バイト:work (esp. part time or casual)
おう バイト
Hey, farmhand!
Hurry up and wake—
早い[はやい]:fast|early (in the day, etc.)|(too) soon|, 起きる[おきる]:to get up|to wake up|to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents)
早く起きて…おっ？
八軒君
Hachiken-kun, isn't it tough to wake up at 5 AM every day?
毎日[まいにち]:every day, 起きる[おきる]:to get up|to wake up|to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), しんどい:tired/frazzled|tiresome
毎日５時起きでしんどくないかい？
大丈夫です
No, it's fine!
I always wake up at 4 AM for the equestrian club!
馬術[ばじゅつ]:horse-riding/horsemanship/equestrian art, 起きる[おきる]:to get up|to wake up|to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents)
馬術部がいつも４時起きなので
あした:morning, あした:tomorrow|near future, 起[おこり]:source/origin/cause
じゃ あしたから４時起きにすっか
Then let's start your day at 4 AM beginning tomorrow!
Oh, please no.
勘弁[かんべん]:pardon/forgiveness/forbearance, くださる:to give/to confer|to kindly do for one
勘弁してくださいよー
Damn you, farmhand!
己[おのれ]:oneself (itself, etc.)|I|you||, 己[おれ, おらあ]:I/me, バイト:work (esp. part time or casual)
己 バイト
それしき:trivial/insignificant/meager, 働き[はたらき]:work|achievement|salary||, っぷり:manner/style, 認める[したためる]:to write up, 認める[みとめる]:to recognize|to deem|to approve||
それしきの働きっぷりで俺が認めると思うなよ
Don't think I'll accept you just because you work hard.
父さん[とうさん]:father/dad/papa, 邪魔[じゃま]:hindrance|to visit (somebody's home)|demon who hinders Buddhist training
父さん 邪魔
Dad, you're in the way.
バイト:work (esp. part time or casual), 運ぶ[はこぶ]:to carry|to come|to wield (a tool, etc.)|
おう バイト これ 運んどけ
Hey, farmhand!
Carry these!
はいる:to enter/to go into|to break into, はいる:exile/banishment
はいっ
Okay!
直す[なおす]:to cure|to fix|to do over again (after -masu base of verb)||
これ 直しとけ
Fix this!
はいる:to enter/to go into|to break into, はいる:exile/banishment
はいっ
Okay!
片付ける[かたづける]:to tidy up|to settle (problem)|to finish||
これ 片付けとけ
Put these away!
はいる:to enter/to go into|to break into, はいる:exile/banishment
はいっ
Okay!
Damn you, farmhand!
己[おのれ]:oneself (itself, etc.)|I|you||, 己[おれ, おらあ]:I/me, バイト:work (esp. part time or casual)
己 バイト
父さん[とうさん]:father/dad/papa, 邪魔[じゃま]:hindrance|to visit (somebody's home)|demon who hinders Buddhist training
父さん 邪魔
Dad, you're in the way.
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 08 Hachiken Makes a Huge Mistake
休憩[きゅうけい]:rest/break/recess
ちょっと休憩するべ
Let's take a break.
Sure.
そうね
茶にする[ちゃにする]:to make fun of/to look down on|to take a tea break
八軒君もお茶にしましょ
Hachiken-kun, why don't you join us for some tea?
八軒君？
Hachiken-kun?!
Yes?!
あっ はい
Oh...
Are you okay?
大丈夫かい
あぁ はい
Um, yes!
無理[むり]:unreasonable|impossible|forcible||, 休み[やすみ]:rest|vacation|dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
無理しないで休みな
Don't push yourself too much. Take a break.
疲れ[つかれ]:tiredness/fatigue, 取る[とる]:to take|to steal|to eat||, 仕事[しごと]:work/job|work
疲れを取るのも仕事のうちだよ
Taking care of yourself is part of work.
父ちゃん[とうちゃん, とっちゃん]:dad/daddy/papa, 病み上がり[やみあがり]:convalescence
父ちゃんも病み上がりなんだからね
Pa, you're still recovering, too!
I'm okay.
俺 大丈夫ですから
But being a live-in farmhand is tough,
そうは言ってもね
泊まり込み[とまりこみ]:staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances, バイト:work (esp. part time or casual), なんて:how ..!/what ..!|what (questioning), なんて:such as/(things) like|exclamation, しんどい:tired/frazzled|tiresome, 当たり前[あたりまえ]:natural/reasonable|usual
泊まり込みでバイトなんてしんどくて当たり前なんだから
no matter what you say.
Still, I'll try my best!
頑張る[がんばる]:to persevere|to insist that|to remain in a place
いえ 頑張ります
I mean, please let me try.
頑張る[がんばる]:to persevere|to insist that|to remain in a place, くださる:to give/to confer|to kindly do for one
つーか 頑張らせてください
Well, it's just that
実[じつ, じち]:truth|sincerity|content|, 実[み]:fruit|seed|(in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.|, 将来[しょうらい]:future (usually near)/prospects
いや… 俺 実は将来やりたいことがなくてですね
I don't really have a sense of what I want to do with my future.
進路[しんろ]:route/course|one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school), 悩む[なやむ]:to be worried/to be troubled, 友達[ともだち]:friend/companion, 相談に乗る[そうだんにのる]:to give advice/to counsel/to take part in a consultation
その…進路で悩んでる友達の相談に乗りたくても
And, um,
even though I want to support my friends when they're worried about their future,
感じ[かんじ]:feeling/sense/impression, 説得力[せっとくりょく]:persuasiveness/persuasive power
こんな感じじゃ説得力ないから
I don't really have a leg to stand on right now.
So, at the very least, I want to do a proper job here.
せめて:at least/at most, せめて:offense/offence/method of attack, 仕事[しごと]:work/job|work, ちゃんと:diligently/seriously|perfectly
せめてここの仕事はちゃんとやろうって…
父ちゃん[とうちゃん, とっちゃん]:dad/daddy/papa
ちょっと 父ちゃん
Hey, Pa!
やっぱり:too/also|still, 婿[むこ]:husband/groom|(one's) son-in-law, もらう:to receive/to take|to get somebody to do something
やっぱり 八軒君 うちの婿に来てもらおうよ
We really should get Hachiken-kun to marry into our family!
Why's that necessary?!
何でそうなるんだよー！
Why not? He's hard working!
働き者[はたらきもの]:hard worker/hardworking person
働き者でいいじゃない
I won't accept him!
認める[したためる]:to write up, 認める[みとめる]:to recognize|to deem|to approve||
認めんぞ！
大変[たいへん]:very|immense|serious||
父さーん じいちゃーん 大変 大変
Dad!
Grandpa!
We have a problem!
What's the matter?
どしたぁ？
町営[ちょうえい]:town management/municipal management, 牧場[ぼくじょう, まきば]:farm (livestock)/ranch (US)|pasture land, 牛[うし, ぎゅう]:cattle (Bos taurus)|beef|Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), 脱走[だっそう]:desertion/escape, してき:historic/historical, してき:pointing out/identification
町営牧場の牛が脱走してきて
A whole bunch of cows from the town ranch got loose
牛[うし, ぎゅう]:cattle (Bos taurus)|beef|Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), 交ざる[まざる]:to be mixed/to be blended with/to associate with
うちの牛と交ざっちゃった
and now they're all mixed up with our cows!
Where'd they all come from?
湧く[わく]:to well (up)|to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.)|to feel emotions form (joy, bravery, etc.)|
どっから湧いたんですか
近く[ちかく]:near|nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year")|shortly, 農家[のうか]:farmer/farming family|farmhouse, 若い[わかい]:young|immature|low (number), 牛[うし, ぎゅう]:cattle (Bos taurus)|beef|Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), 預かる[あずかる]:to look after|to take charge of|to reserve (judgment), 放牧[ほうぼく]:pasturage/grazing, 場所[ばしょ]:place|room|basho
この近くに農家から若牛預かって放牧してる場所があるんだ
There's a nearby pasture where they let young heifers from other farms graze.
柵[さく]:fence/paling/railing, 柵[しがらみ]:weir|bonds/fetters, 壊す[こわす]:to break|to wreck|to break (a bill, etc.)
