Autumn...
To a grown woman, it's a time to breathe a sigh and get sentimental...
I caught some fish!
I picked eggplants!
Wow, those are pretty big.
That pumpkin's pretty big, too.
They look yummy!
We're gonna stew them together!
Hotaru
Aren't we grilling them?
Grill?
Yes, grill.
Okay, okay.
Go ahead and skewer them.
I can't wait!
'Kay.
Are you okay, Senpai?!
It's hopeless.
I can't get sentimental at all!
You get it?
This is a highly relevant class on experiencing the tastes of fall.
Yes.
And now...
When you drain the water,
make sure there are no spaces between your fingers,
and no rice will fall out.
Senpai, be careful!
Huh?!
W-What?
Senpai, you need to make a cat's paw with your left hand.
A cat's paw?
It's dangerous to leave your fingers extended,
so you fold them like this.
O-Oh, yeah!
Okay, kitty hands...
The cut part disappeared...
It came this way.
Um, I can at least season them...
It's fine!
I'm gonna cook a delicious meal and show you all what a good Onee-san I am.
But...
I'll take care of it!
Sit down and wait!
Okay.
How much of the seasonings do we use, again?
Um, for that amount of rice,
two tablespoons of sake, one tablespoon of mirin,
and a little salt and soy sauce should be fine.
That's right!
Okay!
Leave this to Onee-san!
It's hot.
Be careful.
Ah, hot...
The rice should be ready by now.
Let's see, how did it turn out?
Why does it sound like that?
And the grains are all separated...
Hey, Nee-chan, what did you do?!
What did I do?
I cut the potatoes, I seasoned it...
And I... Um...
I forgot to put the water in.
That's way too basic...
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 8
We Cooked Rice at School
Oh, Konomi-chan.
I brought that magazine...
Oh!
Are you the transfer student I've heard about?
Huh? Uh, yes...
I thought so!
Nice to meet you!
I live next door.
I'm Fujimiya Konomi.
Oh, um... Nice to meet you.
Yep, you're just as big and pretty as I heard!
Okay, let's shake hands!
Um, I'm Hotaru.
Yeah? Nice to meet you, Hotaru-chan!
So, what were you doing?
Actually...
I splurged a while ago and bought a portable CD player.
It feels like I took a step up the stairs to adulthood.
Not an MP3 player?
MP3 player?
What's that?
A game?
You can't use any magic with these.
No, not MP for magic points...
Well, if you don't know what it is, never mind.
Anyway, I bought the most popular CD,
and it's so grown-up and sentimental!
Do you listen to music, Hotaru?
Well, I don't really know what songs are popular lately or anything...
Really?
Yeah, I guess you wouldn't.
Fifth grade is still a little young for J-pop.
Yeah, when you were in fifth grade, you still carried plushies everywhere, and ran around in the fields all day.
Huh?
Er, but my dad has some CDs and records,
so I listen to classical and Western music.
You listen to classical, too?
What?
You mean you do, too, Konomi-san?
I listen to Western music, too.
Do you listen to classical music, Komari-senpai?
I know what classical music is.
The kind with lots of people, right?
Yeah, I know what that is.
Well, yes, that's generally true...
But that's a broad description.
Y-Yeah, you're right!
Classical is great, too!
Uh-huh!
It's like, you know... Uh...
A lot of the people hold sticks, right?
Like for violins and drums and triangles, and the conductor's wand...
Komari-chan, do you really listen to classical music?
What kind do you listen to?
What kind?
Um...
L-Like, the Frog Song and stuff...
Isn't that a children's song?
I-I'm not flustered!
I'm perfectly calm!
That's not what I meant...
What kind do you listen to, Hotaru-chan?
Well, let me see...
I like Vivaldi's "Spring" from his "Four Seasons,"
but "Summer" is also really powerful, so I like it, too.
"Winter" is also nice.
When I listen to it with my dad's headphones,
it sounds so much better!
Really?
Let me try it sometime!
What Western music do you listen to?
Well, it all comes from my dad's interests,
but I like jazz and blues...
Let's talk about fashion!
Hey, let's talk about fashion instead of music!
Fashion?
Yeah, I mean, look!
See?
As you can see, I'm just brimming with womanly appeal lately.
I've gotta talk about fashion.
Womanly appeal?
Even the quiz king wouldn't know the answer to that...
Oh, yeah.
This is the magazine you asked for.
The special issue on autumn accessorising.
Oh!
Grown-up fashion!
