Kimagure Orange Road"It's a Birthday!"Volume 10, Story 8WB Volume 6, Story 8Written and illustrated by Matsumoto IzumiTranslation & full-script typesetting by : Craig H. NishidaEditing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose                                 Craig Nishida                                 Thomas Wyatt                                 Jerry LeeLast revision : 08-18-95Comments?  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 147 (147) are only in the WBs!---------------------------------------------------p 147 (147)--TITLE PAGE[A lovely portrait of Madoka, standing in half-portrait in short-sleeve dress, necklace and earrings.  She looks off to her right, deep in thought.]MAIN TITLE (at top)                         _ba--sudei_  It's a Birthday!                nantatte   TANJOUBI!                                  after-all  birthdaySUB-TITLE (at bottom)  Mysteriously, Intensely,        AYAshiku       HAGEshiku   HISOyaka ni  Secretly--My Passion            suspiciously/  intensely/  in-secrecy/  Bursts into Flames...           mysteriously   furiously/  in-privacy                                                 vehemently                                  watashi no  JOUNETSU                                  my          passion/ardor/zeal                                  MOeagare...                                  blaze-(flare)-up/burst-into-flames---------------------------------------------------p 148 (148)1[Komatsu stops and turns at the sound of...]Hikaru: [off]  Oh, Komatsu-san!                a  KOMATSU-san!2Hikaru: [handing him a card]  Please take this.               kore        uketotte-kudasai                                  this-(one)  take/accept-(please)narration:  Hello, everyone.  Hikaru        mina-san  konnichi wa  hikaru  desu  here.                           everyone  hello                is3[Komatsu stares at it.  Hikaru beams and waves as she leaves.]card:  Letter of Invitation            SHOUTAIJOUHikaru:  Be sure and come, okay?!        kitto   kite    ne----_!                                  surely  coming  (rhet)narration:  Do you remember what today,     KYOU   11-GATSU 15-NICHI wa  November 15, is?                today  November-15       (T)                                  nanno HI  da  ka   oboete-oraremasu  ka?                                  what-day  is  (?)  are-remembering   (?)4[She casts a dark look over her shoulder directly at us.  Lightning crackles in the background.]Hikaru:  What!  You don't remember?!     nani  oboete-nai?!                                  what  not-remembered5[She blushes and smiles in embarrassment.]Hikaru: [inset]  Oops.  Oh no!                   atto ikenai!narration:  Anyway, whether you know it     tonikaku  SHIranai  HITO    mo  or not, today is Sempai's       anyway    not-know  person  and/both  and my birthday!                                  SHItte-ru   HITO    mo                                  be-knowing  person  and/both/as-well-as                                  KYOU  wa   atashi to SEMPAI no                                  today (T)  mine-and-Sempai's                                  TANJOUBI  na  n desu!                                  birthday  is  (explan)---------------------------------------------------p 149 (149)1[Hikaru seems to be everywhere, passing out invitations to three students simultaneously.]narration:  Sempai and I were born on       atashi to SEMPAI wa   onaji  HI   Umare!  the same date!                  Sempai-and-I     (T)  same   day  were-born  Our birthdays are utterly       maru kkiri TANJOUBI ga  ISSHO    na n desu  the same.                       utterly    birthday (S) together is (explan)Hikaru:  Come, okay?!                    kite ne!2[She addresses us directly.]narration:  And so, there's a combined      to yu-- wake de KON'YA  wa  atashi no IE de  birthday party at my house      and-so          tonight (T) at-my-house  tonight...                                   _________   ________                                  GOUDOU       ba--sudei - pa--ti--                                  combination  birthday-party  Everyone, please come if        mina-san mo   yokattara  kite-kudasai  ne!  you can!                        everyone too  if-okay    come-(please) (rhet)3Kyousuke:                         ___  A combined birthday party       ore to hikaru-chan no  GOUDOU  for you and me?                 yours-and-mine         combination                                            ________                                  TANJOU    pa--ti--?                                  birthday  party4Hikaru: [winking]  That's right!!                  so-- desu!!  It'll be a lot of fun!          