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Lately, I'm starting to get it.
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Talking fast isn't the key to "Jugemu."
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During the Edo Period, there was a saying.
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That until the age of seven,
children belonged to the gods.
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{\an8}That's how high
the death rate was for children.
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{\an8}And so in those days,
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{\an8}it wasn't unusual for parents
to give their children certain names
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in hopes that they would live long lives.
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The key to "Jugemu" isn't enunciation.
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It's a story that makes you laugh
by repeating the excessively long name
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given to a child by his parents.
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Why would they give him such a long name?
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Because the parents' hearts were
overflowing with love for their child.
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{\an8}Right. So, what kind of name
would you like?
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{\an8}Well, of course, I'm asking you
to come up with a name
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that will ensure that he grows up
sturdy and strong, and lives a long life.
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A long life, eh? Let's see...
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All right, then. Why don't you take
the character for "tsuru,"
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and call him "Tsurukichi" or "Tsurutaro"?
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They say that "tsuru," or "cranes"
live for a thousand years.
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Only a thousand years?
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That's not that long, is it?
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Then how about "kame"?
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They say that "kame," or "turtles,"
live for ten thousand years.
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Just a piddling ten thousand years, right?
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Come on, something more like...
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A name that'll keep him from ever dying.
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Isn't there a name
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- that will grant him eternal life?
- She hasn't changed her tone of voice,
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but her manner of speaking.
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She's keeping her facial expressions
to the absolute minimum,
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which is the opposite of how I performed.
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Such a subdued approach.
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It never even occurred to me to do that.
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Well, then, there are numerous
auspicious words in Tozan's scriptures,
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so why don't you choose from there?
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In the scriptures?
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Are there any that might ensure
a long life?
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All right, what do you think of this name?
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{\an8}Jugemu.
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It's a phrase from
the Sutra of Immeasurable Life.
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It means infinite blessings, that
good things will never stop coming to him.
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Jugemu, huh?
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It's unusual, and I like it.
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But is there anything else?
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Goko-no-surikirezu.
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Once every 3,000 years,
a divine maiden descends from heaven
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to brush a great boulder with her sleeve,
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and returns after another 3,000 years
to do it again.
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It takes one "ko" for the boulder
to be completely worn away.
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Right, meaning that "goko," or "five ko,"
is an unfathomably long period of time.
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Huh.
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I guess some people
were beyond patient back then.
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Hey, anything else?
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Kaijari-suigyo.
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The grains of sand,
and the fish in the sea.
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No matter how much you take,
it'll never run out.
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Hey, I like that one, too. Anything else?
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{\an8}Suigyo-matsu Ungyo-matsu Furai-matsu.
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{\an8}These all mean water, clouds, and wind,
and no one can say where they go.
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Not knowing where they'll come or go
is also auspicious.
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Right, I see. Got anything else?
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Kuu-neru tokoro ni sumu tokoro.
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How fortunate it is to have all that
one needs to live in one place.
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If it's indispensable, I'll take it!
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Got anything else?
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Then... Yaburakoji no Burakoji.
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In the spring, it sprouts fresh leaves,
in the summer, its flowers bloom,
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in the fall, it grows red fruit,
and in the winter, it outlasts the frost.
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Such a blessed name for a tree.
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What else?
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{\an8}Paipo-paipo-paipo no Shuringan,
Shuringan no Gurindai,
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{\an8}Gurindai no ponpoko-na no ponpoko-pi.
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The king and queen
of an ancient kingdom in China,
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known as Paipo,
prospered for 10,000 years.
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These are the names of their two children.
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Huh, I've never heard of them.
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{\an8}Anything else?
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Look, you keep asking for more.
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Do you have any intention
of naming this kid?
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Using the characters
for "long and lasting life," Chokyumei.
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And in turn Chosuke,
which means "to help for a long time."
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If I'd had a son of my own,
that's the name I would've given him.
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Hey, Mom.
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Why did you name me Akane?
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Huh?
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Hey, what kind of question is that?
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Waxing sentimental before your contest?
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Never mind that, just tell me!
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Well, it was Tohru who named you.
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It was Dad?
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{\an8}You arrived before your due date.
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{\an8}HIGASHI-KOMAGATA HOSPITAL
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Tohru was out of town, working.
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He didn't get to the hospital until dusk,
the day after you were born.
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OSAKI
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Hey, whoa.
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That's right.
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You support her head with your right arm.
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There, there. There, there.
