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I'm Suzume.
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I'm a maid who serves
at a mansion in the UK.
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However...
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Due to various circumstances,
said mansion has collapsed.
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EEK!
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Until it's repaired,
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I'll be staying here in Japan
for the next year!
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Done!
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What shall I have today?
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A FEW DAYS LATER
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What?! You're interested in someone?!
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You, Sora?
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You, Sora?!
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Never mind. Forget about it.
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Wait! Hang on, hang on! I'm sorry.
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I'm pretty sure she's older. I see her
on the way home from school sometimes.
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She's a bit unusual...
and we make eye contact a lot.
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Yeah, okay. Go on.
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That's it.
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That's it?!
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Well, in that case,
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she's either a little interested in you...
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or she just likes kids. Don't sweat it.
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She's not that much older!
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Go and see what kind of person she is!
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I'm curious!
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Why does the conversation always
turn to romantic relationships?
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I never know when she's around. How am I
supposed to find out what she's like?
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She's a maid. What else is there to see?
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She has blue eyes...
Are they colored contacts?
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Why is she always in that maid outfit?
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Well? Well? Is she cute?
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What's she like?
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Is she the reserved type? Cutesy?
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How about her hair? Is it long?
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Come on, tell me!
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Ugh, he won't shut up in my head!
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Sora!
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Just thinking about this is such a pain!
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Tell me, tell me!
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Excuse me.
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I noticed you've been staring at me.
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If there's something you want
to say, can you just say it?
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Oh...
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Shoot. If she doesn't speak
Japanese, I'm screwed.
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Was I really staring?
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BAM
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She was totally unaware!
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I-I-I-I'm so sorry!
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I didn't mean to...
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Well, if there's no reason for it,
could you please stop?
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Yes, of course!
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I'm terribly sorry.
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Pardon me!
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What a relief! Your clothes look okay.
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Yeah.
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Well... I guess that's all.
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Okay! Again, I'm very sorry
for troubling you.
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I guess we won't cross paths ever again...
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Excuse me.
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Um...
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That ice cream! Where are they selling it?
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You can get it at the vending machine
right around that corner.
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It's from a vending machine?
That's good to know!
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Thank you very much!
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Hooray!
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That ice cream he's always eating!
The kind I've been curious about!
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So this is where you get it!
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Let's see... Which flavor?
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BAM
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Mint chocolate chip!
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The minty aroma hits right
in the nose! It's so refreshing!
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The chocolate bits are sweet,
a little bitter, and crunchy!
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What delight!
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Chyun!
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Mint extract by itself is colorless,
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so mint chocolate chip ice
cream would actually be
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plain white if made
without any alteration!
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No one really knows why
it became this color.
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But it feels fresh and
totally fits the flavor, right?
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If I see him again,
I'll be sure to thank him.
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WERE YOU ABLE TO TALK TO THE
PERSON YOU'RE INTERESTED IN?
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NOT REALLY
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Something happened!
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Gulp...
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They're all wearing masks.
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Their eyes are red.
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They're all sneezing.
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And they're all heading
in the same direction.
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Hey, that's...
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Was it Karasu? No.
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Um, um...
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Suzume-san?
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Komatsu-san!
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Morning...
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Don't go over there, Komatsu-san!
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Don't let the Leucochloridium get you!
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The what now?
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LEUCOCHLORIDIUM
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Chyun!
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Leucochloridium is a parasite that
zombifies snails and controls them.
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Allergies?
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Yup.
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Your eyes get itchy, your nose snotty,
and it can make you sneeze a lot.
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You also get sleepy all the time.
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Those symptoms sound exactly like a cold
to me, but you still can't miss work?
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I know, right?
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HAND-PREPARED FOODS
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LION
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This is a prepared foods store.
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Their dashi smells amazing!
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I'm stuffed up, so I can't smell a thing.
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I've never been in. I wonder if it's good.
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Do you cook at home, Komatsu-san?
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Nah. These places are all closed
by the time I'm headed home.
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So, do you like Japanese food?
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Didn't you say you were from the UK?
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Yes! I'd still have it over
there sometimes too.
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Oh, I know! How about I let you
know if I find a good place?