TANOshimi ni shite-te-kudasai  ne!                                  be-taking-pleasure/delight-(please)  I'll be waiting, with lots      u--nto gochiso--  soroete  of great food laid out.         much   a-treat    arrange-(and)                                  matte-masu   kara                                  are-waiting  that's-why  And my present to you...        sore ni   atashi kara  SEMPAI e                                  moreover  from-me      to-Sempai                                     _______                                  no purezen...                                  's <purezento> = present5[She waves and smiles before running off.]Hikaru:                                                 ______  Oh!  It's a secret!             otto  kore       wa   naisho!                                  oh    this-(one) (T)  secrecy  So I'll be waiting at 6:00      ja    KON'YA   6-JI ni  matte-masu  tonight.                        then  tonight  at-6:00  be-waiting                                  kara                                  that's-why6[He stares after her, wide-eyed and blushing.]Kyousuke:  HM?                             n7narration:                                                 ___  Oh, come to think of it, I      ha  so-- ieba            ore  still haven't decided on a          come-to-think-of-it  I  present for Hikaru-chan.                       _________                                  hikaru-chan no purezento  mada                                              's present    still                                  KImete-nakatta   n da                                  haven't-decided  (explan)---------------------------------------------------p 150 (150)1[Kyousuke forces a nervous smile.]narration:  From her behavior, I'm sure     hikaru-chan no ano TAIDO kara      shite  Hikaru-chan is expecting a      from-her-manner/behavior/attitude  doing  present...                      _________                                  purezento  KITAI shite-ru ni  chigainai...                                  present    in-expectation-of  must/am-sureKyousuke FX:                      ______  <drip with sweat...>            tarari...2[He walks away, scratching his head.]narration:                               _________  Hmm, a present, huh...          u~~mu  purezento nee  I wonder what kind of           hikaru-chan tte  donna mono  present I could give that                   (T)  what-kind-of-thing  would make Hikaru-chan  happy.                          okuttara       yorokobu         n darou                                  if-presenting  be-glad-(to-do)  (poss-explan)Kyousuke:                                         _________ (Getting a present for a         (ONNA no KO ni  purezento suru nante  girl...                          to-girl        present   do   the-likes-of                                  ___  I don't have much               ore  anmari      KEIKEN nai  experience at this, so...)      I    too-(much)  not-have-experience                                  kara        naa...)                                  that's-why  (rhet)3[He stops outside ABCB...]4[...and starts to push open the door.]Kyousuke:  Speaking of girls...            ONNA no KO  to ieba...                                  girl        speaking-of  The one who knows               hikaru-chan o   mottomo  yoku SHItte-iru  Hikaru-chan the best is...                 (O)  most     be-knowing-well                                  no    wa......                                  (nom) (T)hand on glass FX:                 ___  <squeak>                        gii5[Kyousuke flinches back from the door when he hears...]Hikaru: [off]  That wasn't what I meant        atashi  sonna tsumori de  at all!!                        I       by-that-kind-of-intention                                  itta  n ja arimasen_!!                                  said  (explan/neg)6[Nervously, he peers around the door to see what's happening inside.]Madoka: [off]  Hikaru, wait!!                  hikaru  chotto_!!---------------------------------------------------p 151 (151)1[His pov.  Madoka and Hikaru argue at the counter.]Madoka:  So, I've taken <him/it>,        ja  atashi  totchau    kara       ne  'kay?                           so  I       take/got-  that's-why                                              (finality)<Translation note:  The pronoun "him" or "it" isn't stated outright in the Japanese.  This leads to Kyousuke's misunderstanding later on.  At this point, he thinks it is *he* who has been "taken" by Madoka.>2[Kyousuke's eyes grow large.]3[An angry Hikaru bursts through the door, bumping aside Kyousuke, who was peering from behind it.]Hikaru FX:                        ___  <thud>                          don4Hikaru: [pausing]  Sempai.                         SEMPAI5Kyousuke: [wide-eyed]  Wh-what's the matter?           do do-- shita no?6[Hikaru portrait--she looks back at him in sadness...]7[...and runs off.]Hikaru:  It's nothing!                   nan demo nai desu_!Hikaru FX:                        ___  <run!>                          da_---------------------------------------------------p 152 (152)1[He enters ABCB.  