Kimagure Orange Road"The Pure-Hearted Blues"Volume 6, Story 8WB Volume 4, Story 3Written and illustrated by Matsumoto IzumiTranslation & full-script typesetting by : Craig H. NishidaEditing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose                                 Craig Nishida                                 Spencer Hastings                                 Jordan Lampe                                 Thomas Wyatt                                 Matthew KlippensteinLast revision : 04-11-95Comments?  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 51 (161) are only in the WBs!---------------------------------------------------p 51 (161)--TITLE PAGE[Hikaru stands with feet planted apart, dressed in formal white shirt and bowtie, black coat and slacks.  She pauses in removing her dark glasses, and looks up at us.]MAIN TITLE (at top)                                   ________  The Pure-Hearted Blues          JUNJOU              buru--su                                  purehearted/naive/  blues                                  unsophisticatedSUB-TITLE (at bottom)                                            __________  Tonight, With Her--A Scandal!   KON'YA  wa   aitsu to          sukyandaru!                                  tonight (T)  with-that-person  scandal---------------------------------------------------p 52 (162)1[Exterior evening shot of the Hiyama residence.]2sign:  Hiyama                          HIYAMA  #HIYAMA#3[Isolated shot of the closed door to her bedroom.]Hikaru: [off]  Oh, shit!                       a kuso_    kono!4[Close facial shot of an unhappy Hikaru in pajamas.]Hikaru:  Ohhh, drat!                     a--_    moo!  This is so frustrating!         iraira shichau_                                         (= shite-shimau)                                  is-irritating/fretting/fuming-(finality)Hikaru FX:  <fret and fume>                 iraira5[View pans back, but she's turned around.  She has something in her hands.]Hikaru:  This is the first time          ko-- yu-- koto     tte  HAJImete  I've ever done this sort        this-kind-of-thing (T)  for-the-1st-time  of thing...!                                  da  kara          kono_...                                  is  that's-why    this!  Ah, another mistake.            a  mata   machigaeta                                     again  made-a-mistakeshoujo manga:                                             ___________  Margaret--Special               BESSATSU                ma--garetto                                  extra-issue/supplement  Margaret  4th Monthly Issue               4 GEKKAN6[Pov shifts.  A vexed Hikaru stuffs something into a sack.]Hikaru:  Arrrrggh.  Grr, I qui...        e--i  moo  yame...                                             <yameru> = quitdoor FX:                          ___ ___  <tap tap>                       ton tonsack FX:                          _____  <rustle!>                       basa_7Mrs. Hiyama:  You're up late these days,      SAIKIN           osoi             no ne--  hmm?                            lately/recently  late/behind-time    (rhet)  Studying?                       o-BENKYOU?                                    study[Hikaru smiles sunnily, hiding the sack behind her back.]Hikaru:  Y-yeah...                       u un...---------------------------------------------------p 53 (163)1Mrs. Hiyama: [off]  Go to sleep soon!               HAYAku  nenasai         yo                                  soon    sleep-(command)Hikaru:  O-ka-a-ay.                      ha----idoor FX:                          _____  <slam>                          batan2[Hikaru remains seated on the floor as a call-in show starts on the radio.]radio host:  On tonight's "Kiss and Tell     KON'YA no  o-noroke  Corner", from a home in the     tonight's  (hon)-boast-of-one's-love-affairs  big city...                     ________      _ooita_  _shi_                                  ko--na-- wa    DAIBU    SHI   ni                                  corner   (T)   greatly  city (IO)                                  o-SUmai no...                                  (hon)-residence's3radio caller:  And so, I was an AWFUL          de ne--    atashi tte  su_goi  tomboy, but I did things                   I      (T)  amazing/terrible  with grace that day, and        ______  then...                         otemba        datta  n da      kedoo                                  tomboy/hussy  was    (explan)  but                                  sono HI  wa   o-shitoyaka ni shite-ta                                  that-day (T)  was-being-gentle/graceful                                  no     soshitara   ne--                                  (nom)  and/then   (rhet)4radio caller:                     ____  ...my boyfriend kissed me       kare       ttara  tenderly...                     