Kimagure Orange Road"Be Careful of Skinship!"Volume 7, Story 8WB Volume 4, Story 12Written and illustrated by Matsumoto IzumiTranslation by : Hitoshi Doi (9 Aug 1992)Additional translation & full-script typesetting by : Craig NishidaEditing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose                                 Craig Nishida                                 Spencer Hastings                                 Jordan Lampe                                 Thomas Wyatt                                 Jerry Lee                                 Matthew KlippensteinLast revision : 07-03-95Comments?  Corrections?  Suggestions?  Please send them to:     kor-trans@gnu.ai.mit.eduNOTE: WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parentheses()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 243 (157) are only in the WBs!---------------------------------------------------p 243 (157)--TITLE PAGE[Madoka stands and rocks back on her heels.  She's dressed in sweatshirt, shorts and running shoes.]MAIN TITLE (at top)               ___________  Be Careful of Skinship!         sukinshippu ni  GO-YOUJIN!                                  skinship   (IO) (hon)-care/caution/discretion<Commentary (TW):  <sukinshippu> = "child-rearing with frequent physical contact ('skinship')."  In the context of this story, more like "close physical contact.">SUB-TITLE (at bottom)  Tantalized by Mysterious        FUSHIGI na HITOMI ni  jirasarete  Eyes--a Love-Chase with a       by-mysterious-eyes    be-tantalized/teased  Cute Demon!                     _______                ____   ______                                  kyu--to na AKUMA to    rabu - cheisu!                                  with-cute-devil/demon  love   chase---------------------------------------------------p 244 (158)1[Happy couples walk by, arm-in-arm.]narration:                                              _________ ______  It's Golden Week all over the   ZENKOKU-TEKI ni       go--ruden ui--ku desu  country...                      all-over-the-country  Golden-Week      is  Everyone's happily...           minna     TANOshiku...                                  everyone  happily/cheerfullyguy:  <Ah ha ha!>                     a_ha_ha_girl:  <Kya!  Kya!>                    kya_ kya_2[But through it all, Kyousuke walks alone...]narration:  ...singing the praises of       kono YO         no HARU    o   OUKA shite...  spring.                         this-world/life 's spring (O)  singing-the-                                                                 praises-of3[He casts a dark look at ABCB...]narration:  Singing the praises...          OUKA shite......Kyousuke FX:                      ______  <peek!>                         chira_4[...and unhappily visualizes the events at the end of the previous chapter. Namely, that of Madoka--sans skirt--belting him into a thorny bush.]5[Kyousuke walks on, looking at the sidewalk.  Ahead of him, a smiling Kazuya --accompanied by both girlfriends (remember? the ones that look like tiny versions of Madoka and Hikaru)--comes walking towards him.]narration:  Ahhh, spring is already...      aa  HARU   wa   izuko ni...                                      spring (T)  to-whereKyousuke FX:                      ____  <misery...>                     shun..                                  <shonbori? = miserable/lonely>Kazuya and girls FX:              _____ _____  ______  <laughter> <happy as a lark>    kyapi kyapi  runrun---------------------------------------------------p 245 (159)1Kyousuke: [looking up]  Oh...?                          are...?Kazuya:  Oniichan!                       oni--chan!2girls:  Hello-o-o!                      konnichi wa----_Kyousuke: [wincing] (This guy's doing pretty         (..........  koitsu    kekko-- umaku  well...)                                     this-guy  pretty-well                                  yatte-ru  ja nai ka)                                  is-doingKyousuke:                                       _____  Scoundrel.                      shitataka na  yatsu                                  scoundrel/tough-person/an-old-hand/                                  person-with-plenty3Kazuya: [pointing at ABCB]  Aren't you going in?            hairanai no?Kyousuke: [turning away]  Not really...  Bye!             betsu ni...    ja na!Kyousuke FX:                      ____ ____  <stride stride>                 suta suta4[Kazuya portrait--small knowing smile.]5Kazuya:  It's not that you're NOT        hairanai   n ja nakute  going in, but that you CAN'T    not-enter  (neg/explan)  go in, right?                                  hairenai           n ja nai?                                  not-able-to-enter  (neg/explan)Kyousuke:                         __  <ulp>                           guKyousuke FX:                      _____  <ouch>                          zukin6[Kyousuke recovers and continues to walk away.  