どっか柵壊して出てきたんだべ
They must've broken through a fence and walked off.
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||, くらい:dark/gloomy|dark (in colour), くらい:approximately/about|to (about) the extent that
何頭くらいいるんでしょう
How many are there, you think?
３００はいるべなぁ
At least three hundred.
We wouldn't want our cows
若い[わかい]:young|immature|low (number), 牛[うし, ぎゅう]:cattle (Bos taurus)|beef|Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), 追う[おう]:to chase|to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)|to drive out||, 困る[こまる]:to be troubled/to be worried/to be bothered
若い牛に追われてうちのがケガしたら困るし
to get chased by the heifers and get injured.
分ける[わける]:to divide (into)|to share|to distinguish||, 収容[しゅうよう]:accommodation|seating|custody (e.g. awaiting deportation)||
分けて収容するか
Let's separate them out and corral them.
I have no idea which is which.
どっち:which way/which direction|which one (esp. of two alternatives)
俺にはどっちがどっちだか…
You can tell by looking at their udders.
乳房[ちぶさ, にゅうぼう]:breast/nipple/udder
乳房見たら分かるべや
町営[ちょうえい]:town management/municipal management, 牧場[ぼくじょう, まきば]:farm (livestock)/ranch (US)|pasture land, 未[ひつじ]:eighth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ram, 1pm-3pm, south-southwest, June), 未[み]:not yet/un-, 経産[けいさん]:parity/having borne children|parous, 牛[うし, ぎゅう]:cattle (Bos taurus)|beef|Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), 成長[せいちょう]:growth/grow to adulthood, 乳房[ちぶさ, にゅうぼう]:breast/nipple/udder
町営牧場のは未経産牛でこれから成長する乳房
The city ranch cows have never been milked,
so their udders still have to develop.
経産[けいさん]:parity/having borne children|parous, 牛[うし, ぎゅう]:cattle (Bos taurus)|beef|Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), 母ちゃん[かあちゃん]:mum/mom, みたい:-like/sort of/similar to, 垂れる[たれる]:to hang|to leave behind (at death)|to drip, 垂れる[しだれる]:to droop/to hang down/to weep
うちのは経産牛だから母ちゃんみたいに垂れて…
Ours have been, so theirs are hanging like Ma's—
えーと:let me see/well/errr ..., 町営[ちょうえい]:town management/municipal management, 牧場[ぼくじょう, まきば]:farm (livestock)/ranch (US)|pasture land, 若い[わかい]:young|immature|low (number)
ええーと 町営牧場のは若いから
Okay, so the city ranch cows are young,
which means they'll get... bigger...
大きい[おおきい]:big/large/great
これから大きく…
何見てんだ この野郎！
What the hell you looking at?!
Ow! Sorry! Sorry!
すいません！
畑[はたけ, はた]:field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.)|field (of specialization)|womb, 荒らす[あらす]:to lay waste|to invade|to troll (e.g. web forums)
畑荒らされる前に
Shouldn't we herd all of them into the exercise pen
全部[ぜんぶ]:all/entire/whole, まとめる:to collect/to put (it all) together|to summarize, 運動場[うんどうじょう, うんどうば]:sports ground/playing field/playground, 追い込む[おいこむ]:to herd/to corner/to drive, 方[かた]:direction|person|method of||, 方[ほう]:direction|side (of an argument, etc.)|type||
全部まとめて運動場に追い込んだ方がよくない
before they tear up the fields?
うん そうしよっか
Yeah, let's do that.
Come on, get in there.
ほれ そっち行きな
Hey, get a move on.
動く[うごく]:to move|to operate|to be touched||
こら 動くんだよ おい
Hey!
This isn't working.
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
人手[ひとで, ヒトデ]:starfish/sea star|northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis), 人手[ひとで]:someone else's hands|hand (worker)|labor|, 足る[たる]:to be sufficient/to be enough/to be worthy of
人手が足らんわ
We don't have the manpower.
応援[おうえん]:aid/assistance/help, 頼む[たのむ]:to request|to call|to entrust to|
よそに応援頼みましょ
Let's go ask for help.
Mikage Ranch
landmark here
horse paddock and cattle shed
Not that way!
そっちじゃない こっちだ こっち
This way! Over here!
What?!
何だぁ！？
スーパーカブ！？
A Super Cub?!
おーい:hey!/oi!|I, 邪魔[じゃま]:hindrance|to visit (somebody's home)|demon who hinders Buddhist training
おーい 邪魔するな
Hey, don't interfere!
Whoa, nicely done.
見事[みごと]:splendid|praiseworthy act|utter (esp. defeat)
お～ 見事
Who is that?
誰だ あれ
So cool!
カッコイイ:attractive/good-looking/stylish
カッコイイ～！
What?
痛[いた]:ouch/ow/that hurt, 痛[つう]:pain/ache/-algia
あ…痛て…
Ow...
おい 大丈夫か
Hey, you all right?
Eh? What the hell?
うわ！？ 何だ こりゃあ！
Is cow dung this sticky?
牛[うし, ぎゅう]:cattle (Bos taurus)|beef|Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), べちゃべちゃ:chattering/prattling/gooey
牛のふんってこんなべちゃべちゃなのかよ
That voice...
声[こえ]:voice
その声は…
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)
おう 勇吾 久しぶりだな
Hey, Yuugo!
Been a while!
兄貴[あにき, アニキ]:elder brother|one's senior|older man
兄貴…
Bro...
Hachiken's got it tough,
大変[たいへん]:very|immense|serious||
八軒も大変だよな
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), 兄[あに]:elder brother/older brother, 兄[けい]:elder brother|pronoun or suffix used in reference to an older brother figure/Mister, 比べる[くらべる]:to compare/to make a comparison|to compete
あんな兄ちゃんと比べられちゃ
being compared to a brother like his.
But that means Hachiken wouldn't be so shabby, either, right?
基本[きほん]:foundation/basis/standard, 性能[せいのう]:ability/performance/efficiency
でもよ 八軒だって基本性能はいいってことだろ
兄貴[あにき, アニキ]:elder brother|one's senior|older man
何でここにいるんだよ 兄貴
Why're you here, Bro?
Mom asked me to try to get in touch with you.
おふくろ:one's mother, 頼む[たのむ]:to request|to call|to entrust to|, 連絡[れんらく]:to contact|contacting|connection|, 取れる[とれる]:to come off|(of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear|to be caught||
おふくろに頼まれたんだよ 勇吾と連絡取れないからって
ほっといてくれよ
Leave me alone.
ちょうど:exactly/precisely|as if, ちょうど:supplies/furniture/fixtures, バイク:motorcycle/motorbike, 北海道[ほっかいどう]:Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit), 回る[めぐる]:to go around|to return|to surround|, 回る[まわる]:to turn|to visit several places|to function well|
ちょうどバイクで北海道回っててな
I just happened to be going around Hokkaido on my bike.
ついで:next/secondly/subsequently, ついで:opportunity/occasion, 高校[こうこう]:senior high school/high school, 寄る[よる]:to approach|to gather (in one place)|to stop by (while on one's way to another place)||, 寮[りょう]:hostel/dormitory|bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system), 寮[つかさ]:office|chief|(Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies, 閉まる[しまる]:to be shut|to be firm (of a body, face, etc.)|to be locked||
ついでに高校寄ったら寮閉まってるし
But when I went by your high school, the dorm was closed.
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, 家[いえ]:house|family|lineage, 家[うち, ち]:house/home (one's own)|(one's) family, 泊まり込む[とまりこむ]:to stay overnight/to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
御影って子の家に泊まり込んでるって聞いたぞ
I heard you were staying with someone called Mikage.
Are you mooching?
お前 ヒモなの
バイト:work (esp. part time or casual)
バイトだよ
I work here!
時期[じき]:time/season|soon, バイク:motorcycle/motorbike, 北海道[ほっかいどう]:Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit), 回る[めぐる]:to go around|to return|to surround|, 回る[まわる]:to turn|to visit several places|to function well|
今時期バイクで北海道回ってるって
You have enough time to ride around Hokkaido on a bike at this time of year.
