Today, let's study self introductions!
- Okay, then do it! - Why do you always
talk to me like you're above me? Anyway, let's go.
My name is Haruko. But, it isn't Paruko.
Is that supposed to be funny?
Your joke bombed!
- Fine, it did. That's enough. Someone else do it. - Do bad jokes?
- Self introductions! - Me.
- Okay. - My name is Diana Ivanova.
- My face is just like my younger brother's. - Oh, he must be a popular guy.
What's his name?
Ivan Ivanov.
Ivanov? Not Ivanova?
In Russia, family names for men and women are different.
Huh. Sit down.
Anyone else who can use a name in their introduction? Okay.
- My friend is named "Fuku", like the kanji for fortune. - That's a good name.
No it isn't! If he becomes a company president in Japan,
won't they call him "Fuku Shachou"? (Literally means "vice company president", "fuku" can be appended to mean "vice")
They call me Ou-sama. (Which means "king")
Oh, Ou-sama because your name is Ou?
A lot of my relatives
have weird names. My grandfather's name is "Pa- Yanen". (It's paper)
My little sister is "Minna Aho". (You're all idiots)
And my friend is "Henna Pantsu"-san. (Strange underwear)
"Everyone's idiots?" "Strange Underwear"-san?
Everyone stop laughing, it's rude. By the way,
- do people in Sweden know about Japan? - Not at all. To us, Japan is a savage country.
- People ride horses and samurai cut down people with swords. - Samurai?
But I love historical movies!
- Haha, kendo huh? - Yeah. Shibuya-sensei is teaching me.
I see. Your parents weren't against you coming to Japan?
It's okay! I told them samurai have a code, so they don't just cut down regular people.
- There are parents who consent like that so easily? - In Europe, parents aren't so fussy with their kids.
- Compared to Japan, they're more individualistic. - Oh, that's good.
- Okay, anyone else with an interesting self-introduction? - Me.
Okay, Mary.
Sit down please. I come from the land of France,
Paris. My last name is Birkin. My first name, Mary. My nickname
is "the dragon of Hibotan". - Hibotan?
The third Hibotan Gambler Movie, 'The Hanafuda Game'.
- A famous movie of honor. - Why do you have that?
This is how I learned Japanese.
Honor. Between the boss and his followers.
- Beautiful, right? - "Ningyou" (doll)?
Ah... ninkyou. Yakuza say it.
- Hey you, don't ignore me. - Don't get angry! (Mary uses "temee" a vulgar of saying hello commonly used between guys)
- I'm not. - Mary, did you just mean (Mary uses "temee" a vulgar of saying hello commonly used between guys)
to say you wanted people to listen to you?
- Well, she said "don't ignore me". - The word "shikato" (ignore)
- comes from something drawn here. - What's that?
- Playing cards? - It's called "hanafuda" (Japanese playing cards).
- I win. - Mary, you're amazing!
- Ellen, you're great too. - I am in your debt.
- Mary, can I have a moment? - Please, call me "big sis". (A yakuza way to refer to females)
Haha... I won't. Um, Mary, you used "shikato" before, (A yakuza way to refer to females)
but it isn't a word you can say so casually.
Stop acting like you don't know me. (Another yakuza-esque saying)
- Big sis! - Suicide! - Sushi!
Everyone! Be quiet! Don't get out control!
Hey you! Stop ignoring me!
That's how you use it.
Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo (The Japanese the Japanese Don't Know) Episode 3
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- Mary is quite the character. - I think her home in France is a castle.
- What? - She lives in a castle. She's a true madam I think.
A castle? Then why is a rich lady
- interested in stuff like honor? - It's new to foreigners.
- It's stylish and attractive they say. - Stylish and attractive huh?
Oh, did you know the word "shikato" came from hanafuda?
- Yeah, I did. - Oh.
- Your hobby? - It's for teaching.
- This is the card where "shikato" came from. - The card with the deer (shika) facing away from you
is worth ten points.
Deer is ten points... (Deer = Shika and Ten = To, thus 'Shikato')
- So that's where it came from! - You should know at least that, "bonkura" (idiot).
- Who's the idiot!? - Who is the idiot, Takasu-sensei?
Who is the idiot, Takasu-sensei?
Back in the day, they called gambling houses "bon".
It changed over time and now also means a "dark (kurai) person"
so we get bonkura. Please, study harder.
Miss Charismatic Idiotic Sensei!
- Ah, how sad. The trash card (kasu). - The trash card suits you. Hah.
- Hmm? What was that idiot? - The trash card (kasu) suits you!
"Kasu"? I'm Takasu...
- You... - Ah, sorry sorry. She was out of line.
- Sorry. - Good work today.
Good work today.
"Ano yoroshi?"
Excuse me, could I have some "konyakku"? (Which would translate to "cognac")
- What? - "Konyakku" please? (Which would translate to "cognac")
- We don't have any. - "Konyakku".
Ah, "konnyaku". Got it. (As opposed to "konyakku")
Mary Mary.
