Kimagure Orange Road"A Swinging Lullaby"Volume 5, Story 8WB Volume 3, Story 10Written and illustrated by Matsumoto IzumiTranslation & full-script typesetting by : Craig H. NishidaEditing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose                                 Craig Nishida                                 Spencer Hastings                                 Matthew Klippenstein                                 Jerry Lee                                 Scott Henry                                 Jordan LampeComments?  Corrections?  Suggestions?  Please send them to:     kor-trans@gnu.ai.mit.eduLast 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 the WB manga, so there may be a few      extras to those of you not having them.      Example: The subtitles on page 203 (159) are only in the WBs!---------------------------------------------------p 203 (159)--TITLE PAGE[Full-length portrait.  Madoka stands against a sparkling backdrop in traditional formal Chinese dress, skirt cut high, and looks at us with a mysterious smile.  Incidentally, here, she is a dead ringer for "Sara", a character in Matsumoto Izumi's extremely short-lived (one episode!) "Heart of Saturday Night" series (1988).]MAIN TITLE (at top)                                 _______  A Swinging Lullaby              yurete            rarabai                                  swinging/rocking  lullabySUB-TITLE (at bottom)  In the Silver of a Sparkling    kirameku              TSUKIYO         no  Moonlit Night, She Seems        sparkling/glittering  moonlight-night 's  Somewhat Cheerful, So with  My Heart Beating Wildly,        GIN     IRO    ni   choppiri  This China Doll Takes Me        silver  color (IO)  somewhat  Somewhere!                                  Ukarete                     mitai  kara                                  being-merry/in-high-spirits seem   that's-why                                  ______   ______                                  chaina - dorusu  ni   tokimeite                                  china-doll      (IO) <heart>-beating-fast                                  watashi o   doko-ka    nitsurete-tte!                                  me     (O)  somewhere  taking-(a-person)-                                                                   with-one---------------------------------------------------p 204 (160)1Kyousuke: [on the phone]  Yeah, I understand.             un wakattadoor FX:                          _____  <slam>                          batanTakashi:  I'm home...                     tadaima--2[As Kyousuke continues to talk on the phone, Takashi carries on a conversation with the twins.  Both girls have a look of joy on their faces...]Kyousuke: [on the phone]  Be in front of Hokubu at        7 -JI ni      HOKUBU MAE          da  ne  7:00.                           at-7-o'clock  in-front-of-Hokubu  is  Bye.                            jaTakashi: [to twins]  ..........                      ..........narration:  New Year's Eve, 1984...         ICHI KYUU HACHI SHI  NEN   OUmisoka----                                  1    9    8     4    year  on-New-Year's-Eve3[Kyousuke hangs up and is startled by...}Manami and Kurumi:  Kyaaaa!  You're kidding!        kya~~~  usso~~_4Takashi:  Oh, are you going somewhere     nan da   omae  KON'YA   doko-ka iku no   ka  tonight?                        what     you   tonight  going-somewhere  (?)Kyousuke: [smiling]  To Komatsu's country house!     KOMATSU n chi      no BESSOU         ni ne!                                          (no uchi)  's country-house (IO)                                           's place/house                                                              ________  For a New Year's Eve party      minna de    TOSHIKOshi      pa--ti--!  with everyone!                  w/everyone  New-Year's-Eve  partynarration:  Once in a while, it's not       tama ni      wa   OTOKO dake de  bad to party with just the      occasionally (T)  with-just-guys  guys!                           ___ ___                                  wai wai yaru no  mo   WARUku wa nai!                                  "doing-noise"    too  not-bad5Kurumi:  Hey, hey, oniichan.             ne-- ne-- oni--chan  Just now, Dad...                IMA  oto--san ga   ne--                                  now  dad      (S)Kurumi FX:                        ________  <excited>                       wakuwaku---------------------------------------------------p 205 (161)1Manami:  ...asked if we want to go       KON'YA kara   ojisan CHI ni  to Uncle's place tonight.       