Kimagure Orange Road"The Suspicious Ring"Volume 2, Story 3WB Volume 1, Story 11Written and illustrated by Matsumoto IzumiTranslation & full-script typesetting by : Craig H. NishidaEditing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose                                 Craig Nishida                                 Spencer Hastings                                 Wes ShullLast 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 237 (51) are only in the WB's!---------------------------------------------------p 237 (51)--TITLE PAGE[Madoka in a, hmm, a nightgown, I guess, and a naval officer's hat.  She shows a lot of shapely thigh.]MAIN TITLE (at top)  The Suspicious Ring             GIWAKU            no YUBIWA                                  a-doubt/suspicion 's ringSUB-TITLE (at bottom)  Her Eyes--a Mysterious          hitomi    -    NAZOmeki -  Wonder.                         pupil-of-eye   mysterious/enigmatic  In Sorrow, My Heart Shakes      FUSHIGI     -     KANAshiku  -  with Jealousy!                  a-wonder/mystery  sadly/woefully                                                          _________                                  KOKORO  -  yurayura  -  jerashi--!                                  heart      shake        jealousy---------------------------------------------------p 238 (52)1[Shot of the sign outside classroom 3-A.]2[View looking down at some of the students.]3[Shot of Kyousuke at his desk.  Class is in session.]narration:  It was such a "trivial"         sore       wa   boku ni totte  incident that seized my         that-(one) (T)  taking-hold-of-me  attention...                                  chotto shita   JIKEN       deshita----                                  small/trivial  occurrence  was4[He looks across the room at Madoka's empty desk.]narration:  Ayukawa is absent from          AYUKAWA ga   GAKKOU  o   YASUnde-iru  school!!                                (S)  school (O)  is-absent                                  n desu!!                                  (explan)5narration:                                        _________  She did play hooky a lot,       yoku   JUGYOU o esuke--pu shite-ta  kedo  but I haven't seen her face     often  did-escape-from-classwork    but  the whole day...                                  maru ICHINICHI  KAO o MIsenai  nan-te                                  a-full-day      not-see-face   etc.  It's the first time it's        boku  ga   kono GAKKOU ni kite    IRAI  happened since I started        I     (S)  coming-to-this-school  since  coming to this school...                                  HAJImete no koto  da  shi----                                  1st-time          be  consider6[Outside, he walks home with Hikaru.]narration:  On top of that, this has        shikamo         sore       ga   MIKKA  gone on for 3 days...           on-top-of-that  that-(one) (S)  3-days                                  mo    nan-te------                                  even  etc.---------------------------------------------------p 239 (53)1narration:  Now, of all times, even         KONKAI ni   kagitte       hikaru-chan mo  Hikaru-chan doesn't seem        now   (IO)  of-all-times              even  to know why Ayukawa is  absent!                         AYUKAWA ga   YASUnde-ru  WAKE   wa                                          (S)  is-absent   reason (T)                                  SHIranai  rashii no  desu!                                  not-know  appearing  be[Hikaru shakes her head.]sign:  Kurimoto Store                  KURIMOTO  SHOUTEN                                  <name>    store/shop2[Exterior shot of ABCB.]narration:  Except for...                   tada----3Master:  She asked earlier if she        YASUmi o toru         tte      koto   wa  could take a break...           take-a-break/holiday  (quote)  thing  (T)                                  MAE kara     kiite-ta  kedo                                  from-before  did-ask   but  But she didn't say why          nan-de  YASUmu       ka  wa  she'd be gone.                  why     to-be-absent     (T)                                  itte-nakatta  na--                                  did-not-say4Master: [looking thoughtful]  But, as I recall, the day       da kedo  tashika  before she took leave, she         but   if-remember-correctly  seemed very concerned about  the time.                       YASUmu        ZENJITSU        myou ni                                  to-be-absent  the-day-before  unusually                                  JIKAN         o   KI ni shite-ta  na                                  time/period  (O)  did-mind/care  That's right!                   sou da!  She looked at the schedule      JIKOKUHYOU  o   MIte-te  for the bullet train...         timetable  (O)  being-looked-at                                  SHINKANSEN    ni   NOru  toka                                  the-new-line (IO)  ride  whatnot                                  (Toukaidou, Sanyou)                                  douka  to...                                  anyhow5Kyousuke:  THE BULLET TRAIN?!              SHINKANSEN?!6Kyousuke:  Then she's on a trip            ja    doko-ka    RYOKOU ni  demo...  somewhere...                    then  somewhere  on-a-tripMaster: [smiling]  You seem very concerned...      KI ni naru         you da  ne                                  weigh-on-the-mind  appear7Kyousuke: [flashing with embarrassment]                     ___  Ahh...  Eh?  No.  I'm only...   haa......   e  iya  tada  ore  boku  wa...!  I'm...!                         ah             no   only  I    I     (T)Master: [grinning diabolically]                               ____  Stop hiding it!  