Ta-da!
I bought a new hair tie!
Well?
How does it look?
Oh, a chou-chou!
How cute!
Huh?
What was that all of a sudden?
Were you impersonating a steam engine?
Playing train?
Huh?
That is a chou-chou, right?
Well, it's true that we'll have to buy winter clothes soon.
What I want right now is distressed denim.
That's skinny denim you're wearing now, right?
Yeah.
I want something with a little more of a damaged look.
Aren't you interested in denim at all?
I don't usually wear pants when I go out.
Though if it's a tunic and leggings...
Stop! Stop!
I have no idea what you guys are talking about!
Speak in Japanese!
What's "tunic" in Japanese?
Huh?
Japanese?
And what do you call this hair tie in Japanese?
So you really did buy it not even knowing it was a chou-chou.
I did, too!
I know what a choo-choo is!
No, it's "chou-chou".
Enough talking about fashion!
Let's talk about more grown-up stuff!
You couldn't keep up, and you want to raise the difficulty level?
Um, what should we talk about?
Okay, if we're talking about "grown-up stuff",
should we tell stories about love?
That's it!
I'll start!
I'll tell my story first!
Sure, if you actually have a love story, let's hear it.
If you have one.
Really, Konomi-chan, what are you saying?
Even I have a story or two to tell.
My love story is...
...nuh.
I've heard people say "I have no words",
but I guess you had a "nuh".
They don't come to mind as easily as I thought.
That surprised me.
Not to mention the only boy around here is Glasses-kun.
But, Hotaru-chan, you lived in Tokyo.
How about it, Hotaru-chan?
Huh? Oh, I...
Did you have someone you liked?
Um, well, "l-like" might not be the right word...
What?
Hotaru's eyes...
I don't know who it is, but those eyes say she's in love!
Gah! Stop!
No more talking about this!
I can tell without even asking!
It's written all over your face that you're in love!
What?!
M-My face looked like that?!
I'm older than you!
Why are you more like an onee-san?!
This sucks!
S-Senpai...
I'm more mature!
H-Hey, Komari-chan,
that's not something you say while throwing a tantrum.
This sucks! This sucks! This sucks!
S-Senpai, I'm way more of a child than you!
Hotaru, are you in love?
Um, I-I don't know if I'd say in love...
Are you sentimental?
Huh?
Of course I'm not in love.
Of course not!
You're not, right?
All right!
Now we're tied!
When did this become a competition?
Girls, I brought snacks.
Oh, thank you.
Sorry.
We're out of juice, so all I had was coffee.
That okay with you all?
No problem at all.
Thank you.
Works for me, too.
Hotaru, how much sugar do you want?
I'll get it for you.
Oh, black is fine with me.
Today's the day I start having a sentimental autumn as a grown woman!
Hey, what are you two doing?
Koma-chan!
Senpai, good morning.
Meowning!
What are you gonna do?
I'll tell you!
Fall is for the arts!
What does that mean?
Uh, in other words, we were going to do some sketching.
Oh, sketching?
Would you like to join us, Senpai?
Art in autumn does sound nice...
Sure, I'll go.
How about here?
It's a nice view.
Yeah.
Draw, draw... I'm gonna draw.
I didn't bring paper or anything.
Do you have some?
I have drawing paper and pencils.
And drawing boards.
Koma-chan, what're you gonna draw?
I haven't really decided,
but since we're here, maybe a landscape?
By the way, Senpai, did you see that drama yesterday?
Hm? That romance show?
I missed it yesterday.
You did?
It was the final episode.
What?
It was?!
But I recorded it, so why don't we watch it together sometime?
Really?
Oh, good!
Natsumi took forever in the bath yesterday,
which made me late taking mine, so I missed it.
Natsumi takes such long baths.
Renge, are you drawing me?
Yes.
You're my model, Koma-chan.
What?
Being a model is embarrassing...
You're doing it.
No way, I can't.
Everything can be chalked up to experience.
Okay, fine.
Do you need me to pose?
Just make a cute pose.
"A cute pose" is pretty vague...
I'll let you figure something out.
What?
A cute pose...
L-Like this?
S-Senpai!
I'll draw you, too, so make a cute pose!
Huh?!
Okay, but it's a little embarrassing...
How about a pose like this?!
What?
That's way too embarrassing!
Then how about this?
Oh, that could work!
Koma-chan, Koma-chan.
You don't have to get so excited.
Senpai!
Look this way!
'Kay...
