Kimagure Orange Road"Let's Run the Marathon!"Volume 4, Story 4WB Volume 2, Story 14Written and illustrated by Matsumoto IzumiTranslation and full-script typesetting by : Craig H. NishidaEditing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose                                 Craig Nishida                                 Spencer Hastings                                 Peter Norby                                 Andrew Wilson                                 Tony SchrickLast revision : 11-10-94NOTE: [WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parenthesis()]NOTE: Translation is done from the WB manga. So there may be a fewextra's to those of you not having them.Example: (The subtitles on page 289 (73) are only in the WB'S!)---------------------------------------------------p 289 (73)--TITLE PAGE[Dream-image facial portrait of Madoka.]MAIN TITLE (at top)               _______  Let's Run the Marathon!         marason   shimasho!                                  marathon  let's-doSUB-TITLE (at bottom)                        ____  When You Notice the Secret      HIMITSU no sain  ni   KI zuitara  Sign, Transform the Glass       secret  's sign (IO)  when-notice  Thorn Stuck in Your Heart  into a Star with Drops of       KOKORO ni      SAsatta  Love!                           in-heart/mind  stuck/be-stuck                                  ______                                  garasu no TOGE   o                                  glass  's thorn (O)                                  KOI no shizuku de                                  by-using-drops/trickle-of-love                                  HOSHI ni     shite!                                  into-a-star  making---------------------------------------------------p 290 (74)1[Shot of the blackboard.]narration:  Suddenly, the time for the      TOTSUZEN desu ga  mou sugu  TAIIKU-SAI desu!  athletics festival was upon     suddenly is  (S)  soon      ath.-fest. is  us!blackboard: [top left]            ______  Relay race.  <3 student         rire--  names are listed below>         relay-(race)blackboard: [top right, mostly blocked by narration panel]  <3 more student names>blackboard: [middle]                    ________  80-meter hurdles.  <4 names     #80m# ha--doru  listed below>                   80-m  hurdlesblackboard: [bottom]  High jump.  <one name listed    TAKA  tobi  but board is cut off by         high  jump  the bottom of the frame>2[View pans back slightly.  We see a boy and a girl standing in front of the blackboard.]Boy class president:  And now all that remains        sate  ato         NOKOtta  no wa  is to name a boy and girl       now   later/back  remained  to run in the marathon...                                  DANJO        KAKU          ICHIMEI                                  man-&-woman  each/various  another-name                                      _______                                  no  marason   desu  ga                                  's  marathon  is  Is there a volunteer?           DARE-ka  RIKKOUHO  wa?                                  someone  announcing-one's-candidacyblackboard: [left]  <more names>blackboard: [right]               _______  Marathon.                       marason3[Pov shifts to point behind boy and girl.  Over their shoulders, we see the entire class seated.  No one speaks or moves.]class FX:  <deathly silence>               shi~~~n                                  <shinkan = silent/quiet/still>4Kyousuke: [to Komatsu]                           _______  Hey, how come no one            nee  dooshite  marason   wa  DARE-mo  wants to take part in           say  why       marathon (T)  no-one  the marathon?                                  DEta          garanai         no?                                  took-part-in  not-appear-to5Komatsu: [disinterestedly]        _______  It's because the marathon       marason   dake wa   ICHI-I     ni   natte  is the only event where         marathon  only (T)  1st-place (IO)  getting  you don't get points--even  if you come in first.           mo    TENSUU moraenai     kara     da yo                                  even  not-getting-points  because  beKyousuke:  Points?                         TENSUU?6Komatsu: [in surprise]  Oh, that's right.               a so-- ka  You're a transfer student       omae wa  TENKOU           -SEI  so it's your first athletics    you (T)  changing-schools  student  festival.                                  da kara      kono GAKKOU no TAIIKU-SAI wa                                  that's-why   this-school's  athletics- (T)                                                                  festival                                  HAJImete          nan da  na                                  for-the-1st-time  it-is---------------------------------------------------p 291 (75)1[Exterior shot--a bird's-eye view looking down at students engaged in various athletic events--well, actually it's a boy-girl three-legged race...  I hear it'll be an Olympic event in 1996.  ^_^]Komatsu: [off]                                   ______  In the festival, the            TAIIKU-SAI wa  kurasu  TAIKOU        no  school's top classroom          ath-fest  (T)  class   confrontation 's  is decided by a class  competitive scoring             TOKUTEN         -SEI     de  system.                         