Kimagure Orange Road"The Skater's Waltz"Volume 5, Story 9WB Volume 3, Story 11Written and illustrated by Matsumoto IzumiTranslation & full-script typesetting by : Craig H. NishidaEditing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose                                 Craig Nishida                                 Spencer Hastings                                 Matthew Klippenstein                                 Jordan Lampe                                 Leo Hourvitz                                 Jerry LeeComments?  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 223 (179) are only in the WBs!---------------------------------------------------p 223 (179)--TITLE PAGE[Drawn somewhat SD-style, Madoka, Kyousuke and Hikaru stand in kimonos, and hold small wooden paddles in their hands.  Madoka looks on as Hikaru laughingly uses a brush to paint large black X's on Kyousuke's surprised face.]MAIN TITLE (at top)               ____________     _______  The Skater's Waltz              suke--ta--zu  -  warutsuSUB-TITLE (at bottom)  I Place My Feelings of          KOI suru             KIMOchi       o  Love in a Shuttlecock.          love/                feeling/mood (O)                                  fall-in-love-with                                  HANE         ni   NOse                                  shuttlecock (IO)  place/put/set/record                                            ______                                           _ha--to_      _______  To Your Heart--a Happy Shot!    anata no  KOKORO  ni   happi--  #SHOT#!                                  your      heart  (IO)  happy<Cultural note (PH/CN):  The reference here is to a game similar to badminton that is traditionally played on New Years.  The "racquets" are the small wooden paddles depicted in the title page art.  The "birdie", or "shuttlecock", is a tiny wooden ball about a centimeter or so in diameter, with pretty feathers sticking out.  The person who fails to hit the ball is penalized by having black X's painted onto his face by his opponent.>---------------------------------------------------p 224 (180)1[Tight shot of a New Year's Day feast--all arranged in stacked lacquered boxes.]narration:                        _____                _____  Dad and the others came         oyaji-tachi     ga   hawai kara  back from Hawaii...             dad-(and-assoc) (S)  from-Hawaii                                  KAEtte-kite------                                  coming-back-home2[View pans back to show the Kasuga family seated at the kotatsu <footwarming table>, eating.  All except Manami, that is, who stands and serves the food.]Kyousuke:  Delicious!                      umai!Manami: [pleased look]  Is it?  Is it?                  so--      daro    so-- daro                                  like-that poss-be3Takashi: [smiling]  Uh-huh.  Indeed, it's Manami,   un  sasuga wa   manami  da     umai  and so it's delicious.              indeed (T)          it-is  deliciousManami: [fixing her glasses]  <Ahem!>                         e_ hen!Kurumi: [holding out a box of food]                              ___ ___  Hey, hey!  Try mine, too!       atashi no mo   tabete-mite--_  ne_ ne_                                  mine      too  try-and-eat  !    !   !4[Manami and Takashi eat.  It doesn't look to be going down too well.]narration:  Though it's a little late,      okurebase nagara          wagaYA     wa  at our house, today--           though-a-little-too-late  one's-home (T)  January 5th--is New Year's  Day!                            KYOU   5-KA    ga   o-SHOUGATSU!                                  today  5th-day (S)  New-Year's-DayManami/Takashi:                   __  Ooh!                            u_5Kurumi:  What?  You're all making        nani yo--    HEN na   KAO    shite  strange faces...                what         strange  faces  making                                  minna...                                  everyoneKurumi FX:                        _____  <CHOMP!>                        paku_---------------------------------------------------p 225 (181)1Kurumi: [face contorted]  Urrgh!  Th-this is awful!       gie--_   ma mazui                                       !      taste-bad/unsavoryManami: [drinking from her glass]  You can't be saying that        JIBUN de    tsukuttoite  about food you made.            by-oneself  (= tsukutte-oite) = preparing/                                                 cooking-(for-future-sake)                                  sore       wa   nai desho                                  that-(one) (T)  poss-not-have2Kyousuke: [face flushed, eating]  DELICIOUS!                      umai!Kyousuke FX:                      ________  <munch-munch>                   mogumogu3Kurumi: [surprised]  Ahhhh!  Oniichan's drunk!       a----_    oni--chan  yopparatte-ru                                       !               is-drunkTakashi:  Hey, you're underage!           kora  omae  MISEINEN no kuse      shite!                                  hey   you   although-are-a-minor  doing[Kyousuke looks blasted, but continues to eat with a smile.]Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <hic>                           hikku4Manami: [irked]  Dad, you served him the         oto--san ga   nomaseta  drink!                          father   (S)  was-able-to-serve-a-drink                                  n desho!                                  (poss-explan)Takashi: [smiling]  Oh?  Is that right?             are?    so-- da      kke                                  huh     that's-right (musing)5[Tight shot of cups and sake bowls on the table.]Kurumi: [off]  My New Year's resolution is     atashi no ne--    KOTOSHI   no  to lose 3 kilos <6.6 lbs>.      my                this-year 's                                                       ____                                  ho--fu        wa   3 kiro yaseru  koto                                  wish/ambition (T)  lose-3-kgs     occurrenceManami: [off]  Maybe I should join a club      atashi wa   BU               KATSU  and do something.               I      (T)  department/club  activity                                  demo          yaro--    ka naa                                  or-something  shall-do  I-wonder6Manami:  Oniichan's <resolution>         oni--chan wa..........  is...7[Isolated shot of Kyousuke's flushed, sweating face.]Manami: [off]  ...to quit being so             YUUJUUFUDAN o   yameru  koto!  indecisive!                     indecisive (O)  stop    matternarration:  Shuddup!                        ussee!8[Kurumi turns at the sound of...]phone FX:  <RRRRING>                       #RRRR#---------------------------------------------------p 226 (182)1Kurumi:  Hello, this is the Kasuga       hai  kochira   KASUGA...    a_!  residence...  AH!               yes  this-way2Kurumi: [smiling]  Oniichan, it's someone nice.    oni--chan  i-- hito     kara       yo                                             nice-person  that's-why3Kyousuke:  Y-yes, this is Kyou...          ha hai  KYOU...4[A shout sends Kyousuke reeling.]Hikaru: [off]  HAPPY NEW YEAR, SEMPAI!         omedeto-- gozaimasu!    sempainarration:  H-Hikaru-chan!!                 hi hikaru-chan!!5Kyousuke: [flushed and smiling]  Eh?!  Tomorrow?!  Uh-huh.       e_  ashita?!    un   un   ii yo!  Uh-huh.  Okay!                   !  tomorrow6Kyousuke:  GREAT!                          yo----shi                                  ________  Right on.  What say we go       batchiri                kimete    itcho  out?                            right-on/no-sweat/A-OK  deciding  what-say                                  kuridaso--                 kaa                                  shall-sally-forth/let-out  (?)narration:  This year--right from the       KOTOSHI   wa   SHOUGATSU so-- so--  very start--I'm lucky.          this-year (T)  at-beginning-of-New-Year                                  tsuite-ru                         naa                                  be-ringing-(a-bell)/be-in-luck/                                  be-accompanying7[Now off the phone, Kyousuke turns to Manami.]Kyousuke:                                   ___     ________  Manami, do you know where       manami    ore no  bureza--  shiranai?  my blazer is?                             my      blazer    not-knownarration:                                _________  I can eat at a high-class       KOUKYUU resutoran de      SHOKUJI  restaurant...!                  at-high-class-restaurant  meal                                  dekiru  nan-te...!                                  can-do  or-such  I've risen above my             korya       yappari    DATSU-  indecisiveness after all!       this-(one)  after-all  rising-above/removing                                  YUUJUUFUDAN  da!                                  indecisive   be[Manami turns at the sound of...]phone FX: [off]  <RRRRING>                       #RRRR#---------------------------------------------------p 227 (183)1Manami:  Yes, this is the Kasuga         hai  kochira   KASUGA...    a...  residence...  Ahh...            yes  this-way2Manami: [smiling]  Oniichan, it's someone nice.    oni--chan  i-- hito     kara       yo                                             nice-person  that's-why3Kyousuke: [still flushed]  Yes.                            hainarration:  Ayukawa...!!                    AYUKAWA...!!4Kyousuke: [smiling]  Eh?!  Tomorrow?!  Yeah.         e_  ashita?!    un   un   ii yo_!  Yeah.  Okay!                     !  tomorrow5Kyousuke:  GREAT!                          yo--shi  What say we go out?             itcho  kuridaso-- kaa                                         shall-sally-forth/let-out6[Again, having hung up, Kyousuke turns to Manami.]Kyousuke:                                      ___     ________ _______  Manamiiii.  Do you know         manami~~~~   ore no  suke--to shu--zu  where my skates are?                         my      skate-shoes                                  shiranai?                                  not-know[Manami stands holding his blazer, looking bewildered by his new request.]7[Pov from outside the apartment looking in through a sliding glass balcony door.  Kyousuke stands in his bedroom at that glass door, hands pressed against it, and looks out with a smile.]narration:  What happened to cause          do-- yu-- KAZE no fukimawashi ka  Ayukawa to ask me to go         what-kind-of-development  skating...?                                  ________                                  AYUKAWA ga   suke--to  sasotte-kureru                                          (S)  skate     invite-(favor-to-me)                                  nan-te...                                  or-such  Okay!  If it's going to be      yoshi!   