You bum.       kakusu na              kono yaro                                  not-conceal-(command)  this-fellownarration:  But taking off from school      shikashi  GAKKOU  o  YASUnde       made  just to go where...?!           but       school (O) being-absent  as-far-as                                  ittai doko e          Itte-ru  n darou?!                                  to-where-in-the-world          (poss-explan)                                                        be-going---------------------------------------------------p 240 (54)1narration:  Then, the next day...           soshite   YOKUJITSU----                                  and/then  next-day[Madoka enters the school building, smiling.]Madoka:  Good morning!                   ohayo!2narration:  Ayukawa came back!              AYUKAWA wa   KAEtte-kita!Kyousuke: [at his shoe locker]  Good morning...                 ohayo......3Kyousuke: [staring]  ..........                      ..........4Madoka:  Whaaat?  Is there something     naani?  atashi no KAO ni   nani-ka  on my face?                     what    my-face      (IO)  something                                  tsuite-ru?                                  is-sticking-to5Kyousuke: [smiling]  Eh, no.  But it sorta feels     e iya  demo  nan-ka    HISAshiburi ni  like I haven't seen your          no   but   somewhat  1st-time-in-long-  face in a long while.                                               while                                  KAO   MIta  yo-- na     KI ga shite                                  face  seen  seems-like  feeling/thinkingMadoka:  What you're really saying       mou      KAO mo WASUreta  is that you've already          already  forgotten-face-too  forgotten my face, too.                                  tte iitai         n desho                                  want-to-say-that  (poss-explan)6Kyousuke:  Did you go on a trip or         RYOKOU demo          shite-ta no?  something?                      trip   or-something  did-do[Madoka takes on a look of surprise.]7Madoka: [slightly blushing, thoughtful]  Uh, yeah...  Well, sorta.       e  ee...  maa  chotto---------------------------------------------------p 241 (55)1Madoka: [looking at him]  Ah!                             a2Madoka: [pointing at his shirt]  You have a toothpaste stain.    hamigaki    KO     no ato         desho                                  toothpaste  powder 's trace/mark  poss-beKyousuke:  Huh?  It's true.                are  HONTOU  da                                  huh  really  be3Madoka: [taking him by the arm]  Hey, come with me!              chotto  kinasai       yo!                                          come-(command)  This kind of thing is           ko-- yu--    no medatsu   n da     kara  noticeable.                     this-kind-of 's stand-out (explan) that's-whyKyousuke:  ..........                      ..........4[Shot of running water in a basin.  Madoka dampens her hankie.]water FX:                         _______  <shhhhh>                        sha----5[Madoka leans and gently wipes at his shirt.]Madoka:  Hold still, 'kay?               jitto          shite-te  ne                                  quietly/still  be-doing  (rhet)Kyousuke: [blushing]  Y-yeah...                       u un......6[View of Madoka diligently cleaning off his shirt.]7narration:  She's being unusually nice      nan-ka    KYOU  wa   MYOU ni    yasashii na  today...                        somewhat  today (T)  strangely  nice                                  AYUKAWA----Kyousuke:  Th-thank you.                   a arigatouMadoka: [walking off]  You're welcome.                 do-- itashimashite---------------------------------------------------p 242 (56)1[View looking up the front of the Kasuga apartment building.  It is night.]2Kurumi: [smiling]                                 ________  Uh, oniisama, how about         e--  oni--sama  ko--hi-- wa   ikaga desu ka  some coffee?                                    coffee   (T)  how-about (?)<Note the use of the high-honorific, "-sama", instead of the diminutive, "-chan".  Very un-Kurumi-like.>Kyousuke:                         __  Oh, how considerate!            o_    KI ga kiku  ne3[Kyousuke sits at the table with Manami.  Both look back over their shoulders at Kurumi, who massages Takashi's shoulders.]Kyousuke:  What's up with Kurumi?          do-- shita         n da      kurumi no yatsu                                  what's-the-matter  (explan)  about-Kurumi  She seems to be unusually       itsu ni naku  KIGEN ga ii    mitai da  kedo  cheerful...                     unusually     in-good-humor  seems     butKurumi:  Dad, shall I massage your       oto--san  kata      momo--        ka--?  shoulders?                      father    shoulder  shall-massage (?)newspaper:                        ____  I'm Assistant M.  How are       ashi #M# desu   o-GENKI desu  ka?  you?                                 <*> am       how-are-you (?)                                  Assistant<*Commentary:  These "ashi-M" or "ashi-H" (i.e., "Assistant M") appear several times in the background in the early KOR chapters.  On a train/ train-station posters in "Lakeside Rhapsody", on a Hori Chiemi poster in "Alcohol Blues"...  Either Matsumoto-san's assistants are drawing in some background stuff, or this is his way of acknowledging his helpers.>4Manami:  Kurumi is happy because Dad     kurumi ttara         oto--san ni  FUKU  bought her a dress.                    (I-tell-you)  by-father    dress                                  katte-moratta       kara                                  bought-(get-favor)  that's-why                                  ureshi-- no yo                                  happyKyousuke:  Is that it?                     sore de          anna       ni  nan no kaa                                  for-that-reason  like-that (IO)        (?)  Women are so simple.            ONNA  tte  TANJUN da   na--                                  women (T)  be-simple/artless/straightforward5Manami:  What?  If something pleasant    ara  ureshii koto ga   aru to  happens, anyone would become         glad-matter  (S)  if-happens  nice.                                  DARE  datte  HITO    ni  wa                                  what  even   person (IO) (contrast)                                  yasashiku  naru    mono    yo                                  easy/nice  become  (reason)  Especially girls.               toku ni     ONNA no KO  wa ne                                  especially  girls6Kyousuke:                                              ____________  So if she had a boyfriend,      ja  aitsu ni         bo--ifurendo  demo  there would be no end to            for-that-person  boyfriend     as-well  her niceness <beyond just                    ________  serving coffee>.                dekitara     ko--hi-- nan-ka ja                                  if-possible  with-coffee-and-such (T)                                  sumanai  hodo    yasashiku                                  not-end  extent  nice                                  natchattari shite                                  (= natte-shimattari shite)                                     become-(finality/and)book:  Ousaki Tsukasa  <i.e, a         OUSAKI TSUKASA  name>                           <male name>Manami: [smiling]  You could say that, you         iete-ru        iete-ru  could say that.                 be-able-to-say7Kyousuke:  Speaking of mood...             KIGEN       to ieba......                                  mood/humor  speaking-of---------------------------------------------------p 243 (57)1[He visualizes Madoka cleaning off his shirt stain.]narration:  Ayukawa was sure in a good      KYOU no AYUKAWA  yappari      KIGEN  mood today...                   today's-Ayukawa  sure-enough  mood                                  yokatta  na----                                  was-good2Kyousuke: (Ayukawa's a girl, too...        (AYUKAWA datte  ONNA  nan da   shi...                                           even   girl  that-is  consider  Then I wonder if something      so-- suru to       yappari    ii koto  good happened to her as         when-do-like-that  after-all  good-thing  well.                                  atta no    ka na                                  happening  I-wonder  If so...                        atta      to sureba......                                  happened     if-do  I'm sure it was during the      doko-ka    ni   Itte-ta  three days she was gone         somewhere (IO)  was-gone  somewhere.)                                  MIKKA AI no uchi       da na  kitto)                                  during-3-day-interval  be     surely3Kyousuke: [to Manami]  U-uh...  I wonder if that       a ano sa...  dono  ONNA no KO  demo  sort of thing happens for                    any   girl        as-well  any and all girls.                                  minna      so-- yu-- toko     tte                                  all/every  that-kind-of-case  (T)                                  aru no     ka na                                  happening  I-wonderManami: [surprised]  EH?!                            e_4Manami: [knowing look]            _______  Aha...                          haha--n5Manami:  Then Hikaru-san was being       sate wa   KYOU   hikaru-san ni   yasashiku  nice to you today.              then (T)  today            (IO)  nice                                  sareta     n desho                                  was-doing  (poss-explan)Kyousuke: [sweating]  N-no.                           chi chigau  yo6Manami: [gentle smile]  But, you'd better be            demo...    sore       wa   KI o tsuketa  careful, oniichan.              but        that-(one) (T)  took-care-of                                  ho-- ga ii  yo  oni--chan                                  better7[Manami turns her chair to face Kyousuke.]Manami:  It's not just us girls...       ONNA no KO ni   kagirazu  Suddenly becoming nice could    girl      (IO)  not-limit/not-confine/  be a way of hiding the fact                     not-be-only-(wisest)-way  that there's someone new  that he or she likes a lot.     KYUU ni      yasashiku  naru no  tte                                  in-a-hurry/  nice       becoming                                  promptly                                  hoka ni  SUki na       HITO   ga                                  besides  favorite/pet  person (S)                                  dekita koto   o  KAKUsu   SHUDAN  demo                                  done   thing (O) conceal  a-means as-well                                  aru    so--  yo                                  to-be  appears8Kyousuke:  A way...  Of hiding...?         KAKUsu...    SHUDAN...?---------------------------------------------------p 244 (58)1[Kyousuke sits at his desk at school.]narration:  Definitely...                   TASHIka ni----2[He sees Madoka at her seat turning her head to look at him.]narration:  ...she's not the Ayukawa...     IMA made no    AYUKAWA jaa                                  till-now3narration:  ...that was here before!        nai mitai!                                  seems-not-hereMadoka FX:                        _____  <smile!