As Winston Churchill said,
いわく:pretext/history|according to ...
ウィンストン·チャーチルいわく
"Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us.
猫[ねこ, ネコ]:cat|shamisen|geisha||, 猫[ねこま]:cat, 見下す[みくだす]:to despise/to look down on, 犬[いぬ, イヌ]:dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)|snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.)|loser|, 尊敬[そんけい]:respect/esteem/reverence
「猫は人を見下し 犬は人を尊敬する」
Pig Pen
"Pigs treat us as equals."
豚[ぶた, ブタ]:pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)|fat person, 豚[とん]:pig/pork, 同等[どうとう]:equality/equal/same rights, ものとする:shall ...|to assume/to suppose, 見詰める[みつめる]:to stare at/to gaze at/to look hard at
「しかし 豚は自分と同等のものとして人の目を見詰める」
Pigs are sometimes used
豚[ぶた, ブタ]:pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)|fat person, 豚[とん]:pig/pork, 不潔[ふけつ]:unclean/dirty/filthy
豚は不潔でバカだなど
to stand for something unclean and stupid, something to be reviled,
さげすむ:to scorn/to despise/to hold in contempt, 代名詞[だいめいし]:pronoun|synonym/classic example, 引用[いんよう]:quotation/citation/reference, ことがある:(something) has occurred/to have done (something)|(something) happens on occasions
さげすみの代名詞として引用されることがあるが
but that is a mistake.
間違い[まちがい]:mistake|accident|improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman)
それは間違いだ
They roll in the mud to protect themselves from parasites,
泥[どろ]:mud/slush|thief, 体[からだ]:body|torso|build||, 体[たい]:body|shape|substance||, 汚す[よごす, けがす]:to pollute/to contaminate|to disgrace, 寄生虫[きせいちゅう]:parasite, 予防[よぼう]:prevention/precaution/protection against
泥で体を汚すのは寄生虫予防
and to lower their body temperatures on a hot day.
あるいは:or/possibly, 暑い[あつい]:hot (weather, etc.)/warm, 体温[たいおん]:temperature/body temperature (human, animal), 下げる[さげる]:to hang|to lower|to demote|
あるいは暑い日に体温を下げるため
They also possess a keen sense of smell.
鋭い[するどい]:sharp (blade)|sharp (pain)|perceptive|, 嗅覚[きゅうかく]:sense of smell/olfaction, 持つ[もつ]:to hold (in one's hand)|to possess|to maintain||
また 鋭い嗅覚を持ち
It aids their memory,
におい:odour/odor|aura, 基づく[もとづく]:to be grounded on/to be based on/to be due to, 記憶力[きおくりょく]:memory, 動物界[どうぶつかい]:animal kingdom/Animalia, トップクラス:top class
においに基づいた記憶力は動物界でもトップクラスである
which is among the best in the animal kingdom.
Again, I can't judge things based on assumptions.
やっぱ:too/also|still, 先入観[せんにゅうかん]:preconception/prejudice/preoccupation, 判断[はんだん]:judgment|divination|judgement, 駄目[だめ, ダメ]:no good|hopeless|cannot|
やっぱ先入観で判断しちゃ駄目だな
Also, they have very strong jaws
また かむ力が強く
and can easily bite through human fingers.
指[ゆび, および]:finger/toe/digit, 指[さし, サシ]:between (e.g. two people)|hindrance|arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music||, 簡単[かんたん]:simple/easy|brief, かみちぎる:to bite off
人間の指など 簡単にかみちぎる
This is the nursery.
育成[いくせい]:rearing/training/nurture, スペース:space (room, area, outer space)
こっちは育成スペース
Sows and their piglets are kept here.
子豚[こぶた]:piglet, 飼育[しいく]:breeding/raising/rearing
母豚と子豚を飼育している
What's this doghouse-like thing?
犬小屋[いぬごや]:kennel/dog house, みたい:-like/sort of/similar to
何だ？ この犬小屋みたいなの
カワイイ:cute/adorable/charming
カワイイ
Aww! So cute!
Hmph, pigs fatten up in no time.
豚[ぶた, ブタ]:pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)|fat person, 豚[とん]:pig/pork, なんざ:what star sign? (astrology)/what constellation?, 間[あいだ, あわい]:space (between)|time (between)|span (temporal or spatial)||, 間[ま]:time|space|room, ぶくぶく:bulging/swelling (e.g. with water)|bubbling, っつー:meaning/called/said
豚なんざあっという間にぶくぶくになるっつーの
Here.
はい
C-Compared to chicks, p-piglets have got nothing...
ひよこ:young bird/chick|hina doll, 比べる[くらべる]:to compare/to make a comparison|to compete
ひ…ひよこに比べりゃ
豚[ぶた, ブタ]:pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)|fat person, 豚[とん]:pig/pork, なんざ:what star sign? (astrology)/what constellation?
ぶ…豚の子なんざ…
本格的[ほんかくてき]:genuine|full-scale|full-fledged, 夏[なつ]:summer, 夏[か]:Xia (dynasty of China; perhaps mythological), 日差し[ひざし]:sunlight/rays of the sun
本格的な夏の日差しが
肌[はだ, はだえ]:skin|body (in the context of intimate bodily contact)|surface|, 焦がす[こがす]:to burn/to scorch/to singe, 様[ざま]:mess|-ways|in the act of ...|, 様[さま]:Mr.|makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)|state
肌を焦がしていく様に
恋焦がれる[こいこがれる]:to yearn for/to pine/to be deeply in love with
私もあなたに恋焦がれる
海[うみ, み]:sea/ocean/waters, ドライブ:drive/trip by car/driving, 運転[うんてん]:operation (of a machine, etc.)|driving|working (capital, etc.)
海へドライブ 運転するよ
横顔[よこがお]:face in profile/profile/face seen from the side, 撫でる[なでる]:to stroke/to caress|to comb (hair), 潮風[しおかぜ]:salty sea breeze/salt wind, 気持ち[きもち]:feeling|preparedness|thanks|
横顔撫でる 潮風が気持ちいいsummer day
la la la summer day
ビーチパラソル:beach parasol/beach umbrella, カラフル:colorful/colourful
ビーチパラソルカラフルだ yeah
砂浜[すなはま]:sandy beach, 咲く[さく]:to bloom, 花[はな]:flower|cherry blossom|beauty||, みたい:-like/sort of/similar to
砂浜に咲く 花みたい
KISS YOU あなたの心
もっと:(some) more/even more/longer, 近く[ちかく]:near|nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year")|shortly, 感ずる[かんずる]:to feel/to sense
もっともっと近くにいたい 感じたい
私だけ見て
膨らむ[ふくらむ]:to expand/to swell (out)/to get big
KISS YOU ぐっと膨らんだ
胸[むね, むな]:chest|breasts|heart||, 思い[おもい]:thought|imagination|desire||, 唇[くちびる]:lips, のせる:to place on (something)|to give (someone) a ride/to give a lift, 伝える[つたえる]:to convey/to report/to transmit
胸の思い 唇にのせて 伝えたいと
だから KISS YOU
だから さあ KISS YOU
Episode 3 Hachiken Meets Pork Bowl
ちょうど:exactly/precisely|as if, ちょうど:supplies/furniture/fixtures, 授乳[じゅにゅう]:breast-feeding/suckling/nursing, 始まる[はじまる]:to begin|to happen (again)|to date (from)
ちょうど授乳が始まるぞ
The sow's about to nurse.
You Dairy Science first-years will tend to this family after Golden Week.
酪農[らくのう]:dairy (farm), 科[か]:department|course (of study)|(taxonomical) family, 科[しな]:article|quality|flirtatiousness
お前たち 酪農科１年には
ゴールデンウイーク:Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan), 明け[あけ]:dawn|end|beginning (of a new year, month, etc.), 親子[おやこ, しんし]:parent and child, 世話をする[せわをする]:to take care of, もらう:to receive/to take|to get somebody to do something
ゴールデンウイーク明けからこの親子の世話をしてもらう
The mother isn't allowed near the piglets?
お母さん[おかあさん]:mother, 子豚[こぶた]:piglet, 近寄る[ちかよる]:to approach/to draw near
お母さん 子豚に近寄れないんですね
うっかり:carelessly/thoughtlessly/inadvertently, 踏んづける[ふんづける]:to trample down/to tread on, しまう:to finish/to stop|to close (a business, etc.)
母豚がうっかり踏んづけて殺してしまうからな
Correct, the sow can accidentally step on them and kill them.
I see.
そっか
It's interesting to see eight of them in a row.
頭[とう]:counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), 頭[あたま, かしら]:head|hair (on one's head)|mind||, 並ぶ[ならぶ]:to line up/to stand in a line|to rival, 面白い[おもしろい]:interesting|amusing|pleasant
８頭も並ぶと面白いな
Hams in a row.
並ぶ[ならぶ]:to line up/to stand in a line|to rival
ハムが並んどる
The one all the way to the right's really tiny.
右下[みぎした]:lower right, ずいぶん:very/extremely|contemptible, 小さい[ちいさい]:small/little/tiny
この右下の ずいぶん小さいね
Oh, yeah.
ホント:truth/reality/actuality
あっ ホントだ
More
A lot more milk comes out of teats closer to the chest
豚[ぶた, ブタ]:pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)|fat person, 豚[とん]:pig/pork, 乳[ちち, ち]:milk|breast|loop|, たくさん:a lot/lots|enough, 方[かた]:direction|person|method of||, 方[ほう]:direction|side (of an argument, etc.)|type||, 出[で]:coming out|attending (work)|start||, 出[しゅつ]:coming out/emerging|being born into (a certain family), 少ない[すくない]:few/a little/scarce
豚の乳は胸側がたくさん出て 尻側の方が出が少ない
Less
than those toward the rump.
Soon after birth, piglets compete for access to milk
子豚[こぶた]:piglet, 生後[せいご]:post-natal/since birth, 母乳[ぼにゅう]:mother's milk, めぐる:to go around|to return, 生存[せいぞん]:existence/being|to exist, 競争[きょうそう]:competition/contest|to compete
子豚たちは生後すぐに母乳をめぐる生存競争で
and select a teat as their own.