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Thanks.
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I should go somewhere other than
a convenience store for a change.
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Also, everyone's headed this way because
they're all going to the station.
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S-So that's what it was!
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Well, see ya.
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Yes!
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Have a wonderful day.
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Catch you later...
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I feel like a fancy rich girl.
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Tian cha! Lemongrass flavor!
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Let's see...
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What's tian cha, you ask?
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It's tea made from
plants in the rose family,
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and it's believed to help alleviate
allergy symptoms like hay fever.
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Chyun!
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I'd like to serve Komatsu-san some,
but I should give it a try first.
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I wonder if I prepare it like black tea...
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I'll start by warming up the teapot.
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It has a nice aroma.
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It's amazing that it's portioned
into single servings!
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That's not right...
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If you pour the hot water
from up high with some force,
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the leaves will dance,
and it'll taste even better!
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And now, steep it for a minute.
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It smells sweet.
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Let's try it.
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AH
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Tian cha...
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It has that sweet, slightly
bitter Chinese tea flavor,
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while the lemongrass makes
it so refreshing.
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I've heard some people don't like it,
but this is actually pretty easy to drink.
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I bet it'd be even better cold.
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I think she'll like it too.
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Okay... Where are my keys?
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FROM YOUR NEIGHBOR SUZUME TACHIBANA
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Tea and a letter?
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Nana Komatsu-sama, welcome home.
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This is a tea called tian cha,
which is said to help with allergies.
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If you'd like, please give it a try.
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I'm sure you worked hard today.
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From Suzume Tachibana.
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WELCOME HOME
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She's like a real maid.
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It's late now, so I'll thank her tomorrow.
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She probably goes to bed early.
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Oh?
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Excuse me!
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Are you talking to me?
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Are you a princess?!
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You're wearing a frilly
skirt with a huge ribbon...
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And that pure white tiara!
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You're wearing a princess dress, right?
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Sorry to disappoint, but I'm
just a maid, not a princess.
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A maid?
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Well... I'm someone who
takes care of a princess.
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I help out with meals and getting dressed.
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Like a mommy?
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A maid is like a mommy?
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I can see how she'd think that...
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But there's a fundamental difference!
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Oh, yeah! Speaking of Mommy...
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She gave me this!
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MINI BOLO
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Bolo!
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Chyun!
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Bolo means "cake" in Portuguese.
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It's one of the sweets that
was introduced to Japan
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from abroad during the
Azuchi-Momoyama period,
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and now there are lots of
variations, like egg bolo!
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This here's a snack!
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Mommy said I should eat
it if I get hungry!
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Right this second?
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Let's wash our hands before we eat!
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Oh yeah!
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Here you go.
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Thank you very much.
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But that's your precious snack, isn't it?
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Please don't worry about me.
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Yeah.
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That's true. It is precious.
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Actually...
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Could I please try one?
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Yeah!
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I'll give you lots!
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Thanks so much!
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When you bite into it, it just melts away.
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It's so gently sweet and comforting...
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It makes me feel nostalgic somehow.
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Hey!
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Tasty, right?
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It is!
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Sharing something precious makes
it taste all the more delicious.
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Yeah!
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So, are maids mommies?
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I never came up with a response!
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How is everyone from the mansion?
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They're all doing well?
That's great to hear!
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Yes. Please take care of yourself, Master,
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and please give everyone my regards.
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Yes. Right.
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I'll phone again soon.
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Done with your call?
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Yes! Thank you for letting
me use your phone.
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Are you sure you didn't
want to talk to Master?
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It'd be too much trouble, so it's fine.
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Everyone at the mansion's either
on vacation or visiting family, he said.
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Great! Then you can relax and enjoy
your time here without any worries.
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Yes... You're right.
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Anyway, Grandma, what is this?
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KIKYOU
SHINGEN
MOCHI
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It's Kikyou Shingen Mochi.
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Chyun!
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It's a famous confection
from Yamanashi.
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The name comes from Takeda Shingen,
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YAMANASHI
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a figure highly respected
by the people of Yamanashi.
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I received them from an acquaintance.
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Aren't they like cute little packages?
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Sorry, these are for humans.
