Kimagure Orange Road"First Love"Volume 12, Story 3WB Volume 7, Story 5Written and illustrated by Matsumoto IzumiTranslation & full-script typesetting by : Craig H. NishidaEditing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose                                 Craig Nishida                                 Thomas WyattLast revision : 08-20-95Comments?  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 87 (47) are only in the WBs!---------------------------------------------------p 87 (47)1[Exterior view of a school building.]2[A soccer ball flies overhead.]ball FX:                          _____  <thwock>                        po--n3[A group of girls smile and wave.]title:  First Love                      HATSU  KOI                                  first  lovegirl 1:  Kyaa!                           kya--_                                              _____ _______  Nice shot, Hayami-san!          HAYAMI-san  naisu shu--to!girl 2:                           ______  How wonderful!!                 suteki ne~~~~_!!4[Hayami stares off-panel.]5[View shifts to show Kurumi standing at a tree, watching.]6[A closer view of Kurumi.]girls: [off]                      ______  Kyaa!                           kya------------------------------------------------------p 88 (48)--TITLE PAGE[Hayami runs with the ball, turning his head to the side.  Behind him is the tree and Kurumi, who watches him.]MAIN TITLE (at top)  First Love                      HATSU  KOI                                  first  loveSUB-TITLE (at bottom)  Heart-Ache and Distress,        MUNE no ITAmi       mo  SETSUnasa     mo  Watching You from a             a-pain-in-the-chest and distressing/  and  Distance...                                             heart-rending                                  anato o   TOOku de  mite-ru       kara......                                  you  (O)  far-off/  are-watching  that's-why                                            in-the-distance---------------------------------------------------p 89 (49)1[Hikaru walks by and spots Kurumi.]2[Smiling, she leans in over Kurumi's shoulder.]Hikaru:  What are you looking at?        nani  MIte      n no?                                  what  watching3[Hikaru turns to see what Kurumi has been looking at.]Hikaru:  Hm?                             n?4[Kurumi spins about and marches off.]Kurumi:  Nothing...                      nan demo nai...5Hikaru:  ?                               ?6[The soccer ball scores a direct hit against Hikaru's cheek.]ball/Hikaru's face FX:            _____  <SPLAT>                         zuban7[Grabbing the ball with one hand, she cocks it back in rage.  The soccer boys flee for their lives.]Hikaru:  Y-YOU DIPSHITS!!                ba bakkyaro------_!!soccer player 1:  Oh no-o-o!  It's                yabe----_  hikaru da----_!!  Hikaru-u-u!!soccer player 2:  Ru-u-un!                        nigero----_soccer player 3:  Kyaa!                           kya~~_---------------------------------------------------p 90 (50)1[Exterior shot of the Kasuga apartment building.]Kurumi: [off]  I'm ho-o-ome!                   tadaima~~~~~~_2[Manami turns to greet her sister with a merry smile.]Manami:                           ___ ___ ___  Tee! hee! hee!                  fu_ fu_ fu_  Good news, Kurumi-i-i!!         kurumi~~~~  yorokobe--_!!                                              rejoice/be-glad3[She lifts up a large cake topped with icing and strawberries.]Manami:  Look!  It's your favorite!!     hora_!  anta no  DAIKOUBUTSU!!                                  look!   your     favorite-(dish)4Kurumi: [looking unperturbed]  ..........                      ..........5[She drops her gaze.]Kurumi:  I...  Don't want any.           atashi...  iranai                                  I          not-need6[Kyousuke and Manami stare back in nervous shock.]7Manami:  I-is something wrong            a anta  doko-ka    WARUi     ja nai_?!  with you?!                        you   somewhere  bad/sick[Kyousuke glares into the palms of his hands.]Kyousuke:  J-just as I thought, is         ya yahari        SEIKI MATSU        wa  it nearing the end of the          as-I-thought  end-of-the century (T)  century-y-y?!                                  CHIKAkatta     ka~~~~~~_?!                                  was-soon/near  (?)---------------------------------------------------p 91 (51)1[The portents are there.  