Madoka wipes dishes behind the counter.]narration:  Hikaru-chan and Ayukawa are     hikaru-chan to AYUKAWA ga  fighting...                                 and        (S)                                  _____                                  kenka shite-ru  nante...                                  are-fighting    the-likes-of  It's the first time I've        HAJImete            michatta...!  seen that...!                   for-the-first-time  saw-(finality)door FX:                          _____  <rattle>                        karan2Madoka:  [smiling]  Oh!                             araKyousuke: [looking towards the door]  Uhh...  Did something           ano...  nani-ka    atta     no?  happen?                         uhh     something  happened (?)3Madoka: [wistfully]  It's nothing.                   nan demo nai no yo4[Kyousuke spies a card on the counter.]card:  Letter of Invitation            SHOUTAI-JOU5Kyousuke:  U-umm...                        a anoMadoka:  What?                           e?6narration:                                       _________   _________  This isn't the time to          hikaru-chan no ba--sudei - purezento  be asking something like                    's birthday-present  "what's a good present to  get for Hikaru-chan's           nani ga   i--  ka  nante  birthday," is it.               what (S)  good     the-likes-of                                  kikeru   FUN'IKI        ja nai  yo na                                  can-ask  an-atmosphere  is-not     (rhet)Kyousuke:  N-no...                         i iya...7[Exterior evening shot of the Kasuga apartment building.]Kyousuke: [off]  Well, this should be okay.      maa   kore de    i--  ka                                  well  with-this  okay---------------------------------------------------p 153 (153)1[Kurumi holds a large kappa doll.]Kurumi:                                                        _________  This?  The present for          kore?    hikaru-chan e no    purezento  Hikaru-chan...                           to-Hikaru     (nom) present  This is what you chose,         oni--chan ga   eranda  no?  oniichan?                                 (S)  chose   (?)2[Kurumi stares in amazement at the doll; Manami studies her brother, chin in hand.]Kurumi:                                   _____  Isn't this a little dopey?      chotto  dasai                    n ja nai?                                  a-bit   out-of-it/uncool/square  (neg/expl)Manami:                           _____  You don't have much taste,      sensu    nai      no ne--  do you.                         a-sense  not-have    (rhet)Kyousuke: [wincing]  Y-you think so?                 so so-- ka na...3Manami: [off]  You should have gotten          mo-- chotto  KI no ki--ta  mono  something a bit more            a-bit-more   tasteful      thing  tasteful!                                  no ho-- ga i--  wa yo nee!                                  better                (rhet)Kurumi: [off]  Isn't she your girlfriend,      oni--chan no KANOJO      na n desho_!!  oniichan!!                                's girlfriend  is (poss-explan)[Kyousuke backs up against the wall, nervous and wide-eyed.]4[Isolated shot of the TV and stereo system.]Kyousuke: [off]  Then, I'll go and exchange      ja    chotto  torikaete-kuru  it.                             then  a-bit   go-and-exchangeManami: [off]                              ____  Don't be late!                  okurecha dame yo!                                  ________  The party starts at 6:00!!      pa--ti-- wa   6-JI kara                                  party    (T)  beginning-at-6:00                                  na  n da     kara        ne_!!                                  is  (explan) that's-why  (rhet)5[Exterior shot of a toy store.]6[Isolated shot of shelves filled with various stuffed animals.]Kyousuke: [off]  Hmm.  I wonder if this one's    u--mu  kotchi   ga   i--   ka naa  okay?                           hmm    this-way (S)  okay  I-wonder  Or...                           soretomo...---------------------------------------------------p 154 (154)1[From behind a counter, a clerk watches Kyousuke trying to decide.]clerk:  It's closing time now...        mo--  HEITEN        na  n desu   kedo                                  now   closing-time  is  (explan) but (As usual, this customer's       (aikawarazu  KImen no  osoi  slow at deciding...)             as-usual    deciding  slow                                  n da      kara        kono KYAKU...)                                  (explan)  that's-why  this-customerKyousuke FX:                      ___ ___ ___  <in a dither>                   oro oro oro2[He chooses a stuffed bunny.]Kyousuke:  Argghh.  This one, please!      