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Sir! Here you go.
Thank you.
Now that we all have drinks, let's raise our glasses!
Hold on.
We need to introduce everyone first.
You're right.
Let me reintroduce myself.
I'm the editor-in-chief of the dictionary editorial department, Araki.
I'm retiring soon, but I'll be sure to pop by as much as I can.
We're going to miss him.
Nishioka is... well, as you can see.
That's it?!
And over there is Sasaki.
She's a contract worker mostly in charge of organizing and sorting documents.
I'm Sasaki.
I'm Majime.
And this is Mr. Matsumoto.
He supervises most of the dictionaries we publish.
I'm Matsumoto. Pleased to meet you.
I'm Majime.
The pleasure is mine.
Majime, loosen up a little!
This is your welcoming party, so stop being so nervous.
Right. I'm sorry.
What is it?
Oh, it's nothing. Just...
Oh, this?
It's my vocabulary list.
Whenever I find a new word or meaning, I write it down in this list.
I've been doing it for years now.
I can't leave without it.
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On a quiet dreamlike morning
The crimson sky shines through the window and reflects off my pen
In the vivid clatter of the night, I wander between cities like a cat
Deep thoughts
A flexible conception
Foreseeable aspirations
Distant memories
Unruly hair
A narrow mind
A large circle of friends
A long silence
A short greeting
Tone of voice
The light in our eyes that slightly differs
Traces of friendship that's not in the treaty
In the ocean that sweeps the sand of eternity
Swept and sunk in the waves with sparse opposites and similarities
Clashing and exact opposites become resolved and connected
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that have
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With the fragrant sea breeze, the connection that rests on the seashore becomes one
Anyway, I bet you're disappointed to transfer to the dictionary editorial department.
It doesn't have a very glamorous image.
I mean, not that it's exactly unjustified.
Oh, I'm not disappointed. I like dictionaries.
Majime?
What are you doing?!
It's because you started talking to him.
Wait, it's my fault?
I'm so sorry.
Did you get any on you?
No.
I'm so sorry.
How is he going to get any work done like that?
I heard you majored in linguistics at university.
Were you always interested in words?
Yes, but it was all just information.
I was really interested in the word "dog" as a kid.
Dog? You mean the animal.
Yes.
Dogs have been mankind's faithful companion since ancient times.
But what about the phrases "military dog" or "die like a dog"?
You're asking me?
Honestly, what am I going to do with you?
What about you, Majime?
Um...
A military dog is a spy.
Die like a dog would mean to die in vain or a waste.
The word dog is often figuratively used in a negative connotation, I believe.
The word dog has many meanings and conjures as many images.
I was so fascinated by it that I became obsessed with words.
C'mon, Araki.
Could we not talk about words today?
Hey, do you have a girlfriend, Majime?
No.
Then I'll set you up on a group date.
Give me your cell phone number.
Hey, Nishioka!
I don't have one.
What? Why?!
I returned the company phone I'd been using for my sales position.
Isn't that inconvenient?
No, not especially.
Then how do you usually stay in contact?
There's nobody I need to contact on a regular basis,
and there's a communal phone at my lodging.
Is that really the issue here?
Then how about your hobbies?
Hobbies?
If I had to say, it would be observing people getting on escalators.
What?
Is that fun?
Yes.
During my commute, whenever I get off the train and onto the platform, I purposefully walk slow.
The other passengers walk past me and rush toward the escalator.
The people naturally converge into two lines as if they were being controlled.
It's patient and systematic.
It's a beautiful sight that makes me not even mind the morning rush.
Araki.
Yes.
Majime.
Do you know why we're trying to create a new dictionary?
No.
A dictionary is a ship that navigates an ocean of words.
Without words, you cannot express your thoughts or be able to have any sort of deep understanding of others.
People board the ship we call dictionaries and find the perfect words
to gather the small lights floating to the top of the dark waters.