Manami and Kyousuke stare as a pack of rats scurry by their feet.]plague of rats FX:                ____ ____ __ __ __ __  <clatter clatter tap tap tap    gata goto to to to to  tap>2[They stare up through the window at a sky filled with birds.]flock of ravens FX:               ____ ____ ____  <flutter flutter flutter>       basa basa basa3Kyousuke: [grimly]  P-perhaps something...          na nani-ka...  Extremely evil is about to      totetsumonaku           WARUi koto ga  happen...                       absurdly/extravagantly  bad-thing  (S)                                  okoru no             de wa...                                  happening/occurring  isKyousuke FX:                      _____  <gulp>                          gokun4[Both smiling in mischief, Manami leans in towards her brother and taps his nose with her fingertip.]Manami:                           _______  Such exaggeration.              o--ba--            nee                                  "over"/exaggerate  (rhet)  Really, oniichan.               oni--chan ttara                                            (I-tell-you)Kyousuke:                                        __ __ __  W-well...  Wah ha ha!           so so-- da ne  wa ha ha5[Kyousuke stops to ponder.]narration:  In that case...                 to yu-- koto wa......6[Smiling to mask his embarrassment, he bursts out...]Kyousuke:                                              _ __ __ __ __ __  Ohhh, I see.  Ah ha ha ha       na--n da  a so-- ka  a ha ha ha ha ha  ha ha!                                      I-see  I see.  I'm being pretty        so-- ka  oni--chan  DONKAN  thick, aren't I!                                    insensible/thick-skinned  Wah! ha! ha!                                             ___ ___ __                                  da kara        naa----_  wa_ ha_ ha                                  is that's-why  (rhet) !Kyousuke backslap FX:             ___  <bop>                           don[Kurumi is startled.]7[He shouts in merriment.]Kyousuke:                                                       ______  So you've also become a         omae mo   to--to--            redi-- ni  woman at last?                  you  too  at-last/in-the-end  into-lady                                  natta       ka                                  turned-into (?)  Oh, what joy!                   iya-- medetai!                                        happy/joyous/lucky/auspicious  Manami, tonight it's rice       manami  KON'YA  wa   SEKIHAN        da_!!  with red beans!!                        tonight (T)  rice-boiled-   is                                                       with-red-beansKurumi: [irked]                   ____             ___ ____  You idiot!                      suka             pon tan_!                                  flop/loser/dupe  <anpontan> = nitwit---------------------------------------------------p 92 (52)1[Kurumi marches out of the apartment, casting a final glance over her shoulder.]Kurumi:                                                ______  You're wrong.  Stupid.          chigau mon           baka--  sukebe_!!  Lech!!                          wrong  thing/reason  idiot   lechKurumi FX:                        ________  <stride stride>                 sutasuta2[Manami and Kyousuke stare at her back, dumbfounded.]3Kyousuke:  Wh-what's with her...?          na nan da aitsu...Manami:  Dunno...                        saa...4[Exterior shot of ABCB.]5[Madoka looks up from preparing coffee to find Kurumi at the door.]Madoka:  Oh.                             ara6[She comes over to Kurumi's table to take an order and bring a glass of water.]Madoka: [smiling]  How unusual.                    mezurashi-- wa ne  Kurumi-chan coming alone        kurumi-chan  hitori de   kuru  nante  like this.                                   by-oneself  come  the-likes-ofKurumi: [tersely]                 ________     _______  Coffee...  Black!               ko--hi--...  burakku de!7[Madoka is taken aback.]---------------------------------------------------p 93 (53)1[Master and Madoka watch from the counter.]2[Kurumi sips at her coffee, eyes vacant.]3[Kurumi looks out the window to see Hayami walk by.]Hayami footsteps FX:              ___ ___  <tap! tap!>                     ko_ ko_4[Kurumi's pov of Hayami.]5[Kurumi watches...]6[...and when he's out of sight, drops her eyes and stares across the table.]7Kurumi: [looking at ceiling]  <sigh!>                         fuu_8[Madoka and Master look startled.]---------------------------------------------------p 94 (54)1[Kurumi walks down the sidewalk.]sign 1:  Ootomo...                       