Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Episode 4
RAW by: \( -o _ o- )/
Timing by: Tianj
Translation by: whowhatme (huangx@gmail.com)
Ah! Good morning!
Ah.
Working on the weekend?
You must be really busy
Bye!
Saturday..
Somebody tell me sooner..
So, Guam?
Yeah!
If it's just us girls then let's go to a massage place!
It's nice being young... lots of fun things to do
Are you going anywhere for summer vacation?
Hmm... It looks like I'll skip summer vacation again this year.
You're so serious, but don't you need a break from time to time?
That's no good. Please take a proper vacation!
Okaay
What do you do on your days off, doctor?
Hmmm..
I read books,
Go shopping,
And after that, play a bit of pachinko,
Also, lately I've been going to the spa
Aren't all those things done by yourself?
I suppose
How about inviting someone to go out and do something this Saturday?
Yes?
I understand.
Maida-san in room 305 is experiencing some stomach pains
Let's go
Does it hurt here?
Yeah, a little
It's ok.
It's normal to experience a little pain after surgery
The main doctor has also said that the incision is looking fine
Really?
You know, I can't stop worrying
Doctor, you'll be coming in this Saturday, too, right?
Yes, I will
I'm so relieved
This Sunday?
I guess I'm free...
Well then, let's go somewhere fun!
Ahh, that's no good! after what happened last time..
What if Saori finds out?
Umm, hey, I never said anything about going on a date by ourselves
I'm bringing a friend along
So you bring Saori-chan along
...and any guy friends who might want to come too~
So that's the plan.
If that's the case then Saori'll probably be ok with it.
Bring along two friends, ok?
Why two?
One for me, and one for my friend.
Well, I wouldn't mind if there were more...
So I'm the one in charge of finding you boyfriends, huh.
Ah..
Sorry, I'll call you back
Ok
You know,
We've got no choice but to redraw the plans.
I know it's annoying, but please?
Did some sort of problem come up?
The entrance to the bathroom is different from what they heard the first time.
Whaa.. so we're going to have to redo the plans?
We have to submit those plans really soon.. there no time
If we do it this Saturday, we can probably make it somehow
Huh?
Hah?
What? Did you already make plans?
Yeah, sort of,
I was planning to go somewhere on Sunday..
If you go out on a weekend the streets'll be crowded with people
And with the summer heat, it'll get even hotter..
Wouldn't it be better to be in a nice cool office doing work instead?
Well if it's work there's no helping it,
I'll come in Saturday.
It's ok.
Hmm?
I'll manage by myself, you don't have to volunteer.
I can take it easy by myself now~
I can bring along a CD I like,
and turn it up as loud as I want.. and maybe throw back a couple of beers.
Also, there won't be somebody complaining all the time
So what this person was just saying is
that he's willing to let you take Saturday off.
So say it in plain English! (Japanese :P)
Ah? If I do this then it wouldn't be an island anymore..
Just a second, I have one more thing to finish
Hey, what's this?
The 27th.. is something happening on that day?
It's a secret.
No waaay
Didn't you say "let's go somewhere Saturday, just the two of us"?
Yeah, ok, ok.. so where do you want to go?
Ok, so..
TamaTech would be nice!
I hear their freefall ride is awesome!
I see.. "TamaTech" right?
Sorry, I'll get right back to work
Looks like it'll be great weather this Saturday
The temperature should raise pretty sharply
Also, it'll be the first Saturday of summer, so
amusement parks, with everyone bringing their families along.. it's going to be so crowded. heh heh heh.
Kekkon Dekinai Otoko
Episode 4 Why can't I spend the weekends alone!!
I wanna ride the Banana Boat
What's a banana boat?
Do you want to come to Yamanaka Park, too?
Family vacation, huh?
Bringing tons of baggage, waiting in long lines,
Kids wanting you to buy this and buy that
And when you go home, you have to bring back a ton of omiage,
Is there anything good about it?
