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ships that pass in the night
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一時的・偶然の出会いで、深いつながりや持続する関係に発展しない人々の遭遇。 / 短く、刹那的な交錯（出会い）の状態を指す表現。
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(simile) Two or more people who encounter one another in a transitory, incidental manner and whose relationship is without lasting significance; two or more people who almost encounter one another, but do not do so.
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ships that pass in the night
Our summer flings felt like ships that pass in the night: brief, luminous, and soon gone.
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Our summer flings felt like ships that pass in the night: brief, luminous, and soon gone.
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