Pan to sûpu to neko biyori (2013–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Episode #1.3 - full transcript
Hello.
-Here's the menu.
-Thank you.
-It's ready.
-Okay.
Here you are.
"Ms. Yamaguchi, how are you?
My restaurant still has
a long way to go,
but I'm starting to see
where it's headed."
-Hello.
-Hello.
"A place where people can enjoy
tasty food, nothing more.
That's what I've been thinking
about every day."
-Chicken and coleslaw on a roll.
-Okay.
Excuse me.
"But whenever I think about that,
I can't help but think about
my mother's restaurant."
Aki.
Oh, good evening.
You have so much business.
Why don't you stay open later?
Like I said before,
it's just me and Shima.
I don't want to tire her out.
You don't understand business at all, Aki.
My cafe used to be very busy too.
You remember, don't you?
I do.
We were busy as bees.
I trained at many restaurants too.
In business, there are times
when you have to push yourself.
Especially since you just started.
You can never work too hard.
Do you understand?
I do.
If you slack off, you're finished.
Bye.
-Evening.
-Oh, hey.
-Something for your restaurant?
-Yes.
Then... how about these?
They look clean and sharp.
Or, how about these subtle ones?
Oh, nice.
I'll take both.
Thank you.
Let's see...
Okay.
Your restaurant is popular
with my customers, you know.
They were disappointed
when you closed early.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Mama just told me that I don't
understand business yet.
That I have to push myself more.
Don't worry about her.
She's like a cyborg. It's not natural.
-1000 yen please.
-Here.
Kayo worked a lot too.
Yes, she did.
Oh, I mean...everybody has
their own style, you know.
Look at me.
Oh, and Suda.
I learn a lot from you two.
Oh, yeah? Then...
I'll give you a discount.
-No, I can't.
-You can.
Come on!
-Take it.
-Thank you.
And your flowers.
-Thank you very much.
-Thank you.
Thanks!
-I'll stop by your restaurant soon.
-Thank you.
-Bye. Take care.
-Thank you.
Thank you.
-I'm sorry, I overslept!
-Morning.
Whoa!
Are you okay? Take your time.
I'm sorry.
Hello.
Go ahead.
This is the menu.
There are two kinds of sandwiches
and three types of bread--
Excuse me, but are all
your vegetables organic?
Well, our vegetables are...
Hello.
Most of the vegetables are organic
but some of them are not.
I'd like to know where the vegetables were grown and which ones are non-organic.
Sure.
I don't want to feed
my daughter anything harmful.
Of course.
Just a moment please.
Here you are.
Let's see... I'll have the chicken sandwich with this bread.
Okay.
Here you are.
Let's see...
Tomo...
Excuse me.
Don't eat the avocado or onion.
Oh...
Tomo... Stop it.
Don't eat that.
Tomo!
-Spit it out.
-Thank you.
2400 yen please.
Listen to me, Tomo. Please.
Come on, spit it out.
Oh, no...
Tomo, stop eating.
Tomo!
Why aren't you listening to me?
Spit it out. Tomo!
Thank you.
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
Tomo! Wait!
That mother was pretty intense.
She was.
But I guess you can't help it
when you're raising a child.
I wonder why she eats out
if she's that worried.
She should just cook.
I'm sure she cooks every day.
She probably wanted a break.
I see.
Mothers need breaks too...
-What was your mother like, Shima?
-My mother?
My father was strict when it came to food.
I'd get in trouble if I complained
about anyone's cooking.
You did?
Yes.
Once I complained to my mom
when her food was too salty.
My father took away my chopsticks and told me I didn't need to eat it anymore.
That night I was too hungry to sleep.
Then my mother brought me some rice balls.
She's nice.
But I think your father
wanted to teach you a lesson.
Now that I'm grown up,
I understand my father.
Yes.
Shall we call it a day?
Yes.
-Bye.
-Bye.
Shima!
-Yuki.
-Hey.
-Hey.
-Are you done?
Yes.
I'm done for the day too.
Early, as usual.
-Is everything okay?
-Yeah, there just aren't many customers.
I see.
You look like you're enjoying your job.
Yeah.
Are you going to open
your own shop someday?
