Let's put something inside and bury it.
Are we going to dig it out in the future?
Yeah.
With the current medical technology there is no cure.
You will need to manage living with this disease for the long term.
How many years from now?
Three years.
Okay, three years.
The muscles all over your body will weaken.
You will have difficulty in talking and there will be a respiratory problem.
I got the job offer.
Congrats.
In most cases, in three to five years from the onset of symptoms...
patients will have paralyzed respiratory muscles...
and die.
You should only do this to your girlfriend.
I don't know why...
but I want to protect you.
The name of the disease is ALS.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
[Sawada Takuto] [Spring of the first year of work]
[The Reference Booklet for New Employees] [Basic Knowledge of Furniture]
Seriously?
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Can I have some too?
Sure.
- I think it's dying. - Dying?
This fluorescent light bulb. It flickers when you turn it on and off.
It does? I'll buy a new one.
Mainly, there are two kinds of mattresses.
Bonnell coils and Pocket coils.
A Bonnell mattress has coils that are joined together.
It lets air through and is inexpensive.
- Pocket coils are... - Could you please wait?
Was I going too fast?
I'm sorry.
Since a full-time employee like you has a college degree...
I thought you could memorize things without taking notes.
Why are you still looking for a job after you graduated from college?
I have been on the job hunt ever since graduation...
but I couldn't get any offers.
Were you too relaxed?
I thought I was trying my best.
Why do you think you couldn't get any job offers?
I haven't been able to analyze myself yet.
I wonder if you will succeed by getting interviewed without thinking.
Um, what do you think is missing from me?
What?
I'm sorry.
[Sawada Takuto]
[It's been a while. What have you been doing?]
[Seifu University Graduation Ceremony]
Can we see each other again?
Yes.
I'll call you.
Welcome.
Have you been waiting long?
No, I just got here.
Sorry to contact you suddenly.
Don't worry.
I've been meaning to call you, but I couldn't.
But today, it looked like I could leave early.
Sounds like it's hard work.
Hey, are you playing a character at work?
I wish I could say 'a hard working new employee...'
- but I'm desperate in reality. - I see.
I was thinking to call you when I got a job offer, but...
- it's not happening. - I see.
Should we order something?
Sure.
Looking for a job after being out of school makes me think of many things.
What kinds of things?
I've been figuring out why I couldn't get any job offers when I was in school.
And did you find an answer?
Rather than doing what I wanted to do, I just wanted to be a full-time employee.
Maybe that's why I couldn't find a job.
The best choice is to get a job that I like and I'm good at doing.
The second choice is to get a job that I don't like but I'm good at.
The third choice is I like the job but I'm not good at it.
I really want to avoid getting a job that I'm not good at doing and I hate.
How about your job, Takuto?
I'm not sure yet.
Why is that?
I can't tell until I'm fully trained, because now I just have a sales floor position...
But I might get transferred to the development department or the marketing department.
Is there any department that you want to work in?
I don't know yet. I will think about it later.
I see.
But I wonder if it's best to get a job that you like and you are good at doing.
What do you mean?
You hate your job and you aren't good at it but you make ten million yen a year.
Or you make two million a year by doing what you like and are good at.
- Which one would you choose? - What?
It's hard to choose, isn't it?
Can you say it again?
Thank you for the food.
No problem. It doesn't look like it'll stop raining.
I have one.
Do you watch the weather forecast?
My mom told me to take one.
I see.
Are you going to open it?
Do you want to come in?
I'll hold it.
Why don't you link arms with me?
What?
That way you won't get wet.
Okay.
By the way, do you want to come over to my house?
Let's have dinner with the others.
With the others?
Mamoru will come if I invite him. And you can invite your friend too, Megu.
Okay.
Do you like grilled food?
Yes, thank you.
Is there anything you can't eat?
No.
I thought so.
- How about you, Takuto? - No.
I want to help people.
What?
No matter what kind of job I have, I wish I could be helpful to someone.
I wish.
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[The Hours Of My Life]
Good morning.
- Good morning. - I'm off to work!
Yes.
How long are you going to sleep?
I've been up for a long time.
What are you doing today?
I am working until late afternoon and then going out with Hina afterwards.
So I don't need to make dinner for you.
Right. I'll be having grilled food.
How about next Sunday? I need you to come with me somewhere.
What is it?
Volunteer work for the local community.
They asked me because they are short-handed.
Okay. Sure.
