Work [portable]: Ano Ko No Kawari Ni Suki Na Dake

In that bypass, we lose something irreplaceable. To long for ano ko is to remain open to the world—to admit that another person holds power over your happiness. To replace that longing with suki na dake work is to retreat into a closed system where the only variable is your own effort. It is safe, efficient, and lonely in a way that no amount of labor can fill.

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Or, in a more natural English translation: In that bypass, we lose something irreplaceable