ko-- nattara           ZETTAI  like this, then the one thing            when-become-like-this  absoluteness  I'm absolutely not going to  do is be indecisive!            YUUJUUFUDAN na  koto    dake wa                                  indecisive      matter  only (T)                                  shinai  zo!                                  not-do---------------------------------------------------p 228 (184)1[While brushing his teeth, Kyousuke is interrupted by Manami.]narration:  The next day...                 YOKUJITSU----Manami:                                             ________  Okay, here's your blazer        hai   kotchi ga   bureza--  ISSHIKI  outfit.                               here   (S)  blazer    a-complete-set                                                       ________ _______  And here are the skates.        soshite  kotchi ga   suke--to shu--zu                                  and      here   (S)  skate-shoes2Manami: [hands on hips]  Where in the world are you      ittai         doko e    iku no  oni--chan  going, oniichan?                in-the-world  to-where  goingKyousuke: [toothbrush in mouth]  'ere...?  What?                 roko           tte.....    nani ga?                                  <doko> = where (quote)     what3Manami:  I don't believe it.  Don't      akiretaa          nan-ni-mo  oboete-nai  no?!  you remember anything?!         amazed/disgusted  nothing   <not>-rememberKyousuke: [forced smile]  Not a bit...                    sappari...                                  at-all/in-the-least4Kyousuke: [rubbing his chin] (Hmm...  What in the world...    (hate...    ittai         kore       wa...                                   hmm        in-the-world  this-(one) (T)  Is this about?)                 do-- yu-- koto      darou)                                  what-kind-of-thing  poss-be5Manami:                                           ________  You were invited by             AYUKAWA-san ni  suke--to  SASOwareta  Ayukawa-san to go skating.      by-Ayukawa      skate     was-invited                                  n desho                                  (poss-explan)Kyousuke: [grinning]  Oh, yeah...                     a  so-- so--6Kurumi:  Huh?  But weren't you invited   are  hikaru-chan kara  SASOwarete-ta  by Hikaru-chan?                      by-Hikaru         was-invited                                  n ja nai      no                                  (neg-explan)Kyousuke FX:                      ___  <Ah!>                           ha_Kyousuke: [looking up at the ceiling and grinning]  Oh, yeah...                     a  so-- so...7[His face takes on a terrified aspect.  Lightning flashes in the background.]Kyousuke: (Oh no!  I was careless...!      (u ukatsu    datta...!  SHINNEN so-- so--  Right at the start of the          careless  was        at-beginning-of-  New Year...                                                      New-Year  Wh-who said he was going to     na nani ga   YUUJUUFUDAN o   yameru da!)  quit being so indecisive?!)        what (S)  indecisive (O)  stop   be (Wh-what'll I do?  I should      (do do-- shiyou     koko       wa  go with Hikaru-chan since           what-do-I-do    this-place (T)  I promised her first,  but...)                         TOUZEN                                  deservedly/naturally                                  SAKI ni  YAKUSOKU shita  hikaru-chan to                                  first    promised        with-Hikaru                                  iku-beki   na no da     ga......)                                  should-go     (explan)  but---------------------------------------------------p 229 (185)1[Panels 1-5 are black-bordered, denoting a dream sequence.  Here, on the ice rink, Madoka crashes into Kyousuke, and she lands heavily on top of him.]collision FX:  <CRAAASH>                       dosu--n2Madoka: [perched over him]  S-sorry.                        go gomennasaiKyousuke: [smiling]  I'll...                         boku ga...  ...coach you, by carefully      TEtoriASHItori  leading you, hand and foot.     holding-(a-person)-by-the-hands-&-feet/                                  with-the-utmost-care-&-kindness/by-force/                                  with-great-patience                                  _______                                  ko--chi shite-ageru  yo                                  coach-(favor-to-you)<Translation note:  What's coming up is a pun off of a Japanese idiomatic phrase.  It will not translate perfectly into English.  What Kyousuke says here is *literally*, "I'll coach you by your hands and feet."  He uses it with the idiomatic meaning of "coach you with great patience/utmost care and kindness."  Dream Madoka, in the panels below, implies the more literal meaning, that of "coaching by holding hands and feet," that is, that she wants to get quite *physical* with him...>3Madoka: [leaning in close]  Then, in return...              ja    atashi mo   okaeshi ni..........                                  then  I      too  in-return-for4Madoka:                           _______  ...there's something I'd        ko--chi shite-agetai          koto  ga  like to teach you, too...       want-to-coach-(favor-to-you)  thing (S)                                  aru  wa                                  there-is5[She approaches for a kiss.  Kyousuke's eyes grow large.]Madoka:  ...by taking you, by hand and   TEtoriASHItori...               