OOTOMO...sign 2:  Takahashi's Oyster Place        o-kaki       -KA       TAKAHASHI                                  (hon)-oyster  place    <name>2[She spies something off-panel.]3[It's Hayami, exiting from a restaurant.]sign 3:  ...Restaurant                   ...[CHIN] -HAN   -MISE                                      rare   meal   shop/store4[Her pov of him.  He glances at her.]5[His pov of her.  She looks apprehensively at him.]6[Isolated shot of the tree branches overhead.]breeze through branches FX:       ______  <rustle...>                     zazaza...---------------------------------------------------p 95 (55)1[Kurumi blushes.]2[View from behind Hayami as he walks in the direction of Kurumi.]3[He passes her by.]4[She turns to watch him walk away.]5[Overhead view as Hayami walks away from the watching Kurumi.]---------------------------------------------------p 96 (56)1[Exterior view of ABCB.]Madoka: [off]  Kurumi-chan?                    kurumi-chan nara......  She was here until a little     sakki made  while ago...                    until-a-little-while-ago                                  kite-ta     n da      kedo......                                  was-coming  (explan)  but2[Overhead view looking down on the counter area.  Kyousuke and Hikaru sit there.  Madoka wipes dishes behind the counter.  Kyousuke looks aghast.]Kyousuke:                                              ________  Eh!?!  She had coffee,          e_?!  aitsu     ga   ko--hi-- o  black?!                               that-girl (S)  coffee  (O)                                  _______                                  burakku  dee~~_?!                                  black    beingMadoka:  Come to think of it,            so-- ieba            chotto  HEN datta  she did seem a little           come-to-think-of-it  a-bit   was-strange  strange...!                                  na----_3Master:  Maybe she's lovesick, or...     hyottoshite  KOIwazurai    dattari shite...                                  maybe        lovesickness  is-(or)4Kyousuke: [looking ill]  LOVE...?!                       KOI...?!Kyousuke:  ...SICK?!                       wazurai?!5Kyousuke:  Th-that Kurumi,                 a...ano  kurumi ga   KOIwazurai......?!  lovesick...?!                       that        (S)  lovesicknessKyousuke FX:                      __ __ ___  <heh heh heh!>                  pu pu pu_6[Exterior shot of ABCB.  A chortling Kyousuke's face is drawn on his speech bubble.]Kyousuke:  Wah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha     wa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha  ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha  ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha      ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha  ha ha ha ha ha ha!                                  ha ha ha ha ha---------------------------------------------------p 97 (57)1[His pov of Madoka, who holds up an index finger to him.]Madoka:  But...  Kurumi-chan will        demo...  kurumi-chan datte  mo--sugu  soon be in her 3rd year         but                  even   soon/before-long  of junior high, just like  Hikaru, so what's so strange    hikaru to    ONAji  CHUUGAKU  3-NENSEI  about her falling in love?      with-Hikaru  same   jr-high   3rd-year                                  KOI o shitatte         okashikunai  ja nai?                                  even-tho-fall-in-love  not-strange  is-not2Kyousuke:                                                _____  B-but, that kid, whose          de...demo  KUiMONO to  manga ni  only interests are food              but   food    and manga  and manga, in love...!                                  shika KYOUMI no nai                                  only-interests-are                                      ________                                  ano gakincho ga   KOI   nante      nee~~~~_                                  that-kid     (S)  love  the-likes-of  In the first place, with        daiichi    AITE      ga......  who?                            the-first  companion (S)3Hikaru:  Come to think of it, it         so-- ieba            KYOU   GAKKOU de  looked like Kurumi-chan         come-to-think-of-it  today  at-school  was staring at a boy  today at school...              kurumi-chan  aru OTOKO no KO o                                               a-boy          (O)                                  jitto MItsumete-ita  yo-- na...                                  was-staring-at       look-like4Madoka:  Even here...                    koko demo...  