専用[せんよう]:exclusive use/personal use|private (e.g. network), 乳首[ちくび, ちちくび]:nipple/teat, 決める[きめる]:to decide|to clinch (a victory)|to persist in doing||
自分専用の乳首を決める
The stronger ones get the chest-side ones,
弱い[よわい]:weak/frail/delicate, 押しやる[おしやる]:to push or thrust away
強い者が胸側を 弱い者が尻側に押しやられる
and the weaker ones get pushed toward the rump.
小さい[ちいさい]:small/little/tiny, 子豚[こぶた]:piglet, 競争[きょうそう]:competition/contest|to compete, 負ける[まける]:to lose|to succumb|to be inferior to||
この小さい子豚は競争に負けてこうなったのだ
This small piglet is here because it lost the competition.
Um... Aren't we going to do anything to help this one?
あげる:to raise/to elevate|to do up (one's hair)
あの…こいつ何とかしてあげないんすか
If its growth is compromised, we sometimes feed it extra milk.
成長[せいちょう]:growth/grow to adulthood, 支障を来す[ししょうをきたす]:to hinder/to obstruct/to disrupt, 代理[だいり]:representation/agency/proxy, 乳[ちち, ち]:milk|breast|loop|, 与える[あたえる]:to give (esp. to someone of lower status)|to provide|to assign||
成長に支障を来したら代理乳を与えたりするが
But normally we let nature take its course.
基本[きほん]:foundation/basis/standard, 自然[しぜん]:nature|natural|naturally, 任せる[まかせる]:to entrust (e.g. a task) to another|to passively leave to someone else's facilities|to leave to take its natural course||
基本は自然に任せる
Hey, you!
所[ところ, とこ]:place|address|district||, 所[しょ]:counter for places, 空く[すく]:to become less crowded/to thin out|to be hungry, 空く[あく]:to open (e.g. doors)|to open (e.g. business, etc.)|to be empty||
おい お前 いい所が空いたぞ
A good spot's opened up!
What?
他[ほか]:other (place, thing, person)|outside|nothing except|, 他[た]:other (esp. people and abstract matters), 移る[うつる]:to move (house)|to change the target of interest or concern|to elapse (passage of time)||
あれ？ 他に移れよ
C'mon, switch to another one!
Try moving it to another teat.
他[ほか]:other (place, thing, person)|outside|nothing except|, 他[た]:other (esp. people and abstract matters), 乳首[ちくび, ちちくび]:nipple/teat, 移動[いどう]:movement/transfer|mobile
他の乳首に移動させてみろ
Come on, more comes out of this one.
方[かた]:direction|person|method of||, 方[ほう]:direction|side (of an argument, etc.)|type||, たっぷり:full/in plenty/ample
ほ～ら ここの方がたっぷり出るぞ
あれ？
This is piglet behavior.
子豚[こぶた]:piglet, 性質[せいしつ]:nature/property/disposition
これが子豚の性質だ
一度[いちど, ひとたび]:once|temporarily|one degree, 決める[きめる]:to decide|to clinch (a victory)|to persist in doing||, 劣る[おとる]:to be inferior to/to be less good at/to fall behind, 環境[かんきょう]:environment/circumstance, 居る[いる]:to be (of animate objects)|to stay|verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing), 居る[おる]:to be (animate)|verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing)|indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions, 続ける[つづける]:to continue/to keep up/to keep on, しまう:to finish/to stop|to close (a business, etc.)
一度ここと決めると 劣った環境に居続けてしまう
Once they make a decision,
they stay, even if it's a poor environment.
Just because they lost out in the first competition,
最初[さいしょ]:beginning/outset/first, 競争[きょうそう]:competition/contest|to compete, はじき出す[はじきだす]:to flick out|to calculate|to expel (from a group)|
最初の競争からはじき出されただけで
決める[きめる]:to decide|to clinch (a victory)|to persist in doing||, しまう:to finish/to stop|to close (a business, etc.)
ここでいいと決めてしまう
they decide what they have is good enough.
Don't get this way, guys.
お前たちはこうなるなよ
Ooezo Agricultural High School Dormitory for Future Agriculture Managers
I'm back...
ただいま:Here I am/I'm home!|presently
ただいま
Oh, right, you're both going home.
実家[じっか]:(one's parents') home, 帰る[かえる]:to return|to leave|to get home
そっか ２人とも実家帰るんだっけ
Yup, gonna tend the farm non-stop over Golden Week.
ゴールデンウイーク:Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan), ひたすら:nothing but/earnest/intent, 畑[はたけ, はた]:field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.)|field (of specialization)|womb
おう ゴールデンウイーク中はひたすら畑だな
You're not going anywhere to enjoy yourself?
遊ぶ[あそぶ, あすぶ]:to play|to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)|to be idle||, 遊ぶ[すさぶ]:to grow wild/to rage|to do something one enjoys
遊びに行かないのか
There's no time for that.
余裕[よゆう]:surplus/margin|composure
そんな余裕ないべさ
Entire family's going out on the fields!
家族[かぞく]:family/members of a family, 総出[そうで]:appearing all together, 農作業[のうさぎょう]:farmwork
家族総出で農作業
My family's got 56 hectares to take care of.
なんて:how ..!/what ..!|what (questioning), なんて:such as/(things) like|exclamation, 畑[はたけ, はた]:field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.)|field (of specialization)|womb
うちなんて畑５６ｈａだぜ
Golden Week's not enough time to finish it all.
ゴールデンウイーク:Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan), 終わる[おわる]:to finish/to end/to close
ゴールデンウイーク中に終わらんべ
規模[きぼ]:scale/scope/plan, いまいち:one more/another|not quite
規模がいまいち分からん
I don't think I grasp the scale.
Well, about the size of one Macross.
機[はた]:loom, 機[き]:chance|machine|aircraft||, くらい:dark/gloomy|dark (in colour), くらい:approximately/about|to (about) the extent that
まあ マクロス１機分くらいだ じゃ
See ya.
じゃーな
I think I'm even more confused now.
ますます:increasingly/more and more/decreasingly (when declining)
ますますもって分からんわ
There is a lot less people, all of a sudden.
急[きゅう]:urgent|sharp|rapid||, 減る[へる]:to decrease (in size or number)/to diminish/to abate
急に人減ったな
Everyone who has farm work to do at home went back.
家[いえ]:house|family|lineage, 家[うち, ち]:house/home (one's own)|(one's) family, 農作業[のうさぎょう]:farmwork, 帰る[かえる]:to return|to leave|to get home
家の農作業ある子はみんな帰っちゃったからね
The only ones who stayed are those on club duty.
残る[のこる]:to remain/to be left, 部活[ぶかつ]:club activities, 残留[ざんりゅう]:staying behind/remaining/residual, 組[くみ]:set (of items)|group (of people)|typesetting
残ってるのは部活残留組かな
Starving!
腹[はら]:abdomen|womb|one's mind||, 減る[へる]:to decrease (in size or number)/to diminish/to abate
腹 減った
食う[くう]:to eat|to live|to bite||
何か食うべ
Let's eat something!
休み[やすみ]:rest|vacation|dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting), 遊ぶ[あそぶ, あすぶ]:to play|to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)|to be idle||, 遊ぶ[すさぶ]:to grow wild/to rage|to do something one enjoys
みんな休みの日に遊ばないのか
Doesn't anyone have fun on vacation?
Do you, Hachiken-kun?
そういう八軒君は？
Hey, Hachiken-kun.
ねえ 八軒君
Do you have time tomorrow after stable chores in the morning?
あした:morning, あした:tomorrow|near future, 朝[あさ, あした]:morning, 朝[ちょう]:dynasty|reign|period||, 馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop, 世話[せわ]:looking after/help/aid, 終わる[おわる]:to finish/to end/to close, 暇[ひま, いとま]:spare time|time (e.g. time it takes to do something)|time off||
あした朝の馬の世話終わってから暇？
うん？
Want to go have fun?
一緒[いっしょ]:together|at the same time|same, 遊ぶ[あそぶ, あすぶ]:to play|to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)|to be idle||, 遊ぶ[すさぶ]:to grow wild/to rage|to do something one enjoys
一緒に遊びに行かない？
Huh, where?
えっ？ どこに？
Um, a place with a mascot,
えっと:let me see/well/errr ...
えっとね
マスコット:mascot, キャラ:(fictional) character
マスコットキャラがいて
and gift shops.
土産[みやげ]:present/souvenir, 土産[どさん, とさん]:product of the land|present/souvenir, 買い物[かいもの]:shopping/purchased goods
お土産屋さんで買い物したり
It's a place full of dreams!
夢[ゆめ]:dream, いっぱい:one defeat, いっぱい:amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.)/drink (usu. alcoholic)|full, 所[ところ, とこ]:place|address|district||, 所[しょ]:counter for places
夢いっぱいの所
Welcome to Welcome Land
An amusement park?
遊園地[ゆうえんち]:amusement park
遊園地？
A mascot...
マスコット:mascot
マスコット…
Gift shops...
土産[みやげ]:present/souvenir, 土産[どさん, とさん]:product of the land|present/souvenir
お土産屋さん…
Full of dreams...
夢[ゆめ]:dream, いっぱい:one defeat, いっぱい:amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.)/drink (usu. alcoholic)|full
夢いっぱい…
I heard he won big.
万馬券[まんばけん]:betting ticket with a payout of at least 100 times (horse racing), 当て[あて]:aim|expectations|something that can be relied upon||
万馬券当てたってよ
I will, too!
当てる[あてる]:to hit|to expose|to apply (e.g. patch)||
ぜってえ当ててやる
Tokachi Agricultural Cooperative Obihiro Racetrack
It's a racetrack!
競馬場[けいばじょう]:racecourse/race track, じゃん:isn't it
競馬場じゃん
Yeah!
馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop, 出走[しゅっそう]:entry in a race
うん 今日 うちの馬が出走するの
My horse is racing today!