boyfriend  (I-tell-you)                                             ____                                  yasashiku  kisu shite-kurete......                                  tenderly   kissing-(favor-to-me)[Hikaru's eyes grow wide...]5[...and she grows thoughtful.]radio caller:  Kyaaa!                          kya~~~~_  How embarrassing...!            hazukashi~~~~  I said it...                    itchatta~~~~  What'll I do?!                  do-- shiyou!6narration:  Sempai...                       SEMPAI tte------  I wonder if he's a late         okute                na  no ka naa  bloomer.                        late-rice/late-crops is     I-wonder7Hikaru:  All right!                      yoshi!8[Exterior shot of the Hiyama residence.]Hikaru: [off]  I'll sure give it my            yappari      gambaro----_!  best shot!                      sure-enough  shall-stand-firm/do-best---------------------------------------------------p 54 (164)1Kyousuke: [in the classroom]  Eh?                             e?2[View looking in through the class window shows 3 guys addressing Kyousuke.]Kyousuke:                         _________  Bowling?                        bo--ringu?3[It's Komatsu, Hatta and another guy.]Komatsu:  Yup.  If you join us, we        soo         kore de    omae ga  can have a two-on-two match.    like-that   with-this  you  (S)                                  haireba   2 TAI 2     no TAIKOU                                  if-go-in  2-against-2 's opposition                                  SEN   ga   dekiru  n da     yo                                  match (S)  can-do  (explan)4Kyousuke:                                         ___  Sorry, but...                   warui     kedo  ore...  KYOU  wa  Today I'm...                    at-fault  but   I       today (T)Komatsu:                                              ______  ...dating Hiyama Hikaru.        HIYAMA hikaru to    de--to suru                                  with-Hiyama-Hikaru  to-date5Kyousuke: [embarrassed]  Yeah.                           un  AH!                             ha_Komatsu: [leering]  Just as I thought--a            yappari          ne    SAITAISHA     wa  married man can't hang out      just-as-I-thought      a-married-man (T)  with us!                                  tsukiai   ga   warui  nee~~_!                                  relations (S)  bad    (rhet)6[Exterior shot looking straight up the face of a school building.]Komatsu: [off]                    ______ ______  Dating, dating.  And so he      de--to de--to  de        isogashiku tte  says he has no free time to     date           be-(and)  busily     (quote)  spend with us...                ___                         ____                                  ore-tachi to  tsukiAtte-ru  hima                                  with-us       be-going      free-time                                  nanka     nai       n da     to  sa--                                  somewhat  not-have  (explan)Komatsu: [off]  You two are always, always      itsu-mo itsu-mo  futari de      Atte  together.                       always  always   with-2-people  meeting  What do you do?                 nani  yatte  n no?                                  what  doing7[Kyousuke doesn't notice that Madoka has entered the classroom.]Kyousuke:  Well...  We go to movies        so-- ne   EIGA o MItari  and drink tea and...            well...   see-movie-(and)                                  oCHA o NOndari  to                                  drink-tea-(and)---------------------------------------------------p 55 (165)1[He sees her.]Kyousuke:                         ___  AH!                             ha_2[He turns back to face the smoldering glares of Komatsu and Hatta.]Komatsu and Hatta:  Really...  Is that all?         HONTOU ni...   sore dake           ka                                  really         that-much/only-that (?)Komatsu and Hatta FX:  <stare...>                      jito~~~~Kyousuke:  AH!                             ha_3[Komatsu re-enacts both ends of a love scene.]Komatsu as Kyousuke: [decisively]  Hikaru, I love you...           .........hikaru  AI-shite-ru  yo                                                   am-lovingKomatsu as Hikaru: [dewy-eyed]    _______  Darling.                        