It's been a year now since I moved here.
Please walk quietly in the hallway
Sorry I'm late!
Senpai!
Did you finish already?
Yes.
I cleaned the pen and fed them.
Thanks.
No problem.
Well, ready to go?
Yes!
Today, Senpai and I are going on a picnic together.
sakana ni natte sora wa umi
魚になって空は海
We become fish and the sky is the sea
tonderu you ni oyoideru
飛んでるように泳いでる
Where we swim like we were flying
ano yama wo hitotsu koetara miete kuru
あの山をヒトツ越えたら見えてくる
You can see if you just pass over the mountains
massugu ni nobita azemichi ni
真っ直ぐに伸びたあぜ道に
On a footpath stretching between the rice fields
dareka no chiccha na wasuremono
だれかの小っちゃな忘れ物
Somebody has forgotten something:
katappo ni natta kutsu ga shimesu wa hare
片っぽになったクツが示すは晴れ
The lone shoe means fine weather
yuruyaka ni tsuzuiteku hibi wa kotae nado nai
ゆるやかに続いてく日々は答えなどない
There's no answer in the laid-back days we spend
kisetsu ga mizu wo somete nanairo ni hikaru yo
季節が水を染めて七色に光るよ
The season colours the water, shining in many colours,
ikitsugi shitara kieta
息継ぎしたら消えた
Disappearing when we have a breather
taema naku furisosoideru waraigoe ga tooku de
絶え間なく降り注いでる笑い声が遠くで
The laughter which surrounds us without a pause
utau you ni hibiiteru
歌うように響いてる
Echoes far away like a song
Episode 12
Spring Came Again
I made lots of food for lunch.
Since you suggested we exchange homemade bentos,
I put some effort into it.
Uh... Actually, about the bento...
Is something wrong?
Well, I kinda messed up.
I did bring one,
but it's not one that I can exchange...
Really, it's all right.
A few of the things in mine are burnt, too.
Really?
This is how it turned out...
I did my best with it, but...
I'll eat this myself.
Uh...
I'm sorry.
I don't want to see that look on Senpai's face!
I-It's no problem at all.
Let's exchange bentos.
What?!
You don't have to do that for me!
It's totally black!
It's not the colour that matters.
I love black foods like black beans and nori.
Let's see... Can I start with this squid ink pasta?
Uh, that's yakisoba...
Oh, I'll try the yakisoba, then.
R-Really, you can just try a tiny bit...
Okay, then, just a little.
I meant to get a little, but it all came at once!
Ah, sorry!
It stuck together?!
No, it's okay.
I like crispy yakisoba.
Uh, that's regular yakisoba...
Oh, I'll try the regular yakisoba, then.
Are you okay?
You seem to have stopped moving...
Huh? I stopped moving?
I'm fine!
It's delicious!
It just tastes a tiny bit like ink.
Huh?
Ink?
Squid ink!
It tastes like squid ink! It's very good!
Even though I only put regular sauce in it?
Huh... I've never had squid ink before.
So it tastes like yakisoba sauce.
Uh, well...
It might not be exactly like that...
B-But it is delicious.
That was very good.
Are you sure it was okay?
I thought it was pretty burnt...
That just made it more savoury!
Yeah...
Then, try this Salisbury steak, too!
This one gets my recommendation!
Huh? There's more?
Uh, I mean, okay!
The Salisbury steak, right?
I saw it on TV.
It has chocolate sauce on it.
All I can taste is chocolate!
Um, Hotaru?
Is it...?
It's delicious!
Really?
You liked it?
O-Of course!
I was just craving some chocolate!
Really?
I'm so glad!
Ah!
I'm so glad Senpai's happy!
I feel a little guilty, though...
Okay, how about these rice balls next?
R-Rice balls?
Um, is there chocolate in them?
Of course not!
Chocolate doesn't go with rice balls!
They're just regular rice balls with a little salt.
O-Okay, I'll try one!
Oh, it's good!
Isn't it?
I've messed up at cooking rice before,
but I've never messed up at making rice balls!
What's inside them?
Well, dried plums, bonito flakes, salmon, things like that.
There's one with mustard leaf that my mum pickled, too.