When a boy passed by            mado   no SOTO     o   aru  outside the window, she         window 's outside (O)  a-(certain)  watched him intently and  heaved a sigh...                OTOKO no KO ga   to--risugita         TOKI                                  boy         (S)  went-past/passed-by  when                                  jitto MIte-te        tameiki tsuite-ta  kke                                  is-looking-intently  was-heaving-a-sigh (?)5Hikaru:  I bet it's that Hayami          kitto   HAYAMI tte KO      desu  yo!  guy!                            surely  boy-called-Hayami  is                                  _______                     ________  He's handsome and will be       sakka-- -BU   no JIKI       kyaputen de  the captain of the soccer       soccer   club 's next-term  captain  be-(and)  team next term...               _______                                  rukkusu mo   i--   shi                                  looks   too  good  and-besides  He seems pretty popular         ONNA no KO ni wa          kekko--  with girls.                     to-girls      (contrast)  quite                                  NINKI ga aru         mitai                                  be-popular-(with)/   seems                                  a-favorite-(with)Madoka:  Well...                         so-- ne  Come to think of it, he         so-- ieba            yasashi-so-- de  did seem sweet.                 come-to-think-of-it  looking-as-if-gentle  I had the feeling he was        nakanaka  no     KOU    -SEINEN  tte kanji  a very nice guy...              quite     (nom)  liking  youth   feel-that                                  datta  na......                                  was6Kyousuke: [looking worried]  ..........                      ..........narration:  C-can't be.                     ma masaka  That Kurumi has an interest     kurumi no yatsu ga   OTOKO nanzo  ni  in guys?!                       that-Kurumi     (S)  guy   ????? (IO)                                  KYOUMI    o?!                                  interest (O)---------------------------------------------------p 98 (58)1Madoka:  She's also a fine lady now!!    KANOJO datte  mou  rippa na                                  even-she      now  fine/splendid                                  ______                                  redi--  yo_!!                                  lady  If you treat her like a         itsu made mo  KODOMO atsukai shite-ru to  child forever, she might        forever       if-are-treating-like-a-child  go astray and end up doing      ____  something terrible.             gurete           tondemonai koto                                  go-astray-(and)  outrageous-thing                                  shichau               ka mo     yo                                  do-(finality/regret)  it-may-be2Kyousuke: [horrified]  EH!?!                           e_?!3[Kyousuke looks shell-shocked.]Madoka: [off]                                     ____  Girls develop faster, so...     ONNA no KO tte  susunde-ru                                  girl       (T)  is-going-forward                                  n da      kara...                                  (explan)  that's-why4[Madoka and Hikaru are stunned to see him suddenly get to his feet.]Kyousuke stand-up FX:             _____  <jolt>                          gatan5[Outside, he runs.]narration:  I still thought of her as       madamada           KODOMO da  a kid, but...                   still-(much)-more  is-child                                  to OMOtte-ita      no ni...                                  was-thinking-that  even-though  What the heck sort of guy       ittai         donna         OTOKO  da!!  is he?!!                        in-the-world  what-kind-of  guy    is---------------------------------------------------p 99 (59)1[Kurumi walks down the sidewalk.]2[She stops, surprised, to see Hayami exit another restaurant.]door FX:                          _____  <rattle>                        karansign:                             _______           ___   _______  San Darjan <?>--French          furansu  RYOURI   san - darujan  cuisine                         France   cuisine3[Kurumi's face takes on an expression of resolve.]Kurumi FX:                             _____  <glare!>  <gulp>                ki_  gokun4Kurumi: [meekly]  E-excuse me...                  a ano...[Hayami turns.]5[Kyousuke races down the street...]Kyousuke FX:                      ___ ___ ___  <step! step! step!