Kazuya pursues him.]narration:  I gotta go.                     ikou                                  shall-go  Nothing good can come from      konna TOKI ni      koitsu ni  having anything to do with      at-time-like-this  with-this-guy  this guy right now!                                  kakawaru to         roku na koto nai!                                  if-have-to-do-with  there's-nothing-goodKazuya:  Oh, wait!                       a matte!Kyousuke FX:  <stride stride>                 suta suta7Kazuya: [embarrassed]                                         ___  Oniichan, I wanted to           kono mae no koto     to ii  ore  apologize to you about the      about-this-previous  that   I  other day!                                  o-ni--chan ni wa          ayamaro--                                  to-oniichan   (contrast)  shall-apologize                                  to OMOtte-ta       n da!                                  was-thinking-that  (explan)[Kyousuke stops in surprise.]---------------------------------------------------p 246 (160)1Kazuya: [abashed]                 ___  I'm a man, too!                 ore mo   OTOKO  da  mon!                                  I   too  man    am  (reason)  I finally understand your       oni--chan no KIMOchi  feelings comple-e-etely.                  's feelings                                  yo--kku         wakatta     n da                                  <yoku> = fully  understood  (explan)2[Kazuya's pov of Kyousuke as he looks back with a measuring look.]3Kazuya: [hitting his own chest]  Did something happen between    one--chan to   nani-ka    atta      no?  you and oneechan?               with-oneechan  something  happened  If you like, we can talk        yokattara  SOUDAN ni noru  yo  about it.                       if-okay    give-counselKazuya FX:                        ___  <thump>                         donnarration:  He's not such a bad guy         koitsu    mo   manzara  after all.                      this-guy  too  <not>-altogether                                  WARUi yatsu  de wa nai  n da      na                                  bad-fellow   is-not     (explan)4Kazuya:                           _ __ __ __ __  Ah ha ha ha ha!                 a ha ha ha ha                                             _______  So that's why you can't go      sore ja    abakabu ni  hairenai  into ABCB.                      then       into-ABCB   not-able-to-enter                                  wake    da  ne                                  reason  issign: [partial]                   ____  Bus...                          basu...  ...Entrance                     ...IRIGUCHIKyousuke:  Don't laugh.                    warau na yo5Kazuya:  Then why don't you try this     ja    koko       wa   hitotsu  with reverse psychology?        then  this-place (T)  one                                  GYAKUTEN no HASSOU de  itte-mitara                                  with-reversal's-idea   if-try-to-gosign:  <Park> Entrance                 ...EN IRIGUCHIKyousuke:  Eh?                             e?6Kazuya:  If doing 'H' things made her    #H# na koto o shite  dislike you, you can make       doing-H-things  up by doing 'H' things! <'H'  = "Hentai" = perverted>         KIRAwarechatta           no     nara                                  was-disliked-(finality)  (nom)  if-it-is                                  #H# na koto o shite                                  doing-H-things                                  NAKANAOri o sureba            ii!                                  if-make-it-up-with/reconcile  okaysign:                             ____  Bus Tickets                     basu  JOUSHAKEN                                  bus   ticket  Railway Ticket Book             KAISUUKEN  <Park> Entrance                 <KOUEN?> IRIGUCHItraffic light sign:  City Block 2                    ...2-CHOUMEKyousuke: [livid]  Excuse me-e-e?!                 ano ne~~_---------------------------------------------------p 247 (161)1awning sign:  <a name> Books                  #BOOKS#  HON  <Nelson-3480> <Nelson-1300>Kazuya: [a wink and thumbs-up]  Just watch!                     maa   mite  na tte!                                  just  watch2[Kazuya goes behind his 2 girlfriends, chibi-M and chibi-H (Kyouko), and emphatically flips up their skirts.]Kazuya FX:                        ___  <FWIPP!>                        ba_girls:  Kyaaaaa!                        kya~~~~~~3[Both girls laugh and playfully poke at Kazuya.]Kyouko:                                        ____  Oh no!  Kazu-kun, you're so     ya daa--_    kazu-kun no #H#!  