points-obtained  system  by                                                      ______                                  GAKKOU  ICHIBAN  no kurasu o   KImeru                                  school  number-1 's class (O)  to-decide                                  n da      kedo                                  (explan)  but                                  _______  But only in the marathon        marason  dake wa   SHUTSUJOU NINZU     ga  do so few people compete.       marathon only (T)  no-of-people-appearing  Most people avoid it  because the scoring system      SUKUnai     shi  TOKUTEN-SEI kara  doesn't award points in         few/seldom  and  because-of-scoring-system  that event.                                      hazusarete-ru        n da      yo                                  be-avoiding/evading  (explan)2[Kyousuke's pov of Komatsu and Hatta.]Komatsu:  That is, even if you come       tsumari         ICHI-I ni natte mo  in first, it would have         that-is-to-say  even-getting-1st-place  no bearing on the class'        ______  chances of winning the          kurasu no  YUUSHOU                   ni wa  school championship.            class  's  winning-the-championship (IO/T)                                  MUSUbitsukanai          tte  wake                                  not-become-connected         reasonHatta:  What a hassle...                kattarui          yo na--                                  a-hassle-(slang)  (mild-emph)                                                            ____  To run 10 kilometers in         MACHI naka       o   #10# kiro  mo  the city!                       inside-the-city (O)   10-km    (considered-                                                                  large-no.)                                  HASHIru  n da ze_!                                  to-run   (explan/strong-insistence)  The mere thought makes me       KANGAeta dake de  memai ga shite-ku    raa  dizzy!                          in-thought-only   feeling-dizzy/giddy3Komatsu:  Huh?  Kasuga, you haven't       are?  KASUGA omae   mada  ISSHUMOKU  mo  signed up for even one                       you    yet   one-event  even  event yet!                                  KImattenai         n da     na~~~_!                                  not-being-decided  (explan)[Kyousuke sweats...]4Boy class president: [checking a list]  The only guys not signed        ato OTOKO de           KImattenai no wa  up are Komatsu and Kasuga.      of-the-guys-remaining  not-being-decided                                  KOMATSU to KASUGA dake  da na                                          and       only  beKyousuke & Komatsu heartbeat FX:  _____  <thump>                         dokin5Komatsu: [leaping to his feet, hand raised high]  I hear that Kasuga-kun is       KASUGA-kun ga  DEru          so-- desu_!!  volunteering!!                            (S)  to-take-part  (hearsay)!!!Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <jolt>                          gatan6Komatsu: [with an earnest look]  At his last school, they        nan-to  MAE no GAKKOU de wa  used to call him "Old           how!    at-former-school (T)  Rapids" Kyousuke...  <or  "Ancient Torrents" Kyousuke>    SE                      KO      KYOUSUKE                                  current/torrent/rapids  old/ancient                                  to YObarete-ita        to ittemashita...                                  was-being-called-that  said-thatclass: [quite impressed]  Ooohh!                          o---_Kyousuke: [to Komatsu]  Not!                            ittemasen                                  did-not-say---------------------------------------------------p 292 (76)1[Tight shot of the blackboard.  A hand chalks in...]blackboard:                               _______  10-km marathon.                 #10 Km# marason  Boy--Kasuga.                    OTOKO NO KO KASUGA  Girl...                         ONNA...2[Komatsu turns and flashes Kyousuke the victory sign.]Kyousuke: (While shutting him up it        (uyamuya no  uchi ni  was all decided...)              hush-up     time-while                                  KImerarete-shimatta..........)                                  was-decided-(finality/regret)3Girl class president:  All that's needed is one        ato       ONNA NO KO  ICHIMEI  girl's name...                  the-rest  girl        another-name                                  da  kedo..........                                  be  however  Isn't there someone?            DARE-ka  imasen       ka                                  someone  isn't-there  (?)4girl #1: [standing]  How about Ayukawa-san?          AYUKAWA-san ni  demo  shite-oitara                                             (IO) even  if-do-(for-                                                            future-sake)                                  do--  desu  ka                                  how   is    (?)  Considering the fact            kono BA ni         wa  inai  she isn't here...               in-this-situation (T)  isn't-here                                  koto   da  shi                                  thing  be  consider/besides5[A shot of Madoka's empty seat.  Nearby, a girl whispers to her neighbor...]girl #2:                                            _________  She's playing hooky             ano KO     mata   esuke--pu  yo  again.                          