It's not a question of being good or bad!
That's right! When you have a day off from work, it's the man's duty to take the wife and kids somewhere.
When we married, it was on the condition that no matter how busy
You would take the family out at least once a week~
Yeh..
It's about as fair as the Japan-American Alliance treaty.
I'm glad I'm single.
While saying you like being single,
You're here at my house eating dinner aren't you?
Well, family vacations might be inconvenient, and you may get tired,
But being able to see your family's smiles
Is something you would never trade for anything else!
Well said, mom!
Well, good enough for being treated to dinner
Ah! That's right..
I got two tickets to TamaTech from my neighbors
Oni-chan, go ask someone out with these!
I'll be going into the office Saturday.
Ahh, poor you
In that case give them to one of your friends, don't let them go to waste
This guy probably doesn't have any friends right?
Right?
Your change comes to 38 yen
We're doing a campaign right now, so please take one
Grand Prize: Overseas Vacation package for 2 (5 winners) Second Prize: Luxury Massage Chair (10 winners)
Maybe I'll get 2nd prize
Congratulations
You won the 4th place prize
Please take the one you like
Whaat? And I was looking forward to it, too...
Ahh, sorry
Saori wanted to spend Sunday just the two of us, no matter what.
At that rate, she'll be spreading your ass (lit.) if you get married
It's not like we're married yet
Why don't you say something like "I'm free to do what I want on my days off!"
Ah. You can't say it cuz you're so scared? Anyway, bye.
Grrr, saying whatever comes into her head.
So it's just us two girls, huh...
Where should we go?
Ah, good evening!
It must be tough
Eeeevery night.
It's fun!
Do you want to try it sometime?
I'm fine.
Ah
Do you want to go to the amusement park?
I've got two tickets
Ahh, no, no, I'm fine
Do you hate amusement parks?
No, but suddenly being invited by you...
I'm not inviting you..
Huh?
I'm giving them to you.
Ah, so that's it.
Go with a friend or your boyfriend.
Ah. You don't have a boyfriend.
Don't go out of your way.
Do you want them or not?
Fine, I'll take them.
Thanks.
Sunday, No outpatient clinic examinations
Um, excuse me?
Anyone there?
Here, here,
Good day
Wow, even here on a Sunday,
You don't get any breaks do you?
There's nothing I can do about it
Since there are some people like you who call and ask to be examined
even though it's a weekend.
Please come in~
I feel kinda woozy around here again.
Woozy?
I wonder why?
I have to work, so please cure it immediately.
It's so bad that you can't work?
Well, it's impossible with this
Huh?
Are you going?
Yeah...
If I can finish work early.
Did you know?
The red in fireworks is from Strontium
The yellow color comes from a reaction with Sodium.
Your stomach feels so woozy that you can't work.. but you can talk about fireworks?
Looks like nothing major.
I'll write you a prescription
What if it's something major?
Well then let's take a blood sample and run some tests..
(Note: The opera that Kuwano is listening to is called "Maoh")
(I *think* it's based on a poem by Goethe, set to piano by Franz Schubert)
(About a Demon King and his Princess)
I see!
Gooood day~
How do you feel?
Huh? What's up?
Food drop.
It looks like we can
Ahhh, I see..
Ok, done.
Good work!
It looks pretty good huh.
Wonderful, now I can make my play!
It's not as if you have to keep me company
Well I'd feel bad to be out enjoying myself with you in here working!
Since it's still this early please go out somewhere, too!
No, too much of a pain.
In order to work effectively,
You have to go out and enjoy yourself too!
Never taking any proper breaks, always doing work,
You can't just laze around the house on your rare days off!
Go out and do something new
You have to activate your dormant artistic senses!
Ah, I should get going
Oh, yeah,
This, will you tell me?
Eh?
It's a secret.
Even though you made the Doctor come out here on a weekend, suddenly you want to go home..
