Kimagure Orange Road"The First Test"Volume 2, Story 1WB Volume 1, Story 9Written and illustrated by Matsumoto IzumiTranslation & full-script typesetting by : Craig H. NishidaEditing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose                                 Craig Nishida                                 Spencer Hastings                                 Gary Kacmarcik                                 Ramon Galindo                                 Scott HenryLast revision : 02-07-95Comments?  Corrections?  Suggestions?  Please send them to:     kor-trans@gnu.ai.mit.eduNOTE: WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parenthesis()NOTE: Translation is done from both the normal and WB manga, so there may      be a few extras to those of you not having one or the other.      Example:  The subtitles on page 193 (7) are only in the WB's!      Example:  The plot review appearing on pages (4-5) appears only at the                beginning of normal volume 2.---------------------------------------------------p ** (4)<**These pages do not appear in the wideban.>Top right:  Presenting the Cast of          TOUJOU JINBUTSU     SHOUKAI  Characters                      cast-of-characters  presentation/intro[Each portrait is accompanied by the name of the character in kanji/hiragana.]Portraits:  Ayukawa Madoka                  AYUKAWA madoka  Kasuga Kyousuke                 KASUGA KYOUSUKE  Hiyama Hikaru                   HIYAMA hikaru  Hino Yuusaku                    HINO YUUSAKU---------------------------------------------------p ** (5)Portraits:  Komatsu Seiji                   KOMATSU SEIJI  Kasuga Kurumi & Manami (twins)  KASUGA kurumi #&# manami (FUTAGO)  Kasuga Takashi                  KASUGA TAKASHIText:                                                  _________  Kasuga Kyousuke, who moved      KASUGA KYOUSUKE wa   kameraman  no  to this city along with his                     (T)  camera-man  photographer father and  twin younger sisters Manami     CHICHI-OYA  to   futago no IMOUTO  and Kurumi, is a typical        father      and  twin-younger-sisters  3rd-year junior high  student--if you overlook        manami - kurumi  to tomo ni  just one thing...  The whole                     along-with  family has ESP Powers...!                                  kono MACHI  ni   HIkKOshite-kita,                                  this-city  (IO)  moved                                  goku futsu--  no CHUUGAKU  3-NENSEI                                  a-typical     jr-high   3rd-year                                  ----  tatta  hitotsu        KAZOKU                                        only   one-(thing)    family                                  ZEN'IN           ga   CHOU NOURYOKU  SHA                                  all-the-members  (S)  super-ability  person                                  de aru   koto o nozokeba...!                                     have  if-exclude-thing  On the day he moved, Kyousuke   HIkKOshi no HI ni  DE-Atta  met a pretty girl, Ayukawa      on-moving-day      met/ran-across  Madoka, who turned out to be  a classmate.  He is attracted   BISHOUJO   -   AYUKAWA madoka  to  to her, but love isn't          pretty-girl                    (quote)  something that can be brought   ___________  about even with ESP Powers.     kurasumeito ni natta       KYOUSUKE wa,                                  turned-out-to-be-classmate                                  KANOJO ni HIkareru  ga,  KOI  wa                                  attracted-to-her    but  love (T)                                  CHOU NOURYOKU de    mo    mama                                  with-super-ability  even  as-it-is                                  naranu      mono.                                  not-become  (reason)                                              ________  Ayukawa's apparent              IKKEN       tsuppari    FUU  rebellious manner makes         apparently  rebellious  manner/appearance  things appear to go well,  then not go well...             no AYUKAWA to  umaku  ikisou de,                                  's             well   seeming-to-go                                  ikanasou de                                  seeming-to-not-go  Meanwhile, Hiyama Hikaru,       IPPOU,     AYUKAWA  o  ANE to  who adores Ayukawa as though    meanwhile          (O) as-elder-sister  she was a big sister,  somehow falls head over         SHITAu        HIYAMA hikaru wa,  naze-ka  heels in love with Kyousuke!    adore/admire                (T)  somehow                                  #(?)#  KYOUSUKE  ni  zokkon!                                                  (IO) fall-head-over-heels-                                                                     in-love  In the end, is an eternal       kakushite   SANKAKU KANKEI   wa  triangle forming...?            in-the-end  eternal-triangle (T)                                  SEIRITSU shite...?                                  coming-into-existence/forming/concludingBottom left:  Brief Summary of the            ZENKAN no         arasuji  Preceding Volume...             preceding-volume  brief-summary---------------------------------------------------p ** (6)Bus-stop sign: [top]  Kimagure <Whimsical>            kimagureRainbow:                          ______ ______  Orange Road 2                   orenji ro--do 2                                  _________   ____  Jealousy Rain volume            jerashi-- - rein!  no MAKI                                  jealousy    rain   chapterBus-stop sign: [bottom]  Table of Contents               mokuji---------------------------------------------------p 193 (7)[Madoka and Hikaru stand back-to-back, both in school uniforms.  Madoka looks back over her shoulder from her open book; Hikaru sets her book on top of her head.  Kyousuke is in the foreground, smiling, blushing and sweating.]MAIN TITLE (at top)               ________     ______  The First Test                  fa--suto  -  tesuto                                  first        testSUB-TITLE (at bottom)  I Want to Get More Intimate,    motto  SHINMITSU  shitai      kedo  But the Love Triangle Can't     more   intimate   want-to-do  but  Be Broken!                                  KOI no SANKAKU   kuzusenai!                                  love's triangle  can't-be-destroyed/changed---------------------------------------------------p 194 (8)1[Isolated shot of a sign outside the...]sign:  Library                         TOSHOKAN2[Interior shot of the library.  Students sit and study at the tables.]narration:                        ____  During the rosy days of         bara IRO no   GAKUEN  SEIKATSU  school, there is but one        rose-colored  school  life  ordeal...                                  okeru  YUI-ITSU no  SHIREN                                  in/at  only/sole    ordeal/trialKyousuke:  So, this...                     de  koko       ga...                                  so  this-place (S)3Kyousuke:  ...becomes this.                ko-- natte..........                                  becoming-like-this  Was that clear?                 doo wakatta?                                  