e--i  kore        kudasa--i!                                        this-(one)  pleaseclerk:  Thank you!!                     maido----_!!3[Kyousuke stands outside with his wrapped gift as the store's metal doors are lowered.]storefront gate:                  ________ ______  <rattle> <slam>                 garagara pishan4[Kyousuke stares at the package in his hands...]Kyousuke:  Wait.                           mate yo  Maybe the other one was         yappari    atchi    no  ho-- ga...  better after all...             after-all  that-way 's  better...Kyousuke contemplation FX:  <stare>                         ji--5[...and hammers on the metal gate.]Kyousuke:  Excu-u-use me!!                 suimase~~n!!Kyousuke FX:                      ___ ___  <wham wham>                     don don6[The clerk raises the gate partway.]Kyousuke:  Umm...  Could I change          ano--  yappari  kore  this one as well?               uhh    as-well  this-(one)                                  kaete-moraemasen                                  can't-changestorefront gate FX:               _____  <rattle!>                       gara_7clerk:  Enough already!!                i-- kagen ni shite  kudasai!![The gate comes crashing down--on the package in his hands.  He stares at the crushed gift in horror.]storefront gate FX:               ________  ________  <rattle> <SLAM>                 garagara  pisha--n---------------------------------------------------p 155 (155)1[He stands inside the store, studying the torn ear of the stuffed bunny.  The clerk watches him in irritation.]Kyousuke:  ..........                      ..........stuffed bunny's ear FX:           _____  <dangle>                        buran2[He walks home, still holding the damaged bunny.]Kyousuke: (The way it is now...            (kore ja...  There's no way I could          masaka      torikaete-morau  expect them to exchange         impossible  exchange-(for-me)  this.                                  wake ni mo ikanai     yo                                  can't-very-well-also  But on the other hand, I        ka to itte             mo--     ATARAshii  don't have enough money to      but-on-the-other-hand  no-more  new  buy a new one any more...)                                  no     KAu  o-KANE mo   nai       shi...)                                  (nom)  buy  money  too  not-have  considerKyousuke FX:                      ________  <trudge trudge>                 tobotobo3Madoka:  Oh.  Kasuga-kun.                ara KASUGA-kun[He turns to look.]4[Madoka is walking by, dressed in sweater, scarf and miniskirt.]---------------------------------------------------p 156 (156)1Madoka:  What's that?                    sore wa?2Kyousuke:                                        _________  I bought Hikaru-chan a          hikaru-chan no purezento ni   KAtta  present...                                  's present  (IO)  bought                                  n da      kedo                                  (explan)  but                                                ______  But now...  <ha ha ha>          kore ja...    hahaha3[His pov of her.  She gives him a look of realization and understanding...]4[...and turns away.]Madoka:                                           _chi_  Hey...  Why not come over       nee...  atashi n IE ni  konai?  to my place?                    hey     to-my-place     not-come[He stares at her in surprise.]5[Exterior night shot of the Ayukawa residence.]6[Tight shot of a lit window on the second story.]narration:  Six o'clock, huh...             6-JI kaa                                                          _chi_   ________  The party's just about to       moo          hikaru-chan IE de  pa--ti-- ga  start at Hikaru-chan's          before-long  at-Hikaru's-place  party    (S)  place...                                  hajimaru  to yu--   no ni...                                  begin     say-that  even-tho  I wonder if Ayukawa isn't       AYUKAWA wa   ikanai no  ka na...  going...                                (T)  not-going  I-wonder---------------------------------------------------p 157 (157)1[Isolated shot of the grand piano.]narration:  Was that a fight at             yappari    o-HIRU    no are        wa  lunchtime after all?            after-all  lunchtime 's that-(one) (T)                                  _____                                  kenka  datta no ka                                  fight  was      (?)  But, why in the world...?       demo  ittai         donna RIYUU de                                  but   in-the-world  for-what-kind-of-reason2[Kyousuke watches Madoka as she stitches the bunny's ear.]narration:                                        ___  Maybe it has to do with         moshi ka shite  ore no koto...  me...                           it-is-possible  about-me  That can't be...                no     hazu nai     yo na                                  (nom)  not-likelyKyousuke:  Say, about what happened        nee  o-HIRU    no hikaru-chan to  with Hikaru-chan at             say  lunchtime 's             with  lunchtime...                                  no koto...                                  aboutMadoka:  Oh, you were listening?         