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
学生さんか何かかい？
Are you a student?
He's in college.
大学生[だいがくせい]:university student/college student, 東京[とうきょう]:Tokyo
大学生 東京の大学に行ってるんです
He goes to a university in Tokyo.
Wow, that's quite far.
遠い[とおい]:far/distant, 所[ところ, とこ]:place|address|district||, 所[しょ]:counter for places
遠い所だね～
大[おお]:big/large, 大[だい]:the large part of|big|approximate size||
何大
Which one?
東大
Tokyo University.
Oh, I quit.
辞める[やめる]:to resign/to retire/to quit
大学は辞めちった
You quit?!
辞める[やめる]:to resign/to retire/to quit
辞めた！？
ラーメン:ramen/Chinese-style noodles, ラーメン:rigid frame, 作る[つくる]:to make|to prepare (food)|to raise||
今はラーメン作ってる
I make ramen now.
Ramen?!
ラーメン:ramen/Chinese-style noodles, ラーメン:rigid frame
ラーメン！？
東京[とうきょう]:Tokyo, 食う[くう]:to eat|to live|to bite||, ラーメン:ramen/Chinese-style noodles, ラーメン:rigid frame, うまい:skillful/skilful|delicious
東京で食ったラーメンがうまくってさ
The ramen I had in Tokyo was so good!
It just spoke to me. I knew this was it!
「これだ！」ってびびっときたね
What does that mean?!
どれだよ！？
Well, if I can say so myself,
いや 俺って自分で言うのも何だけど
I have a great sense of taste.
味覚[みかく]:taste/palate/sense of taste
味覚はいいんだよね
When I correctly identified all the broth ingredients to the ramen shop owner,
スープ:(Western) soup, レシピ:recipe, 言い当てる[いいあてる]:to guess right
スープのレシピ言い当てたら
認める[したためる]:to write up, 認める[みとめる]:to recognize|to deem|to approve||
おやっさんに認められてさ
場[ば]:place|field|occasion||, 場[じょう]:place/spot/grounds, 弟子[でし, ていし]:pupil/disciple/adherent, 入り[いり]:entering|setting (of the sun)|containing||
その場で弟子入りしちゃった
he accepted me as his apprentice on the spot!
せっかく:stone burial chamber, せっかく:with trouble/at great pains|rare, もったい:superior airs/air of importance|overemphasis
せっかく東大入ったのにもったいねえな
But you got into Tokyo University.
What a waste.
みたい:-like/sort of/similar to, 入れる[いれる]:to put in|to admit|to accept||
いやぁ 俺みたいなのが入れるんだから
Well, if even someone like me can get in,
Tokyo University's not that big a deal.
大した[たいした]:considerable/great/important
東大とか大したことないっすよ
受かる[うかる]:to pass (examination), 勉強[べんきょう]:study|diligence|discount, 法[ほう]:law|method|mood|
受かるための勉強法とかありましてね
There's a way to study so that you'll pass the entrance exam.
へえ
Do you get it now, 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
分かるか 御影
気[き]:spirit|nature|motivation||, 気[げ]:seeming/giving the appearance of/giving one the feeling of, 勉強[べんきょう]:study|diligence|discount, 挫折[ざせつ]:setback/failure (e.g. plans, business)/frustration, ライフ:life, ゲージ:gauge, 根こそぎ[ねこそぎ]:root and branch/thoroughly/by the roots, 持っていく[もっていく, もってゆく]:to take/to carry (something) away/to bear, 言動[げんどう]:speech and conduct/words and deeds
死ぬ気で勉強やってきて挫折した人間のライフゲージを根こそぎ持っていくこいつの言動！
How his words and actions just totally gut you when
you put your life into studying but still failed in the end?
Man, all this running around's made me hungry.
走り回る[はしりまわる]:to run around, 腹[はら]:abdomen|womb|one's mind||, 減る[へる]:to decrease (in size or number)/to diminish/to abate
走り回ったら腹減ったなぁ
昼飯[ひるめし, ちゅうはん]:lunch/midday meal
そういや昼飯まだだったな
Come to think of it, we haven't had lunch.
畑[はたけ, はた]:field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.)|field (of specialization)|womb, 残り[のこり]:remnant/residue/remaining, 午後[ごご]:afternoon/p.m.
畑の残りは午後からだな
Let's do the rest of the fieldwork this afternoon.
ああ
Okay.
運ぶ[はこぶ]:to carry|to come|to wield (a tool, etc.)|
俺 くいだけ運んどきます
I'll just carry the stakes over first!
兄ちゃん[あんちゃん]:(my) older brother|sonny (with a nuance of suspicion)/lad, 兄ちゃん[にいちゃん]:familiar form of "older brother", 牛[うし, ぎゅう]:cattle (Bos taurus)|beef|Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), 追う[おう]:to chase|to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)|to drive out||, ありがと:Thank you
兄ちゃん 牛追ってくれてありがとな
Well, thanks for herding the cows, buddy.
飯[めし]:cooked rice|meal|one's livelihood, 飯[まんま, まま]:cooked rice, 食う[くう]:to eat|to live|to bite||
何もないけど飯食ってけや
We don't have much, but come join us for lunch!
Oh, how about I make ramen for you?
作る[つくる]:to make|to prepare (food)|to raise||, ラーメン:ramen/Chinese-style noodles, ラーメン:rigid frame
何なら俺が作りましょうか ラーメン
農家[のうか]:farmer/farming family|farmhouse
さっすが農家
It's great that farms have big pots like these.
でかい:huge/big/gargantuan, 鍋[なべ]:saucepan/pot|stew, 普通[ふつう]:general|normally|local train
でかい鍋が普通にある
豚肉[ぶたにく, とんにく]:pork, 切らす[きらす]:to be out of/to run out of/to be short of
豚肉切らしちゃってんだわ
We're out of pork.
Oh, can you use this?
使える[つかえる]:to be usable/to be serviceable/to be useful, 鹿肉[しかにく]:venison/deer meat, 鹿肉[かのしし]:deer meat|deer
そうだ これ使えるかね 鹿肉
It's venison.
Oh!
Hachiken-kun cleaned a deer that got hit by a car.
はねる:to jump/to leap|to break up, はねる:to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone)/to run into|to reject, さばく:adherence to the shogunate, さばく:to judge
車ではねたやつを八軒君がさばいたのよ
Not bad.
やるなぁ あいつ
おふくろ:one's mother, 電話[でんわ]:telephone call/phone call|telephone (device)
おっ そうだ おふくろに電話しなくっちゃ
Oh, right.
I should call Mom...
No Signal
…って あれ？
Uh, what?
Yeah, there's nothing to worry about.
心配[しんぱい]:worry/concern|care
ああ 心配することないって
学校[がっこう]:school
学校も見てきた
I saw the school, too.
He seems to be having fun.
面白い[おもしろい]:interesting|amusing|pleasant, みたい:-like/sort of/similar to
面白くやってるみたいだよ
He made pizza.
焼く[やく]:to burn|to roast|to heat||
ピザ焼いたりとか
Pizza?
学校[がっこう]:school
ピザ？学校で？
At school?
Yeah.
Anyway, he seems to be having fun,
楽しむ[たのしむ]:to enjoy (oneself), みたい:-like/sort of/similar to, 当分[とうぶん]:for the present/currently/presently, 放つ[はなつ]:to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.)|to set free|to emit (e.g. light)||, あげる:to raise/to elevate|to do up (one's hair)
まあ 楽しんでるみたいだから 当分放っといてあげてよ
so just let him be for now—
Pizza?
ピザだと？
学校[がっこう]:school
ええ 勇吾が学校で…
Yes, Yuugo made it at school...
くだる:to descend/to go down|to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), 代わる[かわる]:to succeed|to take the place of|to be exchanged
くだらん 代われ
Rubbish. Give me the phone.
Wait, Dear—
お父さん[おとうさん, おとっさん]:father/dad/papa
ちょっと お父さん…
Shingo?
慎吾か 何してる
What're you up to?
