and she began to smile.

After she left.

After she left Koike-san said,
“I’m glad that she looked better than when she came in.”

In the café, customers also look care about one another.

Glossary

furthermore…さらに、そのうえ
in a small voice…(自身が持てない、遠慮している、)小さい声
in a quiet voice…(単に音量が)小さい声、落ち着いている声
in a weak voice…力のない声、弱々しい声
make an effort…努力する
sympathy…共感、思いやり
care about…気にかける
one another…(3人以上)お互いに
while…(2つの長いことが同時に起こっている)している間
when…(Aが起こり、その後Bが起こる)その時
as…(AとBが同時に起こる)その時

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