>                        niko_4[Shot looking out at some houses along a residential street.]5[Madoka comes up alongside Kyousuke, who's walking home.  She gives him a friendly pat on the back.  Kyousuke goes wide-eyed.]Madoka: [smiling]  Going home now?  Rather         KYOU  wa   KAEru no?       HAYAi  no ne  early today, huh?               today (T)  returning-home  early  huh?Madoka pat-on-back FX:            ___  <bop>                           ponsign:  Doctor's Office                 I-IN6[He turns to give her an odd look.]Madoka:  Hmm?                            n?7Madoka:  What's the matter?              do-- shita no?  You don't look so good.         GENKI  nai  mitai ne                                  fine   not  seemKyousuke: [gaze downcast]  ..........  It's not that...    ..........   so--       demo  nai  kedo                                               like-that  nothing    but---------------------------------------------------p 245 (59)1Madoka: [walking off]  Will you be dropping by         KYOU   yotte-ku?  today?                          today  going-to-drop-inKyousuke:  Eh?  Wh-where to?               e  do doko ni?2Madoka:                                                  _______  "Where", he says...  To ABCB!   doko      tte......    abakabu  yo!                                  to-where  (quote)      ABCB3Kyousuke:  Oh, s-sure!                     a  u un!narration:  Ayukawa has somehow seemed      kinou kara      no  AYUKAWA  doko-ka  cheerful since yesterday...     since-yesterday              somehow                                  TANOshi   sou da------                                  cheerful  appears4[He visualizes his conversation with Manami.]narration:  So, sure enough, the trip...    ja  yappari      RYOKOU  to yu-- no   wa----                                      sure-enough  trip    saying-that  Does involve a guy...?!         OTOKO ga   KANKEI shite-ru  n de  wa----?!                                  man   (S)  is-having-to-do  ('cause)Manami: [flashback]  Suddenly becoming nice could    KYUU ni      yasashiku  naru no  tte  be a way of hiding the fact     in-a-hurry/  nice       becoming  that there's someone new        promptly  that he or she likes a lot.                                  hoka ni  SUki na       HITO   ga                                  besides  favorite/pet  person (S)                                  dekita koto   o  KAKUsu   SHUDAN  demo                                  done   thing (O) conceal  a-means as-well                                  aru    so--  yo                                  to-be  seems5[He visualizes a cheerful Madoka.]narration:  But...  If that's the case,     shikashi----    da to sureba  DARE da----?!  who is it...?!                  but             if-that-way   who  is-it  It's unusual for her to be      itsu ni naku    nikoniko shichatte  smiling.                        unusually       (= nikoniko shite shimatte)                                                     smiling-(finality)  Indeed!!                        maa----_!!6[Exterior shot of ABCB.]7[Interior shot of ABCB's spotless washsink.]---------------------------------------------------p 246 (60)1[Shot of a pizza.]Madoka: [off]  Here you go.  Sorry you had     hai  o-machi!  to wait!                            (o-machidou-sama deshita)                                       sorry-to-have-kept-you-waiting2Kyousuke:                               ___  ____  Huh?!  I didn't order a         are_  ore  piza   nan-ka    tanonde-nai yo  pizza or anything.                 !  I    pizza  somesuch  have-not-askedMadoka:  I did.                          atashi ga   tanonda  no yo                                  I      (S)  ordered3Madoka: [smiling]  Let's eat it together.          ISSHO ni  TAbeyo--  yo                                  together  shall-eat  At our age, lunch alone isn't   o-HIRU dake  ja   atashi-tachi no  enough.                           lunch-only (T)  our                                  TOSHIgoro wa   motanai   mono     ne                                  age       (T)  not-have  (reason)4Kyousuke: (..........)                     (..........)Kyousuke FX:                      ______  <stare>                         ji----Madoka:  It's not poisoned.              betsu ni            DOKU   wa                                  <not>-particularly  poison (T)                                  haitte-nai         wa yo                                  not-be-containing5Madoka:  Here's your water!              hai!  o-MIZUglass FX:                         ___  <plop>                          ton[On the ring finger of her left hand, which holds the glass of water, is a ring.]6[Closeup of her hand.]narration:  A ring...?!                     YUBIWA......?!7Kyousuke: [thinking furiously] (Ayukawa didn't have a ring      (AYUKAWA  IMA made     YUBIWA  nan-ka  before!)                                  up-till-now  ring    somesuch                                  shite-nakatta!)                                  did-not-do (On top of that, since it's      (shikamo         HIDARITE no KUSURI YUBI  on her left ring finger, it      on-top-of-that  left-hand-ring-finger  means she's engaged or  something...)                   tte ieba     TASHIka                                  speaking-of  surely                                  ______                                  fianse ga   iru  shirushi   toka......)                                  fiance (S)  is   sign/mark  whatnotMadoka: [eating pizza]  Mmm...                          n--8[He heads for a mental breakdown...]narration:  Th-then.  But that can't        ji jaa  masaka    yappari...!!  