Well...
場所[ばしょ]:place|room|basho
まあ しかし 場所はどこであれ
Still, whatever the place,
it's a date with Mikage...
御影[ごえい, みえい]:image (esp. of a deity, buddha, royal, noble, etc.), 御影[みかげ]:divine spirit/spirit of the dead, デート:date/go on a date
御影とのデート
Oh, there he is.
あっ いたいた いっちゃーん
Icchan!
Yo.
おう
Why's Komaba here?
駒場[こまば]:pasture used for grazing horses (esp. ponies)
何で駒場がここにいんだよ
Our club's senpais are all at an away game.
先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 方[かた]:direction|person|method of||, 方[ほう]:direction|side (of an argument, etc.)|type||, 遠征[えんせい]:expedition/campaign|away series
今日 先輩方遠征でいないんだわ
Us first-years only had practice in the morning.
午前中[ごぜんちゅう]:in the morning/during the morning, 練習[れんしゅう]:practice/practising, 終わり[おわり]:the end
１年は午前中で練習終わり
The more, the merrier, right?
遊ぶ[あそぶ, あすぶ]:to play|to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)|to be idle||, 遊ぶ[すさぶ]:to grow wild/to rage|to do something one enjoys, 方[かた]:direction|person|method of||, 方[ほう]:direction|side (of an argument, etc.)|type||, 楽しい[たのしい]:enjoyable/fun
みんなで遊んだ方が楽しいでしょ
Yeah, you're right.
うん…そうだね
Isn't that Nakajima-sensei?
中島[なかじま]:island in a pond or river, 先生[せんせい, せんじょう]:teacher|with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific|previous existence, 先生[シーサン]:boy
中島先生じゃね？
Oh, yeah.
ホント:truth/reality/actuality
ホントだ
Nakajima-sensei!
中島[なかじま]:island in a pond or river, 先生[せんせい, せんじょう]:teacher|with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific|previous existence, 先生[シーサン]:boy
中島先生
Crap, he's got the eyes of a gambler.
ヤバい:dangerous|awful|terrific, 勝負師[しょうぶし]:gambler|risk taker
ヤバい 勝負師の目だ
You came here, too?
君たちも来ていたのですか
Yes.
家[いえ]:house|family|lineage, 家[うち, ち]:house/home (one's own)|(one's) family, 馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop, 出走[しゅっそう]:entry in a race
はい 今日は私の家から出した馬が出走するので
One of my family's horses is running today.
Minors aren't allowed to gamble.
未成年[みせいねん]:minor/not of age, 馬券[ばけん]:(horse racing) betting ticket, 買う[かう]:to buy|to value|to stir, いける:to arrange (flowers)/to plant|living, いける:to be good (at)/to go well|to look (taste, etc.) good
未成年は馬券を買ってはいけませんよ
We know.
分かってますよ
We're just here to watch!
見るだけ見るだけ
Sensei, since you're here, please be a good equestrian club instructor
先生[せんせい, せんじょう]:teacher|with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific|previous existence, 先生[シーサン]:boy, せっかく:stone burial chamber, せっかく:with trouble/at great pains|rare, 馬術[ばじゅつ]:horse-riding/horsemanship/equestrian art, 顧問[こもん]:adviser/advisor/consultant, らしい:seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay)/appearing ...|-ish
先生 せっかくだから馬術部顧問らしく
and tell us about Ban'ei racing.
競馬[けいば]:horse racing, 競馬[くらべうま]:traditional horse-racing/originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5th event at Kamigamo shrine, 教える[おしえる]:to teach|to tell|to preach, くださる:to give/to confer|to kindly do for one
ばんえい競馬のこと教えてください
Right.
うむ
First, Number 3:
番[ばん]:number (in a series)|(one's) turn|watch|, 番[つがい]:(one) pair (e.g. of birds)/brace|joint, 馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop
まず３番の馬ですが
it's only run once, so it's still got energy and also works pretty well with his rider.
一[いち]:one|best|first||, 一[ひとつ]:one|for one thing|only||, 開催[かいさい]:holding a meeting/opening an exhibition/hosting (e.g. the Olympics), 守る[まもる]:to protect/to guard|to keep (i.e. a promise), 体力[たいりょく]:stamina/endurance|strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential), 万全[ばんぜん]:perfection/flawlessness
一開催一走を守っているので体力も万全
騎手[きしゅ]:horseman/rider, 相性[あいしょう]:affinity/compatibility, まずまず:tolerable/passable/adequate
騎手との相性もまずまず…
It's no use. Let's go.
駄目[だめ, ダメ]:no good|hopeless|cannot|, こりゃ:hey there/I say/see here
駄目だ こりゃ 行くべ
Ban'ei racing is a relic from the frontier times.
競馬[けいば]:horse racing, 競馬[くらべうま]:traditional horse-racing/originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5th event at Kamigamo shrine, 開拓[かいたく]:reclamation (e.g. wasteland)/cultivation|pioneering, 時代[じだい]:period|the times|oldness|, 名残[なごり]:remains|(the sorrow of) parting|end
ばんえい競馬って 開拓時代の名残なんだよね
It all started when farms began competing their draft horses
農耕[のうこう]:farming/agriculture/cultivation, 馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop, 一番[いちばん]:number one|best|game||, 一番[ひとつがい]:pair/couple/brace
自分とこの農耕馬が一番強いって
to show whose was the strongest.
農家[のうか]:farmer/farming family|farmhouse, 馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop, 力比べ[ちからくらべ]:contest of strength/trial of strength, 始まり[はじまり]:origin/beginning
農家が馬の力比べをしたのが始まりなの
The race happens pretty much at a person's walking speed,
歩く[あるく]:to walk, 速さ[はやさ]:speed/velocity|earliness, レース:race, 展開[てんかい]:development|expansion|expansion
人間の歩く速さでレースが展開するから
so you feel at one with the horses!
馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop, 一体[いったい]:...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?")|one object|one form||, 感[かん]:feeling/sensation|interjection, すごい:terrible/dreadful|amazing (e.g. of strength)
馬との一体感がすごいんだよ
Hey, it's starting.
始まる[はじまる]:to begin|to happen (again)|to date (from)
あっ 始まるよ
The fourth maiden race of the spring season is about to begin!
春[はる]:spring|New Year|prime (of one's life, etc.)||, 戦[いくさ]:war/battle|troops, 戦[せん]:war/battle|match, 第[だい]:prefix for forming ordinal numbers, レース:race, スタート:start
春の新馬戦 第４レースのスタートです
Now, the staff are splitting into left and right!
係員[かかりいん]:official (e.g. customs)/clerk in charge, 左右に分かれる[さゆうにわかれる]:to part left and right/to open out
さあ 係員が左右に分かれます
It's started!
始まる[はじまる]:to begin|to happen (again)|to date (from)
始まった
注目[ちゅうもく]:notice/attention/observation, スタート:start
注目のスタートです
It's quiet.
静か[しずか]:quiet|slow|calm
静かだな
何が行くんでしょうか
内[うち]:inside|while|among||, 内[ない]:inside/within, 方[かた]:direction|person|method of||, 方[ほう]:direction|side (of an argument, etc.)|type||, パワー:power
内の方からニシキパワーが…
Slow...
遅っ
間[あいだ, あわい]:space (between)|time (between)|span (temporal or spatial)||, 間[ま]:time|space|room, 最初[さいしょ]:beginning/outset/first, 障害[しょうがい, しょうげ]:obstacle/impediment|handicap
間もなく最初の障害
パワー:power, 先頭[せんとう]:head/lead/vanguard
ニシキパワーを先頭に
外[そと, と]:outside|open air|other place, 外[ほか]:other (place, thing, person)|outside|nothing except|, 追う[おう]:to chase|to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)|to drive out||
今 外 トモエダイジンが追います
最初[さいしょ]:beginning/outset/first, 障害[しょうがい, しょうげ]:obstacle/impediment|handicap, 上る[あがる]:to rise|to enter (esp. from outdoors)|to enter (a school)||, 上る[のぼる]:to ascend|to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun)|to go to (the capital)||
全馬最初の障害を上ります
Here they come!
来るぞ
What is this?
何だ これ
How heavy are those sleds?
そりって あれ 何ｋｇあるんだよ
It's a maiden race, so 480 kilos!
戦[いくさ]:war/battle|troops, 戦[せん]:war/battle|match
新馬戦だから４８０ｋｇ
The biggest graded races have them pulling one ton.
一番[いちばん]:number one|best|game||, 一番[ひとつがい]:pair/couple/brace, 大きな[おおきな]:big/large/great, 重賞[じゅうしょう, ちょうしょう]:large prize (e.g. in horse racing)|generous reward, 戦[いくさ]:war/battle|troops, 戦[せん]:war/battle|match, 引っ張る[ひっぱる]:to pull|to string (lines)|to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)||
一番大きな重賞戦になると１ｔは引っ張るよ
A ton?!
トンって
Which one's yours?
馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop
お前んとこの馬ってどれよ
Number 5, Mikagehomare!
番[ばん]:number (in a series)|(one's) turn|watch|, 番[つがい]:(one) pair (e.g. of birds)/brace|joint
５番 ミカゲホマレ
Oh, hey, maybe it can win!
いける:to arrange (flowers)/to plant|living, いける:to be good (at)/to go well|to look (taste, etc.) good
いけるんじゃねぇ？
It's leading into the second obstacle!
トップ:top, 第[だい]:prefix for forming ordinal numbers, 障害[しょうがい, しょうげ]:obstacle/impediment|handicap
トップで第２障害に入ったぞ
The tough part has yet to come!
まだまだ:still some way to go before the goal/still more to come/much more
まだまだこれから
外[そと, と]:outside|open air|other place, 外[ほか]:other (place, thing, person)|outside|nothing except|
外からトモエダイジンであります
It stopped! Hey!
止まる[とまる]:to stop (moving)|to stop (doing, working, being supplied)|to alight, 止まる[とどまる]:to remain/to abide|to be limited to
止まっちゃったよ おい
Why isn't it pushing on?