I've never thought about it.
No?
I thought that was your plan.
Really?
Because Akiko's way of running
a restaurant is so unique.
I thought you were learning from her.
Besides, you can't just
work part-time forever.
You think so?
But I just started and
I'm finally getting used to it.
I see.
That's true.
Akiko was an editor before, right?
She quit her job and opened a successful restaurant like there was nothing to it.
It's not fair for someone
to have so many talents.
I'm a college dropout whose father is just an ordinary white-collar worker.
I think it took a lot of courage
for her to start the restaurant.
Akiko is very devoted to her restaurant.
I'm sure it's not as easy as it looks.
You think so?
She makes it look very easy.
She doesn't complain at all.
The complete opposite of Mama.
That may not be true.
What?
I'm going this way.
-Bye.
-Good bye.
I'm back.
Hey.
Thanks for waiting.
Hungry?
(Closed)
Thank you.
You were pretty good, Shima.
Better than I expected.
Not at all.
My waist was unstable.
Nah, you were good.
Would you like some "brain bread"?
Brain bread?
What's this?
-You've never had it?
-No.
I grew up with this.
It was my snack.
It supposedly makes you smart.
Really?
Did it work?
I don't know.
I got into the school I wanted,
but through sports.
What?
What is it?
My brother and I used to eat
in silence just like this.
How many siblings do you have?
Just my brother.
How old is he?
We're twins.
What, really?!
My brother is nicer than me.
Weaker too.
Whenever we fought, I'd win.
But I was the one who'd
get in trouble with our parents.
How about you?
Oh, right. You're an only child.
You didn't fight with siblings.
No.
What did you eat for snacks
when you were small?
Snacks?
My mother was busy with her restaurant, so I didn't have snacks.
Dinner was leftovers from the restaurant.
I got fed up and started
cooking when I was still a child.
That's why you look comfortable
when you're cooking.
Do I?
I always liked cooking,
but I never imagined I'd cook for a living.
You didn't?
To me, you look like
you've found your place.
I'm jealous.
I hope I can find my place too.
Let's see... It'll be somewhere with plants.
A lot of plants.
Plants...
A jungle?
A jungle sounds good.
-I'm sorry to intrude.
-Not at all.
You have a lot of plants.
I do, and more inside!
People keep bringing them.
Why is that?
My neighbors bring them
when they wither.
Some people just leave them.
I know people do that
with animals, but plants?
But some people take the plants
back once they've recovered.
Interesting.
Would you like one?
What?
Go ahead.
I'll be right back.
Which would you like?
This one.
Okay.
Do you live around here?
No, I took a train.
Oh, is it a bother to carry it back?
It's fine.
Good.
To our interesting encounter.
Thank you.
Bye.
Bye.
Hello.
Hello.
May I help you?
Um... your garden...
Please come in.
No, I'm fine.
Our garden isn't very impressive.
But if you'd like...
Thank you.
Please, have a seat.
-I'm sorry for the bother.
-Not at all.
I wanted to drink tea too.
No, not that. I meant for
turning up unexpectedly.
Why not?
This is a temple.
Everyone is welcome.
Go ahead.
Thank you.
It's very relaxing.
You think so?
I'm glad to hear that.
Do you take care of it yourself?
No.
The same gardener has been
taking care of it for a long time.
He's an interesting person.
He and I try to create an "easygoing" garden.
Easygoing?
Yes.
A garden that calms your heart,
rather than a spectacular one.
I see.
If trees and plants are pruned
too perfectly it can make people tired.
Trees and plants are natural things.
Too much pruning can
make them tired too.
Right...
I see.
Or maybe I'm just sloppy.
Anyway,
a temple is a place...
for people to stop and
rest when they're tired.
You're wise beyond your years.
Is that because you're a monk?
I'm not a monk yet.
I'm still in training.
Me too.
-Are you learning too?
-Diligently.
Stop by anytime.
This is a quiet temple.
Thank you.
Oh, Aki.
Hello.
Are you off today?
Yes.
Good.
You need to rest sometimes.
True.
Maybe I should have closed too.
Aki.
Shall we...
go for a drink?
I'm sorry for making you wait.
