Hey, I've got some bad news!
I overheard something big.
Apparently they're going to shelve The Great Passage.
Shelve? Why?
I don't know!
I just overheard people talking about it in the bathroom.
Why?
Like I said, I don't know either.
Anyway, let's get Araki and Mr. Matsumoto here.
That's a good idea.
Okay, I'll call Araki then.
I'll call Mr. Matsumoto.
The Great Passage
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
Reference
Conclusion
I'll gather words
that have
scattered
over
many
months and years
With the fragrant sea breeze, the connection that rests on the seashore becomes one
Steady Progress
The issue is most likely the budget.
Dictionary making costs a lot of money after all.
So...
How about creating a summary of our learning dictionary's sales figures to use as an earnings model?
It's continuing to sell even now.
Well...
I think the company already understands that.
This goes beyond just that.
Perhaps it is important for us to emphasize The Great Passage's differences from existing dictionaries.
What do you think about submitting the essay I wrote when we first proposed it?
We already submitted it at the proposal meeting.
Oh, I see.
Why don't we start making outside contracts for the manuscript?
What are you talking about?
Hold on, just listen.
I understand that it's early to be putting in writing contracts.
I haven't been working the last five years in this department for nothing.
Just get to the point!
In other words,
we create an established entity.
You know how close-knit this industry is.
If we ask all the experts to help with the dictionary, rumors of The Great Passage will spread like wildfire.
I suppose it would.
And if the company suddenly shelved the project,
it wouldn't be good for their reputation.
People will think their business is in trouble.
Or that they're only concerned with immediate earnings.
I see.
Then the company won't be able to shelve it so thoughtlessly.
That is a very interesting idea!
Good work, Nishioka!
Right?
There goes his ego!
Can you blame me?
You get a free pass today!
I was still in the middle of creating the writing guidelines,
but I will try to finish it as soon as possible.
Thank you!
Then we'll go forward with this and tell them that the guidelines will come later.
I will do my best as well.
So... um... uh...
Er...
All right, that's the spirit, Majime!
We should narrow down which writers we're interested in, then.
The Great Passage
Sasaki.
Please print out a list of candidates.
Okay.
Welcome home.
Did I wake you?
After that frantic call you gave me earlier...
I'll be late today, but please don't worry about me!
...how am I supposed to go to sleep?
I'm sorry.
So, what happened?
Well, actually...
I'm home.
Oh, welcome home.
You're still up?
Well, it seems something happened with Micchan.
"Micchan"?
Oh, something happened to Majime?
Oh, just call him Micchan already!
Right?
Yes.
So that's why you were acting like that.
Yes.
I can't imagine.
You and your team aren't going to give up, are you?
No.
Are you okay?
I'm okay! Yes.
Come on, Micchan. Eat your ramen and try to relax.
Yeah, or it'll get soggy.
Okay. Thank you for the meal.
Micchan really loves this dish.
Oh, love? Yes.
This really is delicious.
It is? Let me see.
I think this turned out better than usual.
You eat it a lot too?
Micchan shares it with me from time to time.
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Majime,
why don't you take a break from collecting entries and work on this writing guideline with Mr. Matsumoto?
Okay.
Once the writing guideline is complete, the editorial department will write the example manuscript.
After actually doing the work, we'll check to see if there are any holes or shortcomings in the writing guideline.
Normally we'd hand these two things to the contract writers,
but as we discussed yesterday, we will be handing them out later.
Leave that to me.
I'll be sure to express to the writers just how much we'd appreciate their help.
All right then, Sasaki, could you make the appointments?
Of course.
I'm gonna make so many calls too.
I'll head over to the main building and gather some intel.
Okay, good luck to each of you.
Good morning.
Yes, our dictionary will be called The Great Passage.
Yes, that's right.
We would love to collaborate with you.
It's me! Nishioka from Genbu.
Regarding kanji notation, my thought is to have the writers write freely at first.
What if they use an uncommon kanji?
If that happens, we will aggressively add notation to make it easier to understand.
I see.
All right! I got an appointment with Mr. Mori!
We're counting on you, Nishioka.
G-Good lu—
Yeah!
I'll go put it in the bag!
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You're still doing that?
You were working on that last month.
Genbu Publishing
Yes. It looks like it'll take a little longer.
Well, I guess it would take this long.
There's no end when it comes to making dictionaries.
Nishioka!
Hello there.
I heard about your company's... uh...
The Great Passage.
That's right. That. I hear it's coming along.
But it seems like you've been pretty proactive yourself.
Are you in trouble or something?
Yeah!
Come on.
Everything's going great!
See you later!
Bye.
Is Nishioka really okay?
I bet Genbu's upper management is pissed.