I'm counting on you. Now I have to go to work.
- Bye. - Okay, bye.
I told you this before, didn't I?
You did?
How old are you, Hongo-san?
I'm 22.
What? We are the same age.
Are you a student?
I graduated this spring.
Didn't you look for a job?
I am still looking for a job.
Oh, I see. I see. I see. That's what it is.
That's tough.
But a part-timer training a full-time worker...
It's hard for both of us, don't you think?
At this rate, I won't be able to find a full-time job this year again.
I'm happy being temporary staff. I can leave on time.
I guess I should include that as an option.
Should we go?
No, in a little bit.
Hey, did you already do it with Takuto-kun?
- What? I wouldn't do that. - How about a kiss?
Not yet.
You really haven't done anything?
No.
Boring.
- Ah, but... - What is it?
We shared an umbrella.
Shared an umbrella? Oh please.
And we linked arms too.
Here it is.
This one.
Um, good evening.
I'm his younger brother. Please come in.
Thank you.
Long time no see.
Oh, Hina-chan.
Takuto said he would be late. He wants us to start without him.
- Oh really? - Yeah.
Well, I'm going.
Hey, why don't you join us?
I'm a minor and I have to study anyway.
I see.
Maybe he doesn't like me?
I didn't know he lives with his brother.
Yeah, he is a freshman at Touto medical school.
- What? He is a future doctor? - Yeah.
I bet he will succeed his father's hospital after he becomes an experienced doctor.
His father is a doctor?
Yeah, you didn't know?
No.
What did you buy?
At home, I played the role of a child who lived up to my parents' expectations.
In high school, when I couldn't fulfill my parents' expectations anymore...
I played the character of a frivolous guy at home and school.
Hey.
Yes.
That's over here.
What?
This should be over there. It's reversed.
I'm sorry.
You are really useless.
I'm sorry. I'm new. Thank you for your support.
You are making more work.
I can't stand working with this full-timer.
Hey guys, can you place the beds again?
What? Again? Please give me a break.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
- Start working. - Yes.
I think Takuto wants it.
No.
- Well... - You should eat it, Mamo-chan.
No, I'm okay. Takuto likes the burnt part.
- He really does. - Sorry, I'm late.
You are late.
Hi.
That looks delicious.
I was going to eat that piece of meat...
but Megu-chan got mad and said it was for you.
If I didn't say anything, it looked like you were going to eat everything.
Thank you.
- Well, sorry for being late. - Now...
Hina-chan and I are leaving, right?
- What? - What?
We already ate a lot.
Ah, right...
- Thank you for the food. - What is this suddenly?
Megu-chan, can you clean up later?
Thank you.
Hey.
Well, we are taking off.
- Good night. - Thank you for having us.
Thank you for having us.
What happened to them?
I think they are trying to leave us alone.
Let's eat.
Tasty.
Do you have a boyfriend, Hina-chan?
I'm sure you do. You are so pretty, like a model.
- How tall are you? - I don't have one.
What?
I'm really picky.
How picky?
- Do you want to know? - I do.
I usually don't tell this to guys.
But it's okay because it's you, Mamo-chan.
You mean you are only telling me?
Guys usually lose interest in me, if I tell. But since it's you it's okay.
I'm not sure if I should be happy but I guess it's okay.
This is my Prince Charming.
See? You lost interest in me!
Oh, that's not it.
My ideal woman is...
Winry.
That really turned me off.
What? You have one too.
It's okay for me to do it.
She does look like her.
I think I need to change the way I search for jobs.
Hey, I feel like I've been the only one talking for a long time.
I think it's a good idea.
My job search hasn't gotten better but I have some good news.
What is it?
I got a 50 yen raise at my part-time job.
Oh.
I asked for a raise. I thought he wouldn't give one but he did easily.
You've been working there for a long time, right?
I started when I was a freshman in college, so it's been four years.
Then you should get a raise.
You are right.
I even teach a new full-time employee too.
He is so useless.
He creates more work. It's much easier if he doesn't come.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
Right.
I know.
What is it?
No one wanted to hire me as a full-time employee.
I shouldn't say bad things about a full-time employee, right?
I wasn't thinking that.
Then what is it?
It doesn't matter if you are a part-time or a full-time worker.
It doesn't matter?
It makes no difference to the customers.
- You should get along with... - You can say that...
because you are a full-time employee.
You don't understand how I feel.
That's not true.