-Good evening.
-Aki.
-What are you drinking?
-Well...
Oh, I'll have sake too.
Sake please.
Right away.
-I didn't know about this place.
-Excuse me.
A young couple runs it.
The food is good here.
I see.
-Order whatever you like.
-Thank you.
Well, this is my first time here...
I'll leave it to you.
Okay.
We're ready.
Thank you.
Tuna.
Alfonsino.
And for tempra...
Young sweetfish.
Butterbur sprout... Is that okay?
Butterbur sprout.
And octopus. That's all for now.
Okay. Thank you.
Thank you.
Were you surprised when
I asked you to go for a drink?
A little.
But I wanted to talk to you too.
Oh, yeah?
Good.
I wasn't sure if you drank.
-Oh?
-I thought maybe you didn't like to.
Really?
You always went straight upstairs
when you came home.
Oh.
I wasn't exactly friendly
back then, was I? I'm sorry.
That's okay.
I didn't want to see my mother drunk with customers every night.
I wondered, why is she like that?
But...
after she passed away,
I thought maybe I disliked
myself for not forgiving her.
I wondered if I was cold to her.
You didn't look like it though.
She wouldn't have opened
that restaurant if I wasn't born.
Then... I'm glad you were born.
What?
I felt your mother decided to keep her head up no matter what, rather than dwell on the past.
Her restaurant embodied her belief.
I could feel it when I was there.
I can't create a restaurant like hers.
You should make your own restaurant.
Everybody should live their own life.
That's what I think.
-Excuse me.
-Oh, here they come.
Looks good!
-Here's the soy sauce.
-Okay.
Excuse me...
Here you are.
It's good.
It's good!
Excuse me.
Here's the tempura.
I'll set it here.
Here's the dipping sauce and salt.
Excuse me.
May I use my hand?
So good!
Your mother...
She may have looked like a carefree person who lived her life as she pleased,
but I think she was a very sensitive person.
I wonder...
when was it...
It was a long time ago.
It was late.
Everybody left and Yamada
and I were the only customers.
We were getting kind of sentimental.
Out of the blue, Kayo said...
"I wonder if I'm of use to anyone."
Really?
She said her life would be meaningless...
if she wasn't of use to anyone.
She said that?
She did.
Really.
Then, Yamada said...
"Living for Aki, that's the meaning of your life."
He was dead serious.
You know how Yamada is usually, so...
Kayo and I were both really surprised.
We laughed so hard after that.
You two were very nice to her.
No, she was nice to us.
We liked going to her restaurant.
She never said anything like that to me.
I didn't know.
She wouldn't tell her child that.
But I think...
you actually felt it.
You were the kind of child...
that was mentally mature enough to understand grown-up situations.
It was always just my mother and I...
so we didn't really talk about that sort of thing.
But...
when she passed away, I wondered if I just didn't try to know her.
Aki.
Your mother loved you a lot.
She didn't tell me that, but...
I felt it.
Sorry.
Talking as if I know it all.
It's okay. Thank you.
Let's drink some more.
Empty.
-Sake, please.
-Sure.
I feel better now.
I don't know how it will go,
but I'll continue with the restaurant.
Okay.
(Reserved for the day)
Good morning.
Are you going somewhere?
Something came up unexpectedly.
Will you hang this on the door?
What?!
Why are we closed?
Yuki...
Aki's restaurant looks busy today.
Go help them.
-W-Why?
-Go on.
-Where are you going?
-I have plans too.
Just go.
Okay. Bye.
Hello.
Oh, Yuki. What's up?
We're closed today.
Can I help you?
Do you have an apron?
-I do, from the cafe.
-Then please help.
Here you are.
Will you take care of this?
-Okay.
-Shima. Over here.
Okay.
-Omelet sandwich please.
-Okay.
Watch out.
Here you go.
-Wow.
-Looks yummy!
Here you go.
-Look, Masa.
-It looks like that one has more.
I want the hamburger one.
Yum.
-It was a busy day.
-It was.
Thank you, Yuki. You saved us.
It was so fun. Thank you.
-Hungry?
-Yes.
Yes.
Your coffee is good, Yuki.
