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Episode 34
This was to be Oshin's first New Year at Kaga-ya.
Oshin will be nine years old this New Year
and much will happen to her during its span.
That hairdo looks good on you!
I'm embarrassed I asked not to have it done.
It only happens once a year!
It looks great. I hardly recognize you!
Okayo has nice hair but so does Oshin.
Oshin you will grow up to be very pretty!
Thanks to all your efforts
Kaga-ya is able to celebrate the New Year in style again.
Please keep up your hard work.
Let's all pray for a...
Happy New Year!
- Happy New Year! - Happy New Year!
Eat and drink all you want!
What a feast!
Have your ozoni soup.
I wonder how my family is celebrating.
My mother is working away from home.
I wish I could share my food with her.
Happy New Year!
What New Year's food do you eat at home?
Not much at all the nishime is just daikon and potatoes.
And we're lucky to get three pieces of mochi for the entire holidays.
Only three pieces?
The gods will punish me for having so much to eat.
You get to sit next to Miss Okayo at this feast.
You two are like sisters!
I don't deserve it.
I think of her like that.
Oshin saved Kayo from being killed by the falling electricity pylon.
That's when I knew that fate had brought them together.
We want Oshin to be a good friend to Kayo.
We all have to take better care of Oshin!
You sure are a lucky girl!
Yes.
I plan on working harder than ever.
We'll go to the shrine after we're done eating.
I have to take care of the baby.
No all employees get three days off for the New Year!
You don't have to babysit. Just have fun!
How pretty. They're adorable.
People probably think that we're sisters.
Stop teasing me!
Mom...
What are you looking at?
That woman's looking at us too!
I'm sure she thinks we're sisters.
Let's go! Hurry!
Oshin...
Do you know that woman?
She's a shameful one. Acting that way at a shrine!
Let's go home.
That wasn't mother...
She's just someone who resembles her.
Oshin wanted to believe that.
Mother couldn't be here in Sakata and she was with a man!
Oshin couldn't shake that image from her mind.
Come on. You haven't got a single card!
Aren't you feeling well?
It's my first time playing cards.
You'll learn soon enough.
It's easier working.
It's so like you Oshin.
I'm home!
Are you done making greeting calls?
I was made to drink at every house!
Here I brought you some manju cakes.
There was a strange woman outside.
She went away when I spoke to her. You'd better go check.
I will.
Would you like something to eat?
Get me some hot tea.
- Excuse me. - It's still early.
But...
She's been up since very early.
Good night.
Mother is that you?
Oshin.
Mom!
I'm just here to see where you work.
What are you doing here in Sakata?
A guest at the inn offered to bring me here.
I came just to see you! But I didn't really expect to see you.
I couldn't come to Kaga-ya looking like this.
And I didn't want to embarrass you.
I didn't really want you to see me like this.
But you saw me at the shrine.
You spotted me pretty well.
I guess the luck of the gods brought us together.
The Kaga-ya people must be good to you.
I hardly recognized you at the shrine!
You had on such a pretty kimono!
I was so happy to see you...
Mom you've lost weight. Is your job too tough?
Please quit.
I hate to see you looking like that.
I'll go home to work the fields after the snow melts.
But...
I haven't been doing anything to bring shame upon you or your father!
But forget that you ever saw me here.
Okay?
Mom...
I'm glad I came. I was worried about you!
That girl with the matching kimono was the young Miss?
They treat you like her sister?
I'm glad. Now I can go back to Ginzan.
I have a little money here for you.
I don't need it.
I got it as a tip from a customer.
Just take it.
Buy something for grandma with it. She's waiting for you to come home.
Please get back home. For her sake!
Oshin...
I have that kokeshi doll you gave me.
That's all I need!
Take care of yourself.
Go back in before someone sees us.
Go on.
I'll be going now.
Oshin.
A woman doesn't work for herself.
We work to help our husbands and our children.
We all do our best... Against all odds.
A woman lives for others.
Your mother too!
She is doing what she is doing for her family.
No matter what she does don't think badly of her.
She wanted to see you badly.
She couldn't bring herself to visit us formally.
I'm sure she is having a tough time.
Take care of your mother!
You take such good care of Sayo.
Oshin never took Omino's trust in her for granted.
She worked hard and kept her place.
Soon she became someone indispensable to Kaga-ya.
I want to wear Western clothes to school!
Soma-ya's girl wears a dress and leather shoes!
The skirt is all frilly! I want one.
If I don't get one I won't go to school!
All right I'll buy you some new clothes.
Is she still talking about that?
She really wants it.
They say you can move around easier in a dress.
I want to buy it for her.
No!
Mother.
Wearing Western clothes will just draw her more attention!
It doesn't cost that much.
It's not the money. I don't like her attitude!
Never mind the clothes but I won't go to school!
All right stay home.
Kayo!
- Oshin. - Yes?
Can you make daikon gruel?
Daikon gruel? Yes I can.
Make us some for dinner.
Make it just like you did at home.
Oshin couldn't understand what Kuni wanted.
But she was glad to be able to make daikon gruel again.
Thanks to Avallac'h and XrayMind at D-Addicts.
Translation: UTB Channel