Of course he's not okay, stupid.
They won't let him off easy after what he's done.
Man, I'd be shaking in my boots.
That's how it goes.
The nail that sticks out gets hammered in.
Dictionary Editorial Department
Hello, everyone!
Everything's coming along nicely!
What is?
I'm talking about everything we've been doing these last few months.
The rumors are spreading like we hoped.
Really?
Yes, I just heard someone outside mention it. They actually said the words "The Great Passage."
They did?!
Everyone's hard work has paid off.
The Great Passage has taken another step in our steady progress forward.
Yes.
Thank goodness.
All right, we've come this far.
All that's left is to wait for how the company reacts.
I've made up my mind.
I'm taking this weekend off.
Hey, Majime.
You take it off too.
Huh?
Listen.
Sometimes you need to forget about work.
You can't come up with good ideas unless you give your mind a break.
He's right.
There are certain experiences that are only available on the weekend, like voices, smells, and expressions too.
They may lead to opportunities to discover new words.
So it comes back to words in the end?
Yes, of course.
Well, I'm going home then.
Good night.
Oh, before I forget. Majime.
Since you're taking the weekend off, you've gotta ask Kaguya out on a date.
Give your mind a break.
You might make new discoveries.
Bye.
I have to admit, Nishioka's idea caught me by surprise.
He's quite something.
Yes.
That ability to take action is very like him.
We're starting to become a good team.
Yes.
Wow, look how easy it is to cook with them.
Man.
I got invited out by one of the writers we've contracted.
He just kept talking about mammal hibernation the whole time.
Oh?
Hey, you haven't been complaining about work at all lately.
I haven't?
In any case, dictionary making sure isn't normal.
There's no end to the work and time involved, and it's real mundane.
It's work for masochists.
Majime is definitely a masochist.
Oh, that weird guy?
Yeah. That guy is totally weird.
He's a real freak when it comes to dictionary making.
Freak?
He just gets lost in his work like you wouldn't believe.
When you talk to him, it's like he doesn't even hear you.
He just mutters at his desk and never eats.
Yeah?
It might just be the perfect job for him.
I mean, what other job could he even do?
Did you know he's a virgin?
I don't think being a virgin matters.
To be honest, I don't have that same passion for words.
He's real amazing.
But you know,
I have something he doesn't.
I'll play to my strengths and get things done.
I mean, I had to listen to a writer drone on about bears for three and a half hours
as he downed drink after drink.
Looks like I'll be hibernating tomorrow.
I might be bald by the time we finish.
I'm definitely going to be bald.
What's wrong with being bald? Saint Xavier was bald.
Why Saint Xavier?!
I think I'll have another.
Now, I'm sure you're all wondering the price!
The entire set costs this much.
Just 19,800 yen!
Teach me!
The Dictionaries!
The Dictionary Making Song
We gather up all the words around the world!
Our word choice is just like our inner voice!
Our definition writing is like word dancing!
The text layout is super far out!
Find the mistakes!
No compromise!
Proof!
Print!
Publish!
Revise!
I love words!
We are the Dictionaries!
Proof!
Print!
Publish!
Revise!
I love words!
We are the Dictionaries!
Yay!
This has been "How to make a dictionary"!
Micchan.
You don't have to work today?
Oh, yes.
I see. How has work been?
It's started to settle down just a little.
So, in that vein, apparently it's very important to give my mind a break.
According to Nishioka.
Huh?
Oh, uh...
So... do you have the day off as well?
Yeah.
I see.
What a beautiful day!
Why don't you two go out somewhere?
Let's do that.
Is Take having vision problems?
Is she?
She scrunched her face like this several times earlier.
I'm worried.
Oh, that.
I think she was trying to wink at you.
Wink?
It seems like Grandma set us up.
Huh?
Do you think that's moving up there?
It was moving.
Yes.
It never looks like it's moving when you see it from Souun.
Yeah.
It's been moving all this time.
Ferris wheels are similar to cooking.
No matter how delicious the meal you make is, it's not the end, but actually the beginning.
That's...
There's no such thing as the perfect meal, nor an idea of actually being finished.
But you still...
Yes, I still want to do it.
I want to keep cooking.
I feel the same!
About dictionaries,
and about making dictionaries.
Right.
Of...
Of all the rides in an amusement park,
the Ferris wheel...
is my favorite.
Me too.
Steady Progress
To move forward step by step "I will make steady progress despite difficulty"
Steady Progress
To move forward step by step "I will make steady progress despite difficulty"
"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
Micch—
Huh?
The Ferris wheel continues to turn
with me still inside after I missed my chance to get off.
Micchan...
I hope he'll be able to get off next time by.