how/what-understoodnarration:  It always appears suddenly,     itsu-mo  ikinari   yatte-kite   boku no  and it distresses me...         always   suddenly  begin-doing  I                                  KOKORO o NAYAmaseru----                                  make-(me)-worry4Hikaru: [leaning in close]  Oh yes.  I see, Sempai!         so-- ka    naruhodo  sasuga  SEMPAI!                                             I-see     indeednarration:                                                        ______  The name of that culprit        soitsu no      NA   wa------    tesuto!!  is...  "Exam"!!                 that-person's  name (T)         testHikaru lean-against-arm FX:  <clinggg>                       beta~~~~                                  (betabeta = pasted/sticky)5Hikaru: [smiling]                                       ______  I'm glad...!  I was worried     yokatta--_   KONDO no tesuto  about how I would do on the     was-good !   next-test  next test.                                  do--  shiyou    ka to OMOtte-ta  n desu                                  how   shall-do  was-worried      (explan)  You really saved me.            HONTOU ni  TASUkarimashita                                  really     saved/rescued/helpedKyousuke: [smiling nervously]     __ __ __  Ha ha ha.                       ha ha ha6Kyousuke: [standing up]  Well, as for the rest,          ja   ato       wa   JIBUN  hitori    demo  you'll be okay by yourself!          remainder (T)  self   1-person  as-well                                  DAIJOUBU   da ne!                                  all-right  be---------------------------------------------------p 195 (9)1[As Kyousuke begins to walk off...]Hikaru:  Oh, I don't understand this     a  koko        mo   wakanna--i  either...                          this-place  too  not-understandKyousuke FX:                      _____  <urkk!>                         giku_2[Kyousuke sits back down.]Hikaru: [exuberant]  Oh, that's right.               a so-- da                                          ______  Why don't we just continue      isso    tesuto ga   HAJImaru  made  to study here every day         rather  test   (S)  begin     to/as-far-as  until the test?                                  MAINICHI   koko de  BENKYOU shimasen?                                  every-day  at-here  not-studyKyousuke:  Eh?!  E-every day?!             e_   ma...MAINICHI kai?!3[Hikaru wraps herself around his arm.]Hikaru:  And when I'm tutored by         SEMPAI ni   OSHIete-morau to  you, I really understand              (IO)  when-coach-(favor-to-me)  it well...                                  HONTOU ni  yoku  wakaru      shi...                                  really     well  understand  and-besides  Besides, I don't dislike        atashi tte  BENKYOU  KIRAi    ja nai  studying.                       I      (T)  study    dislike  am-not                                  n desu                                  (explan)Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            ____  <thump>                         doki4Hikaru: [leaning in real close]  If you help me, I'm sure        so-- sureba      atashi  kitto  I'll get a good score on        if-do-like-that  I       surely  the next test...!                        ______                                  KONDO no tesuto  i-- TEN                                  next-test        good-score                                  toreru daro--     naa~~~~~_                                  poss-be-obtainedKyousuke:                         _ ___  I-I don't mind, but...          o ore  wa  betsu ni            kamawanai                                    I    (T) <not>-particularly  not-care                                  kedo......                                  but5[Hikaru ecstatically hugs him about the neck.  Kyousuke is pushed back and he blushes.]Hikaru:                                    _______  All right, Darling!!            yattaa   da--rin!!                                  did-it  Let's do our best, okay?!!      gambarimasho--     ne~~~~!!                                  shall-do-our-best  (okay?)Hikaru FX:                        _______  <GLOM!>                         gyu----narration:  Hikaru-chan said there          wakaranai       MONDAI   ga   aru to  was a problem she didn't        not-understand  problem  (S)  there-is  understand, so I ended  up going with her to the        hikaru-chan ga   iu   n de  library...                                  (S)  say  since                                  tsui TOSHOKAN made  tsukiatta    n da  kedo                                  just-to-library     accompanied        but6Kyousuke: [looking around at the annoyed students]  J-just a minute, Hikaru-chan!   chi chotto  hikaru-chan!Kyousuke FX:                      ______  <peek!>                         chira_students contemplation FX:  <stare>                         ji~~~~~7[Hikaru lets up, but still clings to his arm.]Kyousuke: [to students, embarrassed]  Sorry...                        domo...narration:  The future doesn't look         saki   ga   OMOiyarareru          naa~~~_!  good...!                        future (S)  be-sympathizing-with---------------------------------------------------p 196 (10)1Kyousuke:  But Hikaru-chan, it's           demo  hikaru-chan ga   konna ni  surprising you were so          but               (S)  like-this  eager to study like  this...                         BENKYOU  NESSHIN    datta  to wa                                  study    eagerness  were   (define)                                  IGAI NA                da  na----                                  surprising/unexpected  beHikaru FX:                        _____  <ulp!>                          giku_Hikaru: [in a tiny voice]  Ohh?!  I see...                 e~~~_   so-- desu kaa2Hikaru:  Umm...                          ano~~~~_3Hikaru: [smiling nervously]  If possible, I'd like to        dekireba   koko de        BENKYOU shite-ru  keep the fact that we're        if-can-do  at-this-place  be-studying  studying here a secret                                     ______  from Madoka-san.                koto   madoka-san ni  wa   naishu ni                                  matter           (IO) (T)  in-secrecy                                  shitoite hoshii          n desu                                  (= shite-oite hoshii)    (explan)                                     wanting-to-do-(for-future-sake)Kyousuke:  Eh?!                            e?!4Hikaru:  Um, I-I mean...  Uh...!         e  i iya.....    chotto......!Kyousuke: (......  How strange.            (..........    mezurashi-- na                                                 unusual/strange  Usually, she'd go and tell      itsu-mo  nara      massaki ni  AYUKAWA ni  Ayukawa first.)                 usually  if-it-is  foremost           (IO)                                  shabetchau           kuse-ni)                                  (= shabette-shimau)  though                                     chatter-(finality)5narration:  Well, that seems bogus but      maa  nan   nise    yo  that's okay!                         what  fakery                                  sore       wa   ii koto     da!                                  that-(one) (T)  okay-thing  beKyousuke:  Yeah, I see.  