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{\an8}MASAKI-MAY THE DELIVERY GO WELL
SHINTA-BECOME A GOOD FATHER -FROM, SHIGUMA
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Hey, Masaki.
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What do you think
of the name "Akane" for her?
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He said he thought of "Aka," meaning
"vermilion," because of that sunset.
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Also, the color vermilion wards off evil,
and signifies long life.
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So with that in mind, too.
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So you guys gave it a lot of thought.
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{\an8}What was that for?
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Well, of course we did!
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{\an8}No parent would ever give their child
some random name!
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Hey, Honey!
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Let's just stick all the names
the monk gave us on our boy!
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All of them?
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Don't you think that'll make it
a bit too long?
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You fool!
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What if we pick one and he ups and dies?
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We'll be like, "Oh no, we should've
picked that other name for him!"
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And so saying, they went ahead
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and gave their baby all the names
the monk had suggested.
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With a name that long,
it was a struggle to soothe him.
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Mama, Mama!
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Oh. There, there. You stop crying now.
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Come on, look at me.
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Jugemu Jugemu Goko-no-surikirezu
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{\an8}Kaijari-suigyo no Suigyo-matsu
Ungyo-matsu Furai-matsu
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Kuu-neru tokoro ni Sumu tokoro
Yaburakoji no Burakoji
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Paipo-Paipo-Paipo no Shuringan
Shuringan no Gurindai
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Gurindai no Pon-Poko-Na no
Pon-Poko-Pi no Chokyu-mei no Chosuke!
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Peek-a-boo! I see you!
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Huh?
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He just stepped out.
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What's going on here?
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The more I listen,
the more the scene comes to life,
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and the more that girl
seems to vanish from the stage.
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Come on in, come right on in!
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Oh, I heard.
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You've named your child, haven't you?
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Does this mean she's good?
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That voice actress was good.
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Because she wanted to
and got the audience to cry.
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But this kid...
I have no clue what she's aiming for.
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So, she sucks?
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I'm going to read this when I call his
name, so tell me if I get anything wrong.
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{\an8}Or is she so good that
it just seems natural for her?
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But I got more laughs.
I'm better than her.
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Ungyo-matsu Furai-matsu...
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As long as you make the audience think
you're good, you're second-rate.
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That's what they always used to say.
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Because the listeners
are so focused on the story,
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it feels like the performer
has disappeared.
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I've experienced that illusion on rare
occasions, during a master's performance,
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but who would've thought I'd feel it
at the Karaku Cup?
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...Chokyu-mei no Chosuke!
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I'm sorry for your loss.
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He's not dead, all right?
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I thought it would backfire on her.
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Most of them can perform "Jugemu."
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So they're discerning.
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It won't be easy to get laughs
from an audience like that.
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Though you could say that
it's easy to envision
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precisely because it's so familiar.
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Right.
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She can do as she pleases with "Jugemu."
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Tell Akane to perform it
however she wants.
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Understood.
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Also, I have one more question for you.
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Why did I choose "Jugemu," right?
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Akane is talented.
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Ever since she was a little kid, she could
instantly master whatever I taught her.
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But you see...
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Because it comes too easy for her,
she lacks one thing.
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{\an8}Awareness of how to empathize
with her characters' feelings.
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Because even with a scant
understanding of the characters,
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Akane can handle them reasonably well.
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But at the end of the day, that kind
of art is hollow and superficial.
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It can't move people's souls.
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{\an8}What is Hachigoro thinking at that moment?
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How about Kumagoro?
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Or the monk? Or the old master?
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To become, and think
as the characters you're playing.
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Perspective.
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That's what I wanted her to learn.
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"Jugemu" is such a simple story, there's
hardly any room to modify or adapt it.
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It should be the perfect vehicle
for her to contemplate
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the characters' perspectives.
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You should just tell her that.
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Don't be ridiculous.
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{\an8}There'd be no point unless she agonized
over it to find the answer herself.
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And besides, the seeds
are already beginning to sprout.
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- Just a matter of time before they bloom.
- Ma'am!
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I came to pick him up to go to school.
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Jugemu Jugemu Goko-no-surikirezu
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Kaijari-suigyo no Suigyo-matsu
Ungyo-matsu Furai-matsu
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Kuu-neru tokoro ni Sumu tokoro
Yaburakoji no Burakoji
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Paipo-Paipo-Paipo no Shuringan
Shuringan no Gurindai
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Gurindai no Pon-Poko-Na no Pon-Poko-Pi
no Chokyu-mei no Chosuke. Is he here?