da--rin4[Komatsu turns his back towards us and hugs himself.]Komatsu:                                                        ______  And then the two exchanged      soshite   futari   wa   ATSUi be--ze o  hot kisses.                     and/then  2-people (T)  hot-kisses  (O)                                  kawasu no   deatta                                  exchanging  encountered/fell-intoKomatsu:  Oh, there it is.  My            o  DEta     KOMATSU no OHAKO  favorite act--a one-man            emerged          's favorite-stunt  love scene.                                 ____ ______                                  HITORI DE   rabu shi--n                                  by-oneself  love scene5Komatsu: [pointing the accusing finger]  How's that, you dog?!           do-- da       temee!                                  how  is-that  you-<vulgar>  You're always doing at          itsu-mo  kono gurai  wa   yatte  n daro--_  least that, aren't you?!        always   this-extent (T)  doing  (poss-be)  You lover boy!                  kono  MOMO-IRO         SEISHOUNEN!                                  this  pink/rose-color  youth                                       <momo-iro yuugi> = love-affairKyousuke: [shouting]  S-say what?!                    a ano ne!6Kyousuke FX:                      ______  <peek!>                         chira_7Madoka FX:                        _______  <piercing gaze!>                jirori_8Kyousuke: [hopping mad]           _ ___  H-Hikaru-chan and I haven't     o ore to   hikaru-chan wa   sonna  done "A" or "B" or "C" or         I   and              (T)  no-way  such.                           _e--_      _bi--_      _shi--_                                  #A#   toka #B#    toka #C#     toka...                                  A-and-B-and-C-and-whatnot...crows-in-background FX:  <kaa!>                          kaa_guys FX:  <Ohhhh>                         o----Komatsu:  Nobody's saying anything        DARE-mo  #B# ya #C# nan-te itte-nai      ze  about "B" or "C"!               nobody   <not>-be-talking-about-B-and-C- !                                           and-such<Commentary:  This is probably familiar to you already, but...  In Japanese slang, "A", "B", "C" and "D" correspond to kissing, petting, screwing and getting pregnant.>---------------------------------------------------p 56 (166)1[Madoka exits, smiling over her shoulder.]Kyousuke: [off]  Anyway, I haven't!              tonikaku  yatte-nai!                                  anyway    not-be-doing  It's true, I tell you!          HONTOU  da     tteba                                  true    it-is  (I'm-telling-you!)  I'll even bet you!              KAkete-mo         ii  yo!                                  even-tho-betting  okayKomatsu: [off]  What's with this guy?           koitsu    nani  muki ni natte  Taking it so seriously.         this-guy  what  taking-a-joke-seriously                                  n da                                  (explan)2Komatsu:  All right, that sounds          yo--shi    omoshiroi  interesting.  I'll take that               amusing/interesting  bet!                                  notta  ze          sono KAke!                                  felt-like-doing    that-betKyousuke:  Eh?!                            e_3[With a gleam in his eye, Komatsu points a finger.]Komatsu:  If you're caught doing "A",     moshi   omae ga  #A# o shite-reba  you lose!                       if      you  (S) if-be-doing-"A"                                  omae no MAke!                                  your    defeat                                      _____  How about lunch for a month?    HIRUmeshi  ICHI ka  GATSU  de                                  lunch      one      month  for                                  do-- da?                                  how-about4Komatsu: [solemnly]  However, if nothing happens,    sono kawari           nan ni mo  then...                         that-return/exchange  nothing-(IO)                                  nakattara...                                  if-<not>-happen                                             ___                    _____  I hear Hatta will gladly        HATTA ga   ore to   omae ni   HIRUmeshi  treat you and me to lunch             (S)  I   and  you (IO)  lunch  for a month.                                  ICHI ka  GATSU  yorokonde                                  one      month  gladly/with-pleasure                                  ogotte-kureru           so-- da                                  treating-(favor-to-me)  I-hearHatta: [enraged]                  ____  Dummy!                          