Then it'll        un  wakatta     ja    futari dake no  just be our secret!                 understood  then  just-2-people's                                  HIMITSU  da  ne!                                  secret   be6[Hikaru portrait.]7[The two of them sit and smile, thinking their thoughts.]Hikaru:                                                      _____ (Considering that I              (BENKYOU nante          DAIkirai na  hate to study, I'd be            the-likes-of-studying  hate/detest  embarrassed now to say  that the library is a           atashi ga   IMA kara    TOSHOKAN ga  nice place.)                    I      (S)  after-this  library  (S)                                  yoi   nante  hazukashi--  mon     ne)                                  good  how    be-ashamed   reasonHikaru FX:                        _____  <smile!>                        niko_Hikaru book FX:                   ___  <tap>                           tonKyousuke: (I don't much want Ayukawa       (anmari      AYUKAWA ni  wa  to know about something          <not>-much  by-Ayukawa (contrast)  like this...)                                  SHIraretakunai           mon na                                  not-want-it-to-be-known  thing                                  ko-- yu--     no.....)                                  this-kind-ofKyousuke FX:                      _____  <smile!>                        niko_---------------------------------------------------p 197 (11)1[Exterior shot of ABCB.]2Kyousuke: [entering] (I'm pretty sure that Ayukawa    (TASHIka    KYOU  wa   AYUKAWA ga  is supposed to be working        certainly  today (T)          (S)  today.)                         _____                                  baito shite-ru  hazu)                                  be-working      likely3[Something off-panel catches his eye.]Kyousuke:  !                               !4[Madoka sits at the counter, studying.]5Madoka: [looking up in surprise]  Ah, welcome!                    a    irasshai!Kyousuke:  Hiya!                           chiwa~~~~_                                  hiya/hey/afternoon-<short for "konnichiwa"> (What's she looking at?)         (nani  mite        n darou?)                                   what  looking-at  (poss-explan)6[He stares at her, wide-eyed.]narration:  Textbook?!                      KYOUKASHO?!Madoka:  What?                           nani yo7Kyousuke:                                               ______  Really?  Even you're            he--    AYUKAWA demo  tesuto  studying for the test?                          even  test                                  BENKYOU suru  n da?                                  study         (explan)<Commentary:  If you've already seen the TV series this might sound absurd, but you must remember that this is early in the manga series.  Kyousuke still sorta thinks of Madoka as a delinquent and hasn't yet discovered she has the brains to match her looks...>Madoka: [going back to reading her notes]  "Even" me...?  You don't        demo......  tte    koto  wa   nai  desho  have to say that.                          (quote) thing (T)  not  poss-be---------------------------------------------------p 198 (12)1Kyousuke: [amused smile] (Hmmm.  Even Hikaru-chan and     (fu--n  hikaru-chan to ii AYUKAWA to ii  Ayukawa get pretty serious              whether-it's-Hikaru-chan-or-Ayukawa  when it comes to tests.)                 ______                                  kekko--  tesuto no TOKI     wa   majime                                  quite    test   's occasion (T)  serious                                  nan  da   na)                                  what is2Madoka:  Should you be goofing off       konna tokoro de        ABURA Utte-te  in a place like this?           in-this-kind-of-place  be-selling-oil                                                         <idle-away-your-time>                                  ii    no?                                  okay3Kyousuke:  Oh, come on...  <You mean>      mou...   ja nakute   mada   desho  should I "still" be goofing              not-being   still  poss-be  off.Madoka:  Huh?  You seem so relaxed.      ara  nombiri shite           n no ne                                       relaxing/being-happy-go-lucky4Madoka:  Kasuga-kun, you only            KASUGA-kun wa   mada  recently transferred to                    (T)  still/only  our school so you probably  don't know this, but the        TENKOU shite-kite         mamonai  kara  tests here are very             coming-to-change-schools  soon     since  difficult!                                  SHIranai  to OMOu     kedo                                  not-know  think-that  but                                                    ______                                  uchi no GAKKOU no tesuto tte  kekko--                                  our-school     's tests  (T)  quite                                  kitsui       no yo!                                  severe/hard5Kyousuke: [highly smug smile]  Let me see that.                doredore                                  let-me-see  Though I might not look it,     kore        demo  MAE no GAKKOU ja  I was actually in the lower-    this-(one)  even  at-previous-school-(T)  upper level at my last  school.  (i.e., the lower       SHOU no KA gurai ni       wa  part of the upper level)        at-low-end-of-upper-level (contrast)                                  ita        n da      kara                                  was-there  (explan)  that's-whybook pages FX:                    _____  <flip!>                         pera_book title:  Mathematics                     SUU GAKU<Can't decipher the smudged kanji on the back.  Sorry.>6narration:  EH...?!                         e......?!7narration:  S-such difficult problems!!     ko konna         muzukashi--  MONDAI----!!                                     this-kind-of  difficult    problemsKyousuke: [aghast]  D-did you really solve this     ko kore        HONTOU ni  AYUKAWA ga  one, Ayukawa?                      this-(one)  really             (S)                                  toita   no?                                  solvedMadoka:  That's still one of the         sore       wa   mada   yasashii  ho--    yo!  easier ones!                    that-(one) (T)  still  easy      (compar.)---------------------------------------------------p 199 (13)1Kyousuke: [looking nervous]  Easi...er?!                     yasashii  ......hou?!2Madoka:  See?  I told you so.            hora ne   itta  desho                                            said  poss-be                                          ______  You better not underestimate    uchi no tesuto wa   AMAkuminai  <the difficulty of> our         our-tests      (T)  not-underestimate  tests.                                  ho-- ga i--  wa yo                                  better3Madoka:  Okay?  So this turns into       ii?    da kara  this and becomes this.          okay   and-so                                  koko      ga   ko-- natte                                  this-here (S)  becoming-like-this                                  ko-- naru         wake      yo                                  become-like-this  (reason)narration:  Shouldn't judge a person        HITO   wa   mikake ni   yoranai!  