山奥[やまおく]:deep in the mountains/mountain recesses
勇吾に会いに山奥に来てま～す
I'm deep in the mountains, visiting Yuugo!
That's not what I meant.
そうではない
辞める[やめる]:to resign/to retire/to quit
なぜ大学を辞めた
Why did you drop out?
To annoy you.
嫌がらせ[いやがらせ]:harassment/pestering
嫌がらせ
You told me to get into a good college, so I did, for you.
入れ[いれ]:container/receptacle, っつう:meaning/called/said, あげる:to raise/to elevate|to do up (one's hair)
「いい大学入れ」っつったから入ってあげたでしょ
メンツ:face/honour/honor, 立てる[たてる]:to stand up|to thrust into|to make (a noise)||
そっちのメンツは立てたから
I let you have your day in the sun,
後[あと]:behind|after|after one's death||, 後[のち]:later|future|after one's death|, 好き[すき]:liking/fondness/love, 好き[ずき]:-phil/-phile|being attractive (to), もらう:to receive/to take|to get somebody to do something
後は俺の好きなことをやらせてもらいますよ
so I'll do what I want to do from now on.
揃い[そろい]:set/suit|entirely, 揃う[そろう]:to become complete|to be equal|to gather
揃いも揃ってろくでもない
You're both worthless sons.
勇吾は そばにいるのか
Is Yuugo there?
He's working at his part-time job.
先[さき]:previous|point (e.g. pencil)|head (of a line)||, 先[せん]:former/previous|first move (in go, shogi, etc.), 仕事中[しごとちゅう]:at work/in the midst of work/working
バイト先で仕事中だよ
先[さき]:previous|point (e.g. pencil)|head (of a line)||, 先[せん]:former/previous|first move (in go, shogi, etc.), 教える[おしえる]:to teach|to tell|to preach
そのバイト先を教えろ
Tell me where.
嫌[いや, や]:disagreeable/detestable/unpleasant, さいなら:good-bye
嫌で～す さいなら～
Nope.
Bye!
Parents shouldn't butt in when their children are working really hard.
子供[こども]:child/children, 頑張る[がんばる]:to persevere|to insist that|to remain in a place
子供が頑張ってんのに
親[おや]:parent|dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)|founder|, 親[しん]:intimacy|close relative|pro- (e.g. pro-American, pro-Japanese, etc.), しゃしゃり出る[しゃしゃりでる]:to come uninvited/to crash (a party)/to butt in, なんて:how ..!/what ..!|what (questioning), なんて:such as/(things) like|exclamation
親がしゃしゃり出てくるなんてやぼですよね
So uncivilized.
Don't you agree?
そう思いませんか
Oh, I'll get right on it!
作る[つくる]:to make|to prepare (food)|to raise||
あっ すぐ作ります
おさん:(giving) birth/childbirth/delivery
お待っとおさん
Here you go!
There was no pork,
豚肉[ぶたにく, とんにく]:pork
豚肉がなかったので
so I tried to make venison char siu!
鹿肉[しかにく]:venison/deer meat, 鹿肉[かのしし]:deer meat|deer, チャーシュー:roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
鹿肉をチャーシューにしてみました
鹿肉[しかにく]:venison/deer meat, 鹿肉[かのしし]:deer meat|deer
あれ？この鹿肉って…
Huh? Is this venison from...
聞いたぞ 勇吾
I heard what you did, Yuugo.
鹿[しか, かせぎ]:deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon), 鹿[しし]:beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer)|hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.), さばく:adherence to the shogunate, さばく:to judge
鹿 さばいたんだって？
You cleaned a deer!
Amazing!
すげえ:incredible/unbelievable
すげえな
Let's see how far you've come!
手並み[てなみ]:skill, 拝見[はいけん]:seeing/look at, いこう:on and after/as from/hereafter, いこう:great deed
お手並み拝見といこうか
いただく:to receive/to get|to eat
いただきま～す
Thanks for the food!
まっずい
This tastes horrible!
Jeez... What is this?
まずる:to bungle/to make things awkward, びっくり:to be surprised/to be amazed|surprise (e.g. surprise party)
もう何だよ これ！？ まずっ！ びっくりだよ！
I'm shocked!
ホント:truth/reality/actuality, びっくり:to be surprised/to be amazed|surprise (e.g. surprise party)
ホントびっくりだよね
Yeah, isn't it shocking?
味覚[みかく]:taste/palate/sense of taste, センス:taste (in fashion, music, etc.)/sense (e.g. of humour)/flair
俺って味覚のセンスはあっても
Even though I have a great sense of taste,
I don't have a good sense of cooking.
料理[りょうり]:cooking/cookery|dealing with something, センス:taste (in fashion, music, etc.)/sense (e.g. of humour)/flair
料理のセンスはないんだよ
I went through so much for this venison...
苦労[くろう]:troubles/hardships, さばく:adherence to the shogunate, さばく:to judge, 鹿肉[しかにく]:venison/deer meat, 鹿肉[かのしし]:deer meat|deer
苦労してさばいた鹿肉を…
へし折る[へしおる]:to smash/to break
何か心がへし折れる
I kind of feel let down.
Oh, Great-Granny's got quite an appetite!
食べる[たべる]:to eat|to live on (e.g. a salary)/to live off, っぷり:manner/style
あら～ ひいばあちゃんいい食べっぷり
うれしい:happy/glad/pleasant
うれしいね
That makes me happy.
うおっ でかっ
Whoa! Huge!
小さい[ちいさい]:small/little/tiny, 方[かた]:direction|person|method of||, 方[ほう]:direction|side (of an argument, etc.)|type||
まだこいつらは小さい方だよ
These ones are actually still small.
馬[うま, いま]:horse|horse racing|promoted bishop
ばんえい馬でしたっけ
These are for Ban'ei racing, right?
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, もうかる:to be profitable/to yield a profit
競馬ってもうかるんでしょ
Doesn't horse racing make good money?
昔[むかし]:olden days/former, 良い[よい]:good|sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer)|profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.)|
いやぁ 昔は良かったけどね
Nah, though it used to.
Even if you put everything into raising them,
育てる[そだてる]:to raise|to train|to promote the growth of
かわいがって育てても肉用になっちゃうのが多いしな
they often become horse meat.
年寄り[としより]:old people|trustee of the Japan Sumo Association|senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)|, 道楽[どうらく]:pastime/hobby|dissipation, 道楽[みちがく]:form of gagaku performed while marching, みたい:-like/sort of/similar to
まっ 年寄りの道楽みたいなもんだ
You could say it's an old man's hobby.
Hey, Bro.
兄貴[あにき, アニキ]:elder brother|one's senior|older man
おい 兄貴
Don't interrupt our work.
仕事[しごと]:work/job|work, 邪魔[じゃま]:hindrance|to visit (somebody's home)|demon who hinders Buddhist training
仕事の邪魔すんなよな
失礼[しつれい, しつらい]:discourtesy|Excuse me|to leave|
してないよ 失礼な
I'm not! Don't be rude.
You've gotten the hang of this.
慣れる[なれる]:to get used to|to become skilled in|to become tame
慣れたもんだなぁ
一応[いちおう]:more or less|tentatively|just in case|, 馬術[ばじゅつ]:horse-riding/horsemanship/equestrian art, 員[いん]:member
一応これでも馬術部員だしな
I am a member of the equestrian club, after all.
農業[のうぎょう]:agriculture, 高校[こうこう]:senior high school/high school, 部活[ぶかつ]:club activities, 意外[いがい]:unexpected/surprising
農業高校といい部活といい意外だよなぁ
First the agricultural high school, and now this club of yours.
I didn't expect that from you.
動物[どうぶつ]:animal, 好き[すき]:liking/fondness/love, 好き[ずき]:-phil/-phile|being attractive (to)
お前動物好きだっけ？
Do you even like animals?
高校[こうこう]:senior high school/high school, 生活[せいかつ]:living/life (one's daily existence)/livelihood, 予想[よそう]:expectation/anticipation/prediction
俺だってこんな高校生活予想してなかったよ
I didn't expect my high school life to be like this, either.
