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youki ni kuchibue fuite
Whistling a cheerful tune
madobe no kotori to sesshon
I join the birds chirping by the window
suima ga yatte kite
When fatigue strikes
atama ga danshingu
My imagination runs wild
nan demo kan demo waraeru nichijou
Everything in life makes me smile
okimari na kishoutenketsu
Nothing really new takes place
demo demo tama ni wa piritto supaisu
But sometimes it's exciting to spice things up
aozora peintingu
Let's paint it on the blue sky
doko ikou
Where should we go?
koko ni iyou
Let's stay here
sore wa nani
What's that?
are yaritai
I wanna try that!
ima ni tokubetsu na shirushi
Let's make this moment count
tokeibari no mawashikata watashi shidai kamo
How fast my clock moves is all up to me
shiki oriori iro toridori
With a rich palette of colors from the four seasons
nonbiri na everyday
Our laid-back everyday lives can be
pasuteru bibiddo metoro
Any blend of pastel, vivid, and metro colors
jibun dake no karaaringu
Anyone can create their own coloring
sono tokidoki mune doki doki
So when your heart races in excitement
hachamecha na taiyou ni oegaki
Just draw a sun at the top
tobidasu aatishizumu
And let your inner artist take you from there
gyutto shite ii kana
Can I hold your hand tight?
suki suki suki wo sukecchi
I've been sketching everything I love
nijiiro ni somete iku yo
And painting them in rainbow colors
sore ja ittekimasu
All right, I'm off to have some more fun!
September 17th-19th,
Nazuna Meal
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Hi
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Ninety-one!
Ninety-two!
Yuno-san, are you there?
Oh, that must be...
Nazuna-chan, good morning!
Morning!
Yuno-san, Miyako-san, good morning.
Is something wrong?
U-Um...
Can you teach me how to make fried chicken?
Fried chicken?
Yeah, I know how to make it, but why?
I want to learn it by the day after tomorrow!
If I don't, I...
won't be able to face my parents!
Because of fried chicken?!
My parents are visiting the day after tomorrow.
One of the main reasons they're coming to visit is to eat my cooking.
Correct me if I'm wrong,
but aren't you a fine cook, Nazuna-dono?
I'm terrible.
But I'm sure your parents will love it as long as you try your best.
The thing is, when I went back home over the summer...
Sugar
Sweet
Sea Salt
Coarse Salt
Salty
Vinegar
Sour
For dishes
Gentle Detergent
Scented?
Pork Cutlet
Savory!!
Sauce
I told them I mastered the basics of cooking!
So...
My parents love fried chicken,
so I'd like to be able to make a meal centered around that by the the time they come over.
I see. A meal, huh?
If you're fine with Japanese food,
I could show you how to make miso soup and seasoned greens to go with it.
That'd be perfect!
Thank you!
Guys!
It'd be even more gorgeous with some Salisbury steak.
It'd be gorgeous all right, but we can't just throw in a Western dish.
Sushi, then!
It takes years to learn how to make sushi.
It's open!
I'm here!
Nori-chan?
I texted her to come over.
Nazuna!
Why didn't you ask me?
You see...
I did think about asking you,
but I realized my cooking would all be Kansai-flavored if I were to learn from you.
Isn't fried chicken all the same?
What the heck is Kansai flavor anyway?
L-Like bonito and kelp?
Sorry!
Well, I have almost zero experience with fried foods,
so asking Yuno-san was the best choice anyway.
I see.
Have you considered asking Hiro-san?
She's a lot better than I am.
I was afraid she might be busy studying.
Let's go ask her now!
Oh, hey guys.
U-Um...
Hiro-san, were you busy with school work?
Yes, I was drawing.
Nazuna, what's going on?
U-Um...
Nazuna's parents are coming to Hidamari Apartments the day after tomorrow to taste her cooking.
So...
Nazuna wants to make fried chicken because both of her parents love them.
Yes!
I wanted to ask you to teach me how to make them.
Fried chicken? Sure thing!
For your parents, huh? You're a good daughter.
Want to get started right away?
But aren't you busy with your drawing?
I've already drawn enough for today.
Yeah, while I was asleep.
There's a lot of drawings inside!