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Oh, my, you came here to pick him up.
Thank you.
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Now, where did
the Karaku Cup's usual fervor go?
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This is no longer a venue
to vie for technical supremacy.
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It's a place to enjoy
listening to stories.
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Actually, I should probably
give her credit for this transformation.
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But what a dilemma.
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If she were merely skilled,
there'd be no issue.
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The tempo of her speech, her pauses...
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No question about it.
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That girl is training
under Shiguma Arakawa.
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Now, now, wake up!
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Still, I don't get it.
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I've heard that ever since
that expulsion incident,
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Master Shiguma has declined to take on
any apprentices whatsoever.
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{\an8}Not to mention how refined her art is
for someone so young.
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Master Shiguma, what on earth have you...
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...Suigyo-matsu Ungyo-matsu
Furai-matsu Kuu-neru tokoro--
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Ma'am! I'm going to be late for school,
so I'll go on ahead!
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The more you exert yourself
to perform, to express something,
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the more your presence
as a performer expands.
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By considering your character's
perspective and understanding it,
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you gradually learn how to act
as that person in the most natural way,
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without having to rely on over-the-top
expressions or technical skills.
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Until the performer's presence vanishes
in a subtle, natural manner.
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I bet if Master had explained
"perspective" to her beforehand...
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Oh, I can master perspective
just like that!
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She would've spent
a lot of time going in circles.
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But it's because she's so dedicated
that it makes you want to support her.
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In that sense, I guess that makes me
one more guy who's under her spell.
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Ma'am! Something happened!
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Whoops! Whoa...
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Ma'am!
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Jugemu Jugemu Goko-no-surikirezu
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Kaijari-suigyo no Suigyo-matsu
Ungyo-matsu Furai-matsu
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Kuu-neru tokoro ni Sumu tokoro
Yaburakoji no Burakoji
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Paipo-Paipo-Paipo no Shuringan
Shuringan no Gurindai
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Gurindai no Pon-Poko-Na no Pon-Poko-Pi no
Chokyu-mei no Chosuke...
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What's the matter?
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Give me a second.
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Jugemu Jugemu...
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No, wait.
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{\an8}He fell into the river!
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Dear!
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Our son, Jugemu Jugemu Goko-no-surikirezu
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Kaijari-suigyo no Suigyo-matsu
Ungyo-matsu Furai-matsu
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Kuu-neru tokoro ni Sumu tokoro
Yaburakoji no Burakoji
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Paipo-Paipo-Paipo no Shuringan
Shuringan no...
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Oh, did he clobber Gin on the head again?
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No, not that! He fell into the river!
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What?
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Jugemu Jugemu Goko-no-surikirezu
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Kaijari-suigyo no Suigyo-matsu
Ungyo-matsu Furai-matsu
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Kuu-neru tokoro ni Sumu tokoro
Yaburakoji no Burakoji
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Paipo-Paipo-Paipo no Shuringan
Shuringan no Gurindai
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Gurindai no Pon-Poko-Na no Pon-Poko-Pi no
Chokyu-mei no Chosuke
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fell in to the river?
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Move! Out of my way!
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- Dear, you don't think our boy is...
- You fool!
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Don't say that, it's bad luck!
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Not our boy, of all people...
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Please be safe!
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Jugemu Jugemu Goko-no-surikirezu
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Kaijari-suigyo no Suigyo-matsu
Ungyo-matsu Furai-matsu
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Kuu-neru tokoro ni Sumu tokoro
Yaburakoji no Burakoji
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Paipo-Paipo-Paipo no Shuringan
Shuringan no Gurindai
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Gurindai no Pon-Poko-Na no Pon-Poko-Pi no
Chokyu-mei no Chosuke!
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He's nowhere to be seen!
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Don't tell me the current
has already swept him away.
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This can't be true.
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It can't be! Not that...
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Hey!
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Jugemu Jugemu Goko-no-surikirezu
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Kaijari-suigyo no Suigyo-matsu
Ungyo-matsu Furai-matsu
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Kuu-neru tokoro ni Sumu tokoro
Yaburakoji no Burakoji
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Paipo-Paipo-Paipo no Shuringan
Shuringan no Gurindai
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Gurindai no Pon-Poko-Na no Pon-Poko-Pi no
Chokyu-mei no Chosuke!
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I'm begging you, answer me, will you?