that-girl  again  escape6girl #2: [speaking up louder]  But I wonder if she'll          demo  ano HITO     DEru    kashira  show up.                        but   that-person  emerge  I-wonder  She's a selfish person          TAIIKU-SAI ni wa   ima made   KAO mo  who has never even shown        at-ath-fest   (T)  until-now  even-face  her face at an athletics  festival.                       DAshita  koto nai   KATTE na HITO yo                                  exposed       not   selfish-persongirl #3:  Yeah!  That's right!  She's     so-- yo so-- yo    HONNIN ga  never participated with                            the-person-herself  us and shows no concern!                                  DEnakutta tte     atashi-tachi ni wa                                  not-participated  with-us        (T)                                  KANKEI nai  mon    ne!                                  no-concern  persongirl #4:                                                    ______  C'mon, it's okay.  Anyway,      i-- ja nai   do--se       kurasu no TENSUU  that athletic event has no                   in-any-case  class'-score  bearing on the class'  score...                        ni wa   KANKEI     no nai                                  on (T)  connection 's not                                  KYOUGI nan           da  shi                                  that-athletic-event  be  consider7[Kyousuke is irritated by the sniping...]Girl class president: [off]  Then, for now, we've            de wa          ICHIOU           ONNA NO KO  decided on Ayukawa-san as       in-that-case   for-the-present  girl  the girl.                                  wa   AYUKAWA-san ni  KImarimashita                                  (T)  on-Ayukawa      was-decided---------------------------------------------------p 293 (77)1[Street-level view of a house and power lines.]Kyousuke: [off]                        ____  10 kilometers...                #10# kiro kaa......2Kyousuke: [walking home from school]  That's gonna be tough...        TAIHEN     da yo na--                                  difficult  be                                  ___  I'm not athletic enough         ore  sonna         ni   UNDOUSHINKEI  for that, and...                I    that-kind-of (IO)  motor-nerves                                  ii    ho--          ja nai  shi...                                  good  (comparison)  be-not  and/consider  ...I don't have the             KONJOU       mo   nai  shi...  determination...                spirit/guts  too  not  and  Well, I guess it'll be          ma--  tekito--         ni   HASHIttereba  okay if I just run it out...    well  competent-to-do (IO)  if-be-running                                  ii ka......                                  passably-well3Kyousuke:  And I'll be running together    sore ni   AYUKAWA to ISSHO    ni  with Ayukawa...                 moreover  together-w/Ayukawa (IO)                                  HASHIreru      n da     shi..........                                  to-be-running  (explan) consider  Ah, wait!                       ha  MAte yo_!4[Kyousuke pauses to visualize the scene in panel 292-6.]girl #2: [flashback]  But I wonder if she'll          demo  ano HITO     DEru    kashira  show up.                        but   that-person  emerge  I-wonder  She's a selfish person          TAIIKU-SAI ni wa   ima made   KAO mo  who has never even shown        at-ath-fest   (T)  until-now  even-face  her face at an athletics  festival.                       DAshita  koto nai  KATTE na HITO yo                                  exposed  nothing   selfish-person5Kyousuke:                          ______ (Sure enough, everyone           (kurasu no minna   tte  yappari  in class misunderstands          everyone-in-class (T)  sure-enough  Ayukawa.)                                  AYUKAWA no koto  GOKAI shite-ru    yo na)                                                   be-misunderstanding6[View from down-the-street as Kyousuke walks away.]narration:  No one understands her          minna AYUKAWA no koto yoku  wakattenai  well!                           everyone              well  not-understand                                  n da!                                  (explan)Kyousuke:                                                  _  All right.  I'm going to        yo--shi    minna     o   a_  make everyone say "wow"!                   everyone (O)  "ah!"                                  to iwasete-yaru_!                                  to-make-(someone)-say-that-(give-favor)sign on pole:  Fujita Store                    FUJITA SHOUTEN---------------------------------------------------p 294 (78)1[Exterior shot of ABCB.]Madoka: [off]  Forget it!                      DEnai!                                  not-taking-part2[A resolute Madoka wipes a plate.]3[She works behind the counter.  Kyousuke stands at the counter.]Kyousuke:  Wh-why?                         do do--shite?Madoka:  That's none of your             atashi no  KATTE            desho  business.                       my         own-convenience  poss-be4Madoka:  But why are you trying so       demo  nan-de  sonna ni         atashi o  hard to get me to run?          but   why     in-that-kind-of  me    (O)                                  HASHIrasetai no                                  want-to-run5Kyousuke: [blushing]  That...  That is...             sono...  tsumari[Madoka looks expectantly at him, blushing very slightly.]narration:  I want to run together          AYUKAWA to ISSHO    ni  HASHIritai   n da  with Ayukawa.                   