be...!!                                 can't-be  but-then---------------------------------------------------p 247 (61)1[He frowns at Madoka, deep in thought.  Madoka looks at him in surprise.]narration:  But Ayukawa and I are both      demo  AYUKAWA wa   ore to   DOUji  in junior high...!!             but           (T)  with-me  simultaneous                                  CHUUGAKUSEI      da zo----_!!                                  jr-high-student  bephone FX:                         ___________  <ring ring>                     zuririririn2Master:  Ayukawa-kuuun.  Telephone.      AYUKAWA-ku--n  DENWA da yoMadoka:  Huh?!  For me?                  e?!   atashi ni3Master: [holding hand over receiver]  Just a minute, Ayukawa-kun...   chotto  AYUKAWA-kun...4Master:  It's from a man named           HAMADA tte       OTOKO kara  da  kedo...  Hamada...                       <name> (called)  from-man    be  but  ...with a Kansai accent,        KANSAI   BEN de       nan demo  who at any rate is involved     <place>  with-accent  at-any-rate  with the engagement.                                  KON'YAKU       do--  notte                                  an-engagement  how   taking-part-inMadoka:  Oh!                             a!Kyousuke FX: [off]                ________  <KER-RAAASH>                    gasha--n5[Master and Madoka turn to look.]6[Kyousuke has knocked over his mug of coffee.]Kyousuke:  S-sorry...                      go gomen......7Madoka:  Hello.  This is she.            moshimoshi    o-DENWA  kawarimashita                                  hello           phone  took-place-of  Ah, thank you for <taking       a  kono AIDA     wa   do--mo  care of me> last time.             this-interval (T)  thanks[Master serves him another.]coffee-mug FX:                    ___  <plop>                          konKyousuke:  Ah, th-thanks.                  a do do--mo---------------------------------------------------p 248 (62)1Madoka:  Uh, no-o-o-o...!                e  ie~~~~_  You even invited me to          kochira   koso    o-SHOKUJI  made  dinner then.                    this-way  indeed    meal     even                                  sasotte-itadaite                                  inviting-(receiving-favor)  What?!  The date of the         e_    SHIKI no    HIdori  desu ka?!  ceremony?!                       !    ceremony's  date    is   (?)2[We get a view of Kyousuke as he listens on in shock.]Madoka: [off]  I'm still a student...          atashi  mada   GAKUSEI  desu  shi......                                  I       still  student  am    consider  So if it's possible, around     dekireba     NATSU-goro     ni  demo  summertime or so.               if-possible  around-summer (IO) or-something  Yes.                            hai3Madoka: [off]  Then, give my regards to your   ja  oto--sama to  oka--sama ni   yoroshiku!  father and mother!                  father    and mother   (IO)  regards4phone FX:                         _____  <ding!> <i.e., hanging up>      chin_Kyousuke FX: [off]                ______  <clang>                         gachan[Madoka and Master again look over at the commotion.]5[Kyousuke's knocked over his coffee again...]Master:  If you'd like...  Shall I       yokattara..........  mo-- ippai  pour you another one?           if-okay              one-more-cup                                  ireyo--    ka?                                  shall-pour (?)6[Madoka wipes up the spill as Kyousuke studies her intently.]7Madoka: [still wiping up the spill]  When women get married...       ONNA  tte  KEKKON shitara...                                  women (T)  when-get-married  They become more at home at     ko-- yu-- koto      motto  this sort of thing.             this-kind-of-thing  more                                  ita ni tsuite-kuru  n daro--     naa                                  is-at-home          (poss-explan)---------------------------------------------------p 249 (63)1Kyousuke: [standing abruptly]     _ ___  I-I'm going home!!              o ore  KAEru_!!                                    I    go-home2[Kyousuke portrait--he looks at Madoka.]3[Madoka portrait--she looks back in surprise and shock.]4door FX:                          _____  <rattle>                        karanMadoka:  Kasuga-kun...                   KASUGA-kun..........5[Madoka and Master look at each other in surprise.]6[Interior shot of a wall in ABCB.]Madoka: [off]  Did I...  Say something to      atashi......  nani-ka    KI ni kiwaru  make him angry?                 I             something  change-in-mood                                  yo-- na     koto  itta  kke?                                  seems-like  thing said  (?)Master: [off]  Well, it wasn't strange,        maa   hen      de wa nai  kedo...  but...                                strange  be-not     but  It does seem a bit too          chotto  HAYA sugiru  yo-- na  early...                        a-bit   too-early    seems                                  KI mo suru  ga......                                  even-feel   but7Master: [solemn look]  Be happy, Ayukawa-kun!          shiawase ni naru  n da    yo  AYUKAWA-kun!                                  become-happy      (explan)                                                       ________  Over there, the takoyaki is     muko--          wa   takoyaki ga   umai  delicious, and there's          other-direction (T)           (S)  delicious  Yoshimoto Industries, too...                                  shi                                  and-besides                                  YOSHIMOTO  KOUGYOU                 mo                                  <name>     industrial-enterprises  even                                  aru       shi                                  there-is  and-besides  But...  