少し[すこし]:small quantity|little while|short distance, 学校[がっこう]:school, じゃん:isn't it
少し見てきたけど いい学校じゃん エゾノー
I only got a glimpse,
but Ezonoo seems like a good school.
Well, it's not a bad school.
悪い[わるい]:bad|evil|unprofitable||, 悪い[にくい]:hateful/abominable|amazing, 学校[がっこう]:school
まあ 悪い学校じゃないよ
豚[ぶた, ブタ]:pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)|fat person, 豚[とん]:pig/pork, 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, いたす:to do
いい豚いっぱいいたし
There were lots of good pigs, too!
チャーシュー:roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen), うまい:skillful/skilful|delicious
あれチャーシューにしたらうまそうだなぁ
I bet they'll be super tasty as char siu.
うまい:skillful/skilful|delicious, 家[いえ]:house|family|lineage, 家[うち, ち]:house/home (one's own)|(one's) family, 飯[めし]:cooked rice|meal|one's livelihood, 飯[まんま, まま]:cooked rice
いやぁ うまいといえば この家の飯うまいな
Speaking of tasty, the food here is awesome.
It's all fresh!
全部[ぜんぶ]:all/entire/whole, 取れる[とれる]:to come off|(of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear|to be caught||
全部 取れたて
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), まとも:the front|honesty/uprightness, 飯[めし]:cooked rice|meal|one's livelihood, 飯[まんま, まま]:cooked rice, 食う[くう]:to eat|to live|to bite||
久しぶりにまともな飯食ったよ
I haven't had a good meal in a long time.
普段[ふだん]:usual/habitual/ordinary, 暮らす[くらす]:to live/to get along|to spend (time)
普段どうやって暮らしてんだよ
How've you been getting by?
I take on part-time jobs wherever I go.
先々[さきざき]:distant future/inevitable future|places one goes to, バイト:work (esp. part time or casual)
行く先々でバイトしたりな
あした:morning, あした:tomorrow|near future, 早[はや]:already/now/by this time, 早[はよ]:early
あしたも早えんだわ
I have an early start tomorrow, too.
時給[じきゅう]:hourly pay/hourly wage, くらい:dark/gloomy|dark (in colour), くらい:approximately/about|to (about) the extent that
で お前 時給どれくらいなの？
So what's your hourly pay?
時給[じきゅう]:hourly pay/hourly wage
さあ 時給ってわけじゃ…
Well, it's not really paid by the hour...
So a job like this is per diem?
バイト:work (esp. part time or casual), 日当[にっとう]:daily allowance/daily wages, 日当[ひあたり]:exposure to the sun/sunny place|per day
こういうバイトは日当か
So, are you mooching, after all?
やっぱ:too/also|still
お前 やっぱヒモなの？
Hachiken-kun, thanks for all of your hard work until now!
八軒君
バイト:work (esp. part time or casual), お疲れさま[おつかれさま]:thank you/many thanks|that's enough for today
長いことバイトお疲れさま
Oh, I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help.
あんま:massage, esp. the Anma Japanese type of massage|masseur/masseuse, あんま:not very (with negative sentence)/not much (with negative sentence), 役に立つ[やくにたつ]:to be helpful/to be useful
いやぁ あんまお役に立てなくてすいませんでした
That's not true!
すごい:terrible/dreadful|amazing (e.g. of strength), 助かる[たすかる]:to be saved|to escape harm|to be helped
そんなことないよ すごく助かった
You were a huge help!
給料[きゅうりょう]:salary/wages, 弾む[はずむ]:to spring/to bound/to bounce, じゃう:to do something completely
お給料弾んじゃうからね
You'll be paid extra!
報酬[ほうしゅう]:remuneration/recompense/reward
やった 報酬
Yay! Compensation!
Here, your compensation.
報酬[ほうしゅう]:remuneration/recompense/reward
はい 報酬
現物支給[げんぶつしきゅう]:payment in kind
ごめんね 現物支給で
Sorry that we have to pay you in goods...
大きい[おおきい]:big/large/great, 育つ[そだつ]:to be raised (e.g. child)/to be brought up/to grow (up), 値[あたい, ね]:price|value|value|, 値[ち]:level/value, 売れる[うれる]:to sell (well)|to be well known/to be popular
でもこの子大きく育てばいい値で売れるから
But if this one grows up nice and big,
you can sell it for a good price!
投資[とうし]:investment, みたい:-like/sort of/similar to
投資みたいなもんだべ
Think of it as an investment.
You can always eat it yourself.
食べる[たべる]:to eat|to live on (e.g. a salary)/to live off
自分で食べるって手もあるぞ
Bye!
ホント:truth/reality/actuality
ホントすいません
I'm so sorry.
兄貴[あにき, アニキ]:elder brother|one's senior|older man, 朝飯[あさめし, あさはん]:breakfast, 食う[くう]:to eat|to live|to bite||
兄貴のやつ 朝飯まで食ってったそうで
I can't believe my brother even had breakfast here.
うまい:skillful/skilful|delicious, 食う[くう]:to eat|to live|to bite||
うまそうに食ってったなぁ
He did seem to enjoy it.
Although it's nothing special,
大した[たいした]:considerable/great/important, 出す[だす]:to take out|to put out|to submit (e.g. thesis)||, 都会[とかい]:city|Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, 取れる[とれる]:to come off|(of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear|to be caught||, うまい:skillful/skilful|delicious
大したもん出せねえけど 都会の人には取れたてがうまいんだべ
city folks think freshly picked food tastes really good.
取れる[とれる]:to come off|(of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear|to be caught||, うまい:skillful/skilful|delicious, 会[え]:gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.), 会[かい]:meeting/assembly|association
そういや 取れたてのうまさは ピザ会のとき西川も言ってたな
Come to think of it,
Nishikawa mentioned something about that at the pizza party.
Does milk also taste the best when it's freshly squeezed?
牛乳[ぎゅうにゅう]:(cow's) milk, 搾りたて[しぼりたて]:freshly squeezed (juice)/freshly milked, 一番[いちばん]:number one|best|game||, 一番[ひとつがい]:pair/couple/brace, うまい:skillful/skilful|delicious
牛乳も搾りたてが一番うまいんですかね？
ああ
Yup, we normally boil it first,
普段[ふだん]:usual/habitual/ordinary, 沸かす[わかす]:to boil|to excite|to melt (metal), 飲む[のむ]:to drink|to smoke (tobacco)|to engulf||, 生[き]:pure/undiluted/raw, 生[なま]:raw|natural|unprotected (i.e. not wearing a condom)||, うまい:skillful/skilful|delicious
普段は沸かして飲んでるけど 生はうまいよ
but raw milk is great!
Oh, can I try—
飲む[のむ]:to drink|to smoke (tobacco)|to engulf||
それ 飲んでみても…
No.
駄目[だめ, ダメ]:no good|hopeless|cannot|
駄目
食品[しょくひん]:food/food products/foodstuffs, 衛生[えいせい]:health/hygiene/sanitation, 法[ほう]:law|method|mood|, 加熱[かねつ]:heating/application of heat, 殺菌[さっきん]:sterilization/sterilisation/disinfection, してい:servant/janitor/messenger, してい:older sister and younger brother, 生乳[せいにゅう]:raw milk
食品衛生法で加熱殺菌していない生乳は
The Food Sanitation Act stipulates that raw, non heat-sterilized milk
商う[あきなう]:to trade in (commercial goods)/to deal in/to sell, 用[よう]:business|use|for the use of ...|, いける:to arrange (flowers)/to plant|living, いける:to be good (at)/to go well|to look (taste, etc.) good, ことになる:it has been decided (so) that/it has been arranged (so) that|it is the result (of)
商い用にしちゃいけないことになってる
cannot be sold as a product.
そっかー
I see.
ただし:but/however/provided that, 自[じ, ころ]:self-|from ...|this ... (in contrast to some other ...), 分ち[わかち]:distinction/differentiation/discrimination, 飲む[のむ]:to drink|to smoke (tobacco)|to engulf||, 特に[とくに]:particularly/especially, 決まり[きまり]:rule|settlement|habit||
ただし 自分ちで飲む分については 特に決まりがなかったりするわけで
But there's no particular law against drinking some in your own home.