together-w/Ayukawa (IO) want-to-run (explan)6Kyousuke: [lowering his gaze]     ______  I think that some of your       kurasu no minna   tte  AYUKAWA no koto  actions are being               everyone-in-class (T)  your-matter  misunderstood by everyone  in class.                       GOKAI shite-ru    tokoro ga  aru                                  be-misunderstood  but        there-is                                  to OMOu        n da                                  to-think-that  (explan)  That's why, if you run...       da kara     AYUKAWA ga  HASHIreba......                                  that's-why         (S)  if-run[Madoka's eyes widen...]7Kyousuke: [embarrassed, with forced grin]  Isn't it to your own            ne JIBUN no            tame     ja nai ka  benefit?  So let's run!            one's-own-personal  benefit  is-not (?)                                  HASHIro--         yo_!                                  run-(imperative)8[Madoka looks at him with a slightly hurt look.]---------------------------------------------------p 295 (79)1Madoka:  That sort of thing doesn't      sonna koto..........  matter to me either way...      that-kind-of-thing                                  do-- demo i--          wa yo                                  not-matter-either-way  I've said this before...        MAE ni  mo   itta desho                                  before  too  this-be-said  Such things don't cross         nan-to mo  OMOttenai tte...  my mind...                      even-that  not-thinking-about2Madoka: [exploding, gaze lowered]  Well!  If it's like that,       yareyare  sonna koto nara  then I refuse!                  oh-boy!   if-it's-that-kind-of-thing                                  o-kotowari     yo!                                  (hon)-refusal  Once more, I...                 atashi wa mata...                                  I     (T) again3Kyousuke: [flinching back, wide-eyed] "Once more..." what?             mata...  nani?4[Madoka facial portrait--slight blush, slightly lost look.]5[Kyousuke facial portrait--wide-eyed and clueless.]6[Madoka leans over the counter to get in his face.  Kyousuke, eyes bulging, sways back under the onslaught.]Madoka:  Anyway!  I'm saying it's        tonikaku!   atashi ga ii    tte itte-ru  fine.                           anyway      I     (S) fine  be-saying-that                                  n da kara                                  (for-that-reason)  And that's all!                 sore de   i--   ja nai                                  and/then  okay  that's-not  Thanks but no thanks for        so-- yatte       oshitsukerareru  forcing that on me!             doing-like-that  be-compelled                                  notte               gomen da  wa_!                                  feeling-like-doing  be-sorry7[Madoka turns her back to him, and goes back to wiping dishes.]Kyousuke FX:                      ______  <clang>  <lit., FX of           kachin  getting angry>8Kyousuke: [angry, with gaze lowered]  Stubborn.                       hesomagari                                  perverseness/having-a-crook-in-one's-                                                                characterMadoka:                           ___  Hmphh!  Pretending so hard      fun   majime       burikKO!  to be a serious boy!                  seriousness  manner-boy-(trying-to-be)                                                     <derogatory-slang>---------------------------------------------------p 296 (80)1[Kyousuke facial portrait--irritated.]2[Madoka facial portrait--irritated.]3Kyousuke: [pausing at the door for a parting shot]  Fine.                           i-- yo  Do as you please!               KATTE ni shiro yo                                  do-as-you-please-(imperative)                                  ___  I, on the other hand, can       ore hitori      no ho-- ga  run freely when I'm alone!      I   one-person  (comparative)                                  kaette           nobinobi                                  on-the-contrary  free-from-care                                  HASHIreru  yo!                                  be-runningMadoka: [angrily]  Then fine.  Please do your      ja    se--ze--  best to take first place!       then  try-to-the-best-of-one's-ability                                  ICHI-I     demo          totte    -kudasai!                                  1st-place  or-something  take/get  please4Kyousuke:  All right.                      wakatta yo                                  understood  First place would be fine.      ICHI-I     toreba   i--   n desho                                  1st-place  if-take  fine  (poss-explan)door FX:                          _____  <rattle>                        karan5/6[In panel 5, Kyousuke stands outside ABCB, his back to the closed door.  He sweats and looks to have cooled his anger.  In panel 6, Madoka stands with arms crossed, still looking peeved.]narration:  That stubborn...                ano   wakarazuYA----                                  that  obstinate-person7/8[In panel 7, Kyousuke walks down the street.]narration:  But...                          demo----8/9[In panel 8, Madoka looks a little worried perhaps, and slightly hurt.]narration:  ...a strange stubbornness...    