窓の外に(そとに)広がる美しい白樺の(しらかばの)林と、吹き抜ける冷たい風

The days at the mountain sanatorium were quiet times with the shadow of death always hovering close. 'I' stayed by the sick Setsuko's side, writing a novel while nursing her gently. The beautiful white birch forest spreading outside the window and the cold highland wind blowing through seemed to quietly wrap the sad yet transparent love of the two.