a ki--te-ta no3Madoka:  It's okay already.              mou      i--  no yo                                  already  okay  Something like that is...       anna koto wa...4Kyousuke: (Wh-what does she mean,          (a anna KO to             wa  "with a girl like that"?!)         with-that-kind-of-girl (contrast)                                  da  ttee?!)                                  is  (quote)<Translation note:  Kyousuke misunderstands Madoka's line.  Madoka says <anna koto> = "a thing like that".  He thinks she's saying <anna ko to> = "with a girl like that"--as though Madoka is fed up with Hikaru.>5[Kyousuke rubs his chin, and nervously thinks.]narration:  Saying it that way...           sonna iiKATA              suru  nante                                  that-kind-of-expression/  do    the-likes-of                                  way-of-speaking  It must have been something     so-- yu-- no koto  ga   atta  like that!                      that-kind-of-thing (S)  there-was                                  ni chigainai!                                  must/am-sureKyousuke FX:                      _____  <gulp!>                         goku_6[Madoka holds out the bunny--fixed good as new.  Kyousuke looks at it in wonder.]Madoka:  Now it's all right.  All        kore de    yoshi      naotta    yo!  fixed up!                       with-this  all-right  repaired---------------------------------------------------p 158 (158)1[Madoka studies the stuffed bunny closely...]2[...then gets up and walks to an open door.]Madoka: [over her shoulder]  Hey, come over here...          nee  kotchi ni    kite...                                  say  to-this-way  coming3[They stand in the next room, in front of a ladder built up against one wall.]Kyousuke:  ?                               ?4[Madoka climbs the ladder.]ladder FX:                        ______  <creak!>                        gishi_Madoka:  It's dark so be careful,        kurai kara    KI o tsukete  ne  'kay?                           because-dark  carefully     (rhet)5[Kyousuke climbs up after her, and glances up.  His face is scant inches from her miniskirted rear...]---------------------------------------------------p 159 (159)1[As she climbs higher, he gets treated to a view right up her skirt.]Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            _____  <THUMP!>                        doki_2[Pov shifts.  We're now in the attic.  Madoka's head emerges from the hole in the floor, but she looks back down at the commotion...]Kyousuke FX: [off]                ________ ________  <rattle rattle>  <crashhh>      garagara doshi--n3[Kyousuke's damaged face emerges from the hole in the floor.  Madoka bends down to berate him.]Madoka:  Hey-y-y.  You weren't           horaa  shikkari  MAE o mite-nai  keeping a close watch on        look   firmly    not-watching-in-front  where you were going!                                  kara       yo                                  that's-whyKyousuke:  Ow ow ouch.                     atatanarration:  It was because I watched        mita     kara        okkochita  n dai!  that this happened!             watched  that's-why  happened   (explan)4[His pov of the attic.  It is richly furnished with a canopied bed, a suit of armor, several chests and paintings.]narration:  Wowww!  There was a place       he----_  AYUKAWA no IE    tte  like this in Ayukawa's home?    wow   !          's house (T)                                  konna tokoro       ga   atta      no kaa                                  this-kind-of-place (S)  there-was    (?)5narration:  But...                          shikashi...                                           ___  What the heck is Ayukawa        AYUKAWA  ore o   konna tokoro ni  doing, bringing me to this               me (O)  to-this-kind-of-place  sort of place...?                                  tsurete-kite    ittai                                  bringing-along  in-the-world                                  do-- yu-- tsumori       na  n darou...                                  what-kind-of-intention  is  (poss-explan)6Madoka: [off]  Over here.                      kotchi yo[He looks back over his shoulder, eyes wide at what he sees off-panel...]---------------------------------------------------p 160 (160)1[She's got one knee on the bed, and is looking back at Kyousuke over her shoulder.]Madoka:  Don't just stand there.         sonna tokoro ni        tsuttatte-nai de                                  to-that-kind-of-place  don't-be-standing-up  Hurry up!                       HAYAkuu!2[He blushes, and visualizes what he saw at ABCB earlier--Madoka and Hikaru arguing at the counter.]narration:                                     ___  At that moment, my mind         sono TOKI    ore no NOURI   o  recalled those words of         that-moment  my-brain/mind (O)  Ayukawa...                                  yogitta no    wa   AYUKAWA no ano KOTOBA...                                  ??????? (nom) (T)          's those-wordsMadoka: [flashback]  So, I've taken <him/it>,        ja  atashi  totchau    kara        ne  'kay?                           so  I       take/got-  that's-why  (rhet)                                              (finality)3[Closeup of Madoka from panel 1.  She seems to cast a come-hither look over her shoulder.]narration:                                        ___  Maybe she's seducing me...?!    hyottoshite     ore o   YUUWAKU shite-ru                                  possibly/maybe  me (O)  is-seducing                                  n ja...?!4Madoka:  I was thinking it could only    koko  shika nai     to OMOtta      n da  be here.                        here  only-be/have  thought-that  (explan)[She begins to remove her sweater.]---------------------------------------------------p 161 (161)1[Kyousuke staggers back to see the sweater casually tossed aside.]Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            _____  <thump>                         dokinMadoka sweater FX:                ______  <flutter soundlessly>           harari2[He stares goggle-eyed and blushes fiercely.  He chews on his knuckles.]narration:                                 ___  B-but, being told that all      de demo  ore  sonna         ikinari  of a sudden, I haven't             but   I    that-kind-of  all-of-a-sudden  prepared myself...                                  iwarete-mo        KOKORO no JUMBI  ga...                                  even-tho-be-told  mind   's prep'n (S)Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            ____ ____ ____ ____  <thump thump thump thump>       doki doki doki doki3[She moves up against his back.  His eyes grow even larger.]Madoka:  If it wasn't for you, I         anata  ja nai to  dame    na no...  couldn't do this...             you    if-is-not  no-good is (nom)4[Blood splatters on the floor.]blood FX:                         ___ ___ ___  <plop! plop! plop!>             po_ po_ po_5[He claps a hand over his mouth and nose.  Blood trickles out and runs down his hand.]Kyousuke: [muffled]  N-nosebleed...                  ha hanahi ga~~~~                                     <hanaji> = nosebleed---------------------------------------------------p 162 (162)1[Madoka, concerned, crouches towards him.  He's kneeling on the floor and looks up at her in surprise.  Madoka has changed out of her skirt and now wears a sweatsuit.]Madoka:  What happened?                  do-- shita no?2Madoka:                           _______  Aha.                            haha--nKyousuke: [nervously]  What?                           he?3Madoka: [glaring]  You were thinking something     hen na koto    KANGAete-ta    n desho!  weird, weren't you?!            strange-thing  were-thinking  (poss-explan)[He winces.]4[He stares at what she hands him.  A flashlight and a duster.]Madoka:  Here you go!  This and          hai  kore        to   kore!  this!                                this-(one)  and  this-(one)  Well, let's have a look.        saa sagashimasho5[View pans back--both wear dust masks.  Madoka moves a chest and smiles over at him.  He's busy dusting and moving items around.  A cloud of dust rises at their feet.]Madoka:  Just as I thought--a guy's      yappari      sagashiMONO suru     TOKI  strength comes in handy         sure-enough  to-look-for-a-thing  time  when you're looking for  something.                      OTOKO no KO no CHIKARA tte  tayori ni naru                                  boy's-strength         (T)  reliable                                  ja nai                                  is-notKyousuke:  S-sure.                         ha haa---------------------------------------------------p 163 (163)1[Komatsu, Manami and Kurumi are entertained by Hikaru, who comes in with a tray of drinks.  Kurumi seems to be sampling the icing on the large cake set on the table.  Party streamers adorn the ceiling.]2[Hikaru sadly visualizes playing cards with Madoka on ABCB's counter.]Hikaru: (Madoka-san's so late...         (madoka-san osoi na--  Maybe she's mad...  About       okotchatta no ka na--   o-HIRU no koto...)  lunchtime...)                   got-angry     I-wonder  about-lunchtimeMadoka: [flashback]  Hikaru, you said "no            hikaru  matta na shi    tte itta desho  waiting."                               without-a-wait  poss-said-that  So, I've taken <it/him>,        ja  atashi  totchau    kara     ne  'kay?                           so  I       take/got-  that's-why                                              (finality)Hikaru: [flashback]  That wasn't what I meant        sonna tsumori de  itta  n ja arimasen_!!  at all!!                        by-that-kind-of-  said  (explan/neg)                                  intention3[She flashes WAY back...]narration:  Speaking of birthdays...        