hen na   IJI        wa tte----                                  strange  obstinacy9Kyousuke: [sweating, walking away, still just outside ABCB]  What's more, what was           sonoue       ICHI-I ni naru     nan-te  I doing, talking about          what's-more  getting-1st-place  etc.  winning the race.                                  itchatte            do--  shiyou                                  (=itte-shimatte)    what  poss-do                                    saying-(finality/regret)---------------------------------------------------p 297 (81)1[Kyousuke, in "Converse" warmups, jogs out the school entrance.]narration:  The next day, after school...   YOKUJITSU  HOUKAGO---                                  next-day   after-school-is-oversign: [top kanji blocked from view]  <Kou>ryou Secondary School      ...RYOU           GAKUEN  CHUUTOU  Section                         ...imperial-tomb  school  secondary-grade                                  BU                                  section2[A street-level view looking up at some tall buildings.]Kyousuke: [off]                   ________  Starting from the playground    guraundo kara  and leaving school, I           beginning-from-playground  pass through the street         ________  in front.                       suta--to shite  GAKKOU o DEte                                  starting        leaving-school                                  MAE no TOUri     o   nukeru                                  street-in-front (O)  go-thru  All the way through, I found    kono aida        wa   HITODOUri  that pedestrian traffic was     all-through-this (T)  pedestrian-traffic  too heavy to allow me to use  the Power to teleport.          mo    OUku         _CHIKARA_ o                                  even  abundantly   (kanji = NOURYOKU)                                                      Power   ability                                  TSUKAtte  hito_tobitte                                  using     person-flying/jumping                                            i.e.,-teleport                                  wake ni wa ikanai                                  cannot-very-well  Too heavy even to easily        amari ni mo   HITOME       ni  escape public view.             too-much-too  public-gaze (IO)                                  tsuki-yasui                                  easily-strike-against3[He runs past a public restroom near a park.]Kyousuke:  If I'm going to do that         da to sureba  kono HEN            da!  then I should check out         if-do-this    this-vicinity/side  be  this area!Kyousuke FX:                      ___ ___  <step! step!>                   ta_ ta_4Kyousuke:                              _____  If I rush into this             kono toire   ni   kakekomeba..........  restroom...                     this-toilet (IO)  if-rush-into5[He stops to peer into the restroom--the ladies' side.  From the street, Hikaru spots him.]6Hikaru: [off]  SEMPAAAI!!                      sempa~~i_!![Kyousuke nearly jumps out of his skin.]Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            _____  <THUMP!>                        doki_---------------------------------------------------p 298 (82)1[Full-portrait pic of Hikaru standing in school uniform and holding her schoolbag.]Hikaru:  What are you doing?!            nani  shite  n desu   ka--_?                                  what  doing  (explan) (?) !?2Kyousuke: [forcing a grin, acting nonchalant]  Nothing really...  Ha ha.       betsu ni......  ha ha                                                         _____  Truly, this is a splendid       jitsuni       rippa na toire        da na  restroom.                       truly/indeed  fine/splendid-toilet  be  And what an entrance, too!      kono IRIKUCHI ga   nan-to      mo                                  this-entrance (S)  what!/how!  too  Also...                         mata...Hikaru: [interrupting]  That's the women's side.        soko        JOSEIYOU         desu yo                                  that-place  for-ladies'-use  is3Kyousuke: [stopping short, blushing]  Oh...  Right.                   a...soocrows-in-background FX:  <Kaa!>4Hikaru: [clasping him by the hands]  Congratulations!                omedeto--        gozaimasu_!                                  congratulations  (formal-form)Hikaru:                                ____ _______  You're in the 10-km marathon,   #10# kiro marason      DEru  aren't you!                     10-kilometer-marathon  take-part-in                                  n desu    tte        ne_!                                  (explan)  (hearsay)  (right?)5Hikaru:  I'm sure you'll take first      kitto   SEMPAI nara     machigai naku  place without fail!             surely  if-it's-Sempai  without-fail                                  ICHI-I     da wa--_                                  1st-place  beKyousuke: [highly embarrassed]                  ______  No...  That...  Ha ha ha.       iya--  sonna  hahaha6Hikaru:  But, this is great!             demo...   erai na--                                  but       excellent!/great!  You have so much athletic       SEMPAI hodo           no UNDOUSHINKEI no  ability, yet you're still              to-this-extent 's motor-nerves 's  training...                                  