何で行かないんだよ
It's a strategy.
駆け引き[かけひき]:bargaining/haggling|tactics
駆け引きしてんだよ
The second obstacle is bigger than the first, so the horse needs
第[だい]:prefix for forming ordinal numbers, 障害[しょうがい, しょうげ]:obstacle/impediment|handicap, でかい:huge/big/gargantuan
第２障害は第１よりでかくてな
タイミング:timing, 騎手[きしゅ]:horseman/rider, 息が合う[いきがあう]:to (work, talk, etc.) together smoothly, 越える[こえる]:to cross over/to cross|to exceed
力とタイミング 騎手との息が合わないと越えられねえんだ
to match its power and timing with its rider to overcome it.
They gauge each other's intent.
互い[たがい]:mutual/reciprocal, 方[かた]:direction|person|method of||, 方[ほう]:direction|side (of an argument, etc.)|type||, ためる:to straighten/to correct|to falsify, ためる:to save (i.e. in a bank)
お互いの出方を見つつ 力をためてから
The horse gathers its strength, then...
climbs up in one go!
一気[いっき]:chug!/drink! (said repeatedly as a party cheer), 上る[あがる]:to rise|to enter (esp. from outdoors)|to enter (a school)||, 上る[のぼる]:to ascend|to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun)|to go to (the capital)||
一気に上る
Oh, it's fallen!
くじける:to be disheartened/to lose heart|to be sprained
くじけた
Not yet!
まだだ まだミカゲホマレの目は死んでねえ
You can still see the fighting spirit in Mikagehomare's eyes!
Don't act so cool, jock!
カッコイイ:attractive/good-looking/stylish, せりふ:speech/words/one's lines, 体育[たいいく]:physical education/gymnastics/athletics, 会[え]:gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.), 系[けい]:system|corollary|system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period)|
何カッコイイせりふ言ってんの 体育会系
Go, Mikagehomare!
行[ぎょう]:line (i.e. of text)|carya (austerities)|samskara (formations)|, 行[こう]:going|type of classical Chinese verse (usu. an epic)|district (of similar merchants)|
行けー ミカゲホマレ
I've bet everything on you!
全部[ぜんぶ]:all/entire/whole, 突っ込む[つっこむ]:to thrust (something) into (something)|to plunge into|to get involved with|
お前に全部突っ込んでんだー
カッコ:parentheses/brackets, カッコ:shape/form/figure, 悪い[わるい]:bad|evil|unprofitable||, 悪い[にくい]:hateful/abominable|amazing, 汚い[きたない]:dirty|disordered|indecent (language, etc.)||, 大人[おとな, だいにん]:adult, 大人[たいじん]:man of substance or virtue|giant|adult
うーわ カッコ悪い 汚い大人
Ew, that's so lame!
Don't be so nasty!
はいる:to enter/to go into|to break into, はいる:exile/banishment
はいっ！
There it goes!
行ったー！
位[くらい]:throne|government position|social standing||, 位[い]:rank|decimal place|counter for ghosts
やった １位！
Yeah! Number one!
えっ…何！？
What?
The whole sled has to cross the finish line!
全部[ぜんぶ]:all/entire/whole, ゴール:goal/basket (basketball)/finishing line
そりまで全部入ってゴールなの
What?!
えっ！？
Man, that was so close.
惜しい[おしい]:regrettable|precious|too good for|
あ～ 惜しかったなぁ
Third, huh?
位[くらい]:throne|government position|social standing||, 位[い]:rank|decimal place|counter for ghosts
３位か １位かと思ったのに
I so thought it'd come in first.
Coming in third's good enough for me!
着[ちゃく]:counter for suits of clothing|arriving at ..., 着[ぎ]:clothes/outfit/uniform, 十分[じっぷん, じゅっぷん]:10 minutes, 十分[じゅうぶん]:plenty|division into ten|perfectly
私は３着でも十分だよ
お金[おかね]:money, 賭ける[かける]:to wager/to bet/to risk
お金賭けてる人にとってはどうか分かんないけど
Although, I don't know if the same goes for people who've bet money...
But it could've placed first if it'd put in a bit more effort!
頑張る[がんばる]:to persevere|to insist that|to remain in a place, 位[くらい]:throne|government position|social standing||, 位[い]:rank|decimal place|counter for ghosts, 取れる[とれる]:to come off|(of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear|to be caught||
でも もうちょっと頑張れば１位取れたのに
What, you're awfully hung up over winning.
ずいぶん:very/extremely|contemptible, 位[くらい]:throne|government position|social standing||, 位[い]:rank|decimal place|counter for ghosts, こだわる:to fuss over/to be particular about|to be obsessive about
何だ？ ずいぶん１位にこだわるな
Er, but, it would've been awesome
普通[ふつう]:general|normally|local train, 競馬[けいば]:horse racing, 競馬[くらべうま]:traditional horse-racing/originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5th event at Kamigamo shrine, みたい:-like/sort of/similar to
いや でも普通の競馬みたいに
if it could've won by its nose, like in a normal race.
鼻[はな]:nose, ゴール:goal/basket (basketball)/finishing line
鼻でゴールだったらよかったのにな
The race started with draft horses,
農耕[のうこう]:farming/agriculture/cultivation, 馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop
もとは農耕馬だから
so it needs to finish carrying its load to finish the job.
荷物[にもつ]:luggage|burden|payload (of a packet, cell, etc.), 運ぶ[はこぶ]:to carry|to come|to wield (a tool, etc.)|, 仕事[しごと]:work/job|work
荷物を運びきるまでがお仕事なのよ
But, I'm so glad.
ホント:truth/reality/actuality
でも ホントよかった
It can live on for a while yet, now.
しばらく:little while/short while|a while, 生き延びる[いきのびる]:to survive/to live long
これでしばらくは生き延びられるもん
Horses with poor results get retired, with no mercy.
成績[せいせき]:results/record/grades, 悪い[わるい]:bad|evil|unprofitable||, 悪い[にくい]:hateful/abominable|amazing, 容赦[ようしゃ]:pardon/forgiveness|leniency, 引退[いんたい]:retire
成績悪いと容赦なく引退だからな
Retired...
引退[いんたい]:retire
引退…
It's a happy ending if the horse can become a carriage horse for events,
イベント:event, なんか:things like .../or something like that ... (often derogatory), なんか:something, 馬車[ばしゃ]:(horse-drawn) coach/carriage/wagon, 引き[ひき]:pull|tug|discount, 引き[びき]:-off (price reduction), 就職[しゅうしょく]:finding employment/getting a job, 御の字[おんのじ]:most satisfactory
イベントなんかの馬車引きに就職できれば御の字だけど
but most of them become horse meat.
ほとんど:mostly/nearly/practically, 食肉[しょくにく]:meat (for consumption), 行き[ゆき, いき]:bound for ...|going (to)
まっ ほとんど食肉行きだ
What?!
あんな:such (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)/so/that, あんな:Anna or Anwa era (968.8.13-970.3.25), 頑張る[がんばる]:to persevere|to insist that|to remain in a place, 負ける[まける]:to lose|to succumb|to be inferior to||, 食べる[たべる]:to eat|to live on (e.g. a salary)/to live off
えー！？ あんなに頑張ってんのに負けたら食べられんの！？
Even though they're trying so hard,
if they lose, they get eaten?!
It's the same story outside of horse racing.
競馬[けいば]:horse racing, 競馬[くらべうま]:traditional horse-racing/originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5th event at Kamigamo shrine, 限る[かぎる]:to restrict/to limit|to be restricted to, 家畜[かちく]:domestic animals/livestock/cattle, 世界[せかい]:the world|sphere|renowned|, 努力[どりょく]:great effort/exertion/endeavour, なんて:how ..!/what ..!|what (questioning), なんて:such as/(things) like|exclamation, 意味[いみ]:meaning/significance
競馬に限らず家畜の世界は努力なんて意味ないの
For livestock, effort means nothing.
It's all about results.
成績[せいせき]:results/record/grades, 全て[すべて]:everything/all|entirely
成績が全てだから
So effort isn't rewarded...
努力[どりょく]:great effort/exertion/endeavour, 報う[むくう]:to reward/to recompense/to repay
努力が報われないってのは…
I don't know if I like that...
何か やだな
うん？
Like's got nothing to do with it.
やだもくそもあるか
The smoked chicken from Inada-senpai you ate the other day
食う[くう]:to eat|to live|to bite||, 稲田[いなだ]:paddy field/rice field, 先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, スモーク:smoke, チキン:chicken
お前がこの前食った稲田先輩のスモークチキンだって
was a chicken that was offed because it didn't lay enough eggs.
産卵[さんらん]:egg-laying/spawning, 成績[せいせき]:results/record/grades, 悪い[わるい]:bad|evil|unprofitable||, 悪い[にくい]:hateful/abominable|amazing, 淘汰[とうた]:weeding out/elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees)|selection (e.g. natural selection), 鶏[にわとり, とり]:(domestic) chicken|chicken (meat)
産卵成績悪いから淘汰された鶏だぞ
It's already gone into your stomach.
腹[はら]:abdomen|womb|one's mind||, 収める[おさめる]:to dedicate|to supply|to store||
お前ももう腹に収めちまってんだ
Stop quibbling over the details.
ぐだぐだ:exhausted/tired|withered
ぐだぐだ言うな
You know, Hachiken...
八軒 お前さ
You seem obsessed about winning and results,
位[くらい]:throne|government position|social standing||, 位[い]:rank|decimal place|counter for ghosts, 結果[けっか]:result/consequence|coming to fruition, こだわる:to fuss over/to be particular about|to be obsessive about
１位って結果にこだわったかと思ったら
then you say stuff like rewarding effort.
努力[どりょく]:great effort/exertion/endeavour, 認める[したためる]:to write up, 認める[みとめる]:to recognize|to deem|to approve||
努力を認めろって言ったり
You joined an agricultural high school without a clear goal, too.
特に[とくに]:particularly/especially, 目的[もくてき]:purpose/goal/aim, 農業[のうぎょう]:agriculture, 高校[こうこう]:senior high school/high school
特に目的なく農業高校入ったりよ
Did something happen?