'H'!Kazuya/girls FX:  <public affection>              icha icha4Kazuya: [whispering to Kyousuke]  Girls are pretty happy          ONNA no KO wa   ne  when boys do something          girls      (T)  'H' to them.                                  OTOKO no KO ni  #H# na koto o   sareru to                                  by-guys         H-things   (O)  if-be-doing                                  kekko-- ureshii  mono   na no sa                                  quite-happy      people5Kazuya:  A moderate amount of 'H'        TEKIDO na #H# wa   ONNA no KO ni -TAIshite  is the best skinship to         moderate-H    (T)  to-a-girl      to/for  use on a girl.                                      ___________                                  no     SAIKOU no    sukinshippu  na no sa                                  (nom)  the-highest  skinshipKyousuke: [sweating]  I-is that so...?!               so sonna mon          na no ka na~~?!                                     that-kind-of-thing       I-wonder6Kazuya:  You should try it out           hikaru-one--chan ya madoka-one--chan ni mo  on Hikaru-oneechan and          on-Hikaru-oneechan-and-Madoka-oneechan  too  Madoka-oneechan, too!                                  TAMEshite-miru to i--   yo!                                  should-try-and-attempt  I'm sure it'll go well!         kitto   umaku  iku  yo!                                  surely  well   go7[As Kyousuke waves and leaves, Kazuya exhorts him on.]Kazuya:                           ___________ ___________              __  Skinship, shinship, go for      sukinshippu sukinshippu  gambatte    ne!  it!                             skinship                 do-your-bestKyousuke:  Y-yeah...                       u un...narration:  Maybe there's some reasoning    TASHIka ni  koitsu      no  yu--  behind that skinship he was     certainly   this-person (S) say  talking about...                ___________                                  sukinshippu  ICHIRI              aru                                  skinship     a-principle/reason  there-is                                  ka mo...                                  it-is-possible---------------------------------------------------p 248 (162)1narration:  A drowning man will catch at    oboreru mono    wa   wara   o  motsukamu!  a straw!                        drowning-person (T)  straw (O) catch-at<Commentary (CN):  A rather well-known proverb.>Kyousuke: (Maybe I'll give it a shot.)     (tameshite-miyo--       ka naa)                                   shall-try-and-attempt  I-wonder2[Kazuya facial portrait--he is beside himself with evil joy.]Kazuya: (He fell for it!)                (hikkakatta!)                                   was-trickedKazuya FX:                        ______  <grin>                          niyari3[View pans back to show Kazuya lying on the ground, protecting his head with his arms as an enraged chibi-H and chibi-M stomp and pummel him.]Kyouko:  Why did you do that in          sakki              wa   HITOmae de  public?!  Grr...!               a-little-while-ago (T)  in-public                                  nani  sun no  yo    moo----_                                  what  doingchibi Madoka-clone:               _________  Lech!                           sukebe--_girls FX:                         ____ ____  <whack stomp>                   boka suka4Kazuya: [grimacing] (See?  Do something like that    (hora ne   anna koto           sureba  and it's bound to end up         look!     that-kind-of-thing  if-do  like this!)                                  ko-- naru         ni   KImatte-ru  jan!)                                  become-like-this (IO)  is-sure-to (This was payback for last       (kore de        kono mae    no KAri wa  time!!)                          with-this/now  this-before 's debt (T)                                  KAEshita  zo!!)                                  repaid<Commentary (CN):  See chapter 7.2, "The Panic Kid, Again!">5[Exterior shot of a coffee shop.]6[Inside, Kyousuke and Hikaru sit at the counter and enjoy their coffee.]7[Hikaru drinks and fails to notice the blushing, wide-eyed look on Kyousuke's face as he sneaks a look at her.]Kyousuke: [flashback thought] (A moderate amount of 'H'        TEKIDO na #H# wa   ONNA no KO ni -TAIshite  is the best skinship for        moderate-H    (T)  to-a-girl      to/for  a girl.)                                            ___________                                  no     SAIKOU no    sukinshippu  na no sa)                                  (nom)  the-highest  skinshipKyousuke heartbeat FX:            ____ ____ ____  <thump thump thump>             doki doki doki---------------------------------------------------p 249 (163)1[Hikaru is dressed in blouse and miniskirt.  Kyousuke slowly moves his left hand towards her rump.]Kyousuke arm FX:  <sneak...!