by her looks!                   person (T)  appearance  not-based-onKyousuke:  Y-yeah...                       ha haa...narration:  But the way Ayukawa looks       shikashi  kekko--  niatte-ru na  now is very much to my          but       very     be-suited  liking.                                  AYUKAWA no  ko-- yu--     sugata                                          's  this-kind-of  figure/looks4[Isolated shot of Madoka's open notebook, a couple of closed textbooks, pencil case, pencil and a cold drink.]<I know I should be able to transcribe and translate this, but several key kanji are too blurry for me to decipher.  The end result is that I can't quite make out even the gist of what this is.  I *think* it might be literature/language class notes, but I wouldn't swear to that.>---------------------------------------------------p 200 (14)1[Madoka looks at Kyousuke with concern.]Madoka:  You're worrying me...           nan-ka    SHIMPAI  da  na--                                  somewhat  worry    be  You're upper-middle level,      NAKA no SHOU          nan desho  right?                          upper-part-of-middle  is-thatKyousuke: [feeling miserable]  Lower-upper level...            ......  SHOU no KA           ...desu                                          lower-part-of-upper     am2[Madoka gives a small smile.]3Madoka:                                 ______  Then why don't we study         ja    tesuto  made   issho ni  together for the test?          then  test    still  together                                  BENKYOU shiyou  ka                                  shall-study     (?)4Madoka:  Usually, I help Hikaru with     itsu-mo  nara      hikaru no BENKYOU  her studying, but she told      usually  if-it-is  Hikaru's-studies  me that she's sort of given  up on the next test...          mite-yatte                  n da     kedo...                                  helping-with-(favor-to-her) (explan) but                                                                 ______                                  ano KO     nan-ka    KONKAI no tesuto                                  that-girl  somewhat  next-test                                  akirameru  tte itte-ta   shi......                                  give-up    did-say-that  consider5Kyousuke: [standing, wide-eyed]  Eh?  Given up...?!              e    akirameru...?!  Hikaru-chan...?!                hikaru-chan ga......?!Madoka:  This always happens.            MAIDO no koto   da  kedo  ne                                  always   thing  be  but6[Kyousuke clenches his teeth and visualizes Hikaru back at the library.]narration:  I was tricked!!                 hamerareta------!!Hikaru: [flashback]  Besides, I don't dislike        atashi tte  BENKYOU  KIRAi    ja nai  studying.                       I      (T)  study    dislike  am-not                                  n desu                                  (explan)narration:  Studying wasn't her aim!!       BENKYOU ga   MOKUTEKI    ja nakatta  no ka!!                                  study   (S)  aim/object  was-not7[Kyousuke stands and walks towards the door, smiling back at Madoka.]Madoka:  See ya.  So be here tomorrow,   ja ne    ashita    mo   cho--do IMAgoro  right around now.                        tomorrow  too  exactly-this-time                                  koko de  ne                                  at-here                                  ____  It's a pretty slow time!        hima na    JIKAN  nan  da!                                  leisurely  time   what isnarration:  But if I can pull off a         demo----  maa  umaku  deception <by being in two      but            successfully  places at the same time>  I'll be doubly blessed          kakemochi sureba  <lit., have flowers in both     if-be-in-2-places-<connotes-cheating>  hands>, and I'll have fun  while studying for the          RYOU TE ni HANA de  test...                         be-doubly-blessed/sit-betw-2-beauties                                  tanoshi--                                  pleasant/joyful                                  ______                                  tesuto  BENKYOU ni narisou de     wa                                  test    seeming-to-come-to-study  (T)                                  aru       ga----                                  there-is  butKyousuke:  Yeah, 5 o'clock then.           un  ja  5 -JI      to yu-- koto de                                          5-o'clock  for-that-matter---------------------------------------------------p 201 (15)1[Interior shot, looking up at the library ceiling and some bookshelves.]Kyousuke: [off]  Okay?  So this turns into       ii?    da kara  this and becomes this.          okay   and-so                                  koko       ga   ko-- natte                                  this-place (S)  becoming-like-this                                  ko-- naru         wake      da yo                                  become-like-this  (reason)  be<As for the book titles, again, the handwriting is small and blurry.  I can pick out isolated words, like "Africa" and "Erotic"--yeah, a school library-- but no full titles...>2Hikaru: [radiant]  Amazing, Sempai!                sugo--i SEMPAI!  You're good at studying,        BENKYOU  dekiru      n desu    ne~~~~_!!  huh?!!                          study    be-able-to  (explan)  (rhet)Kyousuke: [embarrassed]  It's not that big a deal...!    sore hodo  demo nai  kedo ne~~~~_                                  that-much  nothing   but3Kyousuke: [nervous look on face] (Although I'm being coached      (AYUKAWA ni wa  by Ayukawa...)                   by-Ayukawa (contrast)                                  OSHIete-moratte-ru      kedo)                                  be-coached-(get-favor)  but (...I understand the first-      (ICHINEN    no    dattara    wakaru  year stuff...!)                  first-year (nom) if-it-was  understand                                  n da      yo na----_)                                  (explan)Hikaru FX:                        ________  <smile>                         nikoniko4[Outside the library, Hikaru waves good-bye.  Kyousuke waves back.]Hikaru:  Bye.  See you tomorrow...       ja ne    mata   ashitaa                                  bye      later  tomorrownarration:  The library closes exactly      TOSHOKAN  ga   shimaru no ga  at 5 o'clock!                   library   (S)  closing                                  ______                                  jasuto  5 -JI!                                  just    5-o'clock5[As Hikaru runs off, Kyousuke scoots behind a tree.]Kyousuke FX:                      ___  <fwipp!>                        sa_narration:  I'm studying with Ayukawa       AYUKAWA to  BENKYOU suru no ga  from 5:00 till about 6:00!      w/Ayukawa   studying        (S)                                  5 -JI  kara 6 -JI  gurai   made!                                  from-5-to-6:00     extent  up-to6narration:                                      _______  Even if I hurry it takes        TOSHOKAN kara abakabu made  do-- isoidatte  20 minutes to get from the      from-library-to-ABCB        how  even-tho'-  library to ABCB, so...                                                hurry                                  20-FUN      wa   kakaru  kara----                                  20-minutes  (T)  take    that's-why[He anxiously scans about for any eyewitnesses...]Kyousuke:  No one's looking...             