自己責任[じこせきにん]:self-responsibility/on one's own responsibility/at one's own risk, っつー:meaning/called/said
まあ 自己責任っつーか
Well, it's your own responsibility.
例えば[たとえば]:for example/for instance/e.g.
例えば俺が見てないところで
For example, if you were to take it upon yourself
勝手に[かってに]:arbitrarily/of its own accord/voluntarily, バルク:bulk, 開ける[あける]:to open (a door, etc.)|to open (for business, etc.)|to empty||, 開ける[ひらける]:to become opened up|to develop|to be enlightened, 生乳[せいにゅう]:raw milk, 飲む[のむ]:to drink|to smoke (tobacco)|to engulf||, じゃう:to do something completely
八軒君が勝手にバルク開けて生乳飲んじゃって
to open the bulk tank without my knowledge and drink raw milk,
腹[はら]:abdomen|womb|one's mind||, 壊す[こわす]:to break|to wreck|to break (a bill, etc.), っつー:meaning/called/said
もし腹壊しちゃっても 俺知らねえっつーか
it's not my problem, even if you get an upset stomach.
Yup, not my problem!
ったら:indicates supposition/if ... then|(typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation, 知[ち]:wisdom|jnana (higher knowledge)
知らねったら知～らね
Pro
Prostr
Prostrati
Prostration
反応[はんのう, はんおう]:reaction/response, 大げさ[おおげさ]:grandiose/exaggerated, 面白い[おもしろい]:interesting|amusing|pleasant
八軒君は反応が大げさで面白いなぁ
Hachiken-kun, it's fun to watch you overreact.
ホント:truth/reality/actuality, うまい:skillful/skilful|delicious
いや ホントうまいんですもん
But it's so good.
兄貴[あにき, アニキ]:elder brother|one's senior|older man, 味覚[みかく]:taste/palate/sense of taste, 自信[じしん]:self-confidence/confidence (in oneself)
兄貴も味覚に自信あるって言ってたし
Your brother said he had faith in his sense of taste, too.
Maybe you both have a good sense of taste.
兄弟[きょうだい, けいてい]:siblings|brothers|siblings-in-law|, 揃う[そろう]:to become complete|to be equal|to gather, 舌[した]:tongue|tongue-like object/clapper (of a bell)
兄弟揃っていい舌してんでねえの
Is that so? Is it just in our genes?
遺伝[いでん]:heredity/inherent
何ですかね 遺伝とか
そりゃ:very/extremely|that is
そりゃ あれだべ
Well, it's because, you know?
親[おや]:parent|dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)|founder|, 親[しん]:intimacy|close relative|pro- (e.g. pro-American, pro-Japanese, etc.), ちゃんと:diligently/seriously|perfectly, 食べる[たべる]:to eat|to live on (e.g. a salary)/to live off, させる:to make (someone) do|to allow (someone) to, させる:(usu. followed by a negative form) worth special consideration
君らの親がちゃんとしたもの食べさせてくれてたんだべ
Your parents made sure you guys had good food growing up.
バイト:work (esp. part time or casual), 早い[はやい]:fast|early (in the day, etc.)|(too) soon|
おう バイト 早くしろ
Hey, farmhand! Hurry up!
搾乳[さくにゅう]:milking (a cow), 室[しつ]:room|wife (of someone of high rank)|scabbard|, 室[むろ]:greenhouse/icehouse/cellar, 牛[うし, ぎゅう]:cattle (Bos taurus)|beef|Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), 入れる[いれる]:to put in|to admit|to accept||
搾乳室に牛入れるぞ
Time to herd the cows into the milking room!
あっ はい
Oh, okay!
搾乳[さくにゅう]:milking (a cow), 開始[かいし]:start/commencement/beginning
搾乳開始っと
Starting milking process...
すっかり:all/completely/totally, 手際[てぎわ]:performance/skill/tact
すっかり手際よくなったな
You've totally gotten the hang of this.
週間[しゅうかん]:weeks (period of), 以上[いじょう]:not less than|beyond ... (e.g. one's means)|above-mentioned||
いやぁ もう３週間以上やってますから
Well, I've been at this for over three weeks, after all.
Time sure does fly.
早い[はやい]:fast|early (in the day, etc.)|(too) soon|
早いもんだなぁ
学校[がっこう]:school, 戻る[もどる]:to turn back (e.g. half-way)|to return|to recover (e.g. something lost)|, 戻る[もとる]:to go against/to act contrary to/to deviate from
学校戻んのは…
When do you go back to school?
あさって:day after tomorrow
あさってです
The day after tomorrow.
間[あいだ, あわい]:space (between)|time (between)|span (temporal or spatial)||, 間[ま]:time|space|room
あっという間でした
It went by in a flash!
頑張る[がんばる]:to persevere|to insist that|to remain in a place
八軒君 よく頑張ったよなぁ
Hachiken-kun, you put in your best effort.
まあまあ:so-so|now, now (used in calming people down)
まあまあだな
Not bad.
Maybe we'll pay you extra!
バイト代[バイトだい]:earnings from a part-time job, 弾む[はずむ]:to spring/to bound/to bounce
バイト代弾んどくか
Pay...
バイト代[バイトだい]:earnings from a part-time job
バイト代かぁ
買う[かう]:to buy|to value|to stir
何買おうかな
I wonder what I'll spend it on.
The pipe's come loose!
パイプ:pipe/tube, 外れる[はずれる]:to be disconnected/to get out of place/to be off
パイプが外れてる
All the milk's spilling out!
牛乳[ぎゅうにゅう]:(cow's) milk, 全部[ぜんぶ]:all/entire/whole, こぼれる:to spill/to fall out of|to peek through, こぼれる:to be chipped/to be nicked
牛乳全部こぼれてるよー！
What?!
Man, oh man...
やっちまったー
Now we've done it.
What a waste.
もったい:superior airs/air of importance|overemphasis
もったいねえなー
外れる[はずれる]:to be disconnected/to get out of place/to be off
いつから外れてたの これ
When'd this happen?
Oh, I...
あ…俺…
さっき:some time ago/just now, さっき:thirst for blood/bloodlust/determination to kill, パイプ:pipe/tube, つなぐ:to connect/to link together|to tie, つなぐ:rigging, 忘れる[わすれる]:to forget/to leave carelessly/to be forgetful of
さっき パイプつなぎ忘れた…
I forgot to connect the pipe earlier...
最初[さいしょ]:beginning/outset/first
じゃあ 最初からか
So, it was off from the start?
I guess that means we've spilled quite a bit.
かなり:considerably/fairly/quite, 量[りょう]:quantity/amount/volume, 量[はか]:progress, 捨てる[すてる]:to throw away|to abandon|to give up
ってことはかなりの量捨てちまったなぁ
Yeah, I'd say about five hundred liters.
リットル:litre
５００リットルってとこか
What's done is done.
しょう:workman/artisan|craft, しょう:quotient|dealing/dealer
やっちまったもんはしょうがねえわ
残り[のこり]:remnant/residue/remaining, 牛[うし, ぎゅう]:cattle (Bos taurus)|beef|Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), 搾る[しぼる]:to wring (towel, rag)|to squeeze (fruit to extract juice)|to rack (one's brains)||
さっさと残りの牛も搾るべ
Let's milk the rest of the herd.
奇麗[きれい, キレイ]:pretty|clean|completely, 流す[ながす]:to drain|to wash away|to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.)||
アキ ここ奇麗に流しておけ
Aki, get this cleaned up.
Okay.
はーい
ぼーっと:doing nothing|dimly|with a roar (e.g. flames)
ぼーっとすんな
Snap out of it!
早い[はやい]:fast|early (in the day, etc.)|(too) soon|, 搾る[しぼる]:to wring (towel, rag)|to squeeze (fruit to extract juice)|to rack (one's brains)||, 残り[のこり]:remnant/residue/remaining, 牛[うし, ぎゅう]:cattle (Bos taurus)|beef|Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), 乳房[ちぶさ, にゅうぼう]:breast/nipple/udder, 炎[ほのお, ほむら]:flame/blaze|flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger), 炎[えん]:-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
早く搾らんと残りの牛が乳房炎になる
If we don't milk the rest of 'em soon, they'll get mastitis!