>                     so~~_2[The waitress comes up from behind and...]waitress: [smiling]               ________  Would you care for another      ko--hi-- okawari  ikaga desu ka?  cup of coffee?                  coffee   seconds  how-about  (?)Kyousuke FX:                      ___  <zip!>                          sa_[Kyousuke yanks back his evil left hand with his right hand.]3narration:  Sure enough, this sort of       yappari      konna koto......  thing...                        sure-enough  this-kind-of-thing4narration:  ...is a bit too daring.         chotto  DAITAN sugiru           yo na                                  a-bit   too-daring/audacious/bold5narration:  I better not.                   yametokou                                  (yamete-okou) = shall-stop-(for-future-sake)[He reaches for the check...]Kyousuke:                                    _________  _________  Let's see.  Receipt, receipt.   etto       reshi--to  reshi--to                                  let's-see  receipt6[...and being Kyousuke, knocks Hikaru's glass of water over onto her lap.]Kyousuke/glass FX:                ______  <clatter!>                      kacha_7Hikaru: [flinching away]  Kya!!                           kya_!!water FX:                         ______  <splash!>                       bicha_Kyousuke:  Oh, I'm sorr...                 a gome...Hikaru FX:                        _____  <wobble!>                       fura_8[Hikaru, about to topple backwards off her stool, is caught by Kyousuke's left hand...  Deftly cupped to her rear.]---------------------------------------------------p 250 (164)1[They stare and blush into each other's eyes.]2[Closeup on the hand and rear.]narration:  I-I touched it!!                sa sawatchatta!!3[She uncoils a vicious slap to his cheek, sending him reeling.  Love the 3-D perspective of the art!]Hikaru:  H!!                             #H# !!Hikaru FX:                        __________  <SLAAAAAP>                      patsu~~~~n4[Kyousuke portrait--he holds his injured face, eyes closed and wincing.]5[Opening them, and peeking between his fingers, he sees a calm and blushing Hikaru.]Hikaru FX:                        ______  <rapture>                       uttoriKyousuke:  ?                               ?6[With a mischievous smile she leans close.]Hikaru FX:                        ___ ____  <slip close!>                   tsu tsu_Kyousuke:  Huh?!                           e?!7Hikaru: [with a wink and cute smile]  Oh no!  Sempai...               ya da------_    SEMPAI ttara...  You're so 'H'!                  #H# !narration:  It...  It worked!!              se...  SEIKOU   da!!                                         success  it-isHikaru FX:  <CLOSELY>                       pittan---------------------------------------------------p 251 (165)1[Shot of a train rushing by.]train FX:                         ____  <fwoosh>                        paan2[Inside, Kyousuke stands, a hand on the overhead strap.]sign:  Kimagure Orange Road            #A Whim Orange Road#  The Collected Early Chapters    SHOKI        SETTEI  Now on Sale!!                   early-stage  establishment/creation                                  SHIRYOU  -SHUU        ni   HATSUBAI!!                                  materials collection (IO)  sale<Commentary (CN):  The first printing of volume 1 of the regular KOR manga collection was on 15 October 1984, about 8 months prior to the appearance of this chapter in Shounen Jump.>3narration:  For the time being, I guess     toriaezu            hikaru-chan to wa  I'll just call that a           for-the-time-being  with-Hikaru    (T)  rehearsal with Hikaru-chan.     __________                                  riha--saru tte      toko      ka na                                  rehearsal  (quote)  occasion  I-wonder4[He smiles while watching a couple stand, arms around each other's waist.]narration:                                                   ___  Maybe I've been a little        moshi-ka-shite  IMA made   ore tte  too serious up until now.       maybe           up-to-now  I   (T)                                  majime sugita   no     ka-mo-shirenai                                  was-too-serious (nom)  it-is-possibleKyousuke: (A little 'H', if it isn't       (#H# na koto tte      DO ga suginakya  too much, might not be such      H-thing     (quote)  if-not-to-excess  a bad thing.)                                  WARUi koto  ja nai no    kamo  na)                                  bad-thing   is-not (nom) it-is-possible5Kyousuke: [merrily] (All right.  Tomorrow, with      (yo--shi  ashita   wa   AYUKAWA to...)  Ayukawa...)                               tomorrow (T)  with-Ayukawa6Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <eyes open wide!>               po~~_public address:  Nakagawa Station.  