Kare Kano - Ichi go Ichi e (Piano)

This is an OST from the anime Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou. It was also used in the Evangelion rebuilds soundtrack, under the title KK A09 ’Miyagi’, as Shiro Sagisu was the composer of both anime. When looking up the song title, ’Ichi go Ichi e’, I read that it was a common idiom: “Ichi-go ichi-e is a Japanese four-character idiom (yojijukugo) that describes a cultural concept of treasuring the unrepeatable nature of a moment. The term has been translated as “for this time only“, and “once in a lifetime“. The term reminds people to cherish any gathering that they may take part in, citing the fact that any moment in life cannot be repeated; even when the same group of people get together in the same place again, a particular gathering will never be replicated, and thus each moment is always a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The concept is most commonly associated with Japanese tea ceremonies, especially tea masters Sen no Rikyū and Ii Naosuke.“