薫は(かおるは)港(みなと)で涙を(なみだを)流して(ながして)手を(てお)振り(ふり)続け(つづけ)、「私」は心(こころ)が澄み切って(すみきって)優しさを(やさしさを)取り戻した(とりもどした)と感じた

Finally, the day of parting arrives. I board the ship at Shimoda port to return to Tokyo. Kaoru stands on the pier at the port, weeping and waving her hand on and on until the ship I boarded disappears. Shedding quiet tears inside the ship, I confirm that my heart has become completely clear, recovering a gentle humanity. The most poignant yet beautiful, immortal departure ending in the history of Japanese literature.