from-tonight  to-uncle's-place                                  ikanai  ka  tte                                  not-go  (?) (quote)Takashi:  I finally managed to get        sakki               yo--yaku  the tickets a little while      a-little-while-ago  at-long-last/  ago.                                                with-difficulty                                  KEN     ga   torete       ne                                  tickets (S)  be-obtaining                                  ________  I'm glad I waited for           kyanseru machi shite-te      yokatta  yo  someone to cancel.              be-waiting-for-cancellation  was-good2[Kyousuke puts on his jacket and rushes off.]Kyousuke:                         ___  I'm fine.                       ore wa   i--  yo                                  I   (T)  okay/fine  I promised them...              YAKUSOKU shichatta           n da  kara...                                           (= shite-shimatta)  (explan)                                  promised-(finality/regret)         that's-why  We're all going.                minna de       itte-ki  na yo                                  with-everyone  going  See ya!                         ja ne!3Kyousuke: [waving as he exits]  Bye.                            ja ne  Happy New Year!                 yoi   o-TOSHI o!                                  good    year (O)Manami: [surprised]  Oniichan.                       oni--chanTakashi:  Ah, Kyou...                     a KYOU...4[The twins look dumbfounded.]door FX:                          _____  <SLAM>                          batan5Takashi: [smiling]  Can't be helped...              shikata ga nai......  I guess it'll only be us        washira  dake  de  iku    ka  going.                          we       only      to-go  (musing)6[Exterior night shot of the Kasuga apartment building.]Takashi: [off]                    ___                   __________  Hey!  Get your passports and    hoi  omae-tachi    no pasupo--to  da  pack your bags right now!            you-(&-assoc) 's passport    be                                  sugu     shitaku             shinasai!                                  at-once  preparations-(for)  do-(command)Manami/Kurumi: [off]              ____  ____  Kya-hoo!  We can go             kya_  ho--  oyogeru  zo--_  swimming!                                   can-swim     !---------------------------------------------------p 206 (162)1[Kyousuke walks down the sidewalk, duffel bag slung back over his shoulder.]sign:                             ______  Flower...  Ha...                furawa...  ha...                                  flowersign: [on building]               _______ __  Loans P...                      ro--nzu pu<Note: This last sign is only visible in the regular manga since the top of the building is cropped off in the wideban version.>Kyousuke:  Even though the family's        kono TOSHI ni natte     KAZOKU  issho ni  getting together at Uncle's     turning-into-this-year  family  together  place for New Year's...!                                  ojisan CHI     nan-te   ittatte     na---_                                  uncle's-place  somehow  even-tho-saying  !  I went to a lot of trouble      sekkaku no      OUmisoka        ni  for New Year's Eve.             w/much-trouble  New-Year's-Eve (IO)2Kyousuke: [double-take]  Unc...                          oji...3Kyousuke:  Wait.                           mate yo "Uncle's house..."               ojisan CHI    tte                                  uncle's-house (quote)  4[The bag falls to the ground.]duffel bag FX:                    _____  <plump!>                        dosa_5[Kyousuke, in horror, visualizes the sun-splashed beach at Waikiki.  Bikini- clad beauties lie in the sun.  Lum-chan (Urusei Yatsura) walks away from our viewpoint--trademark horns, hair and tiger-striped bikini bottoms in view.]narration:                                          _____  Wh-when they said "Uncle",      o ojisan tte      hawai no ojisan no koto  did they mean our uncle           uncle  (quote)  about-uncle-in-Hawaii  in Hawaii?!                                  ka--_?!                                  (?)6[He visualizes a balance.  On one side is a palm tree, surfboard, ukelele and bikini-clad beauty.  On the other side is Komatsu and his country house.]7narration:                        __   _____  H-Hawaii!                       ha...hawai![The scale tips mightily in favor of Hawaii, sending Komatsu and his house flying.  The bikini-clad beauty throws up her hands in joy.  Kyousuke himself turns to run back home.]scale FX:                         ________  <DINNNG>                        chi----nKyousuke FX:                      ___  <run!>                          da_---------------------------------------------------p 207 (163)1[But he stops, visualizing an angry Komatsu and Hatta.]Komatsu: [dream]  I see.  Is that the sort of     so-- ka    omae wa   shosen  guy you are, after all?                    you  (T)  after-all/in-the-end                                            _____                                  so-- yu-- yatsu      datta  no ka                                  that-kind-of-fellow  were      (?)                                  _____  Being blinded by thoughts       hawai   ni  ME ga kurami-yagatte  of Hawaii.                      Hawaii (IO) be-blinded/grow-giddy-(contempt)  You selfish bastard.            kono  DASAN                OTOKO                                  this  calculating/selfish  guy2[In defeat, he turns once again and trudges off.]narration:                                                     ___  But if I don't go, Komatsu      shikashi  KOMATSU-tachi      ore ga  and the others might wait       but       Komatsu-(&-assoc)  I   (S)  the whole time...                                  ikanai to  zutto         matte-ru                                  if-not-go  all-the-time  be-waiting                                  kamoshirenai  shi------                                  possibly      and-besides  Anyway, I'll go since I         tonikaku  ikou      YAKUSOKU shita  promised...!                    anyways   shall-go  promised                                  n da mon         na----_                                  (is-the-reason)3[It begins to snow...]narration:  If fortune smiles on me, I      awayokuba             umaku  might be able to politely       if-fortune-favors-me  tactfully  refuse and go home real         if-possible  quick...                                  kotowatte  sugu  KAEru      koto                                  refusing   soon  come-home  matter                                  datte  dekiru      kamoshirenai  shi----                                  even   able-to-do  possibly      considerKyousuke:                                              _____ (<sigh>  But...  Hawaii...)      (u~~mu  shikashi...  hawai   kaa)                                          but          Hawaii  (musing)4[He stands waiting and shivering on the sidewalk outside a department store.]narration:  But as for that, the            shikashi--  so--      wa   TON'YA     ga  wholesaler wasn't selling       but         like-that (T)  wholesaler (S)  wholesale!                                  orosanakatta!                                  wasn't-selling-wholesale<Commentary:  Obviously, an idiomatic phrase--one whose meaning is pretty clear.  That what Kyousuke is wishing for ain't a-gonna happen...>Kyousuke FX:                      _________  <AH-CHOO!>                      fuakushon5Kyousuke:  Those guys are late...          osoi na--    KOMATSU-tachi...                                  late                -&-associates  It's been almost an hour...     karekore      1 JIKAN ni naru    no ni...                                  around/about  1-hour  turn-into  even-tho6Kyousuke: [on the phone]  Ehhhh?!  He already left?       e----_  mou      itchatta?                                          already  (= itte-shimatta)                                                      went-(finality/regret)  B-but obasan <lady/missus>,     da datte  obasan  HOKUBU MAE          tte  I'm sure he said "in front         but    lady    in-front-of-Hokubu (quote)  of Hokubu..."                                  tashika ni...                                  surely7Kyousuke:  In front of Nambu?!             NAMBU  MAE?!                                         in-front-ofnarration:  D-damn!!                        shi shimatta----!!---------------------------------------------------p 208 (164)1[Kyousuke makes his way down a crowded street.  It continues to snow.]sign 1:  ...Department Store             ...-YA             HYAKKATEN                                      shop/business  department-storesign 2:  Hitomi <something> Bookstore    HITOMI     <2-kanji>  SHOTEN                                  <surname>  <name?>    bookstore2narration:                                         ______  Hikaru-chan is going            hikaru-chan wa   suki-- ni itte-ru  skiing...                                   (T)  is-going-skiing                                  shi-----                                  and-besides3[Kyousuke pulls his collar closed against the driving snow.]Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <brrr!>                         buru_narration:  How nice.                       ii naa  Everyone seems to be having     minna     TANOshi       so-- de  fun except me.                  everyone  fun/pleasant  seeming                                  ___                                  ore dake  hitoribotchi  kaa                                  only-me   alone         (musing-to-self)4[He sees a small sidewalk noodle shop.]narration:  Come to think of it, I          so-- ieba            HIRU kara  haven't had anything to eat     come-to-think-of-it  since-noon/midday  since noon.                                  nani-mo   tabete-nai      n da                                  anything  have-not-eaten  (explan)sign:                             ______  Ramen                           ra--me...lantern:  Chinese noodles.                