aho_5Komatsu:  That was a joke, but I'll       to yu--  no   wa   JOUDAN  treat you.  Okay?               that    (nom) (T)  joking                                      ___                                  de  ore ga   ogorou       i--  na?                                      I   (S)  shall-treat  okay  It's a promise!                 YAKUSOKU  da  zo                                  promise   be  !!Kyousuke:  G-good.                         yo yokarou---------------------------------------------------p 57 (167)1[The three run off down the hall.]Komatsu:  Then, see ya, Kasuga!           to yu-- wake de    ja na    KASUGA!                                  for-that-reason    see-ya                                          _________  Well, shall we go bowling?!     sa--te  bo--ringu ni   iko--     ka!                                  well    bowling  (IO)  shall-go  (?)2[Kyousuke watches them go.]3narration:  What's with those guys?         nan da       aitsura                                  what's-this  those-guys                                                   _______  I thought they'd just           kono mama        pittari  tsuite-kuru no  shadow me from now...           just-as-this-is  closely  follow/shadow                                  ka to OMOtta          kedo...                                  thought/worried-that  but  But they really wouldn't go     sasuga ni     soko made wa   shinai  yo na  that far.                       truly/really  that-far  (T)  not-doKyousuke:                         ___  Whew!                           ho_4[He visualizes Hikaru.  She has her hands clapped before her in a polite request.]narration:  Anyway, I'm sorry about         tonikaku  KYOU  wa   KOMATSU-tachi ni wa  the deal today with Komatsu     anyway    today (T)  with-Komatsu-   (con-  and the guys...                                      (and-assoc)     trast)                                  warui     kedo...                                  at-fault  butHikaru: [flashback]  I *must* see you tomorrow.      ashita    ZETTAI        Atte                                  tomorrow  absoluteness  meeting/seeing                                  hoshii       n desu                                  want/desire  (explan)5[He heads off down the hall in the opposite direction.]narration:  But I promised I'd go out       hikaru-chan to  HOUKAGO       tsukiau  with Hikaru-chan after          with-Hikaru     after-school  go-(with)  school.                                  tte YAKUSOKU shita  n da mon                                  promised-that       (is-the-reason)Kyousuke:  "MUST"?  What's this all        ZETTAI       tte      nan no YOU  about?                          absoluteness (quote)  what-kind-of-business                                  daro     aratamatte                                  poss-be  being-formal/over-again6[The three guys peer around a corner, watching Kyousuke walk away.]guys FX:  <slink!>                        so~~_7Komatsu: [amused]  A promise is a promise...!      YAKUSOKU wa  YAKUSOKU...!---------------------------------------------------p 58 (168)1[Hikaru walks with schoolbag and a shopping bag in hand.]2[She stops to contemplate a kiss scene with Darling.]Hikaru FX:                        ______  <rapture>                       uttori3Hikaru: (Hmm...  With grace, huh?)       (fu--n  o-shitoyaka        ni.....ka)                                            graceful/gentle (IO)    (musing)4Kyousuke and Hikaru FX:           _______  <RUN-INTO-UNEXPECTEDLY>         battari[Hikaru smiles, and Kyousuke flinches back...]sign:  Tool Shed                       YOUGU                     OKIBA                                  tool/machinery/utensils/  storehouse/place-                                  (sporting)-goods          to-put-something5Hikaru:  Se...                           se...6narration:                        ___  Whenever she sees me,           ore ni   Au to          hikaru-chan wa  Hikaru-chan always first...     me (IO)  when-meet/see              (T)                                  itsu-mo  massaki ni...                                  always   foremost/first-(of-all)Kyousuke: [leaning back]  Ah.                             a7Hikaru: [launching herself at him]  SEMPAAAI!                       sempa~~inarration:                        _____________  ...comes flying into me like    taiga--masuku  no yo-- na  a human rocket that cuts        tiger-mask     like  sharp as a tiger mask...                                  