何かあったんか
Hachiken, what're you going to do for high school?
高校[こうこう]:senior high school/high school
八軒 お前 高校どうすんだ？
You're not continuing to our high school.
内部[ないぶ]:interior/inside/internal, 進学[しんがく]:entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
内部進学しないって それでいいのか
Are you sure?
I want to go to a high school far away.
遠い[とおい]:far/distant, 所[ところ, とこ]:place|address|district||, 所[しょ]:counter for places, 高校[こうこう]:senior high school/high school
どっか遠い所にある高校に行きたいです
Well, I can look for one if you want to go to a different school.
学校[がっこう]:school, 探す[さがす]:to search (for something desired, needed)/to look for|to search (for something lost)
まあ よそに行くっていうなら学校探すけどさ
There are high schools you can choose that'll help you
将来[しょうらい]:future (usually near)/prospects, 選ぶ[えらぶ]:to choose/to select, 高校[こうこう]:senior high school/high school
お前が将来なりたいものによって選ぶ高校も…
reach your future goals...
I don't have any.
ないですから
うん？
I don't have any goals for the future.
将来[しょうらい]:future (usually near)/prospects, 夢[ゆめ]:dream
ないですから 将来の夢とか
So long as I can get out of my home and go far away, I don't care.
家[いえ]:house|family|lineage, 家[うち, ち]:house/home (one's own)|(one's) family, 遠い[とおい]:far/distant, 所[ところ, とこ]:place|address|district||, 所[しょ]:counter for places
家から出られて遠い所ならどこでもいいです
What did your parents say?
両親[りょうしん, ふたおや]:parents/both parents
ご両親は何て？
They said nothing.
何も言われませんでした
Okay.
分かった
I happen to have a place I recommend to students like yourself.
ちょうど:exactly/precisely|as if, ちょうど:supplies/furniture/fixtures, みたい:-like/sort of/similar to, 紹介[しょうかい]:introduction/presentation/referral, 高校[こうこう]:senior high school/high school
ちょうどお前みたいなやつに紹介したい高校がある
Hokkaido Prefectural Ooezo Agricultural High School
Want to give it a try?
行ってみるか
Oh.
So you basically came here because you lost.
要する[ようする]:to need/to demand/to take, 負ける[まける]:to lose|to succumb|to be inferior to||
要するに 負けてこっち来たんか
That's stupid.
くだる:to descend/to go down|to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
くだらねえ
What do you mean, "stupid"?!
くだる:to descend/to go down|to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
「くだらねえ」って何だよ
What would you know about how tough it is trying so hard for nothing?!
努力[どりょく]:great effort/exertion/endeavour, 報う[むくう]:to reward/to recompense/to repay, しんどい:tired/frazzled|tiresome
努力が報われないしんどさがお前に分かるかよ
You were born a farmer,
農家[のうか]:farmer/farming family|farmhouse, 生まれる[うまれる]:to be born, ろくに:well/enough/sufficiently, 勉強[べんきょう]:study|diligence|discount, 高校[こうこう]:senior high school/high school, 入れる[いれる]:to put in|to admit|to accept||
農家に生まれたってだけでろくに勉強もせずに高校入れて
so you got into high school without studying at all!
As long as you graduate, you have a career waiting for you back home.
卒業[そつぎょう]:graduation/completion (e.g. of a course)|outgrowing something, 実家[じっか]:(one's parents') home, 就職先[しゅうしょくさき]:place of employment, 用意[ようい]:preparation/arrangements/provision
卒業すれば実家って就職先が用意されてるし
I envy you, being so carefree!
気楽[きらく]:carefree/comfortable|easygoing, うらやましい:envious (feeling, etc.)/jealous|enviable (position, etc.)
気楽でうらやましいよ
Icchan!
やめる:to stop (an activity)/to cease|to cancel, やめる:to resign/to retire/to quit
いっちゃん 八軒君 やめなよ
Hachiken-kun!
Stop!
Hey, do you guys want to go somewhere fun?
面白い[おもしろい]:interesting|amusing|pleasant
ねえ ２人とも 面白いとこ行かない？
Where?
どこだよ
The stables at the Ban'ei Racetrack!
競馬場[けいばじょう]:racecourse/race track, 厩舎[きゅうしゃ]:barn/stable
ばんえい競馬場の厩舎
Uncle, it's been a while!
久しぶり[ひさしぶり]:a long time (since the last time)/it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
おじさん 久しぶり
Hey, Aki!
やっぱ:too/also|still
おう アキ やっぱ来てたか
I knew you'd come!
Mikagehomare was in the race, so I thought you might!
走る[はしる]:to run|to travel (movement of vehicles)|to hurry to||, もしかし:perhaps/maybe/by some chance, かして:lender
ミカゲホマレ走るから もしかしてと思ったんだ
メール:email, ホント:truth/reality/actuality, 助かる[たすかる]:to be saved|to escape harm|to be helped
メールくれてホント助かった
Thanks for the text! You were a godsend!
Are those your friends with you?
友達[ともだち]:friend/companion, 一緒[いっしょ]:together|at the same time|same
友達も一緒か
They're my classmates, Hachiken-kun, and Icchan from the Komabas.
同じ[おなじ, おんなじ]:same/identical|(usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway, クラス:class, 駒場[こまば]:pasture used for grazing horses (esp. ponies)
同じクラスの八軒君と駒場さんとこのいっちゃん
Oh, Ichirou from the Komabas!
駒場[こまば]:pasture used for grazing horses (esp. ponies)
おー 駒場んとこの一郎か
You've grown so tall!
でかい:huge/big/gargantuan
でかくなったなー
I think I last saw you at your pop's funeral.
葬式[そうしき]:funeral, 以来[いらい]:since/henceforth
おやっさんの葬式以来かな
How's your mom?
かさん:addition/adding/supplement, かさん:caring for one's health, 元気[げんき]:lively/full of spirit|healthy
おっかさん元気か
Managing, thank you for asking.
おかげさま:(somebody's) backing/assistance/thanks to (somebody)
おかげさまで何とかやってます
Are you gonna continue the family business once you graduate Ezonoo?
家[いえ]:house|family|lineage, 家[うち, ち]:house/home (one's own)|(one's) family, 継ぐ[つぐ]:to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)
エゾノー出たらすぐ家継ぐんか
That's my plan.
そのつもりです
What a waste!
もったい:superior airs/air of importance|overemphasis
もったいねえ 大学行けばいいっしょ
You should go to college!
We don't have that kind of money.
金[おうごん, こがね]:gold, 金[かね, かな]:money|metal
うちそんな金ないですよ
Oh! Mikagehomare!
ミカゲホマレ
You worked hard today!
頑張る[がんばる]:to persevere|to insist that|to remain in a place
今日は頑張ったねー
Whoa, you're still all sweaty!
汗[あせ]:sweat/perspiration|moisture, 汗[かん]:khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe), 引く[ひく]:to pull|to draw (attention, etc.)|to draw back||
まだ汗引いてない
Guess this one still remembers you?
覚える[おぼえる]:to memorize|to learn|to feel|
こいつ まだアキのこと覚えてるべか
I said my goodbyes when it was still a foal.
子馬[こうま]:small horse/pony|foal, 別れる[わかれる]:to part (usu. of people)|to separate (of a couple)|to lose (e.g. one's mother)
子馬のころお別れしてるからなぁ
Here's a pic from around the time it was born.
生まれる[うまれる]:to be born, 写真[しゃしん]:photograph/photo|movie
ほら これ生まれたころのこの子の写真
Oh, cute!
カワイイ:cute/adorable/charming
おー カワイイ！
Mikage is, at least.
御影[ごえい, みえい]:image (esp. of a deity, buddha, royal, noble, etc.), 御影[みかげ]:divine spirit/spirit of the dead
御影が
So this... turns into this.
これが…
こうなっちゃうのか
Whoa!
Sorry!
なさる:to do
ごめんなさい
Did it read my thoughts again?!
考え[かんがえ]:thinking|idea|intention||, 読む[よむ]:to read|to count|to guess
また考え読まれた？
Nah, this is different.
いやいや:no!/no no!/no, not at all, いやいや:unwillingly/grudgingly|shaking head in refusal (to children)
いやいや 違うよ
It's telling you to brush it.
ブラシ:brush, かける:to hang (e.g. picture)/to hoist (e.g. sail)|to sit, かける:to run (race, esp. horse)/to dash|to gallop (one's horse)
これはブラシかけろって言ってんだ
Here?
ここか？ ここがいいんだろ？
You want to be brushed here, right?
There, there.
よーし:alright/all right/right on
よーし よしよし
Wow.
すげえ:incredible/unbelievable, 馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop, 気持ち[きもち]:feeling|preparedness|thanks|, 完璧[かんぺき, かんべき]:perfect/complete/flawless
すげえ 馬の気持ちが完璧に分かるんすね
It feels good, yeah?
気持ち[きもち]:feeling|preparedness|thanks|
気持ちいいですね
You totally understand horses, don't you?
You're amazing.
さすが:as one would expect|still/all the same, さすが:dagger
さすがだぜ
Of course you can never totally understand horses!
馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop, 気持ち[きもち]:feeling|preparedness|thanks|, なんて:how ..!/what ..!|what (questioning), なんて:such as/(things) like|exclamation, 完璧[かんぺき, かんべき]:perfect/complete/flawless, いっしょ:together|at the same time, いっしょ:one letter/one book
馬の気持ちなんて完璧に分かるわけないっしょ
How nice that you students can still dream.
学生[がくせい]:student (esp. a university student), 学生[がくしょう, がくそう]:Heian-period student of government administration|Buddhist scholar|learning, 夢[ゆめ]:dream
学生さんは夢があっていいね
Since you came out here,
せっかく:stone burial chamber, せっかく:with trouble/at great pains|rare, 勉強[べんきょう]:study|diligence|discount, 他[ほか]:other (place, thing, person)|outside|nothing except|, 他[た]:other (esp. people and abstract matters), 所[ところ, とこ]:place|address|district||, 所[しょ]:counter for places
せっかく来たんだ 勉強に他の所も見てくか
do you want to learn more by checking out other places?