Words are lights.
But in the ever-changing world, unable to find the right words,
there are those who lead troubled lives caged with their own trapped feelings.
We need a ship people like that can feel safe boarding.
That is the dictionary we are trying to create.
Written with characters meaning "to cross the vast ocean,"
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it's called The Great Passage.
The Great Passage
We are creating a ship to cross the vast ocean of words.
The Great Passage
Proactively inclusive of new words with clear and concise definitions.
All in order to make The Great Passage a dictionary that brings people together.
One of Mr. Matsumoto's faults is that his stories tend to run long.
To sum it up, what's a dictionary?
How many years have you been with the dictionary editorial department?
It's fine.
Let me think...
To sum it up, a tool that can help assist everyone to understand one another.
Well, that's pretty lofty.
Would you help me create it?
All right!
On that note, how about we raise our glasses again!
Honestly, you're so hopeless...
I think it's nice.
Not to be presumptuous,
but I will take the lead here.
To the dictionary editorial department's voyage!
Cheers!
Cheers.
Majime, use the desk next to Nishioka.
Okay.
Listen carefully.
Dictionary making starts by gathering words.
Everyday conversations, billboards, tonight's TV show or radio program—
I want you to gather the words from everywhere
and write them down in this vocabulary list with examples.
Okay.
Is there anything else?
First, I'll have you select some entry words.
Kojien, Daijirin, and Daijisen are the big three medium-sized dictionaries like The Great Passage.
If the word is listed in all three, it gets two circles.
If it's listed in two of them, it's a single circle.
If it's only listen in one, mark it with a triangle.
Mark them down in the corner of the vocabulary list.
What are the marks for?
Of the words we've gathered in our lists,
we want to see what words we'd like as entry words for The Great Passage.
Currently, we're planning around 230,000 words for The Great Passage.
Two circles mean we will use it, barring something significant.
As you go down from circle to triangle, it becomes less likely to be included.
But the real issue are the words with no markings that aren't in any of the dictionaries.
The Great Passage will change depending on which of those words we choose to use.
But this work takes forever.
It's because you always take breaks.
No way!
I mean, look at all of these words.
Will we actually get The Great Passage finished?
It'll take at least ten years.
Ten years?!
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I wonder what I'll be doing in ten years.
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Making this dictionary that whole time.
What?!
How sad's my life?
I'll do my best!
What?! Why?!
That over there is the kitchen, and the bathroom is right next to it.
Sasaki keeps it clean for us, but try to tidy up when you can.
Okay.
It's an old building, isn't it?
Yes.
I mean, no.
It may look like the dictionary editorial department was relegated to the corner,
but this was the main building around the time I first started here.
The company also put in effort to making dictionaries.
So we weren't relegated, we remained.
Dictionary Editorial Department
That's why we have to leave a dictionary behind as well.
Although, this is just my own personal reasoning.
I didn't...
Now, all that's left is the reference room.
These are the words Mr. Matsumoto and the dictionary editorial department have collected.
There are over 900,000 words here.
And it'll keep growing.
We will select from among them the words we will add to The Great Passage
and compress them into a limited 80mm thickness.
And it'll be 230,000 words from the entry words alone...
That's right.
What's more, we have to add definitions to each one.
It's real work.
Hey, Majime.
I don't believe that dictionaries are necessarily the be-all, end-all.
What do you mean?
I just mean that they're made by people.
You can't gather every word.
And words are alive, so their uses and nuances change with the times.
When you think of it that way, you could say there's no correct definition.
Even so, those who make dictionaries continue to try.
At a glance, dictionaries may seem like a cold list of letters,
but actually, it took a lot of thought and care to make.
That's amazing.
Majime.
Please give The Great Passage your passion.
I know you must still be adjusting to your new environment.
But if I could,
if there's anything,
something even I could do
to help create this dictionary...
When I heard your escalator story at your welcoming party, I knew it right then.