ne  foot.                           with-the-utmost-care-&-kindness6[Back to reality.  Kyousuke stands flushed, staring blankly up at the ceiling.  His sisters watch him.]Kyousuke:  T-taking me by hand and         te_...  TEtoriASHItori.....!  foot...!Kurumi:  He's drunk again.               mada   yopparate-ru                                  again  is-drunk7Kyousuke: [with a look of determination] (Th-that's right.  This must     (so so-- da    mo--  not become a repeat of                         already  Christmas-time!)                __________                                  kurisumasu no TOKI mitai na koto ni                                  like-that-Christmas-time                                  natcha dame      nan da!)                                  must-not-become  this<Commentary:  He is, of course, referring to "Time-Slip Christmas", chapter 5.7, where he needed three tries to avoid hurting either Madoka's or Hikaru's feelings...>narration:  I'll have to cheat on them!     kakemochi             wa  OMOi       koto                                  in-2-places-at-1-time (T) intention  matter                                  <connotes-cheating>                                  ja nai!Kyousuke FX:  <positively>                    kippari---------------------------------------------------p 230 (186)[A full-figure shot of Madoka is splashed across this entire page, overlaying the panels beneath.  She skates in a long-sleeved top, tiny white skirt and stockings.]1[Exterior shot looking straight up the front of the skating rink building.]2[Kyousuke smiles.]narration:  I'm glad I came after all!      yappari    kite    yokatta!                                  after-all  coming  was-good3Madoka:  Kasuga-kun, you mustn't be      KASUGA-kun  korobu  koto    o  afraid of falling.                          falling matter (O)                                  kowagatcha dame        yo                                  (= kowagatte wa dame)                                     must-not-be-afraid[He winces.]narration:                              ___  Hey!  She's already assumed     hora  ore ga   suberenai to  that I can't skate!             look  I   (S)  if-not-able-to-skate                                  KImetsukete-ru!                                  be-already-deciding4[He starts skating with determination.]narration:  Being led by the hand by        AYUKAWA ni  TE o hiite-morau no  Ayukawa is fine...              by-Ayukawa  leading-by-the-hand-(receive-                                                                     favor)                                  mo   ii    kedo                                  too  okay  but                                                    _____ __  But once in a while, I'd        tama ni      wa   kakko ii  toko  like to show her I'm cool,      occasionally (T)  cool      occasion  too!                                  mo   misetai!                                  too  want-to-display---------------------------------------------------p 231 (187)1[Tight shot of his skates on the ice surface.]Kyousuke skate FX:                _____  <swish!>                        sha--2[He smiles and skates back towards Madoka, who stands and watches him.]narration:                        _chikara_  If I use the Power, I look      NOURYOKU  o TSUKAeba  hore  kono to--ri!  like this!                      if-use-Power          look  like-this/                                                              as-you-see3Madoka: [merrily]  Whaat?  If you try...           naan da  yareba...                                  what     if-do4[Her eyes widen in surprise.]Madoka:  ...you can...                   de...                                  <dekiru> = can-do5[Her pov of a frightfully close and rocketing Kyousuke.  He has a fearsome look of terror on his face.]Kyousuke:  !!                              !!<Commentary:  Jordan states that the regular manga has different art for this last panel.  3 photographs one on top of another--two of Madoka looking terrified, the third a panel of stars.>---------------------------------------------------p 232 (188)1[Another pov as he hurtles toward her.  Madoka cringes.]Kyousuke:  WAHHHHH!                        wa~~~~~~narration:  Arggg!  I c-can't stop!!        gege_  to tomarenai!!2[A panel of stars, rockets, a palm tree, a skull-and-crossbones and a screwdriver.]3[Tight shot of legs.  He lies on top of her.]narration:                        _chikara_  It's impossible, after all,     NOURYOKU  ni tayotte bakari  ja  to only rely on the Power.      by-just-relying-on-the-Power (T)                                  do--shite mo  MURI                 ga  aru                                  in-the-end    impossible/unnatural (S) isMadoka:  Owww...                         itata...4Kyousuke:                         ___  Ah!  S-sorry.                   ha_    go gomenMadoka: [dazed]  Grr...  Still need more work    moo...  yappari    madamada   dame    ne  after all.                              after-all  much-more  no-good5[She smiles and playfully wraps her arms tightly around his neck.]Madoka:  Today I'll give you lots of     KYOU  wa   tappuri  coaching...                     today (T)  fully/amply                                  _______                                  ko--chi shite-ageru...                                  