Oh, good.
These are normal.
Oh, and I thought we could play a little game.
There's one "Russian rice ball" with wasabi in it, so we can-
What?
Did you get the wasabi one already?!
Tea... Have some tea!
I'm sorry, I should have told you sooner!
It's okay...
Oh, that's the noodle broth!
I actually brought some somen, too...
This one's the tea!
Uh, are you okay, Hotaru?
Really, you don't have to force yourself.
The rice balls and somen turned out meaningless...
I'll just put my bento away.
Senpai feels bad!
I-It's all right!
I love your cooking, Senpai!
Is it okay if I eat it all?
Huh?
It's okay with me...
You really ate it all...
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Are you saying it was delicious?
Really?!
I wasn't too confident, but if you liked it, I'm glad I made it!
Good.
Senpai's happy, too.
And I ate the whole bento. Now I can relax.
Actually...
I made an original dessert, too!
I didn't have pancake mix,
so I made pancakes from okonomiyaki mix.
Think you can eat more?
Pancakes are a filling dessert as it is!
There's no way I can eat pancakes made from okonomiyaki mix!
I feel bad for Senpai, but I'll have to refuse!
Senpai, I'm happy that you took the time to make these-
Here, say "Ah!"
Yay! I'll have some!
The secret to the flavour is sodium bicarbonate!
Yay!
What is that?
Hotaru, did you get your gloves?
I put them in Dad's bag.
Road Repair Information
Hey, Hotarun.
Oh, Sensei!
Good morning!
Morning.
Good morning.
Sensei, I heard everyone is repairing the road today.
Yeah.
Simply put, we're cleaning up this area.
We check for irrigation ditches that got dirty from the winter snowmelt,
and trim any branches that have grown out into the roadway.
I think there'll be a more detailed explanation later.
Okay, got it.
This work takes a lot of strength,
so the kids can just play around here.
The others are here, so go on and find them.
Okay!
I'm going.
Be careful.
I will.
Oh, here she comes.
Morning!
Good morning!
Hotarun, meowning!
Meowning.
What are you all doing?
We were thinking of picking some edible plants.
We were waiting for you.
Oh, I'm sorry to keep you waiting.
It's okay, it's okay.
There's a lot of stuff around that mountain path.
Let's pick some as we walk.
Okay!
This is my first time picking edible plants.
What kind will we find?
What's wrong?
Um...
Private Property Beyond This Point
No Trespassing
It says this is private property.
Won't we get in trouble?
Oh, it's fine.
It's okay, Hotarun.
My family owns all the land on this mountain.
Huh?
This mountain?
Huh?!
What?!
You mean all of this?!
I'm not really sure myself.
I just know we own all the mountain land around here.
Is you're family really rich, Ren-chan?
We're normal.
We just own a mountain.
It's not that unusual to own a mountain.
My grandpa owns a small mountain, too.
Hotarun, didn't your family own a mountain in Tokyo?
We couldn't even see any mountains where we lived, let alone own one.
There wasn't even any dirt or sand, except in the park.
No sand or mountains?
I guess this place really is a lot different from Tokyo.
Hey!
We found some edible plants!
Aw, they beat us!
Nattsun, what did you get?
Tara sprouts!
Okay, let's look for some, too.
Okay.
Let's look!
Hotaru, look!
I found some fiddleheads!
Oh! I think I've seen that in pictures before!
Okay, I'll find some, too!
Senpai, what's this plant called?
Um...
That's just a weed.
I don't know which ones are edible.
Come over here, then.
There are lots of fiddleheads.
Okay!
Nii-chan, did you find something?
Huh, there's less around here than I thought.
Maybe it's too early in the season...
Hey, there's some creeping wood sorrel right by your feet.
It tastes like sorrel if you chew it.
Sour, right?
Okay, I'm gonna go look somewhere else.
Pick, pick, pick... Pick, pick, pick...
I got lots of mugwort.
It's good in tempura, and you can put it in mochi.
Mugwort bread and mugwort tea are good, too.
I can't decide what to do with it.
Mugwort is such a sinful plant.
I'm gonna pick more mugwort.
What's wrong, Ren-chon?