Please come back for a follow up tomorrow
Yes
Sensei, since it's Saturday after all,
Please go on a date or something :)
Ahh, my mom's so rude!
Please be careful on your way home
Owww.
Huuh, it's all couple's today, isn't that nice. -_-
Hey..
Don't you think it's horrible that some guys will make their girlfriends wait in line for a whole hour?
If I were with my boyfriend I wouldn't care how long we had to wait in line
No way.
Sitting me down somewhere and saying "You don't have to wait in line with me"
And bringing me something cool to drink
Of course I expect someone like that
It's very important to have a boyfriend whom it's fun to spend weekends with
You know, your free to have whatever ideals you want but..
I need some water
Haah!
Haah?
Ah.
So you came?
Yeah.
It's hot isn't it?
Ah. It's about 30 minutes from there to here.
Wha?
Good morning!
Activating my dormant artistic senses, huh?
Welcome.
Um,
I'll take a ticket for the "Modern and Traditional Sights of Tokyo" tour
Ok, Please wait a moment
Ahh, I'm very sorry but,
that one doesn't leave until 3 hours..
Then which tour can I go on now?
Tour of Downtown Shibamata, Tora-san's Hometown.
Good morning!
3-B
Ah.
It's here.
Huh?
Is it ok?
please.
Ah, how's your stomach?
Fine, thanks.
But I was surprised,
To see you riding the Hato Bus.
It's my first time.
I ride these pretty often.
Whenever I have half a day free or so,
it's convenient to ride these, and pretty cheap when the tickets are on sale
But..
What a coincidence, to be right next to each other
I got it.
We're the only two who are taking the tour alone.
So when you buy a single ticket,
There's an empty seat by you.
Therefore, when I buy a single ticket, too,
It's inevitable that I get this seat.
You don't really have to theorize..
Do you like Tora-san?
Quite a bit!
Wow, some common ground.
I've seen all 48 installments!
Eh?
How many have you seen?
About 5 or so...
Ah.. hmm..
(Note: Hato Bus are tour buses that visit various touristy spots around Tokyo. You can ride one for about 2000 yen ~$18.50)
(This particular one is touring Tora-san's hometown.)
(Tora-san is the protagonist of a 48-installment series "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" about a man whose heart is broken by various women.)
(You can read more at: "en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tora-san")
Mina-san Konnichiwa! (You can read more at: "en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tora-san")
Konnichiwa
Today I will be your guide for the "Tora-san's Hometown, Downtown Shibamata" tour
Thank you very much!
I will be doing my best as your guide! my name is Kobayashi Masako
Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu!
Until this bus reaches the first sight...
Ahhh~ you can see Landback Tower! look~
Ahh.. where?
It's to your right, the right~
Ahhh..
Hey.. are you ok? You look kinda sick
I shouldn't have drank that beer during lunch
Once we get off do you want to go grab something to eat?
Ah, yeah,
Something refreshing!
Refreshing..
How about Soba, then?
Sounds good
Huh, where?
Um, hey.
Isn't it kind of weird to be having two separate conversations?
No, we don't want to interfere with your date~
Seems they've been dating for a year.
Isn't that nice, to go out for so long?
Is a year such a long time?
Maybe I should settle for something, too,
It might be nice just to have a boyfriend..
So are you trying to say that we're settling for less?
No, not at all
We're just having our conversation here
So where should we have soba?
Hmmm..
I feel sick after all
Are you ok?
I'm fine, I'm fine. Don't worry bout me
Woah, woah,
Are you really ok?
Ah, no good.
No good!?
Here we have Kaminarimon, which is actually called "Fuu-Raijin Mon"
The one on the left is Raijin (God of Thunder)
And the one on the right is Fuujin (God of Wind)
In the center of the paper lantern, there is a symbol of a dragon.
Perhaps the dragon is there to stop the rain and thunder!
That's not quite it.
Since most of the houses in ancient Japan were wooden, the builders were most afraid of fire.