coach-(favor-to-you)Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            _____  <THUMP!>                        doki_---------------------------------------------------p 233 (189)1narration:                                    _______  "L-lots of coaching..."?!       ta tappuri  ko--chi tte......?!                                     fully    coach   (quote)Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            ____ ____ ____  <thump thump thump>             doki doki doki2[He starts to get up, helping her up at the same time.]Kyousuke:  I-I'm sorry.  Can you stand?    go gomen  tateru?                                     sorry  stand3[He gets a nice close look at her miniskirt, which rises to give him a slight glimpse of her panties.]4[He blushes, wide-eyed...]crows-in-background FX:  <KAA!>                          kaa_5[...and slips, crashing down hard on top of her.]Madoka:  AH!                             a_Kyousuke/Madoka FX:  <slip!>                         tsuru_Madoka/ice FX:                    _____  <thud!>                         dote_6Madoka: [irate, yelling]  Wh-where are you                do doko   sawatte   n no yo----_  touching...?!                      where  touchingKyousuke/Madoka FX:               _____  <noisy!>                        zawa_Kyousuke: [angry, yelling]  B-but I can't help it...        so sonna koto          ittatte.........                                     that-kind-of-thing  even-though-say[Other skaters stop to watch.]7crowd FX:                         ________  <stare>                         jirojiroMadoka:                           ___  Ah!                             ha_8[Isolated shot of two jerks who stand and watch...]crowd: [off]                      ________  Ha ha ha ha.                    hahahaha                                  _______  Oh no!  What are those          yada--_    nani  ano futari  two...?                                    what  those-2-people---------------------------------------------------p 234 (190)1[Isolated shot of part of the crowd as they watch events off-panel.]Madoka hand FX: [off]             ______  <SLAP!>                         patsu_2[She skates off, leaving him lying on the ice, a hand to his injured cheek.]Madoka:                            ____ (Idiot!)                         (baka!)Madoka skate FX:                  ______  <swish!>                        sha--_Kyousuke cheek FX:                _____  <stinggg>                       ji--n3[He skates off, hand still on his cheek.]Kyousuke: (Urrrgh.  Oh boy...)             (a--a  yareyare......)narration:  Okay!  Now's my chance...       yoshi!    IMA no  uchi ni...                                            now 's  within4[Shot of the locker room.  A pair of skates sits above an open locker.  There is no sign of Kyousuke.]Kyousuke: [off] (Now, okay...)                   (kore de        yoshi...   to)                                   with-this/now  all-rightsign:                             ____  Coun<ter>...                    kaun...  Emergency...                    HIJOU...  <GUCHI?>                                  emergency <exit?>5[He stands in his blazer.]Kyousuke FX:                      _______  <VERY BUSY!>                    kiriri_  <lit., a spinning sound>---------------------------------------------------p 235 (191)1[Full-length shot of Hikaru, standing pretty in a lovely dress.]2[He smiles.]narration:  I'm glad I came after all...    yappari    kite    yokatta------                                  after-all  coming  was-good3[Exterior shot of the "Vermilion Suns" restaurant.]4[Interior shot of the restaurant.  It is only about a third full.]Kyousuke: [off]  Wowww!  How come you chose      uwa--_    do--shite  mata     konna ni  such a high-class place?        wow  !    why        as-well  so-(much)                                  KOUKYUU na tokoro o   ERAnda  no?                                  high-class-place (O)  choseHikaru: [off]  Because...                      datte.....5Hikaru: [thoughtful]  I could finally begin doing     atashi  yo--yaku  otona no  adult things.                   I       finally   adult                                  NAKAMAIri             ga   dekita                                  join-in/be-a-party-to (S)  was-able-to                                  n desu                                  (explan)6[Kyousuke, trying to drink, goes bug-eyed.]Kyousuke drink FX:                _____  <spray!>                        bufu_Hikaru: [blushing, hands to cheeks]  Kya!  How embarrassing!         kya_  hazukashi_!---------------------------------------------------p 236 (192)1[Panels 1-2 are of Kyousuke and Hikaru, respectively.  Facial portraits-- they face each other.]narration: "Doing adult things...?!"        otona no  NAKAMAIri             tte------?!                                  adult     join-in/be-a-party-to (quote)2Hikaru: (This year I'll be in            (atashi mo   KOTOSHI   wa  2nd year of junior high!         I      too  this-year (T)                                  CHUUGAKU 2-NENSEI!                                  2nd-year-of-jr-high  I'll have kouhais <i.e.,        KOUHAI        mo   dekiru      shi  "juniors", the opposite of      one's-junior  too  able-to-do  and-besides  sempai> too, and should act  a bit more like an adult.)      