KIreAJI                                  sharpness-of-a-sword/feel-of-a-cutting-edge                                                            _______                                  surudoi  NINGEN           roketto  de                                  sharp    man/human-being  rocket   by                                  dakitsuite-kuru                                  come-flying-into-(a-person's)-arms                                  no de    aru...                                  (cause)  happennarration:  BUT?!                           ga?!---------------------------------------------------p 59 (169)1[No.  Hikaru-chan merely walks slowly, meekly and demurely towards him.  This is a full-length portrait of her.]Hikaru FX:                        _____  <head-bob!>                     peko_Hikaru:  Hello.                          konnichiwa2[Kyousuke falls back against a wall, eyes wide.]Kyousuke double-take FX:          ___  <whump!>                        do_narration:  Today, Hikaru-chan is...        KYOU no  hikaru-chan wa...                                  today's              (T)3[She gives a quiet, blushing smile.]narration:  ...not the usual...             itsu-mo no...                                  usual/habitual/ordinary4[Overhead view looking down upon the two.]narration:                        ________  ...Super Hikaru-chan!           su--pa--  hikaru-chan  de wa nakatta!                                  super                  was-notKyousuke:  By the way...                   tokoro de...  Was there something you         KYOU  wa   nani-ka    aru      no?  wanted to see me about today?   today (T)  something  there-is5Hikaru: [dropping her gaze]  Yeah...                         haa---------------------------------------------------p 60 (170)1Hikaru: [tripping]  Oops.                           toKyousuke: [grabbing her by the arm]  Look out!                       abunai!2[Closeup of their faces.]3Kyousuke:  Be careful.                     KI o tsuketeHikaru: [wincing] (It's because I'm not used to    (UCHImata de   oshitoyaka ni  walking gracefully with toes     with-toes-in  gracefully  pointed in...)                                  ARUku  nante    narete-nai      mon   na--)                                  walk   or-such  not-be-used-to  reason4[She looks up at him sweetly.]Hikaru:  Thank you.                      arigatou gozaimasu5[Kyousuke blushes and his eyes grow large.]Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <gasp!>                         kyun_6[He yanks his hands away from her arm and leaps back.]Kyousuke FX:                      __ ___  <fwip fwip!>                    pa pa_Kyousuke:  Ah!                             a_7Kyousuke: [nervously]  S-sorry.                        go gomennarration:  Wh-what the...?  Why'd I        na nan da        IMA  ISSHUN  gasp just now?                     what's-this   now  (for)-an-instant                                                  ____                                  MUNE ni   kita  kyun       wa?                                  to-chest  came  inhalation (T)---------------------------------------------------p 61 (171)1narration:  Today, Hikaru-chan is...        KYOU no  hikaru-chan wa                                  today's              (T)Hikaru:  Umm...  Could we hold hands?    ano...    TE     tsunaide  i--   desu  ka                                            hands  joining   okay  is    (?)2[They do.]Kyousuke: [blushing deeply]  S-sure...                       ha...  haa...narration:  Cute!                           kawaii!3[Shot down a path in the park.]4[Closeup of their clasped hands.]narration:  Somehow, this ended up          nanka    ko--       kincho-- shichatte...  making me tense...              somehow  like-this  being-tense-(finality)5narration:  My hand got sorta sweaty        TE    ni   ASE    nanka  and...                          hand (IO)  sweat  the-likes-of                                  kaichattari shite.....                                  (kaitte-shimattari-shite)                                   lack/be-short-of-(finality/regret)-(and)Hikaru:                                ________  Here, a handkerchief.           hai  hankachi[She holds out a folded handkerchief in one hand.]6[Blushing, he holds it up in his hand.]Kyousuke: (Such tender care...             (komayaka na              KOKOROzukai...                                   warm/tender-(affection)  consideration/care  She is a girl, after all...)    ONNA no KO  na  n da     na--)                                  girl        is  (explan) (rhet)7[Overhead view looking straight down at a park path and bench.]Hikaru: [off]  By the way, Sempai...           