CHUUKA  soba                                  China   noodles<Commentary:  Which is, of course, what "ramen" is!>5[He clutches at his jacket pockets.]Kyousuke:                               _____  Huh?!  My wallet...             are_  saifu...  Oh, damn!  That phone booth     shimatta  sakki              no  back there!                               a-little-while-ago 's                                        _______                                  DENWA bokkusu  da!                                  telephone-box  is6Kyousuke: [at the telephone]  Gone!                           nai!7[The snowstorm worsens.]Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <brrr!>                         buru_narration:  How miserable...!               mijime----!---------------------------------------------------p 209 (165)1narration:                        ___  What on earth am I doing?       ore wa   ittai nani         o   yatte-oru                                  I   (T)  what-in-the-world (O)  am-doing                                  no darou                                  (poss-explan)2[His head dusted with snow, Kyousuke begins to look like he's going to collapse.]narration:  I began to lose the feeling     TEASHI       no KANKAKU           ga  in my hands and feet.           hands-&-feet 's feeling/sensation (S)                                  nakunatte-kita                                  started-to-disappearKyousuke FX:                      ____ ____  <huff huff>                     ha-- ha--3narration:  Soon, I started to lose         nan-ka   moo   KI ga tookunatte-kita  consciousness.                  somehow  soon  started-to-faint-away/swoon[He falls...]4[...and lands face-forward on the sidewalk.]5[Overhead pov.  He lies on the sidewalk, unmoving, in front of a somewhat familiar gate.]narration:  Maybe I'll just die like        kono mama    SHInjattari shite----  this...                         just-as-     (= SHInde-shimattari shite)                                   this-is        dying-(finality/regret)-(or)Kyousuke: (But that's okay.  Who cares.    (i--  n da       i-- n da                                   okay (explan)                                               ___  It's only me!)                  do--se       ore  nan-te!)                                  in-any-case  I    or-such6[Isolated shot of a sign on a wall.]sign:  Ayukawa                         AYUKAWA7[Tight shot of a pair of shapely and uncovered (!) legs in a miniskirt (!). She stands above the now snow-covered body lying face-down on the sidewalk.]---------------------------------------------------p 210 (166)1[Full-length shot of Madoka.  She stands in boots, miniskirt, sweater and unbuttoned jacket, holding an umbrella.  And she doesn't look the least bit cold...]2[She touches her hand to the head of the person lying on the ground...]3[Kneeling in the snow, she forcefully shakes the body.]Madoka:  Hello!                          moshi moshi!Kyousuke: [face down]  Hmm?                            n?4[He looks up bleary-faced.  Madoka is surprised.]5[Exterior night shot of the front gate and home of the Ayukawas.]Madoka: [off]  KASUGA-KUN!                     KASUGA-kun_!---------------------------------------------------p 211 (167)1Madoka: [shocked and concerned]  What happened here?             do-- shita    no yo    konna TOKORO de                                  what-happened          in-a-place-like-thisKyousuke:  A-Ayukawa...                    a AYUKAWA..........2[She touches both hands to his cheeks.]Madoka:  You've gotten so cold.          konna ni   tsumetakunatchatte                                  so-(much)  (tsumetakunatte-shimatte)                                              getting-cold-(finality/regret)3Madoka:  Anyway, come in!                tonikaku  haitte!                                  anyway    entering4[Inside her home, she removes her jacket.  Kyousuke stands near the front door.]Madoka:  Come in, take off your          kite-ru   mono    nuide  clothes and I'll get you        be-coming person  removing-clothes  warmed up.                                  attamete-ageru        kara                                  (= atatamete-ageru)   that's-why                                     warm-up-(favor-to-you)Kyousuke:  Eh?                             e?5Madoka: [hands on waist]                    ____  Hurry!!  You'll catch a cold!   HAYAku!!  kaze hi--chau desho!                                  hurry          (= hiite-shimau desho)                                            poss-catch-cold-(finality/regret)Kyousuke: [sweating]  O-okay...                       ha haa...6[He starts to remove his jacket.]Kyousuke: [blushing] ("I-I'll get you warmed          (a attamete-ageru          tte...)  up..."