Whenever there's        demo......   nani-ka KUROU ga   attara  anything troubling, one         but          any-troubles  (S)  when-there's  does go home.                                  itsu demo  KAEtte-oide                                  any-time   returning-home-(for-future's-sake)Madoka:  What in the world are you       nan no koto         desu  ka   ittai?  talking about?                  what-kind-of-thing  is    (?)  in-the-world---------------------------------------------------p 250 (64)1[Exterior night shot of the Kasuga apartment building.]2[Kyousuke stands at the railing out on the balcony of his bedroom, staring out at the city.]3door FX:                          ___ ___  <knock knock>                   kon kon4door FX:                          _____  <slam>                          batanManami: [at door, with tray of food]  I let myself in, oniichan.      hairu wa yo  oni--chan5Manami: [setting it down on his bed]  Here's your dinner...  Well,    hai   YUU gohan...  ja nakute  actually it's already time      here  evening-meal     not-being  for a late night meal now!                                  mo--     YASHOKU ne    kore!                                  already  supper        this-(one)6[Kyousuke remains silent and motionless, still staring out at the city.]7[Manami comes out onto the balcony with a worried look.]---------------------------------------------------p 251 (65)1Manami: [standing next to him]  For some reason...              nan-da-ka..........  You're not your usual self,     itsu-mo no  oni--chan  rashikunai   no ne  oniichan.                       usual                  not-resembleKyousuke:  Y-you think so?                 so  so-- ka na2[Shot looking down at a lamplit tree-lined sidewalk.]Manami: [off]  Since you got home, you've      KAEtte-kite kara     zutto  shut yourself in your room...   since-you-came-home  directly                                  HEYA ni tojikomorippa  nashi de......                                  shut-self-in-room      in-the-absence-ofKyousuke: [off]  Well, I'm not feeling very      maa    sonna ni         tayori ni naru ho--  confident...                           so/particularly  reliable/certain-                                                                       manner                                  ja nai  kedo                                  is-not  but3Manami: [looking out at the city]  To somehow do something and     nan toka  shiyou to    ganbaru no ga  give it your best--that's       somehow   if-shall-do  stand-firm  the way you usually are,  oniichan!                       itsu-mo no  oni--chan yo!                                  usual4[Kyousuke looks over at his dear sister.]5Manami: [smiling brightly as she leaves]  Bye.                            ja ne  Oh, and if you don't eat        o  HAYAku TAbenai to  samechau        yo_!  it soon, it'll get cold!           if-not-eat-soon    (= samete-shimau)                                                           get-cold-(finality/                                                                       regret)6door FX:                          _____  <slam>                          batan7Kyousuke: [with a determined look] (Okay!                           (yoshi!  If it's gonna be like this,     ko-- nattara         oku no TE         da!  then it's time to use my        if-become-like-this  one's-last-card/  be  secret weapon!                                       secret-weapon  Since I've never done this      konna koto          yatta koto   nai  sort of thing before, I don't   this-kind-of-thing  done  thing  not-there  really know, but the hell  with it...)                     kara                                  since                                                        ____   _____                                  wakannai        kedo  ichika bachika...)                                  not-understand  but   take-a-chance---------------------------------------------------p 252 (66)1[Exterior shot of a darkened ABCB.]2Madoka: [wiping a glass, looking off-panel]  Huh?!                           are_3Madoka: [holding a schoolbag] (It's Kasuga-kun's.)             (KASUGA-kun no  da)                                              's  be (Really!  He's so absent-        (mattaku  aitsu        sosokkashi--  minded...)                       really!  that-fellow  absent-minded                                  n da      kara...)                                  (explan)  that's-why4[Madoka dream-like profile.]5[Solid black panel denoting passage of time...]6[In a hall at the Kasuga apartment building, Madoka walks with the schoolbag, looking at the doors.]7[Kyousuke emerges from a door, right in front of Madoka.]door FX:                          ______  <clack!>                        gacha_Madoka:  AH!                             a---------------------------------------------------p 253 (67)1Madoka:  Oh, good.  This is where        yokatta    koko  datta  no ne  you were.                       was-good   here  were                                                     ___  The doors all nearly look       onnaji  yo-- na    doa   bakari  da kara...  alike...                        same    look-like  door  nearly  that's-why2Madoka: [smiling, presenting the schoolbag]  Scatterbrain!  You left         awatenbo-san!    WASUremono         yo  something behind.                                thing-left-behindKyousuke: [embarrassed]  Oh no!                          a  ikene_3Madoka:  That's twice!                   