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I wonder...
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How do you eat this?
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Oh, let me teach you, dear.
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Step one: lay the wrapper
flat under the container.
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Step two: remove the
black sugar syrup and lid.
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Step three: dump the entire container
out onto the wrapper.
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What? Really?
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Step three: dump the entire container
out onto the wrapper.
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SMIRK
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I believe you, Grandma!
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Here we go! Here we go!
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It's not the most visually
pleasing sight...
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You really went for it, didn't you?
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Step four:
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pour the sugar syrup on top and pinch the
four corners of the wrapper together.
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Step five: knead it!
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And just like that, by some magic,
you have delicious Kikyou Shingen Mochi—
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Are you crying?!
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Y-You've told me before that
I shouldn't play with food!
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You silly little thing.
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Here.
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The bounty of toasted soybean flour
perfectly soaked in sugar syrup... Yum!
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The mochi is soft and fluffy, and it melts
in your mouth right along with them!
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Wait, are you eating yours
differently, Grandma?
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With this technique,
you remove a single mochi
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and pour in the syrup without
turning everything out.
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GRIN
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You can eat it however you want.
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Were you listening?
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All I gathered is that you,
Master, are concerned.
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Indeed. Well, I suppose we did
only speak over the phone.
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Perhaps it was still too early for Suzume.
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Could you go to Japan and check on her?
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What's the matter?
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It's nothing...
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I would be happy to.
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A bakery!
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Bread... Bread, huh?
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But I already bought the side
dishes for tonight's dinner.
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I'll come back next time.
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We've got bread right out of the oven!
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Freshly baked!
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Now that's a different story!
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PIG IN A BLANKET CROISSANT
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APPLE PIE
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CREAM BUN ANPAN
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RECOMMENDED!
RUSK
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HALF LOAF AVAILABLE!
BAGUETTE
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Pick me! Pick me!
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Pick me!
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PICK ME!
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YOU HAVE
TO PICK ME!
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Pick me! Pick me!
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PICK ME!
PICK ME!
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YOU HAVE
TO PICK ME!
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PICK ME!
PICK ME!
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I'M BEAUTIFUL TOO!
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Pick me!
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Pick me! Pick me!
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You have to pick me!
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PICK ME!
PICK ME!
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I'm beautiful too!
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PICK ME!
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Th-The bread is talking to me!
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First things first... Gear up!
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TRAY LV. 1
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TONGS LV. 2
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Freshly baked! Freshly baked!
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Freshly baked bread!
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How charming!
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No, stop!
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Freshly baked! Freshly baked!
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Freshly baked bread!
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Freshly baked! Freshly baked!
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Freshly baked bread!
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FRESHLY BAKED!
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TOP PICK!
MELON PAN
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This is what I'm after!
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A score from the freshly baked batch!
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This takes care of snacks for today!
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This batch is freshly baked too!
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Please come again!
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I bought too much, so I hope Grandma
and Komatsu-san will take some.
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FRAPPE
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The freshly baked batch
was bagged separately!
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It feels cozy.
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It's like I'm holding a small animal.
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They might be cold by
the time I get back home!
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No... I can't let that happen!
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Where can I stop and eat?
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There's a bench right there!
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Freshly baked melon pan!
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Let's try it!
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The cookie layer on top is super crispy!
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The inside is fluffy and
bursting with a buttery scent.
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You only get this unique crisp-yet-fluffy
combo when it's freshly baked!
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Chyun! Chyun!
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When melon pan was first sold,
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"melon" actually referred
to the makuwa uri,
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so the original melon
pan was almond-shaped!
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After muskmelons were imported,
the bread became round like it is now,
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which makes it easier
to associate with the fruit.
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Wow... You haven't stopped eating.
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Oh, it's so good!
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That was delicious!
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RUMBLE
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RUMBLE
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Wood sorrel, violets, birdeye speedwell...
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Dandelions...
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White clover...
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They're usually three-leafed
but can come in a four-leafed variety?
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Can I find one?
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OH!
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Nope, that wasn't it.
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There's a saying in Japan:
"ichigo, ichie."
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Just as we cherish every encounter,
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we should also cherish
each meal every day!