?)                           warm-up-(favor-to-you)  (quote)crows-in-background FX:           ____  <Kaa!>                          kaa_---------------------------------------------------p 212 (168)1[Panels 1-3 are black-bordered, denoting a dream sequence.  Here, Madoka, clad only in a slip, slowly lowers a strap off her shoulder.  This is Kyousuke's pov as she looks back at him.]Madoka:  I'll get you warmed up...       atashi ga   attamete-ageru...                                  I      (S)  warm-up-(favor-to-you)2[Kyousuke's jaw drops.]narration:  Ayukawa...?!                    AYUKAWA----?!3[She presses up against him, her hand behind his head, and she gazes into his eyes.]Madoka:  See?  Like this.                hora  ko-- yatte                                  look  doing-like-this4[Back to reality.  Madoka, back towards Kyousuke, holds open the door to the furo <bath>.  Kyousuke has his shirt unbuttoned and his pants fly down all the way.]Madoka:  Okay.  Your bath is ready so    hai   ja    o-FURO waite-ru  kara  get in.                               then  bath-is ready    since                                  haitte   ne                                  enteringKyousuke:  Ah?                             ha?5[He soaks up to his chin in the furo.]Kyousuke: [smiling contentedly] (Oh...                           (nan da...                                  ___  And again I felt so sure.       ore wa   mata   tekkiri                                  I   (T)  again  felt-sure/quite-certain  Well, but...  I'm saved!)       maa  demo...    tasukatta!)                                       but        saved6[He sits at the kotatsu <foot-warming table> inside Madoka's bedroom, waiting while she takes her bath.  He looks around, wide-eyed.]narration:  This is the first time I've     hajimete  hairu  AYUKAWA no HEYA  been in Ayukawa's room.         1st-time  enter  Ayukawa's-room  I'm so happy!                   KANGEKI_!                                  deep-emotion/an-impression---------------------------------------------------p 213 (169)1[Madoka reclines in the furo, face flushed from the heat.]bath FX:                          ______  <splish>                        chapon2[She leans into her bedroom wrapped in a towel and tosses him a sweater.  He blushes at the sight.]Madoka:  Oh, Kasuga-kun.  Your clothes   a KASUGA-kun no FUKU  IMA  kawakashite-ru  are drying now, so put this       your-clothes        now  are-drying  on instead.                                  kara    kore        kawari ni kite-te                                  since   this-(one)  be-wearing-in-place-ofdoor FX:                          _____  <clack>                         gachaKyousuke heartbeat FX:            _____  <THUMP>                         dokin3[His pov of her as she leans slightly forward.  The towel doesn't look to be wrapped on too tightly...]4Kyousuke: [blushing]  Y...yes.                        ha......haiKyousuke FX:                      _____  <gulp>                          gokun5narration:  I-I'd liked to have gone        i...ISSHO ni  hairitakatta  in with her.                        together  wanted-to-enter---------------------------------------------------p 214 (170)1[Tight shot of two bowls of hot soba <noodles>, each topped with a pair of shrimp tempura.]Kyousuke: [off]  Wowww!                          uwa---_2[View pans back to show the two seated at the kotatsu, bowls placed before them.  Kyousuke looks upon his bowl with great pleasure.]Madoka:  Considering the way you         sono yo--su ja             mada  look, you probably haven't      with-that-appearance (T)   <not>-yet  eaten yet, have you?                                  tabete-nai desho                                  poss-not-be-eating3Kyousuke: [eating]  Delicious!                      umai_!Madoka: [beaming]  Is it?                          soo...4[His pov of her pleased smile.]narration:  Ayukawa's so sweet.             yasashi-- naa       AYUKAWA                                  gentle/kind/tenderMadoka:  Thanks.                         arigato5Madoka:  Oh good!  A perfect fit!        yokatta   pittari    ne!                                  was-good  perfectly                                       ________  That sweater is my father's.    sono se--ta--  oto--san no  nan da                                  that-sweater   father's     that-isnarration:  I never thought I'd come        masaka...    koko ni kite  konna  here and have this great        can't-be     coming-here   this-kind-of  a time!                                  i-- ME ni aou                                  shall-have-a-good-time-of-it                                  to wa OMOtte mo minakatta!                                  