NIDOme  ne!                                  twiceKyousuke:  Huh?                            e4Madoka: [smiling merrily]                       _____  That I've brought you your      KASUGA-kun no kaban  MOttekite-ageru    no  schoolbag.                      your-schoolbag       bringing-(favor-to-you)Kyousuke:  Come to think of it, that's     so-- ieba            so-- ka  true.                           come-to-think-of-it  that's-so<Commentary:  They both refer, of course, to the events in chapter 1.3, "The Lip Secret"...>5[Kyousuke looks up, deeply resolved.]narration:  That's it!!  *The* most         sou da!!    SEISHIN      o   SHUUCHUU suru  suitable, peaceful place                    mind/spirit (O)  concentrate-on  for concentrating on one's  thoughts would be...            no ni        mottomo fusawashii                                  in-order-to  most-suitable                                  SHIZUka na TOKORO  to ieba...                                  peaceful-spot      it's-said-that6Kyousuke:  Want to come with me to         OKUJOU   Itte-mitai?  the rooftop?                    rooftop  want-to-go-(come)7narration:  If Ayukawa won't tell me        KEKKON no koto  AYUKAWA ga   JIBUN kara  about the marriage herself,     about-marriage          (S)  from-oneself  then I'll use the Power to  read her mind!!                 shabette-kurenai                nara                                  not-let-slip-out-(favor-to-me)  if-it-is                                  _CHIKARA_ de  KOKORO o nozoite-yaru!!                                   w/Power      look-into-(her)-heart/mind[His pov of a smiling Madoka.]Madoka:  Yeah.                           un---------------------------------------------------p 254 (68)1[They stand at the railing on the roof, looking out at the city lights.]Madoka:  Wow!  The city's so             uwa--_    MACHI ga   kirei      ne----_!!  beautiful, hmm?!!               wow  !    city  (S)  beautiful2Madoka: [smiling cheerfully]  What's going on?                do-- shita no?  Inviting someone to a place     konna TOKORO        ni   HITO    o  like this...                    this-kind-of-place (IO)  person (O)                                  sasottari shite......                                  invite-(and)3narration:  But then, looking into          yappari   HITO no KOKORO  o   nozoku  someone's heart is so           but-then  person's-heart (O)  look-into  cowardly...!                                  nan-te    HIRETSU        da  yo na--_                                  and-such  cowardly/mean  be         !Kyousuke:  Ayukawa...  Since, uh,          AYUKAWA...   yappari  e--to  sono......  that...                         ___  What's "that" thing all         are         nan   desho  about?                          that-(one)  what  poss-be4Madoka:                           ___  "That" thing?                   are  tte?                                       (quote)5Kyousuke: [gazing down]  Uhm, that...                    da kara     sono...                                  that's-why  that  ...phone call at lunchtime      o-HIRU  no  DENWA no      HAMADA  tte  from that person named            noon  's  phone-call's  <name>  (called)  Hamada...                                  HITO    to..........                                  person  and/uh6Madoka:  Oh no, you were listening       a-- are         kiite-ta   no ya da    na--_  to that!                            that-(one)  did-listen    disagreeable  I tell you, that person         ano HITO     ttara         anna TOKORO  phoning me there was so         that-person  (I-tell-you)  that-kind-of-place  embarrassing.                                  made       DENWA shite-kite                                  so-far-as  coming-to-call-on-phone                                  hazukashi--  na                                  embarrassing7Kyousuke: [exploding]             _ ___  B-but I think that it's         o ore  yappari    so-- yu-- no  still too soon for that           I    after-all  that-kind-of  sort of thing!!                                  mada   HAYAi       to OMOu!!                                  still  soon/early  think-that---------------------------------------------------p 255 (69)1[Madoka stops short, stunned.]2Madoka: [turning to him]  Huh?  It's not too soon.        ara  HAYAku wa   nai     wa yo                                       soon   (T)  is-not  Oneechan <big sister> is        one--chan  27 yo!  27!3Kyousuke:                               ___  But I think you getting         demo  ore  AYUKAWA ga   KON'YAKU   nan-te...!  engaged...!                     but   I            (S)  engagement and-such4Kyousuke:  What?!  27...?                  e  27......?  Oneechan...?                    one--chan......?5Madoka: [smiling merrily up at the sky]  I wasn't exactly hiding it,     kakushite-ta  wake    ja nai  n da  but...                          was-hidden    reason  is-not  (explan)                                  kedo  ne--_                                  but   (rhet)  It's a little difficult to      demo  chotto  i--nikui     desho  talk about...                   but   a-bit   hard-to-say  poss-be  After all, this is her          nan tatte                kore de  seventh marriage interview.     even-though-saying-that  with-this-(one)                                  o-MIAi                    7 -KAI me                                  (hon)-marriage-interview  7th-time                                  na no yo ne<Cultural note:  On the off-chance you're wondering, they're referring to <omiai> (arranged marriage interviews) here--where a mediator, usually the wanna-be bride's/groom's parents, set up marriage interviews.  