MOchiNUSHI       demo                                  possessor/owner  or-something                                                     ___________                                  sono tame-ni       tore--ningu shite-ru                                  that-benefit/sake  be-training                                  nan-te                                  etc.<Commentary:  Hikaru still believes Kyousuke to be a whiz at sports--see Chapter 1.2, "The Shooting Blues".>Kyousuke: [glancing off to the side]    _____ (Yeah, <training> to rush        (kono toire   ni   kakekomu  into this restroom...)           this-toilet (IO)  to-rush-into                                                   __                                  tame          no ne...)                                  in-order-to     (confirmation-stressed)---------------------------------------------------p 299 (83)1Hikaru:  But, even if you come in        demo...  tatoe ICHI-I ni natte mo  first your class won't          but      even-if-come-in-first  benefit from the marathon       ______  --so why the heck did you       kurasu no tame ni wa  naranai  feel like entering?             class's-benefit  (T)  not-getting                                  _______                                  marason   nan-ka    ni                                  marathon  somewhat (IO)                                  doushite  mata  DEru                                  why       also  to-enter                                  KI ni nan-ka natta  n desu    ka?                                  felt-somewhat-like  (explan) (?)2[Kyousuke considers this...]3[...thinking deeply upon it...]4Kyousuke:  Why...  Well, if anything...    doushite tte......  maa   shiite ieba                                  why      (T)        well  if-anything5[Shot through a fish-eye lens at the sky--trees, streetlamps and some buildings are also visible.]Kyousuke: [off]  I guess it's for a certain      aru HITO         no tame..........ka na  someone's sake...               a-certain-person 's sake          I-wonder---------------------------------------------------p 300 (84)1Kyousuke: [embarrassed and laughing it off]  What am I saying!               nan   chatte                                  what  (= itchatte)                                        (= itte-shimatte)                                           saying-(finality)Kyousuke:                         ______            ____               __  Ha ha ha.  For a moment         hahaha  chotto    kiza    deshita    ne!  there, I was being a                    a-little  showy/conceited   (right?)  little melodramatic, huh?!                                was2[Looking at Hikaru's dewy eyes, Kyousuke is aghast...]Hikaru FX:  <RAPTURE>                       uttori3[She springs at him.]Hikaru:                                                           __  It's like that after all!       yappari    so--       datta  no ne!                                  after-all  like-that  was  I've been earnestly longing     atashi  sono kotoba  _MAJI_  for those very words!           I       those-words  (kanji = HONKI)                                                                earnestness                                  matte-ta           n desu!                                  was-waiting-(for)  (explan)Hikaru FX:                        ____  <zip!>                          zui_                                  zunzun = rapidly/fast4Hikaru:  SEMPAI, I LO-O-O-OVE YOU!!      SEMPAI da~~~iSUki!!                                         great-fondness-for[She leaps into him and they fall into a bush.]Kyousuke and Hikaru FX:           _____  <topple!>                       zusa_                                  zusan = careless/slipshodold man:  Oh!                             o_5[A huge crowd gathers.  All are astonished by what they hear emanating from the bush.]Kyousuke: [off]  W-wait a minute, Hikaru-chan!   chi chotto hikaru-chan!crowd:  HUUUHHH?                        o~~i---------------------------------------------------p 301 (85)1[Madoka leans back against the school building, talking to Hikaru.]Madoka:                                                  ____ _______  What?!  Kasuga-kun is           e_  KASUGA-kun ga #10# kiro marason  training for the 10-km                        (S)  10-kilometer-marathon  marathon?!                                  no tame no TOKKUN o?!                                  's sake 's (go-through)-special-training2Madoka:  No way...                       masaka..........3Hikaru:  He really is.                   HONTOU desu yo  Running without saying a        mokumoku to        HASHItte-yuku  word--Sempai is so cool...      with-silence/mute  running-(process-of)                                  SEMPAI tte  kakko yokatta na--                                         (T)  cool/stylish4Madoka:  Hmm...                          soo...5Hikaru: [winking]  Still, the athletics            iyoiyo              ashita    desho  festival is tomorrow.           still/all-the-more  tomorrow  poss-be                                  TAIIKU-SAI                                  athletics-festival  In order for Sempai to          atashi ashita    wa  SEMPAI ni  ICHI-I    o  come in first, tomorrow         I      tomorrow (T)        (IO) 1st-place(O)  I'll make him a super-deluxe,  stamina-boosting bento <box>    totte-morau            tame ni  lunch!                          