Just a note to say how much your last letter meant to me. Your words warmed my heart, and I hasten to write and thank you for it. I hope this letter finds you and your family in good health and high spirits.
Please accept our very best wishes for a very happy and prosperous New Year to you and your family. I hope that this year brings you and your family a most successful and happy year. I apologize for not having written sooner, as I am always so busy that I neglect my correspondence badly. One thing after another to attend to kept me from doing many of my personal duties.
It has been quite a time since I have written to you. As a rule, I am not a good correspondent. Writing to you is a rarity. I did not find time until now to answer your letter. I meant to write to you long before this, but one thing after another to attend to kept me from doing many of my personal duties. I apologize for not having written sooner.
How happy you all must be! It has been a long while since I saw you last. I feel as though it has been a lifetime. I have meant to write to you, but have been very busy ever since the beginning of the year and just couldn't seem to find enough time to sit down to write.
I want to thank you for the warm hospitality you extended to me during my visit to America. You made my visit more enjoyable, and I have nothing but pleasant memories of America.
The spring is really here, and after a very rainy winter, everything is so green and colorful. The weather is as unpredictable as ever. Japan is having extremely beautiful balmy weather, and I only wish that I could share it with you. I imagine that Japan must be feeling the cold of winter.
I would like to take you for a ride on our boat. Would you be free on Sunday? I will be glad to come to your house about 12 o'clock and drive you to the boat. We can have lunch on board and make a cruise of the Bay, bringing you back about 2:30 or 3 pm. If it is a rainy day, we would not try to go because it would be too cold. If we think that the weather will not be satisfactory, we will telephone you on Sunday morning.
I hope you and the family are keeping well in spite of the cold weather. Winter must be there, and you must be feeling the cold weather. Please take good care of yourselves so that you will not have the flu.
My father is in bed a lot of the time. It tires him to have visitors. My plans and schedule are subject to change so that I cannot definitely predict anything.
Before too long, I hope to hear from you again. Until then, please accept my warmest regards and know that you are always in my thoughts.
Sincerely,