SUKOshi         wa   otona ppoku                                  young/small/few (T)  adult-like                                  naranakucha)                                  (= naranakute-wa)                                     should-be3[Panels 3-4 are similar to 1-2.]Kyousuke: [smiling in relief] (I see...!                       (so-- ka......!  Hikaru-chan hasn't been to      hikaru-chan mada       datta  no ka)  one yet?)                                   <not>-yet  was       (?)Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <smile!>                        niko_4Hikaru FX:                        _____  <smile!>                        niko_Hikaru: (Anyway, this year I'm           (tonikaku  KOTOSHI   wa  going chic.)                     anyway    this-year (T)                                  ______                                  shikku ni iku  n da)                                  go-chic        (explan)5Kyousuke/Hikaru: [toasting their glasses]  Kampaaai!  <i.e.,               kampa--i!  "Cheeeeers!">6[Tight shot of a fork and knife working on a stuffed shrimp.]7[View pans back.  Hikaru has sent the shrimp flying off onto the floor.]Hikaru:  Oh no!                          ikene_!                                  <ikenai><Commentary (PH/CN):  Hikaru says <ikene!>, showing that her speech still needs a little more "chic" polishing...>stuffed shrimp FX:                _____  <drop!>                         poro_---------------------------------------------------p 237 (193)1[As Kyousuke looks off to the side, she searches about the room.]Hikaru FX:                        __________  <scan>                          kyorokyoro2[Tight shot of her foot as she kicks the shrimp under the table.]Hikaru foot FX:                   ___  <boot>                          pon3[It lands on Kyousuke's shoe.]Kyousuke's shoe/shrimp FX:        _____  <plop!>                         pito_4[Hikaru forces a smile and politely covers her mouth with a hand.]Hikaru:                           ________  Ho ho ho ho.                    hohohoho<Commentary (CN):  That is, she laughs the "cultured" way...>Kyousuke: [looking down]  Huh?                            n?5Hikaru: [rising]  Excuse me for a moment!         chotto  SHITSUREI!                                  a-bit   rudeness6[Tight shot of an open book.]book: [stem]                                  _________   ______  A Collection of High-Class      KOUKYUU     resutoran   tabu--  -SHUU  Restaurant Taboos.              high-class  restaurant  taboos   collection  Written by: Hirono Mitsuru      HIRONO     MITSURU           -CHO                                  <surname>  <male-given-name>  written-bybook: [front face]                   _________   ______  <same as title/author on        ...resutoran   tabu--  -SHUU  stem>                              restaurant  taboos   collection                                  HIRONO     MITSURU           -CHO                                  <surname>  <male-given-name>  written-by                                                  ______  ...your  ...manners             ...anata no  ...mana--  wa                                     your         manners (T)  ...big mistake!!                ...OUMACHIGAi!!                                     big-mistakebook: [back face]                             ________  High-class restaura...          KOUKYUU     resutora...                                  high-class  restaur<ant>  <something>                     <3-kanji>...                                  _______  French cuisine.                 furansu  RYOU<RI>                                  France   cooking  Great <something> Hirono.       DAI/OU  <kanji>  HIRONO                                  great            <surname>7[View pans back to show Hikaru leaning back against a wall in the ladies room, open book in her hands.  She smiles.]Hikaru: (I'm not used to places like     (ko-- yu-- BASHO     narete-nai      kara  this.                            this-kind-of-place  am-not-used-to  since  Sure makes me tense.)           kincho-- suru      na--)                                  be-strained/tense---------------------------------------------------p 238 (194)1[Back at the rink, Madoka has gone looking for Kyousuke.  She goes out the front entrance.]door hinge FX:                    ____  <squeak!>                       kii_Madoka: (Really, where has that guy      (mattaku  aitsu     doko   itta  n darou)  gone?)                           really   that-guy  where  gone (poss-explan)2[From behind, a punk rests his meaty paw on her shoulder.  She starts in surprise.]punk 1:                           ___ ___ ___ ___  Heh! Heh! Heh! Heh!             fu_ fu_ fu_ fu_  Little lady, it looked like     ojo--chan    sakki              wa   totemo  you were having a lot of        little-lady  a-little-while-ago (T)  quite  fun a little while ago,  hmm?!                           TANOshi       so-- datta    ne----_                                  fun/pleasant  looked-as-if  (rhet)!                                                 ___  Why don't you play with us      KONDO     wa   ore-tachi tomo  now?!                           this-time (T)  including-us                                  ASOnde-kunnai       ka na----_                                  (= ASOnde-kuranai)  I-wonder !                                     not-play-(favor-to-me)3[Madoka portrait--surprise.]4[Madoka portrait--resolve and irritation.]5[She turns and slaps the offending hand away.]Madoka:  Let go of me!                   hanase yo!Madoka hand FX:                   ______  <slap!