It is.
Mama is still not happy with it though.
No?
She nags.
Really? But she's teaching you a good skill.
I'm thinking about quitting.
I have to start my own life.
I see.
I see.
You'll be busy then.
Well...
shall we go for a drink?
Oh, no!
I have a date today!
I'm free.
The two of us then.
I wanted to go too!
No, you go on your date.
Don't tease me!
I like it around here.
It's not that I was raised here,
but I feel nostalgic.
You too? I felt the same!
You too?
Somehow, I feel relaxed here.
Me too!
The residents here are totally
different from those back home,
but I wonder why...
Actually, the people around here are
similar to those in my hometown.
They are?
They don't seem to be
watching you, but they are.
That sounds creepy.
It's not like that.
They watch you quietly.
They don't tell you that they're watching you, but they care for you secretly.
Mama is nothing like that.
She may not look like it at all, but...
she's the most caring person around here.
She's just not good at showing it.
Oh, I guess I shouldn't say things like that.
It sounds rude.
Oh, no...
Well...
I guess she's not good at showing it.
Even though she can be annoying,
I actually like her.
I can tell you two like each other.
We do?
Really.
A relationship without a contract.
What?
Aw, it sounds strange.
I don't know, it just popped into my head.
It's strange, huh?
You really are strange, Shima.
You think so?
Come by for lunch sometime.
Of course I will.
Okay.
Right.
I'm going.
Yuki is quitting, huh.
Looks like it.
She hasn't told Mama yet.
About today, did Mama...
She probably closed for us.
I thought so.
I knew it.
That's how she is.
When I was small, I'd pass by her cafe and she'd scold me for not greeting her loudly enough.
That sounds like my grandma.
-Your grandma?
-Yes.
She was cheerful, but strange too.
During summer vacation my brother and I would go to her house for a while.
It was a small fishing town.
We would play at the beach
with the neighborhood kids.
She lived by the ocean?
That must have been fun.
It was.
That was the only time my brother and I wouldn't fight, otherwise we'd get in trouble.
-More of the same?
-Yes.
More of the same, please.
Certainly.
Have some. The cheese is good.
Eat them together.
Excuse me.
It's good!
Grandma would pet our heads like this...
and always say the same thing.
What would she say?
"Get smart."
"Be nice."
"Be fair."
But you two were still small, right?
Right.
I didn't understand what she meant back then,
but when she passed away 3 years ago,
at her funeral, my brother and I were talking about how her words stayed with us.
Get smart, be nice, and be fair.
You had a nice grandma.
Taro.
Taro?
Translated by Chuks
Edited by Dokaben
-Here's the menu.
-Thank you.
-It's ready.
-Okay.
Here you are.
"Ms. Yamaguchi, how are you?
My restaurant still has
a long way to go,
but I'm starting to see
where it's headed."
-Hello.
-Hello.
"A place where people can enjoy
tasty food, nothing more.
That's what I've been thinking
about every day."
-Chicken and coleslaw on a roll.
-Okay.
Excuse me.
"But whenever I think about that,
I can't help but think about
my mother's restaurant."
Aki.
Oh, good evening.
You have so much business.
Why don't you stay open later?
Like I said before,
it's just me and Shima.
I don't want to tire her out.
You don't understand business at all, Aki.
My cafe used to be very busy too.
You remember, don't you?
I do.
We were busy as bees.
I trained at many restaurants too.
In business, there are times
when you have to push yourself.
Especially since you just started.
You can never work too hard.
Do you understand?
I do.
If you slack off, you're finished.
Bye.
-Evening.
-Oh, hey.
-Something for your restaurant?
-Yes.
Then... how about these?
They look clean and sharp.
Or, how about these subtle ones?
Oh, nice.
I'll take both.
Thank you.
Let's see...
Okay.
Your restaurant is popular
with my customers, you know.
They were disappointed
when you closed early.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Mama just told me that I don't
understand business yet.
That I have to push myself more.
Don't worry about her.
She's like a cyborg. It's not natural.
-1000 yen please.
-Here.
Kayo worked a lot too.
Yes, she did.
Oh, I mean...everybody has
their own style, you know.
Look at me.