Like the horse clinic?
馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop, 診療所[しんりょうしょ, しんりょうじょ]:clinic/medical office/infirmary
馬の診療所とか
Yeah!
見たい
Wow, it's like a smithy!
鍛冶屋[かじや]:smith/blacksmith, みたい:-like/sort of/similar to
わぁ 鍛冶屋さんみたい
Welcome.
いらっしゃる:to come/to go|is (doing)
いらっしゃい
Hey, Doc!
先生[せんせい, せんじょう]:teacher|with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific|previous existence, 先生[シーサン]:boy, お邪魔[おじゃま]:hindrance/intrusion
おう 先生 お邪魔しますよ
Thanks for having us.
What, a patient?
治療[ちりょう, じりょう]:medical treatment/cure
何？ 治療？
Nah, just a tour.
見学[けんがく]:inspection/study by observation/field trip
いや 見学
学生[がくせい]:student (esp. a university student), 学生[がくしょう, がくそう]:Heian-period student of government administration|Buddhist scholar|learning
エゾノーの学生さんだよ
They're Ezonoo students.
It's amazing.
すごい:terrible/dreadful|amazing (e.g. of strength)
すごいっすね
How do you use this one?
これ どうやって使うんすか
This is a speculum.
開口[かいこう]:opening|opening one's mouth|open, 器[うつわ]:bowl/vessel|ability, 器[き]:device/instrument|vessel
これは開口器
It forces the mouth open.
無理やり[むりやり]:forcibly/against one's will, 口を開く[くちをひらく]:to open one's mouth (to talk)
無理やり口を開けるやつ
This one's a nose twitch.
鼻[はな]:nose
これは鼻捻棒
It forces a horse to calm down.
馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop, 無理やり[むりやり]:forcibly/against one's will, おとなしい:obedient/docile/quiet
馬を無理やりおとなしくさせるやつ
Clinic
There are also castration tools...
後[あと]:behind|after|after one's death||, 後[のち]:later|future|after one's death|, 去勢[きょせい]:castration/enervation, 道具[どうぐ]:tool/implement|means
後は去勢道具とか
Torture Chamber
These are for dental work.
歯[は]:tooth, 歯[よわい]:(one's) age, 治療[ちりょう, じりょう]:medical treatment/cure, 道具[どうぐ]:tool/implement|means
こっちのは歯の治療道具
Their health goes south just from having a slightly misaligned bite.
かみ合わせ[かみあわせ]:engaging or meshing (of gears)|occlusion (of teeth), 狂う[くるう]:to go mad|to get out of order/to go amiss, 体調[たいちょう]:physical condition, 崩す[くずす]:to destroy|to disturb|to relax (one's pose)||, 馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop
かみ合わせがちょっと狂っただけで体調崩すからね 馬は
Maintaining their dental health is dull but important work.
歯[は]:tooth, 歯[よわい]:(one's) age, メンテナンス:maintenance, 地味[じみ]:plain/simple/subdued, 地味[ちみ]:soil fertility/product of the soil, 大切[たいせつ, たいせち]:important|beloved|careful, 大切[おおぎり]:large cut (e.g. of meat)|last piece of the day's programme/last act of a play
歯のメンテナンスは地味に大切なんだよ
Oh, I heard horses are really sensitive,
馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop, かなり:considerably/fairly/quite, 繊細[せんさい]:dainty/delicate (e.g. fingers)|sensitive
馬はかなり繊細って聞きました
that they're delicate creatures.
デリケート:delicate/sensitive/subtle, 動物[どうぶつ]:animal
デリケートな動物だって
Yup, they are.
腹痛[ふくつう, はらいた]:stomach ache/abdominal pain, なんて:how ..!/what ..!|what (questioning), なんて:such as/(things) like|exclamation, しょっちゅう:always/constantly/frequently
そうそう 腹痛なんてしょっちゅうだし
They get stomachaches all the time,
and they can die at the drop of a hat,
命を落とす[いのちをおとす]:to lose one's life
ちょっとしたことで命を落とすから
so they're often compared to cows.
牛[うし, ぎゅう]:cattle (Bos taurus)|beef|Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), 比較[ひかく]:comparison
よく牛と比較されるけどねぇ
We say cows can live, even if their brains are all rotten.
牛[うし, ぎゅう]:cattle (Bos taurus)|beef|Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), 脳みそ[のうみそ]:brains/brain tissue, 腐る[くさる]:to rot|to corrode|to become useless||, 生きる[いきる]:to live|to make a living|to be in effect||, なんて:how ..!/what ..!|what (questioning), なんて:such as/(things) like|exclamation
「牛は脳みそ腐っても生きてるのに」なんて
Yeah, cows are awesome!
すげえ:incredible/unbelievable, 牛[うし, ぎゅう]:cattle (Bos taurus)|beef|Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), 生命力[せいめいりょく]:vitality/(one's) life force
おう すげえな 牛 生命力あるぜ
They're full of life!
You're way too positive.
ポジティブ:positive
バカ ポジティブ野郎め
Oh, we should've brought Aikawa, too.
連れる[つれる]:to lead/to take (a person)
相川も連れてくればよかったな
Oh, right!
獣医[じゅうい]:veterinarian, 志望[しぼう]:wish/desire/ambition
そうだね 獣医志望だもんね
He wants to be a vet.
Oh, one of you wants to become a vet?
獣医[じゅうい]:veterinarian, 目指す[めざす]:to aim at/to have an eye on|to go toward
おっ 獣医を目指してる子いるの？
That makes me happy!
うれしい:happy/glad/pleasant
うれしいね
Even if you have a dream,
夢[ゆめ]:dream, 持つ[もつ]:to hold (in one's hand)|to possess|to maintain||, かなえる:to grant (request, wish)/to answer (prayer)|to fulfill (conditions), 方法[ほうほう]:method/process/manner
夢持ってて かなえる方法分かっててもさ
and know what you need to make your dream come true,
that's not enough.
駄目[だめ, ダメ]:no good|hopeless|cannot|
それだけじゃ駄目なんだ
Doctor, what do you need to become a vet?
先生[せんせい, せんじょう]:teacher|with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific|previous existence, 先生[シーサン]:boy, 獣医[じゅうい]:veterinarian, 必要[ひつよう]:necessary/needed|necessity
先生 獣医になるために必要なものって何ですか
うん？
Well, school smarts and tuition money, of course,
学力[がくりょく]:scholarly ability/scholarship/knowledge, 学費[がくひ]:tuition/school expenses, もちろん:of course/certainly/naturally
まあ 学力 学費はもちろんだし
not to mention endurance.
体力[たいりょく]:stamina/endurance|strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
体力もいるね
As for the rest, this is my personal opinion,
後[あと]:behind|after|after one's death||, 後[のち]:later|future|after one's death|, 持論[じろん]:one's cherished opinion/pet theory
後は私の持論だけど
but you need to be able to kill.
殺す[ころす]:to kill
殺せるかどうか
Large animal veterinarians, in particular, deal with farm animals,
特に[とくに]:particularly/especially, 経済[けいざい]:economics/business/finance, 動物[どうぶつ]:animal, 相手にする[あいてにする]:to keep company/to listen to/to associate with, 家畜[かちく]:domestic animals/livestock/cattle, 獣医[じゅうい]:veterinarian, なんて:how ..!/what ..!|what (questioning), なんて:such as/(things) like|exclamation
特に経済動物相手にしている家畜獣医なんて
so they're often asked to choose between life and death.
しょっちゅう:always/constantly/frequently, 命[いのち]:life|lifetime|most important thing||, 命[めい]:command|life|destiny, 選択[せんたく]:selection/choice/option, 迫る[せまる, せる]:to approach/to draw near|to press (someone for something)
しょっちゅう命の選択迫られるしね
There are plenty who enter an agricultural university wanting to be a vet,
獣医[じゅうい]:veterinarian, 夢[ゆめ]:dream, 持つ[もつ]:to hold (in one's hand)|to possess|to maintain||, 農大[のうだい]:agricultural university
獣医になる夢持って農大に入って
but realize they can't stomach it after all when faced with that choice.
選択[せんたく]:selection/choice/option, 迫る[せまる, せる]:to approach/to draw near|to press (someone for something)
その選択を迫られたとき
やっぱ:too/also|still, 駄目[だめ, ダメ]:no good|hopeless|cannot|
やっぱ駄目だってなる人はいるよ
一方[いっぽう]:one (esp. of two)|on the one hand|whereas|, 一方[ひとかた]:one person|(often in negative form) ordinary/common
でも 一方で
But on the other hand,
there are many lives that have been saved
殺す[ころす]:to kill
殺せない 殺させたくないって
because of kind vets who don't want
優しい[やさしい]:tender/kind/gentle, 頑張る[がんばる]:to persevere|to insist that|to remain in a place
優しい人たちが頑張ってるから
to kill, and don't want to let them be killed.
助かる[たすかる]:to be saved|to escape harm|to be helped, 命[いのち]:life|lifetime|most important thing||, 命[めい]:command|life|destiny, たくさん:a lot/lots|enough
助かってる命もたくさんある
In all things, I think having a dream requires having
どんな:what/what kind of|(with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.)
どんなことでもね
夢[ゆめ]:dream, 持つ[もつ]:to hold (in one's hand)|to possess|to maintain||, 同時[どうじ]:simultaneous/concurrent/same time
夢を持つということは同時に
the resolve to struggle with reality.
現実[げんじつ]:reality/actuality/hard fact, 闘い[たたかい]:battle/fight/struggle, 覚悟[かくご]:resolution/resignation/readiness
現実との闘いを覚悟することだと思うよ
Oops. Yes?
おっと:husband, おっと:uh-oh/oops/sorry
おっと
はい
Yes, I'm here.
はい いますよ
Resolve...
覚悟[かくご]:resolution/resignation/readiness
覚悟…
Does everyone at Ezonoo have that?