Are you gentlemen yakuza?
Yakuza? What the hell do you want!?
Oh, there's hiragana they stopped using?
Hello, Koubun Institute. Oh Ellen-san?
What!? Haruko-sensei! Mary-san and Ellen-san
- are surrounded by yakuza! - Yakuza?
- Hello, do you know where you are... - Police! - No, don't!
- What!? - If the police catch them, they'll be deported!
- They won't be able to all graduate together! - Haruko-sensei...
- And then I won't be able to become a high school teacher! - You're worried about yourself?
Don't move!
- Wait... Shibuya-sensei! - Hey, don't you dare call the police!
Catherine!
It's Katori.
- Thanks for the meal. - Thanks.
- I'm trembling with excitement. - You won't be able to win with that.
They're yakuza.
Welcome. Two people?
- This way please. - Ah no...
- This way. - I think there are two foreigners...
Haruko!
- Hey! Ellen and Mary... - Huh?
- One viewing the moon card. - Definitely a go-her-own-way madam.
Teacher, please.
- What's so interesting about hanafuda? - It's such an example of Japanese beauty.
- So stylish and attractive. - I see you understand. This here,
the boar, deer and butterfly. - Um, those guys?
They do a little racketeering but
- they aren't any yakuza or a gang. - Oh, they're not?
Haha. Mary, all you've got is trash cards.
- Unfortunately. - Ah, you're close.
Almost a "hachi hachi" pikaichi hand.
- Pikaichi? - Like, in the midst of all the trash,
you've got a very high scoring card inside of it.
- They call the hand "pikaichi". - Pikaichi... that pikaichi?
- Yes. Means to find the one thing that shines above all else. - Huh...
Pikaichi. A beautiful word.
- "Ano yoroshi"? - Oh, that's not "no", read it as "ka".
- Ka? - Yeah, there's a small mark above it, right?
That's hiragana from the past that's disappeared now.
- "Aka yoroshi?" - Right, means an obvious goodness. (Akira ni yoroshii)
- Why did this character disappear? - There were so many that it got confusing.
In the past, there were a lot of hiragana based from kanji.
They were using me before you!
- I'm "ka!" - They were using me
- as "ka" from the beginning! - I'm "ka"!
Meiji Government: We're going to have one character for one sound.
Meiji Government: "Ka" is... you.
- All right! - I didn't hear about this. (1900: The Elementary School Revision)
Those deviating from the standard are now known as "strange characters". (1900: The Elementary School Revision)
- We're not strange! - Come on! (1900: The Elementary School Revision)
Be quiet! (1900: The Elementary School Revision)
So that's how old hiragana disappeared.
I guess it's fate for old things to disappear.
But doesn't honor still exist here?
- Honor? - These men,
they're stylish and attractive yakuza.
Hey hey, we're getting flattered (obenchara) by a foreigner?
"Obenjo"? (Which means "toilet")
What the hell were you all thinking!? Where in the world
are teachers who bring students to play hanafuda with yakuza!?
The students may follow their interests into dangerous
situations, which they may not understand. That's
- why we have to be careful. - Isn't that being overprotective?
We're the guarantors for our students here.
Teachers are just like parents! Don't bring them to that place again.
Got it?
He sounds mean, but don't worry about it.
- Someone told me the same thing before. - Huh?
Teachers are just like parents.
I'm truly sorry. She has thought about what she's done.
- So about being expelled... - It's fine. I don't
- think I've done anything wrong. - If she is expelled
I'll take responsibility and quit as a teacher.
- No, don't say that. - No. Teachers
are just like parents, I believe.
Teacher...
The principal loved you.
If Akimoto-sensei wasn't there, I would've been expelled.
So Principal Akimoto is the reason you decided to become a high school teacher?
- Right? - Yeah.
Haruko. Are we going to the oden place again today?
Hey... I won't tell you to not go but,
you should really not do such crazy things.
I'm thinking about betting this today.
- How much is that? - At least ten million yen.
- Ten million! - We could all eat Sichuan tofu!
- Give it to me! - Hey! You can't gamble with money!
Why? Isn't there pachinko and horse racing?
Besides, gambling is a pursuit of the wealthy.
Maybe in France but...
In America, some states let you gamble.
- Maybe but... - You can gamble in China, Taiwan and Macau too!
Yeah, in Vegas and Italy too!
- Casino is an Italian word! - You can do it in Russia too!
You can gamble like this in England.
- Yeah! - Right!
If you want to, then go back home!
In Japan, gambling with money is a crime!
If you do it even once and get arrested, you'll be deported!
Okay? You all want to graduate together, right? Got it?
- Yes. - Okay, everyone take your seats. Hurry.
Hey, Mary.
Can you promise me you won't gamble with money?
But honor...
This is the sign of our honor, okay?
Understood.
- That was close! - Differences in cultures are dangerous too.
Well, we promised, so it should be okay.
Haruko-sensei!
I think Mary headed for that place with the money!
- No way? - She invited me too but
- I refused because of kendo. - Great.