Oh, and Suda.
I learn a lot from you two.
Oh, yeah? Then...
I'll give you a discount.
-No, I can't.
-You can.
Come on!
-Take it.
-Thank you.
And your flowers.
-Thank you very much.
-Thank you.
Thanks!
-I'll stop by your restaurant soon.
-Thank you.
-Bye. Take care.
-Thank you.
Thank you.
-I'm sorry, I overslept!
-Morning.
Whoa!
Are you okay? Take your time.
I'm sorry.
Hello.
Go ahead.
This is the menu.
There are two kinds of sandwiches
and three types of bread--
Excuse me, but are all
your vegetables organic?
Well, our vegetables are...
Hello.
Most of the vegetables are organic
but some of them are not.
I'd like to know where the vegetables were grown and which ones are non-organic.
Sure.
I don't want to feed
my daughter anything harmful.
Of course.
Just a moment please.
Here you are.
Let's see... I'll have the chicken sandwich with this bread.
Okay.
Here you are.
Let's see...
Tomo...
Excuse me.
Don't eat the avocado or onion.
Oh...
Tomo... Stop it.
Don't eat that.
Tomo!
-Spit it out.
-Thank you.
2400 yen please.
Listen to me, Tomo. Please.
Come on, spit it out.
Oh, no...
Tomo, stop eating.
Tomo!
Why aren't you listening to me?
Spit it out. Tomo!
Thank you.
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
Tomo! Wait!
That mother was pretty intense.
She was.
But I guess you can't help it
when you're raising a child.
I wonder why she eats out
if she's that worried.
She should just cook.
I'm sure she cooks every day.
She probably wanted a break.
I see.
Mothers need breaks too...
-What was your mother like, Shima?
-My mother?
My father was strict when it came to food.
I'd get in trouble if I complained
about anyone's cooking.
You did?
Yes.
Once I complained to my mom
when her food was too salty.
My father took away my chopsticks and told me I didn't need to eat it anymore.
That night I was too hungry to sleep.
Then my mother brought me some rice balls.
She's nice.
But I think your father
wanted to teach you a lesson.
Now that I'm grown up,
I understand my father.
Yes.
Shall we call it a day?
Yes.
-Bye.
-Bye.
Shima!
-Yuki.
-Hey.
-Hey.
-Are you done?
Yes.
I'm done for the day too.
Early, as usual.
-Is everything okay?
-Yeah, there just aren't many customers.
I see.
You look like you're enjoying your job.
Yeah.
Are you going to open
your own shop someday?
I've never thought about it.
No?
I thought that was your plan.
Really?
Because Akiko's way of running
a restaurant is so unique.
I thought you were learning from her.
Besides, you can't just
work part-time forever.
You think so?
But I just started and
I'm finally getting used to it.
I see.
That's true.
Akiko was an editor before, right?
She quit her job and opened a successful restaurant like there was nothing to it.
It's not fair for someone
to have so many talents.
I'm a college dropout whose father is just an ordinary white-collar worker.
I think it took a lot of courage
for her to start the restaurant.
Akiko is very devoted to her restaurant.
I'm sure it's not as easy as it looks.
You think so?
She makes it look very easy.
She doesn't complain at all.
The complete opposite of Mama.
That may not be true.
What?
I'm going this way.
-Bye.
-Good bye.
I'm back.
Hey.
Thanks for waiting.
Hungry?
(Closed)
Thank you.
You were pretty good, Shima.
Better than I expected.
Not at all.
My waist was unstable.
Nah, you were good.
Would you like some "brain bread"?
Brain bread?
What's this?
-You've never had it?
-No.
I grew up with this.
It was my snack.
It supposedly makes you smart.
Really?
Did it work?
I don't know.
I got into the school I wanted,
but through sports.
What?
What is it?
My brother and I used to eat
in silence just like this.
How many siblings do you have?
Just my brother.
How old is he?
We're twins.
What, really?!
My brother is nicer than me.
Weaker too.
Whenever we fought, I'd win.
But I was the one who'd
get in trouble with our parents.
How about you?
Oh, right. You're an only child.
You didn't fight with siblings.
No.
What did you eat for snacks
when you were small?