tokoro-de  SEMPAI---------------------------------------------------p 62 (172)1Hikaru:  Don't you think we're           atashi-tachi tte  HEN da  strange?                        we           (T)  are-strange                                  to OMOimasen?                                  not-think-that  Even though we've known         shiriatte         moo      ICHINEN  each other now for almost       being-acquainted  already  one-year  a year...                                  CHIKAi        to yu--   no ni...                                  bordering-on  say-that  even-though2[She looks down and blushes.  Kyousuke's eyes bug out.]Hikaru:  Still...                        mada   nan-te                                  still  the-likes-of3narration:  "St-still."  M-maybe...         ma mada  tte      mo moshi-ka-shite                                     still (quote)     it-is-possibleKyousuke heartbeat FX:            ____ ____ ____  <thump thump thump>             doki doki doki4[With eyes closed, she rushes up to him.]5[View pans back to show them standing in the middle of the path--standing very close to one another.]Hikaru:  If it's with you, Sempai,       atashi  SEMPAI to    nara...  I...                            I       with-Sempai  if-it-is---------------------------------------------------p 63 (173)1[Hikaru stands there, her hands clasped together before her, her eyes closed in invitation.]2[Kyousuke looks down at her, blushing, fiercely in thought.]narration:  Th-this, no matter how you      ko kore       wa   do--  MItatte......  look at it...                      this-(one) (T)  how   even-tho-seeing  I-I'm at a loss what to do.     yo yowatta na                                     was-at-a-loss  Now, of all times, when I've    yori ni yotte    KOMATSU-tachi to  made a bet with Komatsu and     of-all-(others)  with-Komatsu-and-others  the others not to do "A"...                                  #A# nanka shinai   tte                                  not-do-"A"-or-such (T)                                  KAke o shite-ru  TOKI ni                                  be-making-a-bet  now/by-the-bye3[Kyousuke closes his eyes and leans down to kiss her...]narration:  Well, but anyhow, they won't    maa   demo  do--se  aitsura     mo  see...                          well  but   anyhow  those-guys  too                                  MIte-nai       n da      shi                                  not-be-seeing  (explan)  consider4[...but his eyes open when he hears...]tree FX: [off]                    _____  <rustle!>                       gasa_5[He sees the three guys up in a tree, watching.]Komatsu:  A bit more, a bit more.         mo--  choi    mo-- choi                                  more  a-bit6narration:  Th-those guys!  So that's       a aitsura!    so-- ka  how it's going to be...           those-guys                                  so-- yu-- koto      datta  no ka                                  that-kind-of-thing  were      (talk-to-self)Kyousuke: [holding down a lower eyelid and sticking out his tongue]  Feh!  Think I'll fall for       hen  sono TE  wa   ku--      ka  that?                                that-way (T)  bite/eat  (?)                                       I-know-better/That-trick-won't-work-                                       on-me7[Hikaru portrait--as in panel 1, still inviting the kiss.]8[Her eyes open wide in surprise.]---------------------------------------------------p 64 (174)1[And she glares at him...]Kyousuke:                         ___  Ah!                             ha_2[...with her angel-of-death expression.]Hikaru:  Sempai...                       SEMPAI3Hikaru:  You don't like me!              SEMPAI wa   atashi no koto  SUki                                         (T)  about-me        liking                                  ja nai   no ne!                                  are-not4[Kyousuke takes one on the nose.]shopping-bag-on-face FX:          ___  <WHAM>                          ban5[She runs off, leaving the shopping bag behind.]Hikaru:  Sempai, you jerk!               sempai no baka--_!6Kyousuke: [rubbing his nose]  H-Hika...                       hi hika...7[At his feet lies the shopping bag.  Part of a sweater is visible.]---------------------------------------------------p 65 (175)1Kyousuke: [lifting up a nice sweater]  Huh?!  