receiving-(get-favor)  in-order-to                                                ________                                  totteokino    sutamina  BENTOU                                  super/deluxe  stamina   box-lunch                                  tsukutte ageru        n da--  _!                                  to-make-(give-favor)  (explan)!!6Hikaru: [leaving]  Bye now.                        ja kore de7Hikaru: [stopping, with a tickled-pink look on her face]  Oh, that's right.               a sou sou                                                        _______  When I asked Sempai why he      SEMPAI ni   doushite  marason   nan-ka  was participating in the              (IO)  why       marathon  somehow  marathon...                                  DErukatte      kiitara    ne                                  participating  when-asked---------------------------------------------------p 302 (86)1Hikaru: [eyes closed in joy]  ...he said it's for a           aru HITO         no tame  nan datte!  certain someone's sake!         a-certain-person 's sake  that-is2[Madoka's eyes grow wide.]3Hikaru: [racing off, fist raised in the air]  I'm so happy...                 ureshii na--  To think he likes me that       sonna         ni   atashi no koto  much!                           that-kind-of (IO)  about-me                                  OMOtte-kurete-ru            nan-te                                  to-be-thinking-(get-favor)  how!  ONWARD to make the bento!       o--shi  bento--  tsukuru  zo                                  push             to-make  (strong-insist.)4[Madoka facial portrait--considering this bit of news.]5[View pans back to show her leaning back against the building, deep in thought.]---------------------------------------------------p 303 (87)1[Shot of some kids cheering, standing under a canopy outside on school grounds.]narration:  Then finally, it was the        soshite   iyoiyo   TAIIKU-SAI  day of the athletics            and-then  finally  athletics-festival  festival...                                  TOUJITSU----                                  the-appointed-day2[The 80-meter hurdles...]3[The ever-popular eating-a-donut-that-dangles-on-a-string-without-using- your-hands track-and-field event...  Well, it's probably not a donut, but you get the idea...]4[View of a bento feast.]bento FX:                         ______  <ta-dah!>                       zura~~                                  zurari = in-a-row5[They stand in a classroom, Hikaru's bento spread out on a desk.]Kyousuke: [aghast]  Ehhh!  Eat all of this?!        e----_   kore   ZEMBU     TAberu no_?!                                       !   these  entirely  to-eatHikaru: [smiling]  Exactly.  Because I want        so_   SEMPAI ni wa  zettai ICHI-I ni natte  to be absolutely sure you         !         (IO/T)  absolutely-getting-1st  come in first!                                  hoshii  n desu mono_!                                  desire  is-the-reason6Hikaru: [tickled with joy] (This is how a wife helps        (kore ga   NAIJOU            no KOU  tte  out.)                            this (S)  one's-wife's-help 's assistance                                  mono   nan   da wa)                                  thing  what  be7Hikaru: [feeding him]             ______                 ______  Turtle soup, garlic and         suppon              no su--pu  ni  yam salad, liver and leeks,     soft-shelled-turtle 's soup   (IO)  and vitamin-fortified miso      _______                  ______  soup.                           ninniku to   YAMAimo no  sarada                                  garlic  and  yam     's  salad                                  ____        ____                                  nira        reba   itame  soshite                                  chive/leek  liver  fried  and-then                                  _______                                  yunkeru         ko--te--   EKI   no                                  herbal-vitamin  ?a-march?  juice 's                                  omiotsuke                                  miso-soupHikaru:  Say "ah"...                     a--nKyousuke: (S-somehow I also feel a bit     (na nan-ka    chotto    chigau  different...)                       somewhat  a-little  different                                  KI mo suru       ga...)                                  also-feel/think---------------------------------------------------p 304 (88)1[Shot of students in the toss-the-small-balls-into-the-basket-on-a-pole contest.]students:  Waaahh!                         wa~~~~_2[View pans back to show Kyousuke looking on with determination.]3Kyousuke: [holding a strip of cloth in his hands] (Now that that's over...)        (are       ga   owareba     iyoiyo......)                                   that(one) (S)  if-be-over  finallyannouncer: [off]                       ____ _______  Participants in the 10-km       #10# kiro marason ni   SHUTSUJOU suru  marathon, please meet in        10-km-marathon   (IO)  to-participate  front of the gymnasium.                                  SENSHU wa   TAIIKUKAN-MAE ni                                  player (T)  in-front-of-gymnasium                                  SHUUGOU shite  kudasai                                  meeting        please4[Kyousuke ties the cloth around his forehead.]announcer: [off]                                       ____ _______  I repeat.  Participants in      kurikaeshimasu  #10# kiro marason ni  the 10-km marathon...                                  