Hey, Renge, what kind of picture are you drawing?
A picture of you condensed into a little round ball and viewed from the back!
I-I don't know what you're talking about,
but can't you just draw me normally?
You want it to be normal?
I'm done.
That's good!
Isn't that kind of incredible for a first grader?!
If you entered it in a contest, you could win!
What are you talking about?
There's nothing artistic about this at all.
This isn't what I wanted to draw.
No, really, you should enter that in a contest!
Shouldn't you draw like that all the time?
I don't know anything about contests.
Anyway, talking about contests made me hungry.
How do contests make you...
Well, it is almost lunch time.
My house is close to here,
so why don't I go make sandwiches for us?
Sandwiches!
Want some help?
That's all right.
I'll be right back.
I'll be going, then.
Okay, take care!
Sandwiches!
What should we do?
Keep drawing?
I'm taking a break until Hotarun comes back.
Koma-chan, let's play with these.
What are these?
Oh, toy gliders?
I was gonna use them with Hotarun, so I brought two.
Okay, fine with me.
Now, whoever throws theirs farther wins.
Okay.
I've done this with Natsumi, so I'm pretty good.
Okay, here we go!
All right!
Mine went farther!
What?
Mine totally went farther!
Okay, fine.
I lost this time.
You're taking this so seriously, even against a grade school kid.
D-Don't treat me like an adult...
Okay, let's try it again.
I'll beat you next time!
Hey, hang on!
Go!
Mine got ahead of yours this time!
What?!
Sorry!
It took a little longer than I expected!
Sorry I was late.
Man...
Why do we have to make dried persimmons when we're on break?
We have to.
Our uncle sent them over for us.
This is boring.
Let's play.
Mum's not home.
No!
Mum'll get mad if we don't finish before she gets home.
What are you, the good little daughter?
The ally of justice, Stem Ranger, is here!
Hey, what are you doing?
If you cut off the stems, we can't hang them up.
It's fine.
I cut them from the ones we can eat.
If you're just gonna be childish,
bring in the other persimmons from the kitchen.
Onii-chan should be peeling them.
Boo. You should just do Stem Ranger, too.
You're no fun.
I'm not doing that.
Nii-chan...
If you're playing the guitar,
does that mean you're done peeling the persimmons?
They're in the kitchen, right?
What?
I can't hear you over the guitar!
Stop playing for a minute!
Hello!
I came to play!
Oh, Konomi-chan.
You came at the best time... or the worst time.
We were just making dried persimmons.
Help out.
Dried persimmons?
I've never made any.
You sure I should help?
They're already peeled.
We just have to tie them up, so you'll probably be fine.
There they are.
I'm the ally of justice, Stem Ranger!
Wha...
K-Konomi-chan! You're here?
Yeah, I just got here.
I'll help you with the persimmons.
S-So that's why I thought I heard something from the front door...
Um, I was just, er...
It's fine.
We've known each other forever.
I know you well.
It's puberty, right?
That's not it!
Nee-chan, you're fourteen and you haven't hit puberty yet?
Yes, I have!
I was just copying what Natsumi did earlier.
Man, now I'm embarrassed!
When it comes down to it, you wanted to do it, too.
Looks that way.
We tie these persimmons with string?
Yeah, around the stems.
Yay!
Look, it's Kakijiro-kun!
Oh, cute!
Let me see!
There, Kakijiro-kun's first evolution!
Hey! My Kakijiro-kun!
I worked so hard on him and you're already tying him up...
Ready for the second evolution?
Anyway, that was the last persimmon.
So now we just dry them and they're done?
No, first we soak them in hot water so they won't mould.
Yow, it's hot!
Now I know how cooked vegetables feel!
Those were Kakijiro-kun's last words.
But it was also the beginning of a nightmare...
...in which Kakijiro-kun became a mummy.
Nacchan, easy on my shoulders...
Didn't you have any other last words for him?
There's a rod hanging from that beam.
Okay, you're probably too short to reach it, Nee-chan, so I'll do this.
You only get motivated at times like this.
Come on, I'll do it, too.
Done!
Feels like fall.
Let's eat the persimmons we saved for eating.
Okay!
Autumn... is nice.
Let's eat! Stem Ranger!
Senpai gave me dried persimmons!
That's all for today
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
A cultural festival?
Natsumi said she wants to do one.
I'm glad you came.
Welcome!
Welcome.
Welcome!
I'm going to drum on my belly!
Episode 9
We Tried Having a Cultural Festival
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