That's just going too far!
Nobody does that in this century!
Hey!
Find anything?
What's wrong, Ren-chan?
Hotarun, this really is the country, isn't it?
The city doesn't have mountains or sand or even edible plants,
but there's lots here.
This place is different from the city in lots of ways.
It has mountains, sand, and even edible plants.
That's why I love it here.
Then it's okay if there are people chewing on grass, too, right?
Huh?
I-I think that's fine.
I don't really get it,
but why don't we pick some plants together?
Okay!
It's beautiful!
You can eat these flowers in tempura or boiled with soy sauce.
They're actually pretty good.
You can eat these flowers?
What are they called?
Renge.
Why did you use my real name all of a sudden?
What happened between you and me in these last few moments?
What are you talking about?
These flowers are called renge.
They look even cuter, knowing they have my name.
I like these flowers now.
All right, let's pick lots of them.
But knowing they have my name, I don't want to eat them any more.
What?
Oh... I know.
Nattsun, what did you make?
I made a renge crown.
A flower crown!
Why do you know how to make something so girly?!
Well, I'm a girl, after all.
Nattsun, a girl?
What does that mean?
What's the answer?
It's not a riddle or anything...
There!
Now you look like a fairy with wings!
Oh!
I'm a fairy?
Yeah.
You look fancy now, Ren-chon. It looks good.
What's "fancy"?
I think it means you look cute.
What?!
I look cute?!
Yeah, I think it's really cute.
Can I go show Candy Store and Nee-nee?
Okay, let's head back, then.
Va-voom!
Candy Store!
Nee-nee!
Welcome back.
What's that you've got on you?
Nattsun made it for me!
I look f... f...
Funky!
Funky?
Y-Yeah, I guess you could call it funky...
It's funky!
Let's play something together after we eat.
Oh, and after we play for a while, we could go to the candy store.
I wanna play fairies!
Koma-chan, you can be a fairy with me!
Nah, I'd rather play a human than a fairy.
Okay, fine.
Nattsun and I will be the fairies, then.
What?
I don't think I can be a fairy, either...
Hold your hands out like this, lean forward,
say "Va-voom", and start running!
Va-voom!
You're really into this, Nattsun!
Hey, I know.
When the cherry trees bloom, let's go flower viewing.
Oh, that sounds great!
And this time, I'll make a proper bento!
Huh?!
Look forward to it!
Uh, I'll make a bento for you, Senpai!
In fact, let me make bentos for both of us!
Oh? Are you sure?
taiyou ga shizumisouna non
太陽が沈みそうなのん
The sun seems to feel down
sunda kawa nozoite
澄んだ川 覗いて
Peeking into the clear river,
chiisana sakana mitsuketa
小さな魚みつけた
We found a little fish
namae mo shiranai hana wo tsunde
名前も知らない花を摘んで
Picking flowers which we don't even know the name of,
choppiri
ちょっぴり
Just a little bit,
mizu no nioi
水の匂い
It smells like water
a, arette hakubishin?
あ、あれってハクビシン?
Hey, is that a civet?
tanuki nanon
タヌキなのんっ
It's a raccoon dog!
araiguma desho
アライグマでしょ
I think it's a raccoon
itachi desu yo
イタチですよ
No, it's a weasel
doubutsu ni eshaku suru odanhodou
動物に会釈する横断歩道
We greet animals at the pedestrian crossing
sora to jimen wa to oku hito to hito wa chikaku
空と地面は遠く 人と人は近く
The sky and the earth are far apart, but people are close to each other
hosoi suiro wo hasande
細い水路を 挟んで
Right on the other side of a narrow ditch
mushi no koe karutetto
虫の声カルテット
There's an orchestra of bug sounds
mainichi ga jiyuukenkyuu hiraketa shikai de
毎日が自由研究 ひらけた視界で
Every day we're doing a research project in our widening horizons
doko wo mite mo
どこをみても
Wherever we look
azayaka na midori moyou
鮮やかな緑模様
There are vivid green patterns
nonbiri to utau kara nonki na kaze ga fuita
のんびりと歌うから のんきな風が吹いた
As we sing in a carefree manner, a carefree wind blowing blew for us