Nakagawa     NAKAGAWA EKI  NAKAGAWA EKI  Station.door FX:                          _________  <fwishhh>                       pushu-------------------------------------------------------p 252 (166)1[Right on cue, in steps Madoka.  Full-length portrait, she wears a sportscoat over a T-shirt and shorts.  Arg, the socks on this <usually> perfect goddess are uneven!  Say it ain't so!!]sign: [top]  ...Line                         ...SEN  ...gawa Station                 ...GAWA EKIsign: [bottom]  Shopping...                     o-KAIMONO...2[Her pov of him.]narration:  AYUKAWA?!                       AYUKAWA?!3[His pov of her as she looks back.]4[The train starts with a bump, and the crowd presses the two together, side-by-side.]guy/Madoka FX:                    __  <WHUMP>                         do---------------------------------------------------p 253 (167)1narration:  O-oh no!                        na nan-te  kotta!                                     what!   <koto  da>                                              thing is  I still haven't psyched         mada  KOKORO     no JUMBI         mo  myself up yet.                  yet   mind/heart 's preparations  even                                  shite-nai    to yu--   no ni                                  isn't-doing  say-that  even-thoughKyousuke heartbeat FX:            ____ ____ ____  <thump thump thump>             doki doki doki2[Kyousuke blushes and watches her out of the corner of his eye.  Madoka keeps her gaze down, and face expressionless.]Kyousuke/Madoka FX:  <closely>                       pita~~~~narration:  I can't just suddenly...        ikinari                  kore ja...                                  suddenly/without-notice  with-this3[She looks at him...]4[...then turns to face forward again, eyes closed.]Madoka:  Long time no see.               o-hisashiburi ne  I thought you'd died.           SHInda no     ka to OMOtte-ta          wa                                  died   (nom)  was-thinking-thatKyousuke FX:                      _____  <ouch>                          zukin5[He winces.]narration:  Pretty harsh.                   kitsui naa  Just as I thought, she's        yappari            OKOtte-ru  n da  mad.                            just-as-I-thought  is-angry   (explan)6[She keeps a cold shoulder to him.  He stares at her with a look of fierce determination.]narration:  But...  Just watch!             shikashi...  mite-ro!  Somehow, I'll put her in a      nantoka  KIGEN o   naoshite-miseru!  better mood!                    somehow  mood (O)  fix/correctKyousuke:                                     ___ (After all, I have...)           (nantatte   ore ni wa......)                                   after-all  in-me  (T)---------------------------------------------------p 254 (168)1[He stares dramatically at the palm of his hand.]Kyousuke:                          ___________          _________ ________ (A special hold called           (sukinshippu to yu--  supesharu ho--rudo ga  "skinship"!)                     skinship    (quote)  special-hold       (S)                                  aru   n da    ze!)                                  have  (explan)2[Madoka notices that he's staring fiercely at his trembling hand.]3Madoka:  Is there something wrong        TE    do--ka shita no?!  with your hand?!                hand  is-there-anything-wrongKyousuke:                         ___ ___ ___  <ha! ha! ha!>  Just wait        ha_ ha_ ha_    maa   mite-te-kudasai  and see!                                       just  be-seeing-(please)4Madoka: [irked]  For what?                       nani o?Kyousuke:                         ___  AH!                             ha_5Kyousuke:                                                     ___ (Wh-what am I saying...?)        (na nani  itte    n da      ore......)                                      what  saying  (explan)  I (I need to take a deep           (koko wa   mazu  breath...)                       here (T)  first-of-all                                  SHINKOKYUU shite...)                                  drawing-in-a-deep-breath6Kyousuke FX:                      ______  <peek!>                         chira_7[A view of Madoka's rear.]---------------------------------------------------p 255 (169)1[He cops a feel of her rear.]Madoka FX:                        _____  <EEP!>                          biku_Kyousuke hand FX:  <feelie!>                       sawa_2[His pov of her--her ice-queen facade has melted.]Madoka:  OHH. <heart-symbol>             an <heart-symbol>3Madoka: [smiling, playfully raising a fist]  Oh no, Kasuga-kun!  You're      ya da--_ #H#!  moo KASUGA-kun ttara!  so 'H'!Kyousuke:                         ___ ___ ___  <ha! ha! ha!>                   ha_ ha_ ha_4[Back to the real world...]narration:  It'll be like that...           naa--nte......5[Isolated shot of his hand as it begins its trek...]Kyousuke hand FX:  <sneak...