悩む[なやむ]:to be worried/to be troubled, 暇[ひま, いとま]:spare time|time (e.g. time it takes to do something)|time off||, なんて:how ..!/what ..!|what (questioning), なんて:such as/(things) like|exclamation
悩んでる暇なんてないんだよ
There's no time to get hung up over it!
Okay...
はい…
あのさ…
Um...
How much does milk cost?
牛乳[ぎゅうにゅう]:(cow's) milk, 値段[ねだん]:price/cost, 幾ら[いくら]:how much?/how many?|even, くらい:dark/gloomy|dark (in colour), くらい:approximately/about|to (about) the extent that
牛乳の値段って幾らくらいするの？
So five hundred liters would be forty thousand yen...
リットル:litre, 万[ばん]:many/all, 万[まん, よろず]:10,000|myriad|everything|, 円[えん]:yen/Japanese monetary unit|circle, 円[まる]:circle|entirety|money||
５００リットルだと４万円
万[ばん]:many/all, 万[まん, よろず]:10,000|myriad|everything|, 円[えん]:yen/Japanese monetary unit|circle, 円[まる]:circle|entirety|money||, どぶに捨てる[どぶにすてる]:to throw down the drain/to waste
俺のミスで４万円どぶに捨てた
My mistake sent forty thousand yen down the drain...
いや 待て
Wait, if you deduct overhead costs like feed costs from the purchase price,
以前[いぜん]:ago/since/before, 買い取る[かいとる]:to buy/to purchase, 価格[かかく]:price/value/cost, 経費[けいひ]:expenses/cost/outlay, もろもろ:all kinds of things/various things/large number of people, 引く[ひく]:to pull|to draw (attention, etc.)|to draw back||
それ以前に買い取り価格から餌代とか経費もろもろ引いたら…
how much of that even makes it to the farmers?
農家[のうか]:farmer/farming family|farmhouse, 手元[てもと]:at hand|way of moving one's arms|money at hand|, 残る[のこる]:to remain/to be left
農家の手元に残るのって…
おはようございます:good morning
おはようございます
Oh, good morning.
When did you wake up, Hachiken-kun?
何時[いつ]:when/how soon, 何時[なんじ, なんどき]:what time?, 起きる[おきる]:to get up|to wake up|to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents)
八軒君 何時に起きたんだ？
I woke up a bit earlier than usual.
早い[はやい]:fast|early (in the day, etc.)|(too) soon|, 目が覚める[めがさめる]:to awaken/to perk up/to snap out (of something)
ちょっと早く目が覚めちゃって
Today's my last day on the job, so...
仕事[しごと]:work/job|work, 最後[さいご]:last|no sooner than|one's final moments
仕事できるの今日が最後だから
I'll go bring the cows in.
牛[うし, ぎゅう]:cattle (Bos taurus)|beef|Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), 入れる[いれる]:to put in|to admit|to accept||
牛入れてきます
ちょっと 八軒君
Wait, Hachiken-kun!
アキ やらせとけ
Aki! Let him.
Hello!
こんにちは:hello/good day (daytime greeting)
こんにちは
Oh, the Komaba twins.
駒場[こまば]:pasture used for grazing horses (esp. ponies), 双子[ふたご, そうし]:twins/twin, じゃん:isn't it
駒場んとこの双子じゃん
What's up?
どうした
帰る[かえる]:to return|to leave|to get home
よかった まだ帰ってなかった
Oh good, you're still here.
I'm going home tomorrow.
あした:morning, あした:tomorrow|near future, 帰る[かえる]:to return|to leave|to get home, 用[よう]:business|use|for the use of ...|
あした帰るけど… 何 俺に用？
Why?
You wanted to see me?
We wanted you to eat these!
食べる[たべる]:to eat|to live on (e.g. a salary)/to live off, もらう:to receive/to take|to get somebody to do something
食べてもらおうと思って
ありがと:Thank you, 夜[よる, よ]:evening/night, 夜[や]:counter for nights
ありがとな 今日の夜にでも…
Thanks.
I'll have them tonight, maybe—
Oh, nice corn.
トウキビ:Indian millet
あら いいトウキビ
初物[はつもの]:first of the season (e.g. produce, catch), きもい:gross/disgusting, ばっかり:only/merely|approximately
初物だよ さっきもいできたばっかり
It's our first harvest!
We just picked them!
Please eat them with everyone!
食べる[たべる]:to eat|to live on (e.g. a salary)/to live off
みんなで食べて
Oh, my!
ゆでる:to boil (something in hot water)|to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
まあ まあ それはすぐゆでなきゃねぇ
We'll have to boil them right away.
Hachiken-kun, we're taking a break and we need a pot.
一休み[ひとやすみ]:(short) rest/breather/break, 鍋[なべ]:saucepan/pot|stew, 持つ[もつ]:to hold (in one's hand)|to possess|to maintain||
八軒君 一休みするから鍋持っといで
昨日[きのう, さくじつ]:yesterday, ラーメン:ramen/Chinese-style noodles, ラーメン:rigid frame, ゆでる:to boil (something in hot water)|to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
昨日ラーメンゆでたやつ
The one we boiled ramen in yesterday.
But I—
でも…
It's time for a mid-afternoon snack!
おやつ:between-meal snack|mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack/afternoon refreshment, 持つ[もつ]:to hold (in one's hand)|to possess|to maintain||
３時のおやつよ いいから持っといで
Just bring it!
ブロック:to block (e.g. the way)
アキはブロック
Aki, bring cinder blocks.
はーい
Okay!
There you go!
はいはいはいっと
Ow!
あっち:that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener)/over there|that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener)
あっち あちちちっ
Hot, hot, hot...
So sweet!
甘っ
砂糖[さとう]:sugar
何だこれ 砂糖入ってんの
What is this?
Did you add sugar?
Why're you here?!
兄貴[あにき, アニキ]:elder brother|one's senior|older man
何で兄貴がいるんだよ
バイト:work (esp. part time or casual), 首になる[くびになる, クビになる]:to be sacked/to be fired|to be beheaded
バイト首になっちゃって
I got fired.
首[くび, クビ]:neck|head|dismissal, 首[しゅきゅう, しるし]:decapitated head of an enemy
首？
Fired?
腹[はら]:abdomen|womb|one's mind||, 減る[へる]:to decrease (in size or number)/to diminish/to abate
ああ で腹減っちゃってさ
Yeah, then I got hungry.
Anyway, this is super sweet.
甘い[あまい]:sweet-tasting|fragrant (smelling)|lightly salted||, 甘い[うまい]:skillful|delicious|fortunate
しっかし甘いな
特別[とくべつ]:special, 品種[ひんしゅ]:kind (of goods)|(taxonomical) form|breed
これ特別な品種
Is it a special variety?
No, it's the normal kind you can find anywhere.
普通[ふつう]:general|normally|local train
どこにでもある普通のだよ
The sweetness of corn fades rapidly once you pick it.
トウキビ:Indian millet, 瞬間[しゅんかん]:moment/second/instant, 甘い[あまい]:sweet-tasting|fragrant (smelling)|lightly salted||, 甘い[うまい]:skillful|delicious|fortunate, ぐんぐん:steadily, 落ちる[おちる]:to fall down|to be omitted|to decrease||
トウキビはもいだ瞬間から 甘さがぐんぐん落ちてくの
食べる[たべる]:to eat|to live on (e.g. a salary)/to live off, 現場[げんば, げんじょう]:actual spot/scene|shop floor, 特権[とっけん]:privilege/special right
こういうの食べれるのは現場の特権
So eating it when it's like this is a privilege of farmers.
Although farmers have it tough,
農家[のうか]:farmer/farming family|farmhouse, 苦労[くろう]:troubles/hardships, 収穫[しゅうかく]:harvest/crop|fruits (of one's labors), 喜び[よろこび]:joy/delight/rapture, 味わう[あじわう]:to taste|to appreciate|to taste
農家は苦労する分 収穫の喜びも味わえるのよ
we can also savor the joys of the harvest that much more.