>                         patsu_6punk 1:  Heh heh heh!  A lively one.     hehehe_    GENKI      no  ii koto                                        !    energy/pep 's  good-thing                                  ___  I like these kinds of girls.    ore  ko-- yu-- ne--chan     SUki  nan da                                  I    this-kind-of-oneechan  like  that-is---------------------------------------------------p 239 (195)1[Madoka slams back against a wall and winces.]Madoka/wall FX:                   ___  <THUD>                          don2[She leans there, wide-eyed, as the 3 punks approach.]punk 2:                           ___ ___ ___ __ ___ ___ ___ __  Heh! Heh! Heh! Heh.             he_ he_ he_ he he_ he_ he_ he  Heh! Heh! Heh! Heh.3[Back at the restaurant, Kyousuke watches wide-eyed as Hikaru attacks the fish on her plate.]Kyousuke: (Hikaru-chan eats pretty         (hikaru-chan zuibun  taberu no HAYAi na...)  quickly...)                                  very    eating-quicklyHikaru: [angry and exasperated] (Arrrgh.  This is starting to    (e--i  moo  iraira shite-kita)  irritate me.)                          now  started-to-get-irritatedHikaru knife/fork FX:             _____ _____  <clack clack>                   kacha kachaHikaru FX:   <fret & fume>                   iraira4[Isolated shot of the floor under the table--a large pile of food has accumulated there.]5Hikaru: [standing, angry]  Grr...  I give up!              mo--  yameta_!Hikaru FX:                        ______  <jolt!>                         gatan_Hikaru: (It seems I'm not suited for     (yappari    atashi ni  wa  this sort of place after         after-all  me    (IO) (contrast)  all.)                                  ko-- yu-- tokoro    muite-nai      mitai)                                  this-kind-of-place  not-be-suited  seems6[A grey panel with large speech bubble.]Hikaru: [off]                             ________  SEMPAI, WHY DON'T WE GO         sempai  suke--to  demo          ikimasen ka!!  SKATING?!!                              skate     or-something  not-go   (?)7[Kyousuke goes bug-eyed and gags on a bone.]---------------------------------------------------p 240 (196)1[Outside, on the sidewalk, Hikaru merrily races off.  Kyousuke stands hesitant.]Hikaru:  Come on.  Let's go, let's go.   sa--    ikimasho  ikimashonarration:                                    ______  There are the movies, disco     EIGA  toka  disuko toka  iroiro  and several other things--so    movie or    disco  or    several/various  why skating, too...?                                  aru        no ni        do--shite                                  are-there  even-though  why                                        ________                                  mata  suke--to  nan-ka...                                  also  skate     somehowKyousuke:                              ________  Say, instead of skating...      nee  suke--to  nan-ka   yori  mo...                                  say  skate     somehow  than  also2[Hikaru stops and looks back at him in surprise.]Hikaru:                           ________  Is there something              suke--to  ja nai ka  troublesome about going         skate     is-not (?)  skating?                                  tsugo-- no WARUi koto           demo                                  inconvenient/unsuitable-matter  or-something                                  aru       n desu   ka?                                  there-is  (explan) (?)Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <yikes!>                        biku_3Kyousuke: [solemnly]  N-no.  It's just that it's      i iya  tada         korondara  cold if you fall, and...          no   only/merely  if-fall                                  tsumetai  shi...                                  cold      and-besides  The people around you laugh     mawari no HITO ni      mo   WARAwareru  at you, too...                  by-surrounding-people  too  be-laughing                                  shi...                                  and-besidesHikaru: [bright-faced]  OH!                             a4Hikaru:                                      ____ ________  I see.  There's ice-skating,    so-- ka    aisu suke--to tte  too!                                       ice-skating   (quote)                                  TE   mo   aru       no ne!                                  way  too  there-isKyousuke: [incredulous]  Huh?!                           ha_?!5[Isolated shot of trees, sidewalk and street signs.]Hikaru: [off]                             ________________  I meant *roller* skating,       atashi  ro--ra--suke--to no  tsumori  but that sounds more            I       roller-skating       intention  interesting...!                                  datta  n da      kedo                                  was    (explan)  but                                  sotchi   no ho-- ga omoshiroso-- desu  ne--_                                  that-way    seems-more-interesting6Kyousuke: [embarrassed and laughing]            ___  Oh, that's right.  I...         a  so-- da    ore...   suberenai    n da  Can't skate.                                  I        can't-skate  (explan)7Hikaru: [beaming, winking and with a thumbs-up]  DON'T WORRY!  I'll teach        DAIJOUBU!   