>             ta_ ta_ ta_6[...and stops when he sees the two talking ahead.]Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            _____  <THUMP>                         dokin---------------------------------------------------p 100 (60)1[He quickly hides himself around the corner of a building.]Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <zip!>                          sasa_narration:  S-sure enough, that             ya yappari      kurumi no yatsu...?!  Kurumi...?!                        sure-enough  that-Kurumi2[His pov.  Hayami says something and Kurumi looks aside, a bit sadly.]3[Kyousuke looks on.]narration:  I see...                        naruhodo...  He's a pretty handsome          kekkou  ii OTOKO      ja nai ka...  guy...                          quite   handsome-guynarration:  If she likes him that           sonna ni   SUki na  no     nara...  much...                         that-much  liking   (nom)  if-it-is  As her older brother,           ANI to shite     wa  I should give her my            as-elder-brother (T)  blessing...                                  SHUKUFUKU shite-yaru-beki      da  yo na...                                  should-give-(her)-my-blessing  is4[Hayami blurts out something.]5[Kurumi looks up at Hayami, hands clasped before her, blushing and beseeching.]6[Hayami shakes his head and holds up a hand.]7[Kurumi is shattered.]---------------------------------------------------p 101 (61)1[In anguish, she turns and runs away, startling Hayami.]Kurumi FX:                        ___  <flee!>                         da_2[Kyousuke grows angry...]narration:  Th-that jerk!!                  a ano yaro--!!3[...and crackles with the Power.]narration:  Rejecting my cute kid           kawaii IMOUTO          o   furu  sister--I can't forgive         pretty-younger-sister (O)  reject  that!!                                  nante         yurusen_!!                                  the-likes-of  can't-forgive4[In surprise, Hayami finds himself floating in the air.]Hayami:  Huh?  Huh?  Huh?                n? n? n?Hayami levitation FX:             _____  <lightly!>                      fuwa_5[Raised high, Hayami is hung by his jacket collar near the top of a telephone pole.]Hayami:  Oh oh oh!                       ottottotto!Hayami legs FX:                   _____ _____  <dangle> <dangle>               buran buran6[Kyousuke surveys the scene with grim satisfaction.  Behind him, Kurumi stops and looks back, wide-eyed.]narration:  Serves you right!!              zamaa miro_!!sign:  Azuma Store                     AZUMA-YAKurumi:  AH!                             a---------------------------------------------------p 102 (62)1[Arms outflung, she races towards him, crying.]Kurumi footsteps FX:              ___ ___  ___ ___  <tap! tap!> <tap! tap!>         ta_ ta_  ta_ ta_2[Kyousuke smiles at her.]Kyousuke: (My hurt kid sister!!            (kizutsuita   IMOUTO          yo_!!                                   was-injured  younger-sister  Rush into my arms!!)            ore no MUNE ni     tobikonde-koi_!!)                                  to-my-heart/chest  come-rushing/dashing3[He throws his arms wide, but Kurumi runs right past him...]4[...and into the arms of her father, who was standing about 3 meters behind Kyousuke.]Kurumi:  He said that shop was no        ano o-MISE  zenzen   oishikunai  n da  good at all!!                   that-shop   totally  untasty     (explan)                                  ttee!!                                  (quote)Takashi:  I see.  Then it can't be        so-- ka    ja    shikata ga nai  helped.                         I-see      then  can't-be-helped  We'll go for yakiniku...!       YAKINIKU ni suru  kaa--_!                                  do-"yakiniku"     (?)5Takashi:  Ohh, were you here,             nan da  KYOUSUKE  ita      no ka...  Kyousuke...?                                      was-here    (?)Kurumi:  Huh-h-h?                        are~~~~  What are you doing,             oni--chan  nani yatte n no?!  oniichan?!Kyousuke:  ..........                      ..........---------------------------------------------------p 103 (63)1[Exterior evening shot of a restaurant.]narration:  Today is March 3rd--Girls'      KYOU  wa   3-GATSU 3-KA  hinamatsuri...  Day...                          today (T)  March-3rd     Girls'-Day  Dad and Kurumi exchanged        oyaji to  kurumi wa   MITSUYAKU       o  secret promises...              