Do you like it?
おいしい:delicious/tasty|attractive
おいしい
おいしい:delicious/tasty|attractive
おいしい
Do you like it?
Yeah, it's super tasty!
超[ちょう, チョー]:super-/ultra-|over (after a number or counter), うまい:skillful/skilful|delicious
うん 超うまい
Yeah!
That makes me happy!
うれしい:happy/glad/pleasant
やったー（うれしいなー）
種まき[たねまき]:sowing seeds/planting seeds/scattering seeds
二野が種まきしたの
I planted the seeds!
雑草[ざっそう]:weed, 取る[とる]:to take|to steal|to eat||
三空が雑草取ったの
I weeded them!
キツネ:fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes), 柵[さく]:fence/paling/railing, 柵[しがらみ]:weir|bonds/fetters, 作る[つくる]:to make|to prepare (food)|to raise||
キツネよけの柵も２人で作ったよ
The two of us built the fox fence together, too!
苦労[くろう]:troubles/hardships, 作る[つくる]:to make|to prepare (food)|to raise||
そんな苦労して作ったの 俺に？
After all that work, you gave them to me?
Yeah!
牛[うし, ぎゅう]:cattle (Bos taurus)|beef|Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), 餌やり[えさやり, エサやり]:feeding (animals)/provisioning, 手伝う[てつだう]:to help/to assist|to contribute to, もらう:to receive/to take|to get somebody to do something
この前 牛の餌やり手伝ってもらったから
You helped us feed the cows.
トウキビ:Indian millet
おっ トウキビ
Oh, corn?
ちょっと待ってろ
Hold on a sec!
You gotta have 'em this way!
やっぱ:too/also|still
やっぱこれだろ
Here, have one!
食う[くう]:to eat|to live|to bite||
ほら 食え
Here!
ほれ
Th-Thank you!
ありがとう:Thank you/Thanks, ござる:to be
あ…ありがとうございます
Hot, hot!
あちちっ
うまーっ！
Awesome!
焼く[やく]:to burn|to roast|to heat||
ナスも焼くべ
Let's grill some eggplant.
しょうゆ:soy sauce/shoyu, 足りる[たりる]:to be sufficient|to be worth doing|to be sufficient
あっ しょうゆが足りない
Oh, we don't have enough soy sauce.
味噌[みそ]:miso|innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso|key (main) point|, 持ってこい[もってこい]:just right/ideal|fetch!
味噌持ってこいや
Bring miso.
はいはい
Right on!
したっけねー
See you!
Take care!
気を付け[きをつけ]:(Stand to) attention!
気を付けてなー
じゃあ 俺も
I should be going, too.
ごっそさんでした また来ま～す
Thank you for letting me join in.
I'll come again.
うるさい:noisy/loud|annoying
うるさい もう来んな！
Shut up!
Don't come any more!
じゃ～な～
Later!
Hachiken-kun.
八軒君
はい
Yes?
Come here for a sec.
いらっしゃる:to come/to go|is (doing)
ちょっといらっしゃい
Okay...
はあ…
Payment
Hachiken-dono
お疲れさま[おつかれさま]:thank you/many thanks|that's enough for today
お疲れさまでした
Thanks for your hard work.
夏休み[なつやすみ]:summer vacation/summer holiday, 間[あいだ, あわい]:space (between)|time (between)|span (temporal or spatial)||, 間[ま]:time|space|room, ホント:truth/reality/actuality, 助かる[たすかる]:to be saved|to escape harm|to be helped
夏休みの間 ホントに助かったわ
You were a huge help to us during your summer vacation.
Good job.
お疲れさま[おつかれさま]:thank you/many thanks|that's enough for today
お疲れさま
Um, I can't accept this.
受け取る[うけとる]:to receive/to get|to take
あの…俺 受け取れません
何で
Why?
何でって…
Why?
昨日[きのう, さくじつ]:yesterday, すごい:terrible/dreadful|amazing (e.g. of strength), 迷惑[めいわく, べいこく]:trouble/bother/annoyance, 掛ける[かける]:to hang (e.g. picture)|to sit|to take (time, money)||
昨日すごい迷惑掛けちゃって…
I caused you so much trouble yesterday.
大事[だいじ, おおごと]:important/valuable|safe (Tochigi dialect), 商品[しょうひん]:commodity/article of commerce/goods, 大量[たいりょう]:large quantity/massive (quantity)/mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction), 捨てる[すてる]:to throw away|to abandon|to give up, 羽目[はめ]:panel/wainscoting|plight
大事な商品を大量に捨てる羽目に…
I wasted so much of your valuable product...
That couldn't be helped.
しょう:workman/artisan|craft, しょう:quotient|dealing/dealer
あれはしょうがないわ
It's Gramps and Pa's fault for not checking.
一緒[いっしょ]:together|at the same time|same, 父ちゃん[とうちゃん, とっちゃん]:dad/daddy/papa, チェック:check/plaid/checkered, 悪い[わるい]:bad|evil|unprofitable||, 悪い[にくい]:hateful/abominable|amazing
一緒にいたじいちゃんと父ちゃんが チェックしなかったのも悪いもん
だなー
Yep.
So, here!
だから はい
せめて:at least/at most, せめて:offense/offence/method of attack, 損失[そんしつ]:loss (e.g. assets or profits), 弁償[べんしょう]:reimbursement/compensation/reparation
じゃあ せめて損失分を弁償…
Then please at least let me compensate you for the loss—
あのね 八軒君
Listen, Hachiken-kun.
夏休み[なつやすみ]:summer vacation/summer holiday, 間[あいだ, あわい]:space (between)|time (between)|span (temporal or spatial)||, 間[ま]:time|space|room
この夏休みの間
This is the amount we, your employers,
働き[はたらき]:work|achievement|salary||, 金額[きんがく]:amount of money, 価値[かち]:value/worth/merit
君の働きについてここに入ってる金額の価値があるって
found your work here over your summer break to be worth.
雇い主[やといぬし, こしゅ]:employer, 認める[したためる]:to write up, 認める[みとめる]:to recognize|to deem|to approve||, 給料[きゅうりょう]:salary/wages
私ら雇い主が認めたってことなのよ この給料は
でも…
But...
受け取る[うけとる]:to receive/to get|to take
いいから受け取れ
Just accept it.
人間のやることだもの
We're only human.
たまに:occasionally/once in a while, 失敗[しっぱい]:failure/mistake/blunder
たまには失敗することもあるっしょ
We all make mistakes sometimes.
ただし:but/however/provided that, 命[いのち]:life|lifetime|most important thing||, 命[めい]:command|life|destiny, 関わる[かかわる]:to be affected|to be concerned with|to stick to (opinions), 失敗[しっぱい]:failure/mistake/blunder
ただし 命が関わってるときは失敗したらいかんよ
Just don't make mistakes when lives are at stake.
ありがたい:grateful/thankful/welcome, 頂く[いただく]:to receive|to eat|to be crowned with||
ありがたく頂きます
I accept with gratitude.
苦労[くろう]:troubles/hardships, 苦い[にがい]:bitter, 思い[おもい]:thought|imagination|desire||, 手に入れる[てにいれる]:to obtain/to procure, 金[おうごん, こがね]:gold, 金[かね, かな]:money|metal
苦労して 苦い思いをして手に入れた金だ
It's money he's earned through hard work.
そうそうバカなことに使おうとは思わんべ
I don't think he'll waste it on anything frivolous.
The fool will spend his money on worthless things.
金を使う[かねをつかう]:to spend money
バカはろくでもないものに金を使う
賢い[かしこい]:wise/clever/smart, 成長[せいちょう]:growth/grow to adulthood
賢いやつは自分の成長のために使う
The wise will spend his money to better himself.
価値[かち]:value/worth/merit, 金[おうごん, こがね]:gold, 金[かね, かな]:money|metal, 使い方[つかいかた]:way to use something/treatment/management (of help)
男の価値は金の使い方で分かるもんさ
A man's worth can be measured by how he spends his money.
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.