even-though-wasn't-trying-to-imagine[He laughs and presses a hand to the back of his head.]Kyousuke:                         ____  Ha ha.  I'm embarrassed.        haha  terechau          na                                        (= terete-shimau) = feel-awkward/                                           self-conscious-(finality)6[Isolated shot of Madoka's desk, covered with books, a framed picture of what appears to be Benten (Urusei Yatsura), a "Mighty Mouse" eraser (or something), and 2 bottles of nail polish.]Madoka: [off]  But seriously, Kasuga-kun...    shikashi  sanzan ne  KASUGA-kun                                  but       utterlynarration:  I'm not sure why, but things    nan da ka        shiranai  kedo  have turned out great!          for-some-reason  not-know  but                                  kono JOUTAI    wa   SAIKOU_!                                  this-situation (T)  great/awesomeKyousuke: [off]  Yeah, I'm okay now.             un  mo--     i--   n da                                      already  okay  (explan)book: [flat on table]             _________  The Collected Letters of        torusutoi  SHOUKANSHUU  Tolstoy                         Tolstoy    the-collected-letters  Hirono <Mitsugu?>               HIRONO     MITSURU  TSUGU                                  <surname>           ?????book: [on end]  A Distant Field Story           TOUNO            MONOGATARI                                  a-distant-field  story/legend  Hatsuda <something>             HATSUDA    KUNI     DAN/OTOKO                                  <surname>  country  manbook: [leaning, partial view]                        __  Divine Comedy--<Dan>te          SHINKYOKU       ...te                                  Divine-Comedy   <dan>te---------------------------------------------------p 215 (171)1[He focuses his attention on her--she's apparently talking.]narration:                              ___  But I have no excuse for        demo  ore  kono mama       ite  being here like this.           but   I    just-like-this  being-here                                  ii wake nai                  yo naa                                  not-have-excuse/explanation  In a girl's bedroom, and on     ONNA no KO no HEYA  shikamo  top of that, at this late       girl's-room         on-top-of-that  hour!                                  konna YORU          fuke ni!                                  this-kind-of-night  grow-late2Kyousuke: [closing his eyes] (I really want to stay           (HONTOU wa   motto   itai  longer, but...)                  really (T)  longer  want-to-be-here                                  kedo......)                                  but3Kyousuke: [rising]                      ___  So, I guess now I'll be...      ja    ore  sorosoro  kore de......                                  then  I    now/soon  with-this4[Madoka profile--silent and unmoving.]5Kyousuke FX:                      ______  <AH-CHOO!>                      kushon!6Madoka: [flash]  Hey, warm up a bit more         horaa  mo--  chotto  attamatte   kara  before leaving.                 look   more  a-bit   warming-up  from                                  ni  shi  na yo                                      do7[Standing, she drops her gaze and looks miffed.]Madoka:  Or maybe you'll just fall       mata   iki     daore      ni natchau  over dead again.                again  breath  fall-over  become-(finality/                                                                    regret)                                  kamo    yo                                  perhapsKyousuke: [embarrassed]  O-oh?  Well...                  so soo?    so-- da neKyousuke:                         _____  A-ha-ha.                        ahaha---------------------------------------------------p 216 (172)1[His pov of her.  She sits in her nightgown and sips her cup of tea/coffee.]narration:  A New Year's Eve with just      futari kkiri   no  OUmisoka        kaa-----  the two of us...?               just-2-people  's  New-Year's-Eve  (?)narration:  Ayukawa after a bath...         o-FURO  agari    no AYUKAWA----   IROppoi na  So sexy.                          bath  a-finish 's               sexy2Madoka: [toying with her hair]  When we're like this, it's      ko-- yatte-ru to         marude  just like we're...              when-be-doing-like-this  just-like                                  atashi-tachi...                                  we3Madoka:  ...husband and wife.            FUUFU             mitai ne                                  husband-and-wife  seem4[Kyousuke profile--look of resolution.]5Kyousuke: [springing at her]  AYUKAWA!                        AYUKAWA_!---------------------------------------------------p 217 (173)1[She falls back under his weight and they hit the floor.]Madoka/Kyousuke FX:               ____  <plump>                         dosa2[Oops.  