持つ[もつ]:to hold (in one's hand)|to possess|to maintain||
エゾノーのやつらはみんな持ってんのかな
An urgent patient's coming in. Can I ask you to leave?
急患[きゅうかん]:emergency case, 空ける[あける]:to open (a door, etc.)|to open (for business, etc.)|to empty||, 空ける[うつける]:to become empty (hollow)|to relax from a tense situation into a vacant or absent minded state
急患が来るから ここ空けてくれる？
Sorry, I wanted to let you look around, but...
ゆっくり:slowly/at ease/restful, もらう:to receive/to take|to get somebody to do something
ごめんね ゆっくり見てってもらいたいんだけど
No problem!
忙しい[いそがしい, せわしい]:busy/occupied|restless, お邪魔[おじゃま]:hindrance/intrusion
はい お忙しいところお邪魔しました
Sorry to bother you during a busy time!
It's just about time for us to head back, anyway.
ちょうど:exactly/precisely|as if, ちょうど:supplies/furniture/fixtures, 帰る[かえる]:to return|to leave|to get home, いける:to arrange (flowers)/to plant|living, いける:to be good (at)/to go well|to look (taste, etc.) good
ちょうど帰らなきゃいけない時間だね
Oh, right! Gotta do the evening stable chores!
夕方[ゆうがた]:evening/dusk, 馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop, 世話[せわ]:looking after/help/aid
あっ そっか 夕方の馬の世話
うん？ 何だろ？
What's going on?
Oh, it's a funeral.
葬式[そうしき]:funeral
あぁ 葬式だよ
Did someone pass away?
亡くなる[なくなる]:to die
誰か亡くなったんですか
Yeah, yesterday.
昨日[きのう, さくじつ]:yesterday
うん 昨日な
One of the race horses suddenly died.
競走馬[きょうそうば]:racehorse, 頭[とう]:counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), 頭[あたま, かしら]:head|hair (on one's head)|mind||, 急死[きゅうし]:sudden death
競走馬が１頭急死したんだわ
They're giving it a funeral like it were a person...
みたい:-like/sort of/similar to, 葬式[そうしき]:funeral
人間みたいに葬式するんすね
It depends on the owner.
馬主[うまぬし, ばしゅ]:(race)horse owner, 意向[いこう]:intention/idea/inclination
馬主さんの意向だよ
It's lucky to have a nice funeral.
立派[りっぱ]:splendid|praiseworthy|legal|, 葬式[そうしき]:funeral, もらう:to receive/to take|to get somebody to do something
立派な葬式出してもらってよかったなぁ
Did it have a good racing record?
活躍[かつやく]:activity (esp. energetic)/great efforts|to flourish, 馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop
活躍した馬ですか
No, it was nothing special.
大した[たいした]:considerable/great/important, 成績[せいせき]:results/record/grades
いや 大した成績ではなかったよ
Most of them get group funeral rites
たいてい:mostly/ordinarily|probably, たいてい:leaving a court
たいていは死んでも
慰霊[いれい]:comfort the spirit (of the dead), 碑[いしぶみ, ひ]:stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations)/stele/stela, 馬頭[ばとう]:Hayagriva/Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity), 観音[かんのん]:Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva)/Avalokitesvara/Kannon, まとめる:to collect/to put (it all) together|to summarize, 鎮魂[ちんこん, ちんごん]:repose of souls, 祭[まつり]:festival/feast
慰霊碑やら馬頭観音さんでまとめて鎮魂祭するんだけどな
at a memorial or at the horse-headed Bodhisattva,
but this one's owner must've made a special request.
馬主[うまぬし, ばしゅ]:(race)horse owner, 特別[とくべつ]:special, 頼む[たのむ]:to request|to call|to entrust to|
馬主さんが特別にって頼んだんだろ
We make our living with horses,
馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop, 食う[くう]:to eat|to live|to bite||, もらう:to receive/to take|to get somebody to do something
俺ら馬に食わせてもらってるからよ
so we'd like to give all of them a proper funeral.
馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop, 葬式[そうしき]:funeral, 挙げる[あげる]:to raise|to do up (one's hair)|to fly (a kite, etc.)||
どの馬もみんな葬式挙げてやりたいけど
But business is tough...
経営[けいえい]:management/administration/operation, 厳しい[きびしい]:severe/strict|intense (e.g. cold)
経営厳しいから
Just because of the life they were born into,
生まれる[うまれる]:to be born, しまう:to finish/to stop|to close (a business, etc.), ばっかり:only/merely|approximately
そう生まれてしまったばっかりに
they're stuck with a life-or-death existence.
生く[いく]:to live/to exist|to bring to life, 死[し]:death|death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)|(an) out, 択[たく]:counter for choices, options, etc., 人生[じんせい]:(human) life (i.e. conception to death), 放り込む[ほうりこむ]:to throw into/to toss into
生か死かの２択人生に放り込まれて
Their lives are decided on a person's single whim.
気持ち[きもち]:feeling|preparedness|thanks|, 一[いち]:one|best|first||, 一[ひとつ]:one|for one thing|only||, 一生[いっしょう]:whole life/a lifetime|(the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life, 左右[さゆう, そう]:left and right|influence/control, 左右[とかく]:(doing) various things|being apt to|somehow or other|
人間の気持ち一つで一生を左右されるんだもんなぁ
If we ever come to completely understand how a horse feels,
馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop, 気持ち[きもち]:feeling|preparedness|thanks|, 完璧[かんぺき, かんべき]:perfect/complete/flawless
馬の気持ちが完璧に分かったら
we might go crazy.
気[き]:spirit|nature|motivation||, 気[げ]:seeming/giving the appearance of/giving one the feeling of, おかしい:funny/amusing|strange, しれる:to become known/to come to light|to be known
俺ら気がおかしくなるかもしれん
Your place has cows, right?
駒場[こまば]:pasture used for grazing horses (esp. ponies)
駒場んちって 牛飼ってんだっけ？
Your mom's managing it all by herself right now?
お母さん[おかあさん]:mother, 切り盛り[きりもり]:management|cutting up and serving food|cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
今はお母さん１人で切り盛りしてんの？
Huh? Yeah.
うん？ ああ
Mom's getting along in her years,
親[おや]:parent|dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)|founder|, 親[しん]:intimacy|close relative|pro- (e.g. pro-American, pro-Japanese, etc.)
うちの親ももう年だし
so I'm the only one who can carry on the business.
継ぐ[つぐ]:to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)
俺が継がねえと 誰もやるやついねえから
Sorry...
悪い[わるい]:bad|evil|unprofitable||, 悪い[にくい]:hateful/abominable|amazing, 後継ぎ[あとつぎ]:heir/successor, 気楽[きらく]:carefree/comfortable|easygoing
悪い 後継ぎは気楽でいいとか言っちゃって
I said earlier that it's easy being the heir.
Nah, not knowing where you came from, I was overly harsh.
過ぎる[すぎる]:to pass through|to pass (i.e. of time)|to have expired||, 過ぎる[よぎる]:to go by/to cross/to pass by
いや 俺もお前のことよく分かってないのに言い過ぎた
すまん
Sorry.
What, Aki?
んだよ アキ
Oh, it's just that I don't see you apologizing to people very often.
珍しい[めずらしい]:unusual|new|fine (e.g. gift), 謝る[あやまる]:to apologize/to apologise
いやぁ いっちゃんが珍しく人に謝ったなーと思って
Shut up, idiot!
うっせえ バカ
What?! Why're they so close?!
親密[しんみつ]:intimacy/friendship, 感[かん]:feeling/sensation|interjection
えっ 何！？ その親密感！
Ooezo Agricultural High School Dormitory for Future Agriculture Managers
Did everyone get to recharge over Golden Week?
え～ みんな
ゴールデンウイーク:Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan), リフレッシュ:refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
ゴールデンウイークはリフレッシュできたか
Or is that a stupid question when you've all been working at home?
家[いえ]:house|family|lineage, 家[うち, ち]:house/home (one's own)|(one's) family, 仕事[しごと]:work/job|work, リフレッシュ:refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
つっても 家で仕事してたらリフレッシュもくそもないか
Yeah.
ですよねー
Well, change gears and start working hard again, tomorrow.
あした:morning, あした:tomorrow|near future, 気持ち[きもち]:feeling|preparedness|thanks|, 切り替える[きりかえる]:to change/to exchange/to convert, 頑張る[がんばる]:to persevere|to insist that|to remain in a place
またあしたから気持ち切り替えて頑張れ
以上[いじょう]:not less than|beyond ... (e.g. one's means)|above-mentioned||, おやすみ:holiday/day off|sleep
以上 おやすみ
That is all.
Good night!
うーっす
All right.
Good night!
Make sure you turn in your cell phones!
携帯[けいたい, ケイタイ]:something carried (in the hand)/handheld|mobile telephone, 預ける[あずける]:to give into custody/to leave (a child) in the care of|to lean on
携帯預けてけよー
Received 1 Message
Mom
I transferred your monthly allowance. Are you used to things there?
What? No way!
えー いいなぁ
You went to the clinic at Ban'ei?
診療所[しんりょうしょ, しんりょうじょ]:clinic/medical office/infirmary
ばんえいの診療所に行ったのか
Yeah, it was like a torture chamber.
拷問[ごうもん]:torture/the rack/third degree, 部屋[へや]:room|apartment|stable, みたい:-like/sort of/similar to
うん 何か拷問部屋みたいでさ
The vet said that you need to be prepared to kill in order to be a vet.
獣医[じゅうい]:veterinarian, 殺す[ころす]:to kill, 覚悟[かくご]:resolution/resignation/readiness, 必要[ひつよう]:necessary/needed|necessity
獣医になるには殺せるかどうかの覚悟が必要だって
Yeah... you do.
そう…だよね
Maybe I'm not really cut out for it, after all...