Therefore they worshiped the rain-bringing Dragon God.
Really?
You know quite a lot don't you
Not really
I'm sorry for misinforming you
No, not at all,
I was just mentioning it. Please.
The shops lining the street past the gate are some of the oldest in Japan.
The length is 260 meters
And there are about 80-90 stores along the street.
Next, we will be heading to Asakusa
Isn't it great to have such nice weather?
Uh-huh
Goshujin, where are you from? (Honorific to refer to a husband in a couple)
I'm from Tokyo city.
We're from Yamanashi
Oh, really?
Whose husband are you?
Who knows.
Oku-san (Wife :P)
If you'd like, please take one.
Thank you very much
They're Pros.
Accent your Kimono's Obi! (Sash) Obi Clips
Are you going to be wearing a kimono or something?
Nope.
I'll take this
Thank you!
Is it ok?
Are you the type to make whimsical purchases whenever you go to a touristy place?
Leave me alone!
It's 6000 yen (about $55.50)
Here
Ah, thank you
When you come to a tourist spot you get the sudden urge to spend, why is that?
- Here you go - Thanks
Ahh! It's Toraya!
Woow, it really does exist!
This building is a replica of the original 4th building.
Also, it was the set of the period drama Ohfu
Sorry for not knowing, seeing as I've only seen 5 of the series.
You probably don't know the name of the tea shop Ruidai entered, do you? (???)
Well, I know.
This place is called "Taishakuten"
According to Sino-Japanese records it was founded in 6th year Kanei
This Pavilion houses the carved statue of the Buddha "Taishakuten"
This Pavilion was unaccounted for 7 years ago, but..
Taishakuten is the greatest of the Buddhist gods
He would take the form of an elephant, and was quite prone to wars
In particular, he fought with another god Ashira,
And he ended up banishing the losing Ashira from the heavens.
And the bell tower that you can see over there..
On the other hand, he was also responsible for the rain,
And as such would take on the role of the goddess of fertility
Ahh - that bell tower?
And in that interval, other gods would spring forth.
Well.. as a god who liked wine and fighting, he was certainly a very human-like god.
Huh?
Now look.
You've made her cry, now what?
I did?
You were totally ignoring her and going on and on by yourself!
She looks like she's new on the job, so take a little more care!
Another lecture, huh..
You're the one lecturing!
It's ok
I'm just not very experienced yet
Look
Look..?!
You don't get anything
Well, well,
Let's not have a couple's quarrel here,
We're not married!
Yeah, this person? Was riding by herself!
Being all excited, and even bringing along a whole bag of food and drinks!
You came alone, too, right?
Yeah, but it's a different kind of alone.
How is it different?
I came because I wanted self-development.
Whereas you came was because you were lonely.
Are you ok?
There's nothing good about spending time with you!
This is the worst day off! I'd be better off working!!
Ah, wait a se.. wait a second
- What? - Hey
Don't follow me.
Umm, I went to the amusement park yesterday. Here, present.
Did you have fun?
You can probably tell from my expression..
It was horrible!
I ran into Michiru there..
Eh!
So she went?
What, you knew?
No,
Well, I had these tickets I didn't need, so I gave them to her
Wha?
You heard me talking to Saori on the phone, saying that we were going to TamaTech on Sunday, right?
Sort of, I couldn't really hear..
Why didn't you help me out if you knew?!
When we were coming back Saori wouldn't stop complaining!
Did she eat something bad?
Fine, whatever.
Oh!!
Kaneda's updated
This Sunday I ended up going to Sapporo a while to eat ramen
He "ends up" a lot of places doesn't he
Please
Will you have your usual?
Huh?
No, I'll have something different
I'll have something different
Then.. I'll have this
Right away
Hey!
Are you alone again today?
Huh?
Aren't you alone too?
Did you wait?
You're late!
I went ahead without you
You already ordered?