DARE-mo  mitenai na....                                  nobody   <not>-watching7narration:                                            _____ ____  In order to reduce the time     SUKOshi       demo  taimu rosu  o  lost by even a little bit,      little-while  even  time  loss (O)  I've no choice but to use  the Power!!                     nakusu          tame ni      wa                                  be-deprived-of  for-the-sake (T)                                  _chikara_                                  NOURYOKU o   tsukawazaru o enai!!                                  Power   (O)  cannot-help-but-useKyousuke teleport-out FX:         ____  <swish!>                        shu_---------------------------------------------------p 202 (16)1Kyousuke teleport-in FX:          ___  <click!>                        pa_[A man stands next to the materializing Kyousuke...]2Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <yikes!>                        biku_3[As the view pans back we see that it's just a dummy of "Colonel Sanders," standing on the sidewalk.]Kyousuke:                         ___  Whew!                           ho_[Note the "Mississippi Fried <Chicken>" store sign...]4[Inside ABCB, Madoka and Kyousuke both smile and study at a table.]5[In the library, Hikaru clings to Kyousuke's arm.  Kyousuke blushes.]6[Exterior shot of the ABCB sign.]7[A hand shakes the shoulder of the slumbering Kyousuke.]Madoka: [off]  Kasuga-kun.  Kasuga-kun!        KASUGA-kun  KASUGA-kun!8Kyousuke: [getting up]  Ah, sorry.                      a...  gomenMadoka:  What's wrong?                   do-- shita no  You must be very tired.         yoppodo  tsukarete            n no ne                                  very     becoming-tired/weary---------------------------------------------------p 203 (17)1Madoka:  Are you doing something         koko ni kuru MAE ni  nani-ka    tsukareru  really tiring, before you       before-coming-here   something  get-tired  come here?                                  yo-- na     koto   yatte  n no?                                  looks-like  thing  doingKyousuke: [yawning]  Uh-hmm, the library...          un  TOSHOKAN  kara....                                      library   that's-why2Madoka:  Library?                        TOSHOKAN?3Kyousuke: [slapping a hand over his mouth]  Ah, I mean, I borrowed a book   a  iya  TOSHOKAN kara  HON   o   karite...  from the library...                     from-library   book (O)  borrowing  Lately, I've been up reading    kono tokoro  TETSUYA           -gimi  all night long.                 lately       stay-up-all-night  a-shade/                                                                  a-tinge                                  nan  da                                  what is4narration:  Careful, careful!               abunai abunai![Madoka gets up and walks off.]Madoka:                           ________  I'll pour you some coffee.      ko--hi--  Iretageru                                  coffee    (= Irete-ageru)                                               pour-(favor-to-you)Kyousuke:  Ah, thanks.                     a  do--mo5[Kyousuke lets out a sigh and rests a hand on his face.]narration:                                      _are_  But...  When I'm busy doing     shikashi----  NOURYOKU      o  that <teleporting>, I get       but           that/ability (O)  extremely tired...!                                  TAYOU suru to    KYOKUDO ni                                  when-busy-doing  extremely/to-the-utmost                                  tsukarechau           n da      yo na----_                                  (= tsukarete-shimau)  (explan)                                     be-tired-(finality/regret)Kyousuke:  I'm using it every time I       koko kuru  TOKI  itsu-mo  tsukatte-ru  come here...                    come-here  time  always   be-using                                  kara         na----                                  that's-why6[Isolated shot of his coffee and open notebook.]Kyousuke: [off]  Oo-ooh...!                      u~~~~~~~~_<Without actually translating this (ugh) I'll say that the notes are for their physics class.  And none of that wimpy Newtonian stuff either! There's a passage referring to Einstein's Theory of Relativity.  'Course the equations shown are bunk...  ^_^>7[Madoka leans over in front of him to point to his notebook.]Madoka:  Which one don't you             dore   wakannai?           koko     wa ne  understand?  This?              which  not-understand      this-placeKyousuke heartbeat FX:            _____  <THUMP!>                        doki_---------------------------------------------------p 204 (18)1[Close-up view of Madoka's face.]2narration:  I wonder if she's wearing       KOUSUI tsukete  n no  ka na------?  perfume?                        wearing-perfume       I-wondernarration:  I'd like to smell this          kono mama    zutto  scent forever...                this-moment  all-the-time                                  kaide-itai           you na----                                  want-to-be-smelling  seem-to  I think I'm getting dizzy...    KI ga tooku nariso------                                  look-as-if-feel-dizzy3[Flashback view of the Kyousuke-Hikaru cheek dance from chapter 1.4, "Cheek Sorrow".]narration:  Come to think of it, when       so-- ieba            hikaru-chan to  I cheek-danced with             come-to-think-of-it  w/Hikaru  Hikaru-chan, there was a        _______  sweet, sugar-candy-like         chi--ku o odotta  TOKI mo  satou gashi  scent, too...                   cheek-danced      time too sugar-candy                                  mitai na   AMAi  kaori  ga  shita  kedo                                  a-sort-of  sweet smell  (S) did    but4[With Madoka still focusing on his notes, Kyousuke blushes, his thoughts way up in the stratosphere.]narration:  ...but this is somehow more     kotchi no  wa   nan-ka    motto  sensual...                      this-way's (T)  somewhat  more                                  kanno-- TEKI na----                                  sensual/sensuousKyousuke:  H-huh!                          a  are_5[He explodes back into the real world.]Kyousuke: [shouting at himself]  H-hey!                          ko koraa  A-at a time like this...!!      ko konna TOKI         ni...!!                                     this-kind-of-time (IO)[Madoka looks back at him, startled.]6Madoka: [wide-eyed]  Y-you surprised me...  What     bi bikkuri shita~~~~  nani yo!  is it?!                            surprised-me       whatKyousuke: [blushing]  Ah...  N-no...                  a......  chi chiga...7Kyousuke:  N-nothing...!                   na nan demo nai yo~~~~_  Are you wearing perfume or      KOUSUI  ka  nan-ka    tsukete-ru?  something?                      perfume or  somewhat  be-wearingnarration:  Ayukawa's fragrance should      AYUKAWA no nioi  tte  HANZAI -TEKI  be a criminal offense!!                 