Snacks?
My mother was busy with her restaurant, so I didn't have snacks.
Dinner was leftovers from the restaurant.
I got fed up and started
cooking when I was still a child.
That's why you look comfortable
when you're cooking.
Do I?
I always liked cooking,
but I never imagined I'd cook for a living.
You didn't?
To me, you look like
you've found your place.
I'm jealous.
I hope I can find my place too.
Let's see... It'll be somewhere with plants.
A lot of plants.
Plants...
A jungle?
A jungle sounds good.
-I'm sorry to intrude.
-Not at all.
You have a lot of plants.
I do, and more inside!
People keep bringing them.
Why is that?
My neighbors bring them
when they wither.
Some people just leave them.
I know people do that
with animals, but plants?
But some people take the plants
back once they've recovered.
Interesting.
Would you like one?
What?
Go ahead.
I'll be right back.
Which would you like?
This one.
Okay.
Do you live around here?
No, I took a train.
Oh, is it a bother to carry it back?
It's fine.
Good.
To our interesting encounter.
Thank you.
Bye.
Bye.
Hello.
Hello.
May I help you?
Um... your garden...
Please come in.
No, I'm fine.
Our garden isn't very impressive.
But if you'd like...
Thank you.
Please, have a seat.
-I'm sorry for the bother.
-Not at all.
I wanted to drink tea too.
No, not that. I meant for
turning up unexpectedly.
Why not?
This is a temple.
Everyone is welcome.
Go ahead.
Thank you.
It's very relaxing.
You think so?
I'm glad to hear that.
Do you take care of it yourself?
No.
The same gardener has been
taking care of it for a long time.
He's an interesting person.
He and I try to create an "easygoing" garden.
Easygoing?
Yes.
A garden that calms your heart,
rather than a spectacular one.
I see.
If trees and plants are pruned
too perfectly it can make people tired.
Trees and plants are natural things.
Too much pruning can
make them tired too.
Right...
I see.
Or maybe I'm just sloppy.
Anyway,
a temple is a place...
for people to stop and
rest when they're tired.
You're wise beyond your years.
Is that because you're a monk?
I'm not a monk yet.
I'm still in training.
Me too.
-Are you learning too?
-Diligently.
Stop by anytime.
This is a quiet temple.
Thank you.
Oh, Aki.
Hello.
Are you off today?
Yes.
Good.
You need to rest sometimes.
True.
Maybe I should have closed too.
Aki.
Shall we...
go for a drink?
I'm sorry for making you wait.
-Good evening.
-Aki.
-What are you drinking?
-Well...
Oh, I'll have sake too.
Sake please.
Right away.
-I didn't know about this place.
-Excuse me.
A young couple runs it.
The food is good here.
I see.
-Order whatever you like.
-Thank you.
Well, this is my first time here...
I'll leave it to you.
Okay.
We're ready.
Thank you.
Tuna.
Alfonsino.
And for tempra...
Young sweetfish.
Butterbur sprout... Is that okay?
Butterbur sprout.
And octopus. That's all for now.
Okay. Thank you.
Thank you.
Were you surprised when
I asked you to go for a drink?
A little.
But I wanted to talk to you too.
Oh, yeah?
Good.
I wasn't sure if you drank.
-Oh?
-I thought maybe you didn't like to.
Really?
You always went straight upstairs
when you came home.
Oh.
I wasn't exactly friendly
back then, was I? I'm sorry.
That's okay.
I didn't want to see my mother drunk with customers every night.
I wondered, why is she like that?
But...
after she passed away,
I thought maybe I disliked
myself for not forgiving her.
I wondered if I was cold to her.
You didn't look like it though.
She wouldn't have opened
that restaurant if I wasn't born.
Then... I'm glad you were born.
What?
I felt your mother decided to keep her head up no matter what, rather than dwell on the past.
Her restaurant embodied her belief.
I could feel it when I was there.
I can't create a restaurant like hers.
You should make your own restaurant.
Everybody should live their own life.
That's what I think.
-Excuse me.
-Oh, here they come.
Looks good!
-Here's the soy sauce.
-Okay.
Excuse me...
Here you are.