dad   and        (T)  secret-promise (O)                                  kawashite-ita   n desu...                                  was-exchanging  (explan)Takashi: [off]  Since you've found us out,      barete-shimatta kara ni wa  it can't be helped...           now-that-discovered-(finality)                                  shikata ga nai...                                  can't-be-helpedsign:  Yakiniku Ryuuge                 YAKINIKU    RYUUGE                                  roast-meat  <name>2[The four Kasugas sit around the grill at their table, all wearing aprons/ bibs.]Takashi:  Kurumi had been asking me       MAE kara     kurumi ni  do--shite mo  from before to take her         from-before  by-Kurumi  by-all-means  out to eat.                                  tabe ni  tsurete-ke    tte                                  to-eat   take-with-me  (quote)                                  tanomarete-ta  kara       ne                                  was-asking     that's-whyManami: [elbowing her sister]  No fair-r-r.  I won't           zuru--i  nukegake      wa  forgive you for trying          unfair   steal-a-march (T)  to steal a step on me!!                                  yurusanai    zo~~~~_!!                                  not-forgive  !!yakiniku FX:                      _____ _____  <sizzle sizzle>                 ju~~~ ju~~~3[Kyousuke leans in and stares hard at Kurumi.]Kyousuke:  Umm...                          ano......                                                             _______  That guy at the school          GAKKOU no KOUTEI      ya   abakabu de  playground and at ABCB...       school 's playground  and  at-ABCB                                  aitsu no koto...                                  about-that-guy  I heard that you were           omae  jitto MItsumete-ita  tte ki--ta  staring at him...               you   were-staring-at      heard-that                                  kedo...                                  but  But what the heck were you      ittai         do-- yu-- tsumori  trying to do?                   in-the-world  what-kind-of-intention                                  na  n da?                                  is  (explan)Kurumi: [mouth full]  Me-e-e?!  Who are you           atahi    ga~~?!  DARE aitsu       tte?  talking about?                  <atashi> (S)     who  that-person (quote)Kurumi FX:                        ________  <munch munch>                   mogumogu4Kyousuke: [wide-eyed]  Wh-what do you mean, "who?"     da DARE tte      ano OTOKO to  wa  That guy you were with...          who  (quote)  with-that-guy (T)                                  omae...                                  you5Kurumi:  "That guy?"                     ano OTOKO tte?Kurumi blow-on-hot-food FX:  <phoo!>                         fu--_6Kurumi:  Ohh, maybe you mean the boy     a-- moshi-ka-shite  o-MISE kara  who came out of the shop?           it-is-possible  from-shop                                  DEte-kita    KO?                                  came-out-of  boy  I met him accidentally,         are        wa   tamatama  since he came out of that       that-(one) (T)  accidentally/by-chance  shop that I was aiming for.  I only asked him if the         o-MEate no    MISE kara  DEte-kita  food was good!                  aim    (nom)  from-shop  came-out-of                                  n de      oishikatta ka                                  'cause    was-tasty  (?)                                  do--ka         ki--te-ta   dake  yo!                                  if-you-please  was-asking  only[Kyousuke does a spectacular header.]Kyousuke FX:                      ___ ____ ______  <thud> <rattle> <crash>         don gara gashan---------------------------------------------------p 104 (64)1Kurumi:  Today I wavered back and        KYOU  wa   ICHINICHIJUU  iroiro  forth all day long...           today (T)  all-day-long  various/several                                  mayotte-ta            no yo ne--                                  was-hesitating/wavering     (rhet)  Whether to do Chinese or        CHUUKA RYOURI   suru ka soretomo  French cuisine...               