's smell (T)  criminal-offense                                  desu ra  aru     mitai!!                                  be       happen  seem-to/sort-ofMadoka:  Nothing really.                 betsu ni            nan-ni-mo                                  <not>-particularly  nothing---------------------------------------------------p 205 (19)1[Isolated shot of the library sign.]Kyousuke: [off]  That's it!                      IJOU!sign:  Library                         TOSHOKAN2[Kyousuke sits at a table.  Hikaru stands at her seat next to him.]Kyousuke:  It's finally done!              kore de        o-shimai!                                  with-this/now  the-end  After this, beginning           ato   wa   ashita kara  tomorrow, it's test time.       after (T)  beginning-tomorrow                                  ______                                  tesuto de  goza--i                                  in-test    (= gozaimasu)                                                to-beHikaru:  We did it!  It's over!          yattaa  Owatta--_                                  did-it  finished!3[Kyousuke gets up to leave.]Kyousuke:                                     ___  Wellll then, now I'll...        saate   ja  ore wa   sorosoro...                                              I   (T)  nowHikaru:                           _______     ________  Why don't we have coffee        abakabu de  ko--hi--  demo  or something at ABCB?           at-ABCB     coffee    or-something                                  nomimasen ka?                                  not-drink (?)4Kyousuke:  EH!!                            e_!!Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            _____  <thump!>                        doki_Hikaru: [beaming]  Hey, let me treat you since     ne  atashi ni  ogorasete-kudasai  you helped me with my               by-me      letting-treat-(please)  studying.                                  BENKYOU-mite-moratta  n da      shi                                  helped-with-studies-(favor-from-you)                                                        (explan)  consider5Kyousuke: [looking ill] (Th-that's awful.  We'll         (so sore       wa   mazui       kono ato  be together with Ayukawa            that-(one) (T)  bad/unwise  this later  there...)                                  soko de        AYUKAWA to issho ni...)                                  at-that-place  together-with-Ayukawa6Kyousuke: [forcing a smile]  No, not today, uhh...           iya  KYOU  wa   chotto                                       today (T)  Wh-why don't we go tomorrow?    a  ashita    ni   shinai?                                     tomorrow (IO)  not-do                                  ___  It'll be my treat.              ore  ogoru  kara                                  I    treat  that's-whyHikaru: [confused]  Oh well.  Sempai, you have      nan da       SEMPAI  YOUJI     ga   aru  something else to take care     what's-that          business  (S)  have  of?                                  n desu   kaa                                  (explan) (?)7Hikaru: [walking off]  Can't be helped.                shikata nai  It's been a while since         HISAshiburi ni   madoka-san ni  mo  I've seen Madoka-san and        in-a-long-while            (IO) too  I wanna see her...                                  Aitai         shi                                  want-to-meet  and-besides  I guess I'll go there           atashi  hitori de  itte miyo--       ka na  by myself.                      I       1-person   shall-try-and-go  I-wonderKyousuke: [wincing] (E-even worse!)                  (yo yoke--    mazui!)                                      too-much  unwise/bad---------------------------------------------------p 206 (20)1[He visualizes the two girls transformed into Bitches-from-Hell(tm) and cringes.]narration:  I-I'm in trouble...             ko KOMAtta na----                                     in-trouble  If Ayukawa and Hikaru-chan      IMA  koko de  meet here now, my life will     now  at-this-place  completely go to pieces...                                  AYUKAWA to  hikaru-chan ga   Au to                                          and             (S)  if-meet                                  ___                                  ore no  TACHIBA   wa   KONTEI kara                                  my      viewpoint (T)  fundamentally/                                                         radically                                  kuzure   Ochite-iku----                                  crumble  go-and-collapse/come-down                                  go-to-piecesnightmare Madoka:  You liar!  You're studying      kono uso  tsuki          chanto  just fine, with Hikaru!         you-liar  on-account-of  perfectly                                  hikaru to  BENKYOU shite-ru  n ja nai!                                  w/Hikaru   be-studying       (explan/neg)nightmare Hikaru:  How cruel!!  You think          hidoi!!      atashi yori  madoka-san no  Madoka-san is better than       cruel/awful  than-me  me.                                  ho-- ga i--  n desho                                  better       (poss-explan)2Kyousuke:  I-instead of that, why          so sore yori        KEIKI zuke     ni  don't we go see a movie            than-that-(one)  be-enlivened/ (IO)  to refresh us?                                      become-active                                  EIGA   demo          MIni iko--     ka                                  movie  or-something  see  shall-go  (?)Hikaru:  There aren't any interesting    IMA   omoshiroi no      kite-masen    yo  ones playing right now.         now   interesting-ones  not-have-come3Kyousuke:                                  ______  Okay, then let's go have        so-- da  ke--ki demo        TAbe ni...  some cake or something...                cake-or-something  eatHikaru:                           _______    _______ ______  The cheesecake at ABCB is       abakabu no chi--zu ke--ki  oishii  delicious.                      ABCB's-cheesecake          tasty                                  n desu   yoo                                  (explan)4Kyousuke:  Then...                         ja...Hikaru: [pulling him along by the hand]  It's okay, it's okay.           i-- kara  i-- kara  I'll treat.                     atashi ga   ogorimasu                                  I      (S)  treat5Kyousuke: [flash thought] (I can't very well have those    (IMA   futari    o   Awaseru  two meet now!!)                  now   2-people (O)  have-meet                                  wake ni wa ikanai  yo!!)                                  cannot-very-well6[Isolated shot of the closed library door.]7narration:  Arrrgh.  If it's like this.     e--i   ko--       narya                                         like-this  (= nareba)                                                       if-become[He flashes with the Power.]---------------------------------------------------p 207 (21)1Hikaru: [trying the doorknob.]  Huh?  It doesn't open.          are?  akanai                                                ____  It's locked from the            SOTO kara     kagi ga kakatte-ru  outside.                        from-outside  be-locked2Hikaru:  Hey, Sempai.  