やっぱり:too/also|still, 適性[てきせい]:aptitude
やっぱり 僕 適性ないのかもな
Do you have the resolve and stuff
夢[ゆめ]:dream, かなえる:to grant (request, wish)/to answer (prayer)|to fulfill (conditions), 覚悟[かくご]:resolution/resignation/readiness, 持つ[もつ]:to hold (in one's hand)|to possess|to maintain||
常盤も夢かなえるために覚悟とか持ってんの？
to make your dream come true, Tokiwa?
Resolve?
覚悟[かくご]:resolution/resignation/readiness
覚悟？
Well, you need resolve, all right.
覚悟[かくご]:resolution/resignation/readiness
まあ 覚悟はいるわな
We're a poultry farm,
養鶏[ようけい]:poultry raising/poultry farming/chicken farming
うち養鶏やってるから
so if we got hit by the avian flu,
鳥インフルエンザ[とりインフルエンザ, トリインフルエンザ]:avian influenza/bird flu, なんぞ:et cetera/etc./and the like, なんぞ:something|what, 発生[はっせい]:outbreak|generation (e.g. of power or heat)|ontogeny
鳥インフルエンザなんぞ発生したら
we'll need to kill our entire flock and be instantly
鶏[にわとり, とり]:(domestic) chicken|chicken (meat), 全部[ぜんぶ]:all/entire/whole, 処分[しょぶん]:disposal|punishment|putting down (e.g. diseased animal), 一気[いっき]:chug!/drink! (said repeatedly as a party cheer), 借金[しゃっきん]:debt/loan/liabilities
鶏全部処分で一気に借金うん千万になるし
tens of millions in the hole.
If you're talking that much money, you have to be able to do math!
でっかい:huge/big/gargantuan, 金[おうごん, こがね]:gold, 金[かね, かな]:money|metal, 動く[うごく]:to move|to operate|to be touched||, 仕事[しごと]:work/job|work
そんなでっかい金が動く仕事するなら
数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 駄目[だめ, ダメ]:no good|hopeless|cannot|
数学できなきゃ駄目だろ
I j-just need to hire an accountant!
経理[けいり]:management/accounting, 雇う[やとう]:to employ|to hire/to charter
け…経理の人雇えばいいっしょ
Don't rack up unnecessary overhead costs.
余計[よけい]:too many|unnecessary|abundantly, 人件費[じんけんひ]:personnel expenses/labor cost|indirect labour costs, 掛ける[かける]:to hang (e.g. picture)|to sit|to take (time, money)||
余計な人件費掛けるなよ
Are you worried about him?
気になる[きになる]:to be on one's mind|to feel like|to fancy
この子 気になるの？
Yeah, he's the eighth one in a litter of eight.
うん…
頭[とう]:counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), 頭[あたま, かしら]:head|hair (on one's head)|mind||, 番目[ばんめ]:indicates position in a sequence|divisions of a kabuki performance
こいつ８頭いるうちの８番目だもんな
My name has "eight" in it, too, so...
俺もハチだし
I know!
分かってるよ
I'm not saying I'm gonna name him Hachirou or Eight!
エイト:eight, 付ける[つける]:to attach|to furnish (a house with)|to wear||, なんて:how ..!/what ..!|what (questioning), なんて:such as/(things) like|exclamation
ハチローとかエイトとか名前付けようなんて思ってないよ
Don't do it. He's not a pet.
やめる:to stop (an activity)/to cease|to cancel, やめる:to resign/to retire/to quit, ペット:pet, ペット:polyethylene terephthalate/PET
やめときなって ペットじゃないんだから
He's going to become meat for sure.
確実[かくじつ]:certainty/reliability/soundness, 肉[にく, しし]:flesh|meat|the physical body (as opposed to the spirit)||
確実に肉になるんだから
It'll only hit you harder later on.
後[あと]:behind|after|after one's death||, 後[のち]:later|future|after one's death|, しんどい:tired/frazzled|tiresome
後でしんどいよー
We're all used to it...
慣れる[なれる]:to get used to|to become skilled in|to become tame
うちらは慣れてるけどさ
付ける[つける]:to attach|to furnish (a house with)|to wear||
どうしても名前付けたいなら
If you insist on naming him,
make it "Pork Bowl."
豚丼[ぶたどん, とんどん]:rice covered with pork and vegetables, なさる:to do
豚丼とかにしときなさい
それだ
That's it!
That'll let you raise it objectively!
客観的[きゃっかんてき]:objective, 育てる[そだてる]:to raise|to train|to promote the growth of
それなら客観的に育てられる
Damn it...
よーし:alright/all right/right on, 決める[きめる]:to decide|to clinch (a victory)|to persist in doing||
くっそー よーし 決めた
Fine, I've decided!
I'll raise you into a great pig on par with the others!
他[ほか]:other (place, thing, person)|outside|nothing except|, 他[た]:other (esp. people and abstract matters), 負ける[まける]:to lose|to succumb|to be inferior to||, 立派[りっぱ]:splendid|praiseworthy|legal|, 豚[ぶた, ブタ]:pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)|fat person, 豚[とん]:pig/pork, 育て上げる[そだてあげる]:to raise (to maturity)/to bring up/to rear
俺がお前を他のやつらに負けない立派な豚に育て上げてやる
It's you and me for the next three years, Pork Bowl!
年間[ねんかん]:years (period of), 仲良く[なかよく]:on good terms with/on cordial terms with|to make friends with, 豚丼[ぶたどん, とんどん]:rice covered with pork and vegetables
３年間仲良くしような 豚丼
Hi, we're third-years in Food Science!
食品[しょくひん]:food/food products/foodstuffs, 科[か]:department|course (of study)|(taxonomical) family, 科[しな]:article|quality|flirtatiousness
ちわーっす 食品科３年でーす
When can we turn this litter of piglets into bacon?
生まれる[うまれる]:to be born, 子豚[こぶた]:piglet, いつごろ:about when/how soon, ベーコン:bacon
この前生まれた子豚いつごろベーコンにしていいですかー
カ月[かげつ]:months (period of), 後[あと]:behind|after|after one's death||, 後[のち]:later|future|after one's death|
３カ月後だ
In three more months.
Goodbye, Pork Bowl...
さよなら:good-bye, 豚丼[ぶたどん, とんどん]:rice covered with pork and vegetables
さよなら 豚丼…
What's wrong, Hachiken?
どうした 八軒
Principal's Office
Hello, yes?
はいはい
はい？ 新札幌中の？
Oh, from New Sapporo Junior High?
Yes, sorry to call out of the blue.
突然[とつぜん]:abrupt/sudden/unexpected, 電話[でんわ]:telephone call/phone call|telephone (device), しまう:to finish/to stop|to close (a business, etc.), 申し訳[もうしわけ]:apology/excuse
はい 突然お電話してしまいまして申し訳ありません
My name is Shiroishi, and I was the homeroom teacher
ことし:this year, 酪農[らくのう]:dairy (farm), 科[か]:department|course (of study)|(taxonomical) family, 科[しな]:article|quality|flirtatiousness, 入学[にゅうがく]:entry to school or university/matriculation/enrolment (in university, etc.)
ことし酪農科に入学した
for Hachiken Yugo, who entered your Dairy Science Department this year.
担任[たんにん]:in charge (of something)|class teacher/homeroom teacher, 白石[しろいし]:white stone|white (go pieces), 申す[もうす]:to say/to be called|to do
八軒勇吾の担任をしておりました白石と申します
A-ha. I see...
なるほど:I see/That's right!/Indeed
ほぉほぉ なるほど
Is that so...
それは それは
たまに:occasionally/once in a while, 手紙[てがみ]:letter, 書く[かく]:to write/to compose|to draw
たまには手紙を書いてみようよ
ポストカード:postcard, でもある:to also be (formal, literary)/implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case|to be ... or something
どっかにポストカードでもあったけ
懐かしい[なつかしい]:dear/desired/missed, 顔[かお, がん]:face|look|honor|, 顔[かんばせ]:countenance/visage|face
懐かしい顔に見けて
ほんの:mere/only/just, 数[しばしば]:often/again and again/frequently, 数[かず]:number/amount, 行[ぎょう]:line (i.e. of text)|carya (austerities)|samskara (formations)|, 行[こう]:going|type of classical Chinese verse (usu. an epic)|district (of similar merchants)|, ノスタルジー:nostalgia
ほんの数行ノスタルジーを
調子[ちょうし]:tune|vein|condition||
調子はどうですか
忙しい[いそがしい, せわしい]:busy/occupied|restless, してい:servant/janitor/messenger, してい:older sister and younger brother
忙しくしていますか
無我夢中[むがむちゅう]:being absorbed in/losing oneself in, 探しまわる[さがしまわる]:to search about for/to hunt around for/to look high and low for
無我夢中で探しまわってた
夢[ゆめ]:dream, 具合[ぐあい]:condition/state/manner, どんな:what/what kind of|(with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.)
あの夢の具合はどんなだい
気分転換[きぶんてんかん]:change of pace/change of mood/(mental) break (e.g. going for a walk), くらい:dark/gloomy|dark (in colour), くらい:approximately/about|to (about) the extent that
気分転換くらいのノリで
一緒[いっしょ]:together|at the same time|same, 歌う[うたう]:to sing|to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.)/to compose a poem
一緒に歌わないか
無我夢中[むがむちゅう]:being absorbed in/losing oneself in, 探しまわる[さがしまわる]:to search about for/to hunt around for/to look high and low for
そして無我夢中で探しまわってた
夢[ゆめ]:dream, 続き[つづき]:sequel/continuation/(also suffix) continuation (in time and space), 語り合う[かたりあう]:to talk together
あの夢の続きを語り合おうよ
明日[あした, あす]:tomorrow|near future, 頑張る[がんばる]:to persevere|to insist that|to remain in a place
明日は頑張ろうぜ
未来[みらい]:the future (usually distant)|future tense|the world to come
今はそこにある未来へ
駆け出す[かけだす]:to run off/to break into a run/to start running
駆け出して さぁ 行こう
This story is a work of fiction. The people and groups are fictitious, but the themes relating to food and life are firmly based in reality. Visiting the places and facilities used as models can be dangerous and may result it contracting diseases from the animals. Please enjoy this story as a work of fiction.