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Jugemu Jugemu Goko-no-surikire--
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What is it?
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Huh?
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Huh?
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Huh?
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Uh, wait, wh-why are you...
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What do you mean?
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It was taking so long for help to come...
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...so I got myself out of the river.
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{\an8}And that is the fond,
familiar story of "Jugemu."
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MYSTERIOUS TEEN GIRL PRODIGY?
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Oh, crap!
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I'm supposed to write an article on this,
but I just sat and listened!
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Senpai.
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You know what, Rakugo is so cool, huh?
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- Now you're realizing that?
- No, no, of course I knew!
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I knew that, but it was brought home
to me all over again!
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Well, well! Thank you very much!
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That was Akane with "Jugemu"!
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Now, then, let's hear from our judges.
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Master Issho, what did you think
of that performance?
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You...
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{\an8}You do know that
you don't belong here, right?
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{\an8}Yes.
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Fine, then.
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What was that about?
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What did he mean?
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What? What?
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{\an8}Man, this year's Karaku Cup was a blast!
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Was that the winner you had in mind?
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I mean, not that it wasn't
out of left field.
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But then again, I guess it was
par for the course, right?
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Like, it didn't make me go, "Huh? Why?"
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I know what you mean!
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The one thing I didn't get was
that comment by Master Issho, though.
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And now, let me show you the way.
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We'll have 15 minutes for the sit-down
between the winner and Master Issho.
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Damn it!
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Hey, I don't blame you
for feeling that way.
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But try to chill.
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Second place is pretty darn good, too.
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Sure, tied for second place
with the voice actress!
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And besides, you heard it, too, right?
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That critique?
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The quality this year was just top-notch.
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It was such a tough decision to make.
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That said,
Karashi's was like a comedy skit.
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Hikaru's was very much like a monologue.
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Meanwhile, Akane turned in an extremely
pure Rakugo performance.
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{\an8}And I thought, we'll have to recognize her
as a Rakugoka.
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Well, if he compared mine
to a comedy skit, I'd be annoyed, too.
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- I'm not talking about that one!
- Huh?
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After Little Jugemu
was done with her performance,
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do you remember what Issho Arakawa said?
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You do know that
you don't belong here, right?
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He said that a pro shouldn't be wreaking
havoc on a competition for amateurs.
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Both the voice actress and I
are amateurs, after all.
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This is where the meeting...
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We weren't even worthy
of being her opponents.
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MEETING ROOM
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Oh, would you like to use this notebook?
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Master Issho can be so intimidating,
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so you might want
to write your questions down.
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I'll be fine, thanks.
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There's only one thing I want to ask him.
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Oh. Very well.
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Please, have a seat over there.
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What's up with the tension in here?
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They said it was a sit-down, so I thought
the vibe would be more friendly.
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Now then, let's begin
this sit-down session.
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Ms. Akane, please feel free to ask
Master Issho any questions you may have.
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Six years ago...
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during the Shin'uchi Promotion Test,
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why did you expel Shiguma Arakawa's
apprentice, Shinta Arakawa?
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NEXT EPISODE
ANSWER
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Akane Small Talk!
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Jugemu Jugemu Goko-no-surikirezu
Kaijari-suigyo no Suigyo-matsu
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Ungyo-matsu Furai-matsu
Kuu-neru tokoro ni Sumu tokoro
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Yaburakoji no Burakoji
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Paipo-Paipo-Paipo no Shuringan
Shuringan no Gurindai no...
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Hey, got a second?
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- You got that part wrong.
- What?
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{\an8}It's not "Goko-no-surikirezu,"
it's "Goko-no-surikire."
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{\an8}Also, it's "Unraimatsu", not "Ungyomatsu."
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{\an8}No, no, this is fine!
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What?
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Since Rakugo is passed down orally
from master to apprentice,
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the stories differ slightly, depending
on the school, or where you trained.
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This is how my master taught me to say it.
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00:24:21,522 --> 00:24:23,149
Oh, really?
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Sorry to butt in!
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Okay, let's keep training!
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Jugemu Jugemu Goko-no-surikirezu
Kaijari-suigyo no Suigyo-matsu
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Ungyo-matsu Furai-matsu Kuu-neru tokoro ni
Sumu tokoro Yaburakoji no Bura...
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Hey! You got that part wrong!
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I'm telling you, it's not wrong at all!
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{\an8}AND THEN SHE GIVES HIM
THE SAME EXPLANATION