The clouds seem to form a horizon,
chiheisen wo nazoru you ni
地平線をなぞるように
linking the sky and earth,
sora to hoshi wo tsunaideiru kumoga
空と地球を繋いでる雲が
Still half asleep in the morning,
boku no sumu kono machi wo gururi to kakotta
僕の住むこの街をぐるりと囲った
I feel completely immersed in the town I live in.
yumeutsutsu no hirusagari ni
夢うつつの昼下がりに
The far off sky looks like cotton candy...
watagashi mitai na sore wo chigiri
綿菓子みたいなそれを千切り
...ripped into a thousand pieces.
kasuka ni aita ana no mukouga wa
微かに空いた穴の向こう側
If you strain your eyes,
me wo koraseba
目を凝らせば
you can see a tiny door leading through to summer.
chiisana natsu no iriguchi ga hora
小さな夏の入り口がほら
The outbursts of crying cicadas,
sosogu semishigure
注ぐ蝉時雨
the beetles we chased,
oikaketeta kabutomushi
追いかけてたカブトムシ
and melted ice pops, bring our memories flooding back to us.
toketa aisu kyandi, maki modoru kioku
溶けたアイスキャンディ巻き戻る記憶
Those times may not come again,
nido to modoru koto ha nai
二度と戻ることはない
but they'll never fade away.
demo kienai moyou
でも消えない模様
The service of Japanese style lodging establishments is inevitably determined by the personal characteristics of the landlady and her staff...
Episode 23
Just Before the Dream Ends
Minchi... are you awake?
Do you think this place is really going to close down?
Do you think there's anything we can do about it?
Encyclopaedia of Cooking Terminology
Minchi hasn't changed a bit.
It really is going to close.
Ren-san, do you think you could convince the landlady?
If you spoke up, I'm sure she'd-
It went by in a flash.
When I arrived here, I was about your age.
I've witnessed the way she does things ever since.
The fact that she's made this decision...
...means nothing anyone says will change her mind.
Morning, Nako-chan!
Nako-chan!
Good morning.
I'm sure you know, but your morning greeting sets the tone for your whole day.
Sorry.
Minchi...
I don't think we need that much. Our only customer today is Nakochi's, in the Wave Room.
You'll be fine, Minchi. You can peel those daikon so easily.
They'd look good no matter where you take them! Yep, you and Tohru-san will be fine.
It's called rotary cutting.
No matter what happens, I'll become a full-fledged chef.
I see...
That's right, isn't it?
You already know what you want to do.
As for me...
Oh, there you are!
Ohana-chan, the landlady is calling for you.
It's ready!
Delicious, delicious, ginger tea!
I wonder why my mother came out with that so suddenly.
I guess our finances really...
Enishingu.
Yes?
Do you remember my catchphrase from back in college?
"Time is Money," was it? Or possibly... "Two birds, one stone?"
Wait... ah. Maybe it was, "Always with a smile-"
"Never give up!"
Without fail, I will return the money that you were so artfully tricked out of!
Eh... should you be saying it like that?
What do you plan to do from here?
Oh, yeah... well...
Landlady, I'm coming in.
Enter.
Landlady, I am leaving for Tokyo now.
Is that so? Perfect timing. Please take this child with you.
Huh? Me?
You should take this opportunity to meet with your mother and discuss what will come next for you.
In return, I will need you back in two days.
The Bonbori Festival next week is Yunosagi's most spectacular, most attended event of the year.
Um...
Don't take too long. I'll be leaving in an hour.
Okay.
Ohana-chan... I heard you're going to Tokyo.
Oh... yes. The landlady told me to go visit my mother.
What will you do, Jiroumaru-san?
Ah, well... it seems she's going to call things even on my debt.
That means you'll finally be free again!
Though I guess I'm the only one who's happy about this situation. It's a bit disgraceful.
So, where will you be living?
Huh? Oh... well...
Me too.
Take care.
I will.
Ohana-chan.
Hmm?
Will you see him?
Huh?
Your crush.
Ah... well, I don't know whether I should.
What are you saying? Of course you should!
Go see him!
All right. Looks like you ended up encouraging me...
I mean, thank you!