>                      so~~~~Kyousuke: (HERE I GO!!)                    (iza!!)6[All the passengers in the car turn towards a scream...]voice: [off]                              ______  KYAA!  PERVERT!!                kya--_  chikan!!---------------------------------------------------p 256 (170)1[A woman holds up the offending hand of a guy.]woman:  What is this hand?!!            nani yo----_    kono TE   wa!!                                  what            this-hand (T)crowd FX:                         ____ ____  <buzz buzz>                     zawa zawapervert:                          ___         ___  It wasn't me!  It wasn't me!    ore ja nai  ore ja nai yo!                                  me  is-not2woman:  Poli-i-ice.                     omawari-sa--ntwo guys:                              ________   ______  You lech.  You're not           kono yaro----   sukebe  sneaking away.                                  pervert                                  zurashagatte                                  <zura o shi-yagatte>                                   do-a-"split"-(contempt)  Step off the train, you         oriro             kono HENTAI  pervert.                        step-off-(train)  this pervertboy:  It's all a mistake.             chigau    n da      yo~~~~                                  mistaken  (explan)3[Madoka calmly watches this.  Behind her, Kyousuke sweats, eyes goggling. He holds the wrist of his left hand.]sign: [partial]  Original Author...              GENSAKUSHA              <a-kanji>                                  the-original-author-                                  (of-a-translated-work)  I'm also delighted...           watashi mo   TANOshimi...                                  I       too  a-delight4Madoka: [turning to him]  How terrible.                   ya da na--  When it turns to spring,        HARU ni naru to     a-- yu-- no        ga  guys like that get more         when-become-spring  that-kind-of-thing (S)  common.                                  fuete                                  increasingKyousuke heartbeat FX:            _____  <thump!>                        doki_5[She turns back to watch a police officer hustle the pervert off the train.]Madoka:                                                    _saite--_  That's as low as a man can      OTOKO to shite            SAITEI   ne!  get!                            in-the-capacity-of-a-man  lowest[Kyousuke looks ill.]6Madoka: [smiling]  Right?!                         ne_!Kyousuke: [wiping his brow]       __ __ __ __  Ha ha ha ha!                    ha ha ha ha7Kyousuke: [staring at his hands] (Maybe...  There's something     (yappari    nani-ka...  wrong with it, after all?!)      after-all  something                                  machigatte-ru      n ja nai  daro-- ka?!)                                  be-in-the-wrong/  (explan)   poss-be                                  be-mistaken-(about)---------------------------------------------------p 257 (171)1[Madoka stares forward at the wall again.]2[Kyousuke stands and glances over at her.]sign:  [over picture] Prize Winner     YOROKObi ni                WAku  Overflows with Delight          with-joy/delight/pleasure  get-hot/gush-out                                  JUSHOUSHA                                  prize-winner  [right of picture] First        SHOWA 60  NENDO  JOUHANKI  Half of 1985                    1985      year   first-half-of  Akutain Prize Decision!!        AKUTAIN  SHOU   KETTEI!!                                  <name>   prize  decision/determination  [below picture] Monthly         GEKKAN               minna    no BUNDAN  Publication: The People's       monthly-publication  everyone 's literary-  Literary Column                                                  columnbook:  The People's Literary           minna no BUNDAN  Column  A Personal Account (i.e.,       SHISHOUSETSU        anata...  a novel). You...                a-personal-novel/   you                                  a-private-(real)-life-novelnarration:                                  ___________  Even if it's called skinship,   ikura     sukinshippu tte ittatte  I'm not a pervert.              how-much  skinship    even-tho-say-that                                  ___      ______                                  ore wa   chikan           ja nai  n da                                  I   (T)  molester/masher  am-not  (explan)3narration:  Apologize, Kyousuke!            ayamaru    n da      KYOUSUKE!                                  apologize  (explan)sign 1: [left]  <I have no idea--CN; but        TOUKYOU  OKI           KAIJOU  for those who care, the         Tokyo    the-open-sea  overseas/maritime  kanji reading is literally,  "Tokyo Open-Sea Maritime        KASAI  Conflagration" "Member          conflagration/fire  <something--the last two  kanji are a blur...