TANJOUBI  tte ieba...                                  birthday  speaking-of  There's only been one time,     atashi  zuibun  MUKASHI   ICHIDO dake  a very long time ago, when      I       quite   long-ago  just-once  I've had a fight with                          _____  Madoka-san...                   madoka-san to  kenka shita koto atta  kke                                  with-Madoka    had-fought             (?)[An 8-year-old Madoka happily presents a doll (that looks like a guy) to a just-turned-6-year-old Hikaru.]Madoka:                                _________  Here, a present!  Isn't         hai  purezento  kawaii  desho   hikaru!  this cute, Hikaru?!                  present    cute    poss-be<Commentary (PH):  Interesting that, even as a child, Madoka never called Hikaru, "Hikaru-chan.">4[Hikaru pushes it away.  The doll's head comes off.]Hikaru:  This isn't cute!                konna              no    kawaikuna--i!                                  this-kind-of-thing (nom) not-cutedoll FX:                          _____  <whack!>                        boka_5[Hikaru holds the doll's body and raises the head high.  Madoka is aghast.]Hikaru:  Yikes, it came off!             arya  torechatta!6[Little Hikaru runs off, leaving the doll and head in the hands of a somber Madoka.]narration:  That was exactly 8 years        are        wa   8-NEN -MAE      cho--do  ago--also on my birthday.       that-(one) (T)  8-years-before  exactly                                  yappari  atashi no TANJOUBI  datta                                  also     my-birthday         was---------------------------------------------------p 164 (164)1[Exterior night shot of the Hiyama residence.]doorbell FX; [off]                ___ _____  <ding dong>                     pin po~~nsign:  Hiyama                          HIYAMA2[Madoka and Kyousuke enter, both bearing gifts.]Madoka:  Thank you for waiting!          do--mo o-matase!                                               _____  Sorry we're late!               okurechatte  gomen!3[Hikaru's pov of Madoka.]Madoka FX:                        _____  <smile!>                        niko_4[With a smile, Madoka holds up the same doll of 8 years past.  The doll's head is reattached to the body.]Madoka:  Hikaru, do you remember         hikaru  kore        oboete-ru?  this?                                   this-(one)  be-rememberingHikaru:  Ah!                             a_5Madoka: [merrily]                 _______   _________  Happy birthday, Hikaru!         happi-- - ba--sudei  hikaru!  Your stubbornness hasn't        anta no GOUJOU sa  ano TOKI kara  changed a bit since then,       your-stubbornness  from-that-time  huh?                                  maru kkiri  kawatte-nai     ne                                  utterly     hasn't-changedHikaru: [wide-eyed]  Wahhh!  Those were the days!    waa_  natsukashii![Kyousuke looks on with a smile.]---------------------------------------------------p 165 (165)1[Beaming a smile, Hikaru holds the doll up next to her face.]Hikaru:  THANK YOU!                      arigatou!2narration:                                                   ________  And then the party started      soshite   nigiyaka ni      pa--ti-- wa  to liven up!                    and/then  in-a-lively-way  party    (T)                                  hajimatta!                                  started[View pans back to show Kurumi helping herself to a large slice of cake. Manami and Komatsu sit nearby with Komatsu holding the doll that Madoka gave to Hikaru.  Madoka and Hikaru chat, and Kyousuke looks over at Komatsu.]Komatsu:  Doesn't this doll look like     kono NINGYOU  KASUGA ni nite-nai?  Kasuga?                         this-doll     not-be-resembling-Kasuga[Manami smiles in agreement/amusement.]3[With a nervous smile, Kyousuke points at his face and asks Madoka...]Kyousuke:                                 ___  Uhh...  For me?                 ano...  ore ni wa?                                  uhh     to-me  (T)                                  _________  A present...                    purezento......Madoka:  !                               !4[Exterior shot of the Hiyama residence and the clear, starry night sky overhead.]Madoka: [off]  For someone who was thinking    hen na koto    KANGAete-ta  weird things?                   strange-thing  was-thinking-about                                  HITO ni   wa                                  to-person (contrast)  No way!                         agenai!                                  not-givenarration:                                        ___    ______  It looks as though my           do--yara        ore no sukebe na  lecherous, wild fantasies       it-looks-as-if  my-lecherous  were caught by Ayukawa...                                  MOUSOU       wa   AYUKAWA ni                                  wild-fancies (T)  by-Ayukawa                                  miyaburarete-ita           yo-- desu...                                  was-seeing-thru/detecting  it-looks-like---------------------------------------------------