Wash the chicken legs in water, shake the water off,
cut it into bite-size pieces,
and marinate for about 20 minutes.
Marinade Liquor Soy sauce Sliced green onion Ginger
- 3 tbsp - 3 tbsp
- As needed
Marinade Liquor Soy sauce Sliced green onion Ginger
- 3 tbsp - 3 tbsp
- As needed
Coat each piece in a mixture of equal amounts of flour and starch, then fry.
Remove them just before they're done, and wait one minute.
Then fry them again for a couple more minutes at high temperature.
Once they look brown and crispy,
you're done!
What do you think? You think you can make them now?
Sorry.
I was so busy writing down the steps that I couldn't see what you were doing.
Can you show me again?
Tablespoon...
Can I use this one?
No, use this spoon!
Hiro-san!
I couldn't slice the green onion right.
They're still connected!
Nazuna-chan, how do you usually make your food?
Um...
Most of the time I just buy it from the deli at the supermarket.
Then I arrange it on a plate, nice and neat.
That's where you put forth the effort?
I'm done!
Oh, it's juicy and delicious!
You got it!
Thank you so much!
Now...
Yuno-sensei will teach you how to make miso soup!
Huh? Why me?
Because you make wonderful miso soup!
What do you wanna do?
Should I get a bream head for the soup stock?
L-Let's go with something more normal.
Pour boiling water on a handful of dried bonito flakes and leave it for five minutes.
Okay!
In the meantime, we can prepare the solid ingredients.
Nazuna-chan, please put the dried seaweed in water.
Got it!
Warm the bonito stock in the pot and add tofu.
Make sure the fire's off when you're adding the miso.
Y-Yuno-san!
Look how much the seaweed blew up!
To make seasoned spinach, first boil the spinach up from the roots.
When it's all boiled, cool it with cold water.
Then, shake off the water and soak it in the seasoning for about 30 minutes.
Seasoning Broth Light soy sauce Mirin
- 150cc - 1 tbsp - 1 tbsp
Seasoning Broth Light soy sauce Mirin
- 150cc - 1 tbsp - 1 tbsp
Done!
And now you know how to make those three dishes!
What do you think? Do you think you'll be all right?
Yes, thank you so much!
Nice job!
We are not all right.
I ended up eating too much.
Can I get a doggy bag?
Good work, guys.
Two days later!
Hello there!
We're here!
Long time no see!
We'll see you again once you've had lunch.
Nazuna-chan, what are you gonna cook for us today?
I thought I'd make fried chicken since you love it.
Oh, I'm looking forward to it.
She cooks for herself every day, right?
I see. How responsible of her.
W-Well...
Hang in there!
Okay, just wait a bit.
I've already gotten started on some of it,
so I don't think it'll take too long.
Okay!
You look so cute in your apron!
D-Do I?
Yeah, you look great!
Nazuna, you're not going to use a cookbook?
She must be a pro by now.
Let's see...
Coat each piece of the meat carefully in flour.
Coat each
carefully
I wonder if Nazuna-chan is doing all right.
Yeah, I can't help but feel nervous.
At the very least, I don't hear any screaming.
We'd have a real situation on our hands if we did.
Miyako-san, can I have some tea?
Oh, sorry for not putting out any drinks.
There's some in the fridge.
Can I open it?
By all means, go ahead.
Fried chicken...
Thankfully, it doesn't look like I'll run out anytime soon.
Would you like some with your tea?
No, thanks. I don't even want to look at them right now.
Nazuna's going to text us if everything goes well, right?
Yes.
Oh, it's her!
Nazuna-chan
Aaaaaaah...
The subject line is "Aaaaaaah."
Things don't look good.
"Help me.
I messed up cooking the rice."
What?!
Excuse me!
I'm sorry!
It's so dry and hard.
You didn't put in the right amount of water.
Do I need to cook it all over again?
Let's make porridge.
It's quick and easy, and since we already have side dishes, it won't need much flavor.
Thank you so much!
It'll swell up, so two bowls of rice should be enough.
Okay!
Do you have chicken soup base?
Um, probably.
It's so delicious!
Yeah! It's wonderful!
That's great!
You got everybody to help out, right?
Thank you, girls.
Looks like you've got it made, Nazuna.