Yea, ..oh, yeah
Do you want to go watch the Jingu park fireworks show this Thursday?
I have reservations at the Midcentury Hotel
Reaaally?
Yeah, from the room with the best view of the fireworks.
Yeah, but that room was probably booked from waay back, right?
That's why
I booked it for you last year!
Didn't we only meet last week?
Wrong.
I already knew that I would meet you. ;)
I'm so happy~
You know,
You should only watch fireworks with the woman you love
Yay~
Sorry for the wait.
Are you being sarcastic?
Ooh are you going to the fireworks show?
Yeah!
Hmm, Jingu..
It is the closest after all..
Do you go every year?
Well, yeah..
But last year was awful.
Awful?
Right about that time
There was someone I thought I wanted to go out with
That person said he had a great view of the fireworks from his room, so he invited me to watch, just the two of us.
Isn't that good?
I was so excited, and I even brought a change of clothes
And then..
Is this what you call "a great view"?
So suddenly the fever was gone
When the fireworks ended I left right away
I want to have a good view this year..
Ah, I'm going with some friends, but, would you like to join us?
Hmm... if I can finish with work early..
I can't always be doing things halfway, can I?
Eh?
If I say something like "If I have time"
Even if I have time on that day, there won't be anyone to go with then, will there?
You can't really go see fireworks by yourself..
OK! I'm going to decide right now.
I'll make sure to finish on time on that day..
..and go see the fireworks with Michiru-chan.
Yeah?
What?
Huh?
Hayasaka-san!
She's a nice person, isn't she?
What's nice about her?
Today, I got a Obi clip from her!
She said it was an omiyage from Shibamata
Eh?
It's in return for all the omiyage I bring when I go for my checkups,
So she bought this for me
That person has it all together!
I wonder why she isn't married by now?
and she knows my tastes exactly!
I'm so happy
Doing unnecessary things..
What unnecessary things?
So, the next time you see Hayasaka-san
Please tell her "thank you."
Bye.
I'm beat.
Huh?
So then you sat by Kuwano-san all the way on that bus?
Cuz.. they were numbered seats!
That must have been heavy
But you know, he has a point
Riding a tour bus like that alone on a weekend, isn't there something wrong with me in the first place
Ahh~
..So! That's why I've decided to change my lifestyle a bit.
Like meeting people when I can
Sounds good~
Please call me anytime you want
thanks!
For the time being.. let's get fired up about the fireworks!
Ok!
Ah.
Kuwano Shinsuke
Yes?
Please sit.
What happened?
Somehow
I couldn't really calm down since last night
Is it your stomach again?
No,
I feel kind of queasy around this area
There?
What could it be?
Did you experience any vomiting?
Um
I'm sorry about last time
It's ok
Also
Thank you for the thing you sent to my mom
Ah
She's brought so many things when she comes for her checkups,
So I felt I should do something..
By the way, this Thursday, there's fireworks at Jingu park, right?
Yes
Well the truth is,
I can see them
from my office's building's roof.
See what?
The fireworks!
The actual fireworks are a bit far but,
There's nothing blocking the view
And it's such that you can see straaaight to the fireworks!
That's great
Isn't it?
Nobody else knows about this.
I keep it from everybody,
and every year I watch them alone up there.
So I make sure I finish work early on that day.
Really?
This is a secret from everybody.
...I haven't even told Eiji!
Umm... why...
are you telling me?
Huh?
Well that..
That's because..
Possibly,
You're trying to invite me?
Well..
If you say you definitely must come
I'm sorry
I've already made plans to go with Michiru-chan.
Huh?
Can she guarantee a good spot?
Well
Michiru-chan will manage something right?
Do you think it's ok to leave it to that girl?
Why do you only say bad things about people?
I'm just saying the objective truth
There will be a lot of people on the ground right?
And with buildings and stuff, you won't be able to see easily.
In the end, everybody gives up and goes home
Even if that's the case I'm going
It's more fun with everybody.