Ah, that's right! Minchi had-
What are you doing? I'll leave you behind!
Okay!
Have a safe trip!
Ohana-chan's having a rough time too.
Rather than worrying about others, you should start considering your own future.
W-Wait a second, Tomoe-san...
Ah, now that you mention it, the young master...
He just got married and already he's been left to himself.
He's probably feeling lonely and off in some corner crying to himself.
What's wrong?
Mr. Beans!
Mr. Beans... Takako went off to Tokyo.
She said that she would take care of things all on her own.
S-Should I be chasing after her?
If anything were to happen to Takako-
Young master.
If you will allow me to say something out of character,
Takako-san may be thinking that this trip to Tokyo is the necessary first step that she should take...
...on her path to becoming the next young landlady of Kissui Inn?
Young landlady?
Yes.
Simply watching and waiting is also a man's job.
Fukuya
Oh!
You're travelling together today!
To think I'd end up babysitting a high schooler.
I'm not causing you any problems, Aunty...
Aunty?!
Ah, I didn't mean to make you sound old. It's just that you're my mother's brother's wife...
My aunt-in-law.
Then you're my niece-in-law, huh?
Basically.
Call me "Onee-san" then.
Hobiron.
What?
Ah, nothing!
Thank you for your business!
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Oh my! Kou-chan?
Long time, no see.
Eat up.
All right. Thank you for the meal.
Polite as usual, I see.
Uh...
Just so you know, for a girl of her age, it's no longer a mother's business who she gets dumped or impregnated by.
And it's fair enough that there's no way a healthy man can win against distance.
Um...
That being said, the fact you dumped my daughter the second your relationship with her became long distance,
that just isn't something that a mother can ignore.
Is Ohana-san well?
You know what, there's no way a girl who's been dumped by her man could be doing well.
I didn't dump Ohana-san.
Man, the food cart is taking forever.
Say...
What?
We have the lunches that Minchi made for us.
You should have said so!
It sure looks good.
So you're the landlady's only grandchild.
Yeah.
Then were you aiming to become the landlady at some point?
I've never even considered wanting to be Kissui Inn's landlady.
I see.
Ooh, this is delicious!
Are you not going to have any? It's good.
Spinach flavoured with soy... it has a great balance.
It is good! You're appraising the taste and really giving it thought, aren't you?
What are you saying? Of course I am!
I guess you're right. It goes without saying.
And the carving of this taro is really pretty!
It's delicious!
It sure is!
So if I hadn't run away, you two would still be in Tokyo, getting on well?
I can't really say...
And I know that children often get moved around due to their parents' circumstances...
Or should I say, children are dependent on their parents, so there aren't always many options...
...that's probably what Ohana-san is thinking.
Wow, so you really do know Ohana well.
I don't.
Please tell me! I haven't even seen where she's been working!
I don't know... anything...
Okay, then come with me.
And so, what will you do from here?
That's what I'm going home to talk about.
You going to work at Kissui Inn was probably just to kill time until you could live with your mum again, wasn't it?
That's...
What's wrong with that?
The young always have time to put things off.
And I'm sure your boyfriend is waiting for you back in Tokyo, anyway.
What? There's no reason to cry, is there?
Am I making you cry?
I get it, okay? I get it!
You didn't come to Kissui Inn to kill time in the first place, and life is hard, even when you're young.
And you don't have a boyfriend in Tokyo. Is that good enough?
Excuse me. I'd like a can of beer.
Yes, thank you for your order.
What do you want?
Uh, cola...
And a cola as well.
...and some black tea.
Huh?
I'm an only child, you know?
I am too.
How do you feel about having an aunt-in-law?
I'm mixed.
I like it.
It's just as aunty said. It's not like I came to Kissui Inn trying to accomplish anything...
My life isn't really that troubled...
...and Kou-chan is in Tokyo.
But Kou-chan isn't my boyfriend.
He's simply my selfish, one-sided crush.
How do you plan to find that producer?
Actually, I have some information from my sister-in-law.
Is that so?
Eh?! Sister-in-law?!
That's right, the mother that you're heading to meet.
She's been very reliable.
I'm going too.
This is an important matter for Kissui Inn.
I can't just leave it up to my aun-, I mean, my "onee-san" and mum.