I have to get a full-time job.
I have to pay back my scholarship.
You don't understand how I feel either, Megu.
Thank you for having me.
Thank you for having me at your place.
Are you crying?
Don't ask things like that.
You shouldn't make a woman cry.
Teacher.
How is the new teacher?
Are you two getting along?
The new teacher is a woman.
It's tiring to deal with women. My mom is enough.
Is your mom busy as usual?
Sometimes she comes home after I go to bed.
I think my dad comes home much later than that.
I see.
Are you off from work?
- Yeah, but I'm still working. - What do you mean?
There are many things I need to learn.
Do you still have to learn even when you become a grown-up?
Yes.
I wish I can become a grown-up soon.
I wished that too when I was a child.
Do you wish to become a child again?
If I could become a child again, I wonder what I would do.
What's wrong?
Nothing, I have to go study.
Do your best too, Sumire-chan.
Yes.
You are so compliant.
- Bye. - Bye.
Welcome home.
You should have told me you were coming.
Oh, didn't Riku-chan tell you?
- How long are you staying here? - I have to go back tomorrow.
Your father and I have a meal with a Representative.
I see.
I'll clean this place and make food for you.
What are you making?
Shredded daikon radish, boiled spinach with sesame...
miso soup with tofu...
and fried chicken.
Fried chicken?
Since Riku-chan likes it.
And I'll make hamburger steaks to freeze.
So much to do.
This mattress is double cushioned and very comfortable.
[Can't have strength in the hand.]
[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]
[Get leg cramps often.]
What happened?
- I got a leg cramp. - A leg cramp?
[Only motor neurons are affected...]
[There is no effective treatment.]
[Many patients with this disease have paralyzed respiratory muscles.]
[Results in death within 3 to 5 years after the onset of symptoms.]
[Death]
[ALS - the list of initial symptoms]
[Difficulty in raising arms.]
It can't be.
Ah.
- Do you remember me? - Yes.
Are you leaving?
Yes, please enjoy your meal.
I'm leaving too.
Since you aren't going to be there, Megumi-chan.
I see. You are trying to find a job.
I wonder how long I have to keep doing this.
I feel like I need to change the way I'm approaching it, but I don't know how.
I'm frustrated and I get irritated easily.
I know someone who got a job after graduating college.
I can ask him how he did it.
What?
I will let you know if he can be of help.
Thank you so much.
Can you give me your number?
Thank you very much.
Can you send an empty text to this number?
Yes.
Hello?
It's Hina.
Can you hang out with me tomorrow?
What is it?
A matchmaking party.
What?
Since I went to Takuto-kun's house with you.
Hello? What's the matter?
We had a fight.
What?
Sorry to keep you waiting. Let's go.
Already? I thought the party starts at seven.
There is a place we have to go before that.
- Hey, this is... - Let's go.
Hey, wait.
Where could he be?
What do you want me to do?
The sooner you get back together, the better. You should tell him in person.
But we don't have to...
By the way, if he sees me here he will get turned off.
Are you listening to me?
Hey, you can't just put it anywhere.
A customer can't lie down if this is right here.
Use your brain since you went to college.
I'm sorry, I'll do it over again.
- Do every single one in this section again. - Yes.
You are creating more work.
You are useless as usual, full-timer.
I even teach a new full-time employee too.
He is so useless.
He creates more work. It's much easier if he doesn't come.
You don't understand how I feel either, Megu.
Excuse me.
Yes.
- Can I lie down on this mattress? - Yes, of course.
What's the difference between these?
You drink a lot.
What? You finished already? Are you okay?
I'm okay. I'm okay.
Do you three get together often since you graduated?
Well, occasionally.
To talk about different industries? What kind of field do you work in?
[Megu]
Yes.
Hina.
I feel awful.
I hurt his feelings.
I hurt Takuto's feelings.
What am I supposed to do?
You are up?
How come?
You called me.
What?
You don't remember?
I'm sorry.
I'm embarrassed to show you how I was today.
The other day, I thought I was the only one having a hard time...
and I felt sorry for myself.
I said many awful things to you.
I'm really sorry.
And you came all the way here...
Wait, did I ask you to come here?
Yeah.
I'm sorry, I'm okay now.
When I was a kid...
What?
The reason why I wanted to become a doctor...
was because my parents were happy when I told them so.
When I got a high score on a test...
my mom would mess up my hair and pat my head.