Well, I figured that out pretty quickly.
Huh? You did?
How could you tell?
See, when you were cutting tofu and spinach,
you used a fruit knife!
Fruit knife
Thanks for visiting me.
Hi
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Apt
What are you talking about?
You don't need to thank us for visiting our own daughter.
You seem to be doing well, so we're relieved.
We were worried about letting you live alone,
but I'm glad to see that you're getting along well with your neighbors.
Yeah!
I'm having a great time with the other girls at Hidamari Apartments.
Mom, you keep getting along well with Dad too!
Yer such a nice lil' girl now.
When I move back after mah work's dun, let's all live together again!
You should also get rid of that accent when you move back, okay?
Did I let my accent slip?
Yeah.
Nazuna, don't forget to thank those girls later!
Share our gift with them too!
Got it!
Everyone, thank you so much for today.
My mom and dad were happy thanks to you.
You worked hard too.
I wouldn't have thought of making porridge right away.
You're so amazing, Hiro-san!
You surprised us with that text.
Yuno-san, I want to thank you too.
My dad said he loved the rich flavor of the miso soup.
Well, yeah, you put a lot of effort into that miso soup.
Nori-chan, Miyako-san, Sae-san,
thank you for taste-testing so much of my fried chicken.
I'm glad I could help.
I'm always up for doing delicious favors!
This is a gift from my parents for everyone.
Awesome! What is it?
I don't know what's inside, but it's probably Nagoya's...
Fried chicken?!
Yay!
They should last for a while,
so should we save them for later?
L-Let's do that.
Today was intense.
But I'm glad I got to make my parents smile.
I guess...
you really need to cook every day to get good at it.
I hope that eventually I can cook everything for myself.
For breakfast tomorrow, instead of bread,
I should wake up early and try cooking rice and miso soup!
September 17th-19th
The End
To Be Continued
Hi
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Just a dream, huh?
That was so scary.
Thank goodness it was just a dream.
It's two.
Mail received
OK
It's Sae-san.
That surprised me.
"I knocked on the wall since I heard your voice."
Inbox
Sae-san
I knocked on the wall since I heard your voice. But it seems that surprised you. Sorry. Are you all right? Did something happen?
"But it seems that I surprised you. Sorry."
"Are you all right?"
"Did something happen?"
Sorry for waking you up.
I just woke up from a scary dream.
Sent
Inbox
Sae-san
Oh, that must've been rough. Are you all right now? Want to come over for a snack?
"Oh, that must've been rough."
"Are you all right now?"
"Want to come over for a snack?"
Thank you for being so thoughtful.
I'm all right.
Sure, it was a scary dream, but...
It'd be faster to just talk to her.
September 28th
Hyper Midnight
Welcome.
Excuse me.
Sorry for disturbing you this late at night.
Don't mind it. I invited you.
Is bottled tea fine with you?
Oh, sure.
Delicious Tea
Do you want to talk about your dream right now?
Or would you rather not since it's past two?
Sae-san, you sound like a granny.
Gran...
So?
What do you want to do?
They say dreams don't come true when you tell people about them.
Oh, I'll tell you the story.
You're sounding like a granny again.
In the dream, I was drawing a picture on my computer,
but the picture had dull colors and had a creepy feel to it.
Still, I kept working on that picture the best I could.
And when I was finally done, suddenly...
Suddenly?
The computer froze up, and I couldn't save it.
And I hadn't saved any backups!
So it wasn't about the creepy feel of the picture?
That was the dream, so I would've been fine just sitting in my room alone.
I see. Too bad.
What's too bad?
I thought it was adorable when you said you woke up from a scary dream.
What? You found it amusing?
I wouldn't go that far.
There's a woman with long hair outside the window right now!
Not falling for it.
Look!
A centipede!
Anyway, I'm sorry I woke you up.
Oh, don't worry about it.
I was awake.
You were still awake?
Yeah.
I was getting some work done.
You use that, Sae-san?
What, this dictionary?
I do. Why?
You should just get a netbook.
Is it a kind of book that makes your life easier?
It's not a book!
Netbooks are small laptops.
They're easy to carry around,
and they're super-convenient when you want to look up stuff or check e-mail.
You can look up any word on the Internet with a single search, you know!