But she promised me!
- Take care of this! - What? Shibuya-sensei!
What are they up to?
Hey mister, those guys from before, do you know
where their "office" is?
We can't go to a yakuza's office!
She probably doesn't know the danger!
Shouldn't you just leave it alone? Kids do the same thing.
She is one! I'm her parent. I have to take responsibility.
If you know where it is, tell me mister.
Hey hey! Here!
Hurry, let's go look!
- Mary! - Haruko?
This?
I'm down 5 million yen now.
5 million?
- Let's go! - Wait!
- We're not paying any money. - What?
Wait.
You promised! We linked fingers and promised!
You said you wouldn't gamble with money!
Haruko-sensei trusted you. You betrayed her.
Hey Mary. I'm sure that I'm much younger than you.
Maybe not as dependable as you. But I'm your foster parent here.
What kind of parent would let her child run into danger?
Haruko...
- Let's go. - But I have to pay the money.
You don't need to!
What the hell are you saying?
Where's the honor here? You're just hoodlums.
What!?
No fighting!
Let's settle this with hanafuda?
What?
I'm sure that's satisfactory?
Sure.
Bring it on! We've got this.
Me?
All right! Three light cards.
Nice one. "Koi koi"?
No, I'll cash out here.
- You won? - Not just yet.
Don't look down on the Japanese teacher!
- Don't! - Don't...
Mary.
What is "koi koi"?
It keeps the match going.
- Risk what you won so far to get more. - Okay okay!
Why did you tell them?
Nothing is going to happen. I trust those guys.
Well, my teacher trusted her student too.
- So then why worry... - That's why I worry.
If anything happened to the student, if they were yakuza,
would that idiotic woman be able to face it?
Haha.
- All right! The red poetry cards! - Keep going!
- Hey! No no.
Drinking sake under the sakura and the moon. That's double.
Don't just shout out "koi koi" without knowing anything!
Don't worry! Let's just keep attacking!
Keep going!
- Keep going! - No no!
Keep going?
Keep going...
Five light cards. That's it.
It disappeared.
You went too far!
So it went from 5 million to ten.
What will you do? You can pay with your body too.
What!? Are you going to put me on a fishing boat?
- Not you. - Please be kind.
Not you either. I'm talking about her there.
No no! There's another girl better than me!
- Her name is Catherine! - Hey!
- A foreigner? - Japanese.
- Put her in the tub. - Okay.
- Hey! Wait! - Stop!
Hey!
Is that a yakuza dagger?
Hey! This isn't the time to be interested!
Pay ten million or not!? Which is it?
Mister!
Ah, well...
You idiots (bonkura)!
Takasu-sensei?
This is the Hanaoka yakuza boss.
Boss?
The yakuza chief?
That's right. I'm these idiots' parent.
- Are you an amateur too? - Huh?
Uh, that isn't Ken-san. (Referring to famous actor, Takakura Ken)
I'm truly sorry for all the trouble that was caused.
- Boss! - You idiots be quiet!
As their parent, I apologize.
In deference to a senile old man, please forgive me!
Teachers are just like parents, I believe.
- Haruko. - Mary, be quiet.
I'm sorry for the trouble my student caused.
I should've told you earlier.
Hmm?
I'm not gambling with money.
What are you saying now?
No, it's true. Actually,
it seems she promised you so
she just wanted a little taste of the life.
Well, we did get a little part timer money.
We were all acting like in a movie.
- Huh? - Huh?
Mary!
I keep my promises.
The honor we share, right?
Come on.
Let's take our leave.
Okay.
- Let's go. - Right.
Teacher...
Let's both do our best, okay?
As a parent.
Of course.
How did you know that Hanaoka-san was their boss?
I had a few dealings with him back in the day.
- What? You were yakuza? - Who's yakuza, idiot?
A Japanese teacher is involved in a lot of things.
Are there many men like Hanaoka-san?
Maybe back in the day, but not anymore.
So are the good old days of Japan gone?
Ah, hey Mary. Come with me!
Mary, can you read this character?
"U"? What is this character?
U-na-gi (eel).
The "na" is written in the old style.
Na?
Things from the past still live on like this.
I want to eat eel.
Huh? You?
Okay, let's get eel!
Oh, are you treating?
Your student caused trouble, you're treating, idiot!
- Why? - Thanks!
Huh?
- Haruko. - Hmm?
Today you're the pikaichi.
Thank you very much, teacher.
Learned your lesson now?
Yep.
Hey! Hurry up!
I got it!
He's so loud. Mary... give me a little.
Don't just hand me over to the yakuza!
It's fine! When I said that, Shibuya got really angry.
- Maybe it got his heart racing? - Of course not...
Don't just stand there!
- Are you going to run away? - Not a chance!
I'll kick your ass!
She learned her lesson?
Roll the dice!
If teacher gets angry, just kick her ass.
By your will.
It's no trick.
There's no damn way I'll lose!
I can't hear them. I can't hear anything!