Since Mr. and Mrs. Ayukawa are in America--we learn this later in chapter 3.7--Madoka apparently is filling in for them.>6Madoka:  If I don't help her by          atashi ga   tsuite-tte          shikkari  going with her and giving       I      (S)  going-to-accompany  closely  my support, the whole           _____  arrangement looks like it       aneki no koto  OUEN shite-agenai to  might fail.                     big-sister     if-not-assisting-(favor-to-                                                                        her)                                  sekkaku no HANASHI      mata                                  precious/specific-talk  again                                  ____                                  dame ni nariso--                                  seems-to-end-in-failure  That's why we went together.    nan-de  ISSHO ni Itta  no yo                                  why     went-together7[A view looking down at the lit houses.]Madoka: [off]                             _____  It's because my <older>         uchi no aneki   tte  sugoku UCHIKI  da  sister is terribly shy.         my-older-sister (T)  terribly-shy   be                                  kara                                  that's-why  That's why the intermediator    sore de          KYOU  wa   mukou kara  called me rather than my        for-that-reason  today (T)  from-opp-dir.  sister today.                                  atashi no HOU  ni   toritsugi no DENWA   ga                                  my-direction  (IO)  intermediator's-call (S)                                  kakatte-kita  no yo                                  came-to-catch---------------------------------------------------p 256 (70)1Kyousuke: [vehement]  Th-then, since you're           so sore ja              AYUKAWA ga  getting married...                 for-that-reason (T)          (S)                                  KEKKON suru  n ja......                                  get-married  sinceMadoka:  Whaaaat?!                       e----_?!2Kyousuke:  But, th-that ring...?!          demo  so sono  YUBIWA wa......?!                                  but      that  ring   (T)Madoka: [displaying it]  Oh, you noticed?                a  KI ga tsuite-kureta?                                     noticed-(favor-to-me)3Madoka: [smiling cheerfully]                                _______    _____  Isn't this nice.  I bought      ii   desho    kore        abakabu no baito  this with the money I earned    okay poss-be  this-(one)  ABCB's-work  working at ABCB.                                  RYOU de         KAtta   n da                                  with-allowance  bought  (explan)                                  _____  I went and put this on for      aneki no o-MIAi no TOKI ni  my <older> sister's             for-older-sister's-marriage-interview's-time  marriage interview...                                  tsukete-itta     n da      kedo                                  went-and-put-on  (explan)  but4[This brings a smile to Kyousuke's face...]Madoka: [off]  But it doesn't come off...!     nukenai     no yo ne------_    kore!                                  not-come-off              !    this-(one)  I wonder if I'm getting a       SUKOshi  futotta   no ka na     atashi  little fat?                     a-bit    grown-fat    I-wonder  I5Kyousuke: [on his knees]  Wha, wha...                     na na......Kyousuke FX:                      ____ ____  <collapse>                      heta heta                                  (collapse-in-fatigue)Madoka:  ?                               ?narration:  It was nothing.                 nan no koto         wa   nai                                  what-kind-of-thing  (T)  is-not                                  ___  It seems I was jumping to       ore no  HAYAtochiri       datta  you de----  conclusions...                  my      hasty-conclusion  was    appearing---------------------------------------------------p 257 (71)1Madoka: [tugging at the ring]  Hey, try and pull it off for    chotto  hippatte-mite-kureru       kore  me.  Here.                              try-and-pull-(favor-to-me) this-(one)2Kyousuke:  OKAY!                           un  Leave it to me!!                makasete  yo!!narration:  When I think it over calmly,    REISEI ni    KANGAete-mireba  it's unlikely that Ayukawa,     in-calmness  if-try-and-consider  a junior high student, would  be getting married...           CHUUGAKUSEI no AYUKAWA             ga                                  Ayukawa-the-jr-high-school-student (S)                                  KEKKON nan-te suru    hazunai     n da  shi                                  get-married-and-such  not-likely  (explan)3[Closeup of their hands as he tugs at her ring.]Kyousuke:  NNNNNNN...                      u~~~~n4Kyousuke:  It came off!!                   nuketa!!narration:  ...is something I'd rather      shite  hoshikunai!!  not be doing!!                  doing  not-want-to5[He loses his grip on the ring and it flies off over the railing.]Kyousuke and Madoka:  Ah!!                            a_!!narration:  But...                          demo------  If that day should come,        moshi  sonna HI         ga  will I be there at her          if     that-kind-of-day (S)  side...?!                                  kitara   sono TOKI  AYUKAWA no tonari ni                                  if-come  that-time  next-to-Ayukawa  (IO)                                  iru no       wa------?!                                  being-there---------------------------------------------------