It won't          chotto  SEMPAI  akimasen  yo----_  open...!                                        not-openKyousuke:  That's too bad.                 sore       wa   ZANNEN                                  that-(one) (T)  regrettable3Hikaru:  What'll we do?  It's the        do-- shiyou    DEGUCHI wa   koko  shika nai  only exit here.                 what shall-do  exit    (T)  here  only-have                                  n desu   yo                                  (explan)Kyousuke:                                      _______  Oh.  Then we can't go to        so-- ka   ja abakabu ni wa   Ikenai  na--  ABCB.                                        to-ABCB    (T)  not-go4[Both turn at the sound of...]door FX:                          _____ _____  <rattle rattle>                 kacha kacha5Matsuoka-sensei: [entering]                        ____  That's odd.  I came to          hen      da na   kagi kake ni  kita  lock up but it's already        strange  be      to-lock       came  locked...                                  noni      mou      kakatte-ru  nante                                  although  already  be-locked   the-likes-of                                       ____  Well, the both of you, go       saa  kimi-tachi  mo  mou      KAErinasai!  home already!                        you-(both)      already  go-home!door FX:                          ______  <clack!>                        gacha_6Hikaru: [running off]  C'mon, let's go, Sempai!!       sa   Ikimasho  SEMPAI!!                                       let's-goKyousuke: [wincing] (I don't want to go!!)           (Ikitakunai yo----_!!)---------------------------------------------------p 208 (22)1[Outside, the two wait at a streetcar crossing.]crossing signal FX:               ___ ___ ___ ___  <clang clang clang clang>       kan kan kan kan2narration:  The second obstacle!            DAINI no  TEIKOU!  <i.e., "Plan B!">               second    resistance/oppositionHikaru: [looking up the tracks]  It's strange, huh?              hen      desu  ne--                                  strange  is    (rhet)  Even though the train           DENSHA wa   Itchatta  went by the gate still          train  (T)  (= Itte-shimatta)  hasn't opened.                                 went/gone-(finality)                                  no ni        mada   akanai    nante                                  even-though  still  not-open  or-suchKyousuke:  Most likely there was an        kitto   JIKO  demo          atta  n ja nai?  accident or something.          surely  breakdown/accident  was   (explan/                                                or-something         neg)Kyousuke FX:                      ________  <smile>                         nikoniko[An irate motorist, waiting at the crossing, vents his frustration.]car horn FX:                      ___ ____  <bla-blaaat>                    bu_ bu--3Hikaru: [eyes downcast]  It can't be helped!             shikata ga nai wa!Kyousuke: [smiling broadly]  Eh?  You aren't going?!         e  Iku no  yameru?!                                     going   stop4[She points down the tracks to the next crossing.  The gates there are up.]Hikaru:  Let's just go from that         mukou no     FUMIKIRI kara  railroad crossing.              opp.-side's  from-railroad-crossing                                  ikimasho                                  shall-go[Kyousuke does a pratfall.]5[The gates in front of them rise.  Kyousuke apologizes to the inconvenienced public.]Hikaru:  Oh, it went up.                 a  agattaKyousuke: [standing meekly]  Excuse me.                      SHITSUREI shimashita6[Isolated view of Kyousuke's legs as he walks.]Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <stagger!>                      yoro_                                  (yoroyoro = totteringly/staggeringly)---------------------------------------------------p 209 (23)1Hikaru:  What's the matter?              do-- shita n desu ka  You look tired...               tsukareta  KAO shite......                                  tired      having-expression  This late in the day and        HI no SHIMO ni         kuma             ga  you have shadows under your     at-latter-part-of-day  rings-under-eyes (S)  eyes.                                  dekite-masu        yo                                  be-doing/able-to-do2[Kyousuke portrait--he sweats and indeed has shadows under his eyes.]narration:  Wh-when I use this much         ko kore dake  CHIKARA tsukau to  Power, I certainly get             this-much  when-use-Power  tired!                                  sasuga ni     tsukarete-kita!                                  really/truly  came-to-be-tiredKyousuke:  I-is that so?                   so soo?3Kyousuke:  H-hey, you sure you want to     ne nee  do--shite mo           Ikitai?  go?                                     all-things-considered  want-to-go4Hikaru:  Whether I want to go or         Ikitai mo           nani mo  not, we're already in           whether-want-to-go  or-what  front of the place.                                  mo--     MISE no MAE        desu yo                                  already  in-front-of-store  are[They stand and look up at ABCB.  Kyousuke wobbles.]5Madoka: [brightly]  Welcome...                      irassha......6[Hikaru smiles back, but Kyousuke looks to the ground, dejectedly.]Hikaru:  Long time no see!               o-HISAshiburi      desu!                                    in-a-long-while  isnarration:                                                     ___  I-I wonder if I should          ni NIgeyo--        ka na     ore----  run away...                        shall-run-away  I-wonder  I7[Madoka loses the smile, and looks a bit surprised.]---------------------------------------------------p 210 (24)1Kyousuke FX:                      ______  <peek!>                         chira_2[Madoka lets out a sigh.]3Hikaru: [seated]                  _____  Working hard?                   baito  TAIHEN          deshou                                  work   hard/difficult  poss-beMadoka: [beaming a smile]  No, not so bad.                 so--       demo nai  wa yo                                  like-that  nothing  Oh, stay as long as you         maa  yukkuri shite itte  like.                                stay-as-long-as-you-like4Madoka: [to Kyousuke, looking irritated]  What can I get you?             nani  ni   nasaimasu?                                  what (IO)  do[She slams his glass of water down in front of him.  He's startled.]Madoka glass FX:                  ____  <PLONK!>                        don_5Hikaru:                                   _______ ______       ________  Cheesecake and <American>       atashi  chi--zu ke--ki  to   amerikan  coffee for me.                  I       cheesecake      and  American6[Kyousuke bows his head and closes his eyes.]Kyousuke: [flash thought]                             ______ (I pray we don't start           (negawakuba         tesuto no  talking about the test...!!)     I-pray/would-that  test's                                  WADAI                 ga   denai                                  topic-of-conversation (S)  not-emerge                                  koto   o...!!)                                  thing (O)7Madoka:  Hikaru, was it really           hikaru  HONTOU ni  okay not to help you with               really  studying?                                  