>">          SHAIN                    <2-kanji>                                  member/partner/employeesign 2: [middle]  Hana-<something> Beauty         HANA   <a-kanji>  BIYOUIN  Salon                           flower            beauty-shop/salon                                  __________  Let's Get a Perm!               paamanento  o-yarimaseu!                                  permanent   <yarimashou> = shall-dosign 3: [right, partial]  Shopping...                     o-KAIMONO...Kyousuke:  About last time...              kono mae no koto...                                  about-this-before4[She looks at him without expression.]5[Staring at the wall in front of him, he blushes.]Kyousuke:  I didn't do it on purpose!      wazato      ja nai  n da!                                  on-purpose  is-not  (explan)6[She gives a little smile.]7Kyousuke:  I'm sor...                      gome...handle sign:  Asia Development--Japan (?)     KOUA              NICHI  <a-kanji>  <something>                     Asia-development  day/ref-to-Japan?---------------------------------------------------p 258 (172)1[The train lurches, sending people stumbling about.]train FX:                         _____  <ka-chunk>                      gakun2[Madoka looks up to see a man hurtling at her.]guy:  Ohhh.                           ottottoguy FX:                           _______  <whizz>                         bu~~~~n3Kyousuke:  Watch out!                      abunai!4[He grabs her and pulls her out of the way.]5[Madoka facial portrait--she blushes.]6[Tight shot of her rear.  His hand clasps it.]---------------------------------------------------p 259 (173)1[His other arm presses around her midsection.]Kyousuke arm FX:                  ____  <squeeze!>                      gyu_2[Kyousuke freezes and blushes, wide-eyed.  Although Madoka is staring at him, he can't meet her eye.]narration:  I touched it!                   sawatchatta!3Madoka/Kyousuke heartbeat FX:     ____ ____ ____  <thump thump thump>             doki doki doki4[Tight shot of Kyousuke's eye.]narration:  Just as I thought...            yappari...5[He looks up at the ceiling in embarrassment and bliss.]Kyousuke cheeks FX:  <burn...!>                      bo~~~~_narration:                        ___________  Skinship is so nice.            sukinshippu tte  i-- mon     da  naa                                  skinship    (T)  nice-thing  is---------------------------------------------------p 260 (174)1[A crowd gathers around and ogles.]guy 1 FX:                         ________  <grin>                          nitanitaguy 2:  What's this, what's this?       nan da  nan da2[Kyousuke catches the glare on Madoka's face.]Kyousuke:                         ___  AH!                             ha_3[They walk down a sidewalk, Kyousuke trailing her by several steps.]narration:  I did it again...               mata   yatchatta......                                  again  did-(finality/regret)4Kyousuke:  Um...                           ano...Madoka FX:                        _____  <stop short!>                   pita_5Kyousuke: [talking to her back]  That, just now...               sakki              no    wa...                                  a-little-while-ago (nom) (T)6Madoka: [turning]  ...wasn't on purpose.           wazato      ja nai  n da...                                  on-purpose  is-not  (explan)7[Kyousuke portrait--eyes wide.]---------------------------------------------------p 261 (175)1Madoka: [angry look]  I'll forgive you...             YURUsu   kedo...                                  forgive  but2[She cranks her arm way back.]Madoka:  But let me slap you one more    mou  ICHIDO dake     hippatakasete!  time!                           now  just-once-more  let-slapKyousuke FX:                      ____  <urkk!>                         giku3Kyousuke: [closing his eyes] (Here it comes!)                 (so~~ra  kita_!)                                   there!  came4[Madoka gives him a gentle one on the cheek.  Kyousuke opens his eyes in surprise.]Madoka hand FX:                   ______  <tap>                           pachinKyousuke:  Ehh...?!                        e...?!narration:  In any case, it seemed like     tonimokaku ni mo    do--yara  she'd forgiven me...            in-any-case/anyhow  it-looks-as-if                                  o-YURUshi    ga   DEta    mitai...                                  (hon)-pardon (S)  issued  seems                                  ___________  Just keep the skinship under    sukinshippu wa   hodo hodo ni!  control!                        skinship    (T)  keep-within-bounds---------------------------------------------------