You're suited to making dictionaries.
The way these countless words are orderly collected into a single dictionary
is similar to the people in your escalator story.
Majime.
Make a good dictionary.
A ship that can carry a great number of people with peace of mind.
And a ship that only you could build...
Teach me!
The Dictionaries!
What happens if dictionaries play the word-chain game?
Seems like it'd last forever.
Kai
Rinta
Sen
Hiroshi
We know many words after all.
Let's give it a go anyway!
The word-chain game begins
How about we start with "example."
Example
"An instance serving for illustration"!
That's its definition
What was that?
I don't know. It was like an automatic reaction.
E... E... "Essence"!
Essence
"The basic nature of a thing"!
That's its definition
You too?!
I couldn't fight it...
Both of you, this is a word-chain game.
You're right. E... E...
"Entry word."
Entry word
"A word placed at the beginning of an entry in a dictionary"!
That's its definition
You too?!
Definition: An explanation of the meaning of a word, phrase, etc. in a dictionary.
Everyone can't help but shout out the definition.
The train now approaching platform four is a local line to Nishi-Takashimadaira.
The train is now approaching platform four.
Please step back behind the white line and wait for the train to arrive.
A ship only I can build...
A ship that can carry a great number of people with peace of mind.
Oh, welcome back, Micchan.
I'm home.
You seem a little down.
Oh, it's nothing like that...
We're already at the harvest moon this year.
I really hate how fast time passes as you age.
I didn't even remember until I saw the grass and dumplings.
The moon still looks the same to me.
Your food is always so good, Take.
I didn't know you knew how to flatter!
It's not flattery.
Did it really seem like I was dispirited?
It does.
Is work hard?
No...
I actually transferred to the dictionary editorial department.
Really? That seems perfect for you.
I do like dictionaries, but unlike my sales job where I was often out by myself,
creating a dictionary requires everyone to work together.
What's the problem with that?
To be frank, I'm worried I won't be able to fit in with the rest of the department.
Also, I'm afraid that I'm just going to let everybody down.
Honestly, having such childish worries at your age...
Is it strange?
No. It's very like you.
You just want to get along with everyone at work.
You want to get along and create a good dictionary.
How did you know?
Because you and I are bosom buddies.
Bosom buddies...
bosom buddy
Just be yourself.
bosom buddy
If someone asks you to change a light bulb, you will.
Well, of course.
If I invite you for dinner, you take me up on my offer.
Just keep doing that. It's all about give and take.
Not just with me, but with your coworkers too.
If you work hard to express your feelings to them, everyone will work hard to accommodate you.
That's how the world works.
The bath is free.
Oh, thank you.
You should take a long, relaxing bath once in a while.
Okay.
You can't relax with just morning showers.
Okay.
Well, I'm heading for bed.
Thank you for washing the dishes.
No problem.
Goodnight.
Tiger...
Wanting to express myself.
Wanting to have a deep understanding of others.
Finding the perfect words.
What I can do for The Great Passage...
Yes, hello?
Oh, what is it?
What? Now?!
Well, I suppose that's okay, but...
Okay.
I'll be in bed.
Okay. Okay. Be careful.
Okay. Bye, then.
Tiger?
There you are.
I'm here to get you.
Oh, that's so nice of you.
You came to get me?
Encounter:
to meet without expecting or intending to "I encountered hardship after wandering around"
Encounter:
to meet without expecting or intending to "I encountered hardship after wandering around"
"Hey, it's a full moon tonight"
I tell you softly as you sleep
Your gestures, attitude, and way of life
Mean so much more to me than any word
So please stay the way you are
I & I = You & I feel it
Here with you, forever by your side
I've loved you
Since the day we met
He doesn't like preserved eggs.
This piece is too greasy, so not good for his health.
Now it's perfect!
I made a plate for you.
He can be dedicated.
It's my pleasure!
When it suits him.