So you were talking about small laptops.
Buy one!
I've always thought paper dictionaries are inefficient.
No,
it's not just about efficiency.
Actually this is more efficient for me.
More efficient?
You can't compare the two if you haven't tried using a computer.
You too. You're acting like this is automatically inefficient,
but have you ever used a paper dictionary regularly?
Do you know what's so great about them?
There's no way it could be efficient!
But Nori makes a good point.
But Sae-san makes a good point.
Sorry.
I shouldn't just disregard options without trying them.
I'll think about it.
Thanks for the suggestion.
I'd like to apologize too.
I was so dead set on it that I ended up imposing it on you.
I guess I'm more mature since I was the first to apologize?
What? That doesn't make sense.
We pretty much apologized at the same time!
I'm more grown up!
No sticking out your chest!
Sae-san, let me see your dictionary.
How do you use it?
Sure thing.
I highlight it using two colors.
Tricky!!
Important!!
Wow!
You made a lot of notes in here.
Yeah.
It's more effort, but I really feel like I remember things better when I look them up manually.
Oh.
I see why you'd prefer this.
Nori, are you feeling hungry?
Want some snacks?
Oh, I'll pass.
Eating before bed makes me fat.
Wow, amazing.
You're really mature and disciplined.
I don't feel like I'm talking to someone younger when I talk to you.
Is that so?
Especially considering that you're the same age as Chika.
Maybe it's because you've been living alone.
Oh, that's part of it.
It definitely makes you self-reliant.
There's no one to give you food, clean your room, or do your laundry, after all.
It makes you appreciate your parents a lot.
There's a lot of freedom, like how there's no one to yell at you even if you stay up all night.
If I'm not disciplined, I'll keep getting sloppier.
Yeah.
I wonder if Chika would become mature like you if she moves out.
Chika-chan commutes to her high school from home, right?
Yeah.
But I'd be so worried if she were to live by herself.
Sae-san, you really care a lot about Chika-chan, don't you?
Oh no, not quite.
I want to hang out with Chika-chan again!
Thanks. I'll tell her.
Then she's staying at your room when she comes over next time, okay?
What?
You're sisters, so you should stay together.
Sae?
Nori, wake up! We overslept!
I'm having a wonderful dream right now.
Nori, Hiro's here.
What? Hiro-san?
Huh? What time is it?
Whoa, I'm so sorry, Sae-san!
Do you think you'll make it to school?
Yes!
I'm back.
I should have time for a quick shower.
All right!
I'm all awake now!
Today's going to be great!
Right!
I need to hurry, or I'll be late for school!
The End
To Be Continued
September 28th
suikomaresou na kurai harebare shita asa no hi
The bright morning sun lifts my soul up to the sky
mezamashi no beru naru
When my alarm clock rings
furisosogu hikari ukete
Soaking in the sunshine
kokoro no kyoukaisen wo
I once again cross
saa kyou mo tobikoeyou
My mental boundaries
hikoukigumo sora ni mai
With vapor trails behind me
egaiteru tabi no tochuu
I find myself in the middle of a journey
omoide wa tsuzuiteru
Carrying on memories in the sky
machiawase wa mada saki e
I'm still a long way from you
mada mada mienai mukou
We'll meet far beyond the horizon
ruuru wa nai
No rules here
jiyuu ni hanatsu kyanbasu
I can let it all out on this canvas
kokoro to karada no baransu
The balance between mind and body
tenbin no ue de yureru
Keeps shifting between the two
atarashii aozora de donna yume wo miru
I can dream of anything in a clean blue sky
ima no kono basho wa
From where I am at present
mirai e tsunagaru kara
I should be able to find a way to the future
sagashite yumegumo
And so I continue searching for my dream cloud
doko ni aru no kana
I wonder where it could be
Next Episode
Hidamari dice roll talk's starting!
Do you like Salisbury steak?
What happened there?!
I like gratin!
Are all the topics about food?
Then...
Something you can only say right now.
That's tough.
I can't think of any.
How about you, Hiro-san?
Sorry. I can't say it yet.
What?!
Next time: "September 25th, Chatter Sketch."
"September 29th-30th, Hiro-san."
We'll be waiting at Yamabuki High School, so come visit us!