Thrilled by a friend's poetry collection, Takuboku begins to lose confidence in himself. Kyousuke tries to cheer him up, but when he finds out that Takuboku was involved in talks of someone buying Oen, the prostitute from the same province as them, he can't conceal his indignation. Meanwhile, at the milk hall, Yoshii, Sakutarou, and Bokusui hold a poetry contest, refereed by Nomura, to see who will confess their feelings to Kiku, the waitress.
a crescent moon, 
thin as a thread, grows hazy
هِلال رفيع كخيط يُمسي سديميّاً
verschwimmt die Mondsichel,
die einem Faden gleicht.
flotte un croissant de lune
fin comme un fil.
si intravede la luna falcata, simile a un filo.
Uma lua crescente, fina
como um fio, fica nebulosa
Нить полумесяца подёрнулась дымкой.