Ah, I see.
Is your store going to be all right?
I switched shifts with one of my colleagues, so it's fine.
Are you all right as well?
I've already taken care of everything for today.
Though all I had to do was stand someone up.
For my sake?
Of course not, why would I do something like that?
Hey, this way.
Bingo!
He's here!
Everyone needs a sister who's a brilliant tactician.
Watch elevator!
Huh? Fie?
Watchy... helevator?
He's fast...
I lost him.
Has he come this way?
Nope.
That means he's definitely on this floor.
Uh...
If you keep running, I'll scream!
Killer!
My new aunt, I mean "onee-san", is pretty awesome.
What? Are you nervous?
I'm not nervous at all!
I see.
I'm borrowing this desk at the moment. Today is Sunday, so we have the whole place to ourselves.
Ah.
You're fine with coffee, right?
Um...
I can't drink... coffee.
Ah... okay.
Well then, coarse tea.
I love coarse tea.
You having the taste of an old man makes things easy.
Uh...
It's not like I'm watching a porno with you, so relax.
Ah, that's good.
You're not supposed to actually relax...
Ah, that's not what I meant!
Am I really that unattractive?
Not at all. You're by far the most beautiful mother amongst my friends...
Yes, yes. That's good enough.
This is...
Kissui Inn. My old home.
Ohana's working there.
It has a really nice atmosphere.
It does.
There was talk about doing a movie with Kissui Inn as the stage.
It all fell through in the end, though.
This is a recording left from the camera test.
Apparently the producer felt a touch of guilt about the plans falling through.
He sent it to me, asking if I could use it for an article on Kissui Inn.
The fact he thought that this, and a bit of flirtation, would be enough for me to forgive him...
...pisses me off even more.
This is the first time I've seen this.
This?
Yes.
This one is sweetfish, and the other is mackerel.
I have two orders for sashimi from the Camellia Room!
Can I talk to you for a bit?
Ah... okay.
Just relax, act as you normally do.
Just like that.
Ohana-san, is the work difficult?
I love bonboru-, I mean, working hard with everyone!
Ah, that just now was Nakochi.
Please, tell me a bit more.
You came from Tokyo on your own, in order to train as a waitress, correct?
Training? I guess.
Isn't it hard for a high schooler to live on her own?
Your friends and family are all in Tokyo, aren't they?
Ah, did you leave your boyfriend behind in Tokyo as well?
No, I didn't leave him behind at all!
Kou-chan is working hard as well.
Leaving someone behind or being left behind is...
Forgive me for asking, but what is it that you do here?
I'm the head waitress here. My name is Wajima Tomoe.
Tomoe-san, you seem a bit different than usual-
Have you been working here for long?
It's been about six years.
Uh... might I have some coffee?
And how old are you this year?
23... ish?
I thought you couldn't drink it.
Huh? 2... 3?
The last coffee I drank... was during the last time I met with Ohana-san.
I see.
The coffee at that family restaurant is thin and doesn't taste very good...
...but I wanted to remember that flavour. I didn't want to forget...
So I haven't drank it since.
How is it? Your long awaited coffee?
I think I'm going to get going.
I see. Let's meet again.
Yes.
It is truly an honour for our inn to be the site of a film directed by Matsuura.
Thank you so much, Ohana's mum.
I'd almost given up on Ohana...
Ohana isn't just some diluted coffee.
Blue, yellow, purple, red
We sigh for so many things,
tameiki no iroiro ha
I can't describe the memory that I share with you,
anata ga oshiete kureta, kotoba ni narana i omoi
I'll always remember it,
nando mo nando mo omoidasu
The wind that takes me away and the shiny prism,
kaze no manimani wo tokagayaku prism
I might be confused, but I'll still be calm,
tomadoi ne, nara mo sota
I'll try to reach out my hands,
te wo nobashite miru
To touch the unseen sky,
mada minu sora
And go beyond it,
sono saki e to
The flower will blossom one day.
itsuka hana saku darou
I have trouble reading those around me...
I'm terrible at it, but I couldn't help noticing.
Ohana!
Episode 24
The Last Boss is Shijima Sui
Don't say, "...for everything!"