When you grow up, become a doctor like your father and help people, okay?
Yes.
I wanted to see my mom smile.
I'm sure there was something else I wanted to be.
I can't recall it at all.
Oh it's here.
Are you going already?
Hey, the light bulb is out.
Did you buy a new light bulb for the kitchen?
Not yet. I'll buy one.
Why? Weren't you crying the other day?
Can you get out already.
What's wrong with him?
Teach him, Big Brother.
I'm sorry.
Hey you.
You said you memorized the menu at the restaurant...
- even where the ingredients are from. - I did.
How did you memorize them?
I'm having trouble memorizing the products.
I memorized them while eating.
I see.
Then I will memorize them while lying down on the mattress.
The number of coils and how high the density of foam is.
Do you have to remember those?
Yeah.
But looking at furniture makes me start dreaming about things.
When I read an interior design magazine I get so excited.
A magazine, huh?
Let's eat.
It reduced the side movements of Bonnell and partial depression of Pocket coils.
With excellent ventilation, it is perfect to be used in Japan's humid climate.
Good morning.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Good morning.
There are strong coils only in the lower back area, so it fits your body gently.
When you are on your side, your shoulder will sink reducing the pressure.
How does it feel?
I prefer something more firm.
I agree.
I understand.
This feels nice. - Yes.
This one has excellent ventilation so it's perfect for the humid climate in Japan.
If you prefer a firm mattress, I would recommend this one.
Thank you very much. We will consider it.
Yes, I hope you will come back.
Bye bye.
Thank you very much.
[Japanese Furniture Design]
What are you doing?
I'm changing the furniture layout.
You are lucky to have a carefree life.
I'll have to stay up all night to study targeted molecular therapy.
Rikuto, why do you want to become a doctor?
What? I've always thought it was natural for me to become a doctor since I was a kid.
If I really want to reason it, I would say it's because I want to help people.
What is it?
Nothing. Good luck.
I didn't know you would read these.
I work at a furniture company.
That's right.
It's my job to help customers live in a comfortable space.
That's why suddenly I wanted to make this room more comfortable.
Your job helps people too, huh? Sort of.
Did you say 'sort of' on purpose?
I don't care if you said it on purpose, but if it wasn't on purpose...
- you have a problem. - Problem?
Yeah, it's okay to say it to me, but if you say that to other people...
Are you feeling inferior?
What?
Since I'm smart, are you picking a fight with me to save face as the big brother?
- What? That's not what I meant. - It's you who has a problem.
You better worry about yourself instead of worrying about me.
[Cotton Candy / Yakisoba]
You got it. You got it.
Under the big chestnut tree.
- You and I... - Here you go.
are playing together.
Under the big chestnut tree.
Hey.
What?
I bought some bathroom slippers downstairs and I'm going to play futsal now.
I would love to play too, but I can't take a day-off on the weekends for a while.
I see. But if you are off on the weekdays, you can't hang out with your friends.
My girlfriend has a flexible schedule.
You said 'girlfriend' so casually. You got a girlfriend?
Yes, it's Megu. I introduced her to you before.
Ah, that girl. You guys are going out now?
Yes.
She is different from your previous girlfriends, isn't she?
Ah, yes.
You look happy.
Really?
[Hongo Megumi]
- Is it good? - Tasty.
It's daikon radish next.
You caught one. You are good!
I will put your shoes on you.
- Thank you. - I'll start with your right foot.
Thank you for helping me with everything.
You are welcome.
Thank you for helping me.
I'm thinking of going.
Hmm? To where?
To do volunteer work, to care for people.
Are you interested in doing it?
I want to know more about what they do.
Sawada.
Yes.
There are customers.
What?
They are asking for you.
Ah... yes.
Welcome.
I hope you considered the bed from the other day.
We went to many places and saw nice beds that were similar, but...
we wanted to buy one from you.
- Right? - Yes.
Thank you very much.
We would like to look at dining table sets too.
Yes, I will show you what we have.
Please.
[Difficulty in raising arms. Only motor neurons are affected...]
[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis] [Paralyzed respiratory muscles]
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- Hot spring? - Let's go.
There is a girl I like.
Can you say that I'm alive being like that?
The name of the disease is ALS. It is one of the most intractable diseases.
Help me.
Please let me do it with you once.
Please take care of Megumi.
Yes.
It's okay. It's not like I have something that I want to do.
I don't have anything precious that I want to protect.
No one needs me.