BENKYOU minakutte          yokatta no?                                  not-helping-with-studying  was-okaynarration:  O-oh no!                        ya yabai!Kyousuke: [standing]  AYUKAWA!!                       AYUKAWA!!Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <CRASH>                         gatan---------------------------------------------------p 211 (25)1Madoka:  What?!                          nani yo!Kyousuke:                         __ __ _______  C-c-could I have a menu...?     me me menyu--  aru   ka na...                                        menu     have  I-wonder2[She looks at him.]3Madoka:  Just a minute...                chotto MAtte-te......4Madoka menu-on-counter FX:        ___  <tap>                           ton5[View of Madoka at the counter.  She writes on a piece of paper.]6Madoka: [handing menu to him with a smile]  Here you go.                    do--zo7[Kyousuke opens it and is surprised by what he sees.]---------------------------------------------------p 212 (26)1[He looks up.]2[Madoka gives him a small smile.]3[His eyes go glassy.]Kyousuke:  ...Th-thank you.                ..........    a  arigatou4Madoka: [solemnly]  You're welcome!                 do-- itashimashite!5Madoka: [beaming, going to get the cheesecake]  Sorry, Hikaru.  Maybe next      gomen ne  hikaru  kondo      mata   yukkuri  time we can talk.               sorry             next-time  again  slowly                                  HANAshimasho--  ne                                  shall-speakHikaru:  Work is hard, huh?!             SHIGOTO  taihen          desu ne--_!                                  work     hard/difficult  is6narration:                        ________  Thank you, Ayukawa...           sankyu--   AYUKAWA----  I'm extremely grateful!         ON ni kiru             yo!                                  be-profoundly-grateful                                            ___  But I...despise myself          shikashi  ore----    choppiri  somewhat.                       but       I          somewhat/a-bit                                  JIKOKEN'O                                  self-abhorrenceMadoka:  Ahh, busy, busy.                a-- isogashi-- isogashi-----------------------------------------------------p 213 (27)1[Exterior shot of the Kasuga apartment building.]2[Kyousuke snoozes at his desk.]narration:  In the end--on the night        kekkyoku    kanjin             no  of the most important day       in-the-end  the-most-important 's  <i.e., the day before the  test>--I didn't study at        sono HI no YORU          wa  all because I used the          that-day's-night/evening (T)  Power too much...               _chikara_                                  NOURYOKU no tsukai sugi  de                                  use-too-much-Power       on-account-of                                  mattaku       BENKYOU ni naranakatta                                  <not>-at-all  not-came-to-study                                  n da      kedo------                                  (explan)  butnarration:                                                _______  But still, what do you          sore ni shite mo    ano menyu-- no NAKA ni  suppose was inside that         still/for-all-that  in-inside-of-that-menu  menu?                                  nani ga   atta  to OMOimasu?                                  what (S)  was   think-that3[As Kyousuke smiles in his sleep, he visualizes Madoka from panel 2 of the previous page.  A closeup of the note takes up the rest of the panel.]writing over Madoka's portrait:  School                          GAKU  <Classroom> 3-A                 #3-A#  Ayukawa Madoka                  AYUKAWA madokanote:  You might look bad as a         atashi ni  OSHIete moratte-ta  man if Hikaru finds out         by-me      did-teach/coach-(get-favor)  I've been coaching you,  so I'll keep that a secret.     nante          OTOKO to shite                                  the-likes-of   as-a-man                                  ______                                  mentsu ga TAtanai daro--  kara                                  poss-not-save-face (S)    that's-why                                                   ______                                  hikaru ni   wa   naisho ni                                  from-Hikaru (T)  secrecy                                  shitoite-ageru                                  (= shite-oite-ageru)                                     doing-(for-future-sake/favor-to-you)                                       ______  I've written down in this       kono no--to wa   KYOU   yaru   hazu  note the points we were         this-note   (T)  today  to-do  likely  going to cover today.                                  datta  toko   ga   kaite-arimasu                                  were   points (S)  have-written  This is the last study          SAIGO no    BENKYOUKAI  session.                        last/final  study-session                                  _______  Good luck.                      gambari tamae                                  stand-firm  From Madoka-sensei...           madoka-SENSEI yori...narration:  Ayukawa...  She's got some      AYUKAWA----    yasashi-- toko  good points, too...!                           nice-features/points                                  aru  n da      na----_!                                  has  (explan)4[At school the next day, a distraught Kyousuke...]narration:  But the real world is not       shikashi  kono mama de  so generous as to let me        but       w/this-unchanged-state  off the hook this easily.                                  sumasareru           hodo    GENJITSU                                  be-finished/settled  degree  reality                                  to yu-- mono wa  AMAku wa nai                                  for-that-reason  not-be-too-optimistic/                                                   generous/easygoingKyousuke FX:  <CLAAANG>                       ga--n5[And on the day the test scores are posted, Kyousuke looks up at the board which lists students by rank--number 1 being the student with the best score...  He winces and sweats.]narration:  Later on, as expected,          GOJITSU   shikkari  divine retribution was          later-on  firmly/decidedly  dealt out!                                  TENBATSU            wa   kudatte-ita                                  divine-retribution  (T)  was-issued/did-fall                                  no datta!                                     wasinset:  255 Komatsu Seiji               255 KOMATSU SEIJI  256 Kasuga Kyousuke             256 KASUGA KYOUSUKE  257 Hatta Kazuya                257 HATTA KAZUYA  Out of 257 people.              IJOU     257  -MEI                                  beyond/       (counter-for-persons)                                  the-abovementionedKomatsu: [grinning at Kyousuke]  Comrade...                      DOUSHI         yo...                                  comrade/kindred-soul/same-mind---------------------------------------------------