SHUTSUJOU no SENSHU wa5[Exterior shot of ABCB.]6[Inside, Madoka, dressed in jeans and T-shirt, sits at the counter, studying.]7[She looks up from her book.]8[View shifts to a point behind her.  We see that she's looking out the window.]---------------------------------------------------p 305 (89)1[View looking down at the marathon runners gathering at the starting line.]2[Kyousuke takes a deep breath.]starter: [off]  Take your positions.            ICHI      ni tsuite                                  position  concerningKyousuke:  Phew!                           fuu_3[He smiles and waves to his sisters, who cheer from the side.]Kurumi:  Do your best, oniichan!         gambatte ne--_ oni--chan4[Hand still raised in a wave, his smile slowly fades...]5[View of Madoka's book on the ABCB counter.  She's no longer there.]6[A pair of legs comes into view on the track surface.]7[Kyousuke is speechless.]8[A very fit and shapely lower body, in shorts and T-shirt, comes into view.]---------------------------------------------------p 306 (90)1[Full portrait of Madoka, in a panel that runs down the entire right side of the page.  She walks toward us with a very tiny smile on her face and a headband on her head.  She sure changed out of her jeans and T-shirt in a hurry!]2starter pistol FX:                ___  <bang>                          don3[The students begin running...]4[Well, all except for Kyousuke and Madoka, who stand and look at each other.]---------------------------------------------------p 307 (91)1[Kyousuke facial portrait--surprise hasn't quite worn off yet.]2[Madoka facial portrait--gaze slightly downcast, slightly sad.]3[Madoka gives a stern look as she starts running, and pushes him aside with her hand.]Madoka:  Hey!  C'mon, everyone's         hora_  moo  minna  itchatta          ja nai  gone already.                   look!  already     (= itte-shimatta)                                              everyone  gone-(finality/regret)Madoka push FX:                   ___  <bop>                           pon4[Kyousuke is jarred into action.]5[He runs to catch up to her.  Madoka looks at him out of the corner of her eye.]6[Their classmates stand together and watch.]Komatsu:  What...!  Isn't that            are~~_   AYUKAWA ja nai ka?!  Ayukawa?!girl:  Really.  I wonder what          honto   do-- yu--     KAZE no fukimawashi  caused this?                            what-kind-of  developments                                  kashira                                  I-wonder---------------------------------------------------p 308 (92)1[View of Madoka's and Kyousuke's legs as they run side-by-side.]2[Madoka looks over at Kyousuke, but Kyousuke stares straight ahead.]3[They look at each other.]Madoka:                           ________  Falling behind at the           suta--to kara   konna         ni  start like this makes           from-the-start  this-kind-of (IO)  finishing in first  impossible.                     okurecha        totemo  ICHI-I  wa  muri ne                                  (= okurete wa)  <not>possible  (T)  imposs.                                     falling-behind       1st-place4Madoka:  Can I ask you one thing?        demo  hitotsu      kiite   ii?                                  but   one-(thing)  asking  okay5Madoka: [smiling]  You're running for a certain    aru HITO no tame         ni   HASHIrutte...  someone's sake...               a-certain-person's-sake (IO)  running  Whose?                          DARE no koto?[Kyousuke blushes slightly.]6[Madoka facial portrait--she looks over at him with a gentle smile.]7[Kyousuke facial portrait--he looks back, and considers what to say.]---------------------------------------------------p 309 (93)1Kyousuke: [smiling]  Of course...                    mochiron..........2[But he suddenly seizes up.]Kyousuke FX:                      __  <Ooohh!>                        u_3Kyousuke: [clutching his stomach] (Wh-what's this?  Somehow my     (na nan da      nan-ka  HARA no CHOUSHI ga  stomach feels strange!              what's-this somehow stomach's-condition                                  okashii  zo                                  strange (strong-insistence)  It's that lunch Hikaru-chan     sakki               hikaru-chan ga  just fed me!)                   a-little-while-ago              (S)                                  kureta BENTOU     da na--_!)                                  gave   box-lunch  be[Madoka looks on in surprise.]4[At the finish line, a boy from classroom 3-C breaks the tape.  In second place is a boy from 2-B.  No sign at all of either 3-A runners...]crowd FX:  <Wahh!>                         wa--_5[At the restroom, Madoka leans back against the entrance, waiting.  In triple corner insets we see Kyousuke's face looking pale and sweaty, Madoka's face looking irked and sweaty, and Hikaru back at school, looking perplexed...]Kyousuke:                         _____  I feel sick!                    kakko wari--_!  <lit., "I look uncool!">        look-uncoolMadoka:  ..........!                     ..........!Hikaru:  What happened to Sempai...      do--  shita  n daro         SEMPAI...                                  what  did    (poss-explan)  It's already the closing        HEIKAI-SHIKI        na noni......  ceremonies...                   closing-ceremonies     though---------------------------------------------------