This...                  are_  kore...2[He finds a note.]3note: [title]  To my beloved Sempai:           DAISUki na             SEMpai  e:                                  great-liking/love-for          tonote: [body of message]  The truth is, I wanted to       HONTOU wa     motto  HAYAku  give this to you sooner,        the-truth-is  more   soon/early  but I started knitting last  fall, and finally finished      watashitakatta  no desu   ga  today.                          wanted-to-give  (explan)  but                                  KYONEN no AKI kara  ami   HAJImete                                  since-last-fall     knit  starting                                  KYOU   yatto         KANSEI shita  n desu                                  today  at-long-last  finished      (explan)  Meanwhile, winter came and      ande-ru      aida ni  mou  went...                         be-knitting  while    already                                  FUYU   wa   owatchatta         keredo                                  winter (T)  (owatte-shimatta)  but                                               was-over-(finality)  But no matter what, I           SEMpai ga   SOKKYOU suru  made ni  <wanted to*> give this                 (S)  graduate      before  sweater <to you*> before  you graduated.                  ...dou shite mo              watashi...                                     by-all-means/in-the-end/  give...                                     all-things-considered                                         ____                                  ...no  se--                                         <se--ta--> = sweater<*Translation note:  Portions of text are cut off at the margins of the panel. The parts in brackets are the probable missing words.>4[He visualizes the incredible effort she must have put into this project.]narration:  Hikaru-chan...                  hikaru-chan...                                  ________  I see the rest--she had a       se--ta-- no  achi kochi ni  great, hard-fought battle,      sweater  's  back-&-forth/this-way-&-that  going this way and that,  over this sweater...            DAI-KUSEN shita                                  had-a-great-hard-fought-battle                                  ato            ga   MIrarete...                                  the-rest/after (S)  am-seeing5[Kyousuke runs off after her, shopping bag in hand.]narration:  It's so like Hikaru-chan--      hikaru-chan rashiku       tte  being admirable and dear...                 seeming-to-be (T)                                  kenage de        itooshiku tte...                                  admirable/brave  loving                                                              ___  Despite that, here I've done    sore na     no ni     kono  ore  wa  such a miserable thing for      that-(one)  even-tho  this  I    (T)  the sake of a trivial bet!                                  tsumannai       KAke  nanka                                  trivial/boring  bet   or-such                                  no tame ni       anna kawaisou na koto                                  for-the-sake-of  that-kind-of-pitiable-thing                                  shichatta               n da!                                  done-(finality/regret)  (explan)6Kyousuke: [wincing] (KYOUSUKE, YOU JERK!!)           (KYOUSUKE no baka!!)7[On the sidewalk of an overpass, Master, carrying a sack of groceries, comes upon a despondent Hikaru, who stands at the railing, looking out.]---------------------------------------------------p 66 (176)1Master:  Is that you, Hikaru-chan?       hikaru-chan  ja nai  ka                                               is-not  (?)2[She turns, eyes wet with tears.]Hikaru:                           ________  Master...                       masuta--...3[He stands at the railing, smiling]Master:                           ______           ____  Ha ha ha.  I see.  A kiss,      hahaha  so-- ka  kisu o nee  huh?Hikaru:  I don't understand men...       OTOKO no HITO  tte  wakaranai...                                  man            (T)  not-understand4Master: [looking off into the distance]  Then, here's a man's            ja  OTOKO no HITO no  IKEN     o   hitotsu  opinion.                            man's             opinion (O)  one5Master:  I wonder if not doing           nan ni mo      shinai no  mo    SUki na  anything is proof of not        anything-(IO)  not-doing  even  liking  liking someone.                                  