You probably wouldn't understand.
Oh really?
That's fine with me
I think it's more fun by myself anyway. If I had to pick.
Huh?
I thought you felt queasy?
It got better.
The customer was very pleased with the redrafting you did of the plans
Of course.
Ah, that's right
The president of Stay Action has invited us to his house
during the Jingu fireworks, to watch the fireworks.
Eh?
His house has a spectacular view of the fireworks,
And he says that every year he invites all of his associates for a party
Reeeeally? Isn't that niiice~
When you do my kind of work you get some perks
You're going right?
No, regrettably.
Why?
Well, isn't it fine to watch from below like everyone else?
Oh, yeah,
Michiru-san has asked us
if we'd like to go watch with everyone.
Huh?
Who's everyone?
Hayasaka-sensei and the nurses from Nakagawa Hospital's nurses
Hmm?
Well, I'll be leaving now
Un.
Still doing work?
Yeah..
Well, don't work too hard
Wow
There's so many people
And I looked it up on the web too~
Jingu Fireworks Display - Secret Vantage Points
It looks different from last year's picture.
It's not a bad spot..
Well as for me, I'm happy to be surrounded by women~
Oww, oww that hurts!
Why are so many people here anyway?
It's not a secret at all!
But we can see the fireworks, so that's all that matters right?
Yeah, yeah, it's fine, standing up
Alright
It's cooled down
1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Ok.
It's started!!
Where? Where is it?
Ahh, it's over there!
Ahh....
That building's blocking the entire view~!
So this year was a failure after all?
Huh?
Just a sec
Ah, I'm so tired, and we haven't seen any fireworks yet.
It looks like over there's no good either
Ahh, I'm really sorry!
No problem, it's not your fault!
What should we do? Go home?
Tamaya!
(Note: Japanese fireworks can be traced back to two master craftsmen, Tamaya and Kagiya)
(Japanese to this day call out these two names when they can recognize a work done by one or the other)
I'm sorry
Huh?
About that time.. even though you especially invited me..
Ah, no,
Um..
Is it ok to watch together?
Eh, well,
If you say that...
I don't really mind.
Thanks!
Yea
Sure
Everyone..
He said OK!
Thank you!
Eh?
Good evening!
Eh~ sugoooi~
Just a se...
Ahh, why didn't you tell me you could see them from here?
Ahh... Jeeez...
Ah, I'm so glad
I thought this year would be a bust, too
Just a sec
I thought I told you not to tell anybody else
I'm sorry
But! It's more fun to watch together with everyone!
But, this is my private..
Does she think she's some sort of manager, talking for everyone like that..
Well anyway, let's party!
Beer!
Here you go
Here!
Now, everybody open
Annnd
- Kanpai! - Kanpai~~
Those are called "Nishikika Muro"
Ehhh... do you know a lot about fireworks?
Just a bit ^^
Wrong. The color is different, so that one is actually a "Ginka Muro"
It's brought all the way from Gion, and it's very difficult to make
Ehh~ you sound like an expert
Amazing~
Yeah, well..
Thank you for today!
Thanks to you we can see the fireworks!
Ahah, really?
Come here, I'll get you another one
Eh~ awesome~
Kuwano-san, Kuwano-san, what's that one just now called?
Ahh, those are Belle damsels
He might be a fireworks otaku..
Ahh, amazing, how do you know that?
All Japanese people know that!
Really?
You know, with Japanese fireworks
There're two types, "warimono" and "pokamono".
The firework is in a large sphere which breaks apart into two hemispheres, and leads to the amazing reds you see there.
As for the mechanism..
Wow~~~
Wha?
Where's Kuwano-san?
How did he get up there?
Fireworks alone, huh..
I wonder if he does this every year?
Hey
Is there a woman who would get married to him?
Well... even if I were charmed..
Wow, they really outdid themselves this year
Why is there another one?
"Seed" button, huh.