Chinese-cuisine do   or-else                                  furansu RYOURI ni  suru  ka...to                                  French-cuisine to  do    or  Asking someone who truly        JISSAI ni  ate there is the best way       truly/as-a-matter-of-fact  to find out if that place  is good or not.                 tabeta HITO ni     kiku no ga   ICHIBAN                                  to-person-who-ate  asking  (S)  best                                  ja nai                                  sono MISE ga   oishi-- no ka  mazui no ka                                  that-shop (S)  tasty-one  or  untasty-one2Kyousuke:  O-ohh...                        na...nan da  Then that means it was only     ja    tamatama      sono OTOKO ga  by accident that that guy       then  accidentally  that-guy   (S)  came out of the same shop...                                  gu--zen  ONAji MISE kara  DEte-kita                                  chance   from-same-shop   came-out-of                                  dake  tte koto ka...                                  only  it-means3narration:  Somehow, I feel like I          nan da ka  damasareta    yo-- na  was suckered...                 somehow    was-taken-in  it-looks-like                                  KIMOchi...                                  feelingKurumi FX:                        ________ ________  <chomp chomp>  <munch munch>    pakupaku mogumoguKurumi:  Oh, how I longed for this       atashi wa   donna ni  kono HI   o  day!                            I      (T)  how-much  this-day (O)                                  TANOshimi ni shite-ta  koto ka_!                                  was-taking-pleasure    case4[Overhead view of the family at their table.  Kyousuke sits across from his two sisters.  Takashi sits at an end.]Kurumi: [merrily]  And so...                       da kara...                                          ______  I controlled myself over        SUki na ke--ki mo   gaman shite...  my favorite cake...             favorite-cake  too  enduring/putting-up-with  And I drank black coffee        omake ni  onaka ga suku  yo-- ni  so that I'd get hungry...       moreover  get-hungry     so-that                                  ________     _______                                  ko--hi-- mo  burakku de  nonde......                                  coffee   too in-black    drinkingnarration:  Still, she really knows         sore ni shite mo  mattaku  how to cause trouble!           but/still         really                                  HITOsawagase na          yatsu!                                  cry-wolf/false-alarmist  fellow---------------------------------------------------p 105 (65)1Kurumi:  Hm?  What's the matter,         n?  do-- shita no oni--chan  oniichan?  Don't you want it?              tabenai no?                                  not-eat (?)[She leans over the grill and snatches a morsel with her chopsticks.]yakiniku FX:                      _____  <sizzle!>                       ju~~_2Kyousuke:  Hey!  That's my meat!!          kore_!  ore no NIKU!!                                          my     meatKurumi FX:                        ____ _____  <snatch> <chomp!>               hyoi paku_Kurumi:  I'll take it!!                  itadaki_!!3[With a soft smile, he studies his two sisters, who share a laugh.]narration:  But...  Sooner or later,        demo...  itsu-ka  there will surely come a        but      sometime/someday  day when wonderful guys will  appear before my sisters...     IMOUTO-tachi no MAE ni mo                                  in-front-of-sisters    too                                  ______                                  suteki na DANSEI ga   arawareru                                  wonderful-man    (S)  appear/turn-up                                  TOKI ga   kitto   kuru  darou...                                  time (S)  surely  come  poss-be4[Another exterior view of the restaurant.  In an inset, Hayami still hangs from the telephone pole.]Hayami:  ..........                      ..........sign:  Yakiniku Ryuuge                 YAKINIKU    RYUUGE                                  roast-meat  <name>narration:  But, for now, they're           demo  IMA wa   madamada  still more like DUMPLINGS       but   now (T)  still-(much)-more  INSTEAD OF BLOSSOMS!                          _____                                  HANA    yori  dango!                                  flower  than  dumpling<Commentary:  <hana yori dango> = "dango instead of flowers" is a saying somewhat akin to the archaic saying "pudding before praise".  <Dango> is a sort of dumpling.  The point being that you can eat <dango> or pudding, but <hana> (flowers) or praise doesn't fill your stomach. BTW, the meaning of the saying has no bearing on Kyousuke's line above.  I just point it out to show why he chose those two seemingly incongruous items.>---------------------------------------------------