SHOUKO          na  n ja nai      ka naa                                  proof/evidence  is  (explan/neg)  I-wonder6Master: [gently smiling at her]  Because men can't easily        OTOKO tte  HONTOU ni  TAISETSU na KO ni  take quick action on the        men   (T)  really     on-important-girls  girls who are really  important to them.              wa          oisoreto                                  (contrast)  easily/readily                                  KAROhazumi na  KOUDOU         wa                                  rash/hasty     action/conduct (T)                                  torenai           mon     da  yo                                  not-able-to-take  person  is7[Hikaru starts to smile, too.]---------------------------------------------------p 67 (177)1Hikaru: [waving, racing off]  Thanks a lot!                   do--mo arigato_2[Running, she visualizes the kiss scene.]narration:  I see.  So that's what it       so-- ka  so--       datta  no ka!  was!                                     like-that  was       (musing)3Hikaru: [sunny smile] (Sempai thinks I'm really        (SEMPAI  HONTOU ni  atashi no koto  important to him, so he                  actually   about-me  didn't do anything!)                                  TAISETSU   da  kara                                  important  am  that's-why                                  nani-mo   shinakatta    n da!)                                  anything  was-not-done  (explan)4Kyousuke running FX:              ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___  <tap! tap! tap! tap! tap!       ta_ ta_ ta_ ta_ ta_ ta_  tap!>5[A closer view of his earnest expression, face flushed.]narration:  Anyway, I have to apologize!    tonikaku  ayamaranakya!                                  anyway    must-apologize6[Both running, they meet.  In double insets we see the surprised expressions of each.]---------------------------------------------------p 68 (178)1Kyousuke:                         ___ ___  <puff puff>                     haa haa  I'm sorry about just now.       sakki              wa   gomen ne                                  a-little-while-ago (T)  sorry2[Hikaru looks at him, thoughtfully, tenderly...]3[...and gives him a hug.]Hikaru:  No, I was being foolish.        i--e  atashi ga   baka     deshita                                        I      (S)  foolish  wasnarration:  H-Hikaru-chan.                  hi hikaru-chanHikaru hug FX:                    ____  <glom>                          peto4[She pulls back slightly to look up at him.]narration:                                                   ____  This look, I'm sure--she's      kono ME  wa   yappari      kisu o  asking for a kiss...            this-eye (T)  sure-enough  for-a-kiss                                  MOTOmete-iru  no de wa...                                  is-asking     (cause)5Kyousuke: [rushing in for the kill] (All right.  Here, in a          (yoshi  koko de        ikki ni!)  single stroke!)                         at-this-place  at-a-stroke6[Hikaru abruptly runs off, smiling.  Kyousuke's face gets intimate with the cold, uncaring wall of a phone booth.  The glass shatters at the impact.]Kyousuke face FX:                 _____  <CRASH>                         gochiHikaru: [happily]  Well, let's go have some        saa   ASObi ni  ikimasho  fun.                            well  to-play   shall-go---------------------------------------------------p 69 (179)1[Kyousuke lies sprawled, senseless, on the ground.  Hikaru leans over him.]Hikaru:  Oh no-o-o!  Are you all         ya da~~~~!   DAIJOUBU   desu  kaa  right?                                       all-right  are   (?)2[Kyousuke stands in the sweater, holding out his arms at his sides.  The left sleeve is too long and the right one is too short.]Hikaru:  What?!  The sleeve lengths      ari--_    sode no NAGAsa  ga   chigau!  are different!                       !    sleeve's-length (S)  different3[His pov of Hikaru, who wears a cute smile.]narration:  I looked upon Hikaru-chan       aratamete        hikaru-chan o  again through different         anew/over-again             (O)  eyes.                                  minaoshichaimashita                                  (minaoshite-shimaimashita)                                   looked-at-again-(finality)-<usu.-                                   connoting-a-favorable-2nd-opinion>4[Her pov of him.  He smiles back.]5[She happily holds onto his arm and he looks at her with a smile.]narration:  In any case, today I            tomoare  KYOU  wa   hikaru-chan to  feel like going out with        anyhow   today (T)  with-Hikaru  Hikaru-chan to the very  end.                            tokoton       tsukiaitai  KIBUN    desu                                  to-the-last/  want-to-go-about-with                                  thoroughly                feeling  am---------------------------------------------------