atashi ga   OSHIete-agemasu!!  you!!                                       I      (S)  teach-(favor-to-you)---------------------------------------------------p 241 (197)1[Exterior shot of the front of the skating rink building.]Kyousuke: [off]  H-Hikaru-chan...                hi hikaru-chan2[Kyousuke and Hikaru take to the ice.  Kyousuke chases after her.]Kyousuke:  Better not go that way...       sotchi no ho-- wa   ikanai  ho-- ga...                                  that-way       (T)  not-go  betterKyousuke FX:                      _____  <swishhh>                       sui--Hikaru: [looking back at him]  Huh?  Didn't you say you        ara  SEMPAI  subereru  ja nai  desu ka  couldn't skate, Sempai?         huh          skate        not       (?)3[Kyousuke sees that Hikaru is about to overtake and collide with Madoka.]Kyousuke:  Look out!!                      abunai_!!4[Kyousuke portrait--fear.]Kyousuke:  !                               !5[His pov of the back of Madoka as she skates ahead.]narration:  AYUKAWA!!                       AYUKAWA!!6[Kyousuke zips in front of Hikaru, blocking her from running up against the back of Madoka.]narration:  A-anything but that!!           so sore dake  wa_!!                                     only-that  (T)Kyousuke:  WAIT!                           matta!Kyousuke skate FX:                ____  <swish!>                        sha_7[Hikaru turns abruptly...]Hikaru:                                             _____  My shoes don't fit so well.     do--mo   kutsu no saizu ga   awanai  na--                                  somehow  shoe  's size  (S)  not-fitnarration:  EH?!!                           e_!![...but Kyousuke--still looking at Hikaru--continues in the same direction, straight for Madoka's back.]Kyousuke skate FX:                _________  <swishhhhhhhhh>                 su------iHikaru skate FX:                  ___  <swussh!>                       ja_---------------------------------------------------p 242 (198)1[His pov of the smiling Hikaru as she races off the ice rink.]Hikaru:  I'll be gone for a bit to       chotto  kutsu  torikaete-kima--su  change my shoes...              a-bit   shoe   come-&-get-back/make-good2[More stars and rocket ships...]collision FX:                     ________  <CRAAASH!>                      doshi~~n!3Kyousuke: [perched over girl]  S-sorry!                        go gomen!guys:  Oh!  It's that niichan          o  mata   ano   ni--chan  da  ze  again!                             again  that  oniichan  isgirl:  Wh-what's with you?             na nani yo--    anta                                     what         you4[Kyousuke's pov of the girl.  It isn't Madoka.  Just some girl wearing the exact same clothes.]5narration:  Wr-wrong person...!             hi...HITO    chigai   ka------!                                       person  mistaken (musing)6[Outside lies the twisted wreckage of what once was a group of punks. Looks like they'll be requiring the services of skilled neurosurgeons, orthodontists and tailors.]7[None the worse for wear, Madoka re-enters the skating rink building.]Madoka:                            ___ (Hmmph!  Not even worth          (fun!   KUCHI   hodo    ni  mo    nai)  mentioning.)                     hmmph  speech  extent (IO) even  not-there8[Madoka portrait--surprise.]---------------------------------------------------p 243 (199)1[She stands and surveys Kyousuke perched atop the girl.  Kyousuke's face contorts.]Kyousuke:  ..........  ..........!         ..........  ..........!  ..........!!                    ..........!!2[Madoka portrait--amused smile.]3[Blushing, Kyousuke rises and approaches her.]narration:  Despite the fact it's only      SHINNEN so-- so--         mata  the start of the new year,      at-beginning-of-New-Year  again  I'm being indecisive  again...                        shite-mo        YUUJUUFUDAN  de                                  even-tho-doing  indecisive   being                                  _____  *Sorry*!                        gomennasai!                                  sorryKyousuke: [pointing back at the other girl]  She's only someone I bumped     kono HITO    to wa     tada  into...                         this-person  (define)  merely                                  butsukatte......                                  colliding-(with)/bumping-(into)[Madoka raises her eyes.]4[She gives him a shove and skates off.]Madoka:  Who cares!                      shiranai!                                  not-knowMadoka FX:  <stride stride>                 suta sutaMadoka hand FX:                   ___  <THUD>                          donKyousuke: [flying backward]  Ah!                             a5[Hikaru races back to find Kyousuke sitting nervously on a seat at the edge of the rink.]Hikaru:                           ___ ____  YOO-HOO, SEMPAI!                ya_ ho--  sempai!sign:                                ______  <C>ounter                       ...unta--  Concession                      BAITEN                                  booth/standnarration:  This year, I'll have to         kono SEIKAKU      KOTOSHI   wa  do something about this         this-personality  this-year (T)  personality of mine!                                  nan-toka                    shinai to  ne!                                  somehow/one-way-or-another  if-not-do---------------------------------------------------