Only a dream.  Kyousuke's head crashes forward against the corner of the kotatsu.]Kyousuke FX:                      ______  <crash>                         gochin3Kyousuke: [rubbing his forehead]  Ow-ow...  Huh?                  te te...    n?4[Looking up he sees Madoka has fallen asleep, her head resting on the kotatsu.]Madoka:  <light breathing>               su_ su_5narration:                        __ _____  It was such a realistic         ri riaru na  YUME   datta!  dream!                             real      dream  was6[His pov of her sleeping face.]narration:  But wait a minute.  If we're    mate yo    da kedo  ko-- yatte  alone like this...              wait          but   doing-like-this                                  AYUKAWA to    futari kkiri                                  with-Ayukawa  just-2-people                                  to yu-- koto wa                                  that-matter7[He turns to look at her bed...]narration:  All right!                      yoshi!---------------------------------------------------p 218 (174)1[...and carries her to it.]2[Panels 2-4 are facial portraits of Madoka.  Here she sleeps.]3[Her eyes open, but are glassy.]4[She comes sorta awake...]---------------------------------------------------p 219 (175)1[View pans back to show her lying on her bed, eyes closed once more.  Is she faking?  We can see the lower part of Kyousuke's body as he stands beyond her, looking down at her.]book titles:  <something>                     <something>                                  __    _________  <something> Margaret            ru<?> magaritto                                  ______ _____  <something>                     ro--to rekku                                  ____  Monet                           mone                                  ____  Dali <something>                dari  <kanji>  <a-dictionary>                  KOUJITEN2[Kyousuke portrait--a look of grim determination.]3[He pulls off his sweater.]4[Madoka opens her eyes wide, but has her head averted so she can't see him. She blushes.  Ah, she *was* faking it...]Madoka heartbeat FX:              ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____  <thump thump thump thump        doki doki doki doki doki doki  thump thump>---------------------------------------------------p 220 (176)1[She sits up at the sound of...]door FX:                          _____  <slam>                          batanMadoka sitting-up FX:             ____  <sproing>                       gaba2[Springing to her feet she spies the folded sweater on the kotatsu, and a note upon it.]3[Outside, Kyousuke heads home.  Hands in his jacket pockets, he looks toward the horizon.]4[Isolated shot of the note on the sweater.  She reaches out a hand.]5[Closeup of the note.]note:  Mr. Wolf is going home now.     AOKAMI-san wa   kore de        KAErimasu                                  wolf-(hon) (T)  with-this/now  go-home                                  ______  I enjoyed the soba <noodles>    o-soba gochisou-sama  very much.                      I-enjoyed-the-soba-very-much  I hope to see you tomorrow,     ashita    AKAzukin-chan  no HAreGI  Little Red Riding Hood, in      tomorrow  red-hood-(dim) 's in-holiday-  your holiday clothes.                                            clothes                                  SUGATA       KITAI shite-imasu.                                  form/figure  be-looking-forward-to/hoping6[Madoka sits on the edge of her bed, reading the note.  From her expression, it is clear he has struck a chord.]---------------------------------------------------p 221 (177)1[Overlaid on the 3 panels is a full-page full-portrait of Madoka and Kyousuke.  She is in holiday kimono.  Kyousuke is in shirt, tie, vest, slacks and jacket.  In panel 1 we see a wide view of a throng gathered outside a temple.]narration:  I also felt a bit of regret,    choppiri  Oshii        KI mo shita  keredo  but somehow my mood was         a-bit     regrettable  also-felt    but  refreshed!                                  naze-ka  KIBUN wa                                  somehow  feeling/humor/mood/atmosphere                                  sugasugashii!                                  refreshing2[Kyousuke and Madoka laugh, holding slips of paper in their hands.]<Commentary (JLa):  Those are <omikuji> = fortunes, which you can get at shrines and temples for a small fee (Y100?).>3[A shot of the sky, as Kyousuke makes his New Year's wish...]narration:  Please let there be good        KOTOSHI   mo   i-- koto  things happening this year,     this-year too  good-things  too.           --Kasuga Kyousuke.     arimasu    yo-- ni    >>KASUGA KYOUSUKE                                  happen/be  like/as---------------------------------------------------