It's good.
It's good!
Excuse me.
Here's the tempura.
I'll set it here.
Here's the dipping sauce and salt.
Excuse me.
May I use my hand?
So good!
Your mother...
She may have looked like a carefree person who lived her life as she pleased,
but I think she was a very sensitive person.
I wonder...
when was it...
It was a long time ago.
It was late.
Everybody left and Yamada
and I were the only customers.
We were getting kind of sentimental.
Out of the blue, Kayo said...
"I wonder if I'm of use to anyone."
Really?
She said her life would be meaningless...
if she wasn't of use to anyone.
She said that?
She did.
Really.
Then, Yamada said...
"Living for Aki, that's the meaning of your life."
He was dead serious.
You know how Yamada is usually, so...
Kayo and I were both really surprised.
We laughed so hard after that.
You two were very nice to her.
No, she was nice to us.
We liked going to her restaurant.
She never said anything like that to me.
I didn't know.
She wouldn't tell her child that.
But I think...
you actually felt it.
You were the kind of child...
that was mentally mature enough to understand grown-up situations.
It was always just my mother and I...
so we didn't really talk about that sort of thing.
But...
when she passed away, I wondered if I just didn't try to know her.
Aki.
Your mother loved you a lot.
She didn't tell me that, but...
I felt it.
Sorry.
Talking as if I know it all.
It's okay. Thank you.
Let's drink some more.
Empty.
-Sake, please.
-Sure.
I feel better now.
I don't know how it will go,
but I'll continue with the restaurant.
Okay.
(Reserved for the day)
Good morning.
Are you going somewhere?
Something came up unexpectedly.
Will you hang this on the door?
What?!
Why are we closed?
Yuki...
Aki's restaurant looks busy today.
Go help them.
-W-Why?
-Go on.
-Where are you going?
-I have plans too.
Just go.
Okay. Bye.
Hello.
Oh, Yuki. What's up?
We're closed today.
Can I help you?
Do you have an apron?
-I do, from the cafe.
-Then please help.
Here you are.
Will you take care of this?
-Okay.
-Shima. Over here.
Okay.
-Omelet sandwich please.
-Okay.
Watch out.
Here you go.
-Wow.
-Looks yummy!
Here you go.
-Look, Masa.
-It looks like that one has more.
I want the hamburger one.
Yum.
-It was a busy day.
-It was.
Thank you, Yuki. You saved us.
It was so fun. Thank you.
-Hungry?
-Yes.
Yes.
Your coffee is good, Yuki.
It is.
Mama is still not happy with it though.
No?
She nags.
Really? But she's teaching you a good skill.
I'm thinking about quitting.
I have to start my own life.
I see.
I see.
You'll be busy then.
Well...
shall we go for a drink?
Oh, no!
I have a date today!
I'm free.
The two of us then.
I wanted to go too!
No, you go on your date.
Don't tease me!
I like it around here.
It's not that I was raised here,
but I feel nostalgic.
You too? I felt the same!
You too?
Somehow, I feel relaxed here.
Me too!
The residents here are totally
different from those back home,
but I wonder why...
Actually, the people around here are
similar to those in my hometown.
They are?
They don't seem to be
watching you, but they are.
That sounds creepy.
It's not like that.
They watch you quietly.
They don't tell you that they're watching you, but they care for you secretly.
Mama is nothing like that.
She may not look like it at all, but...
she's the most caring person around here.
She's just not good at showing it.
Oh, I guess I shouldn't say things like that.
It sounds rude.
Oh, no...
Well...
I guess she's not good at showing it.
Even though she can be annoying,
I actually like her.
I can tell you two like each other.
We do?
Really.
A relationship without a contract.
What?
Aw, it sounds strange.
I don't know, it just popped into my head.
It's strange, huh?
You really are strange, Shima.
You think so?
Come by for lunch sometime.
Of course I will.
Okay.
Right.
I'm going.
Yuki is quitting, huh.
Looks like it.
She hasn't told Mama yet.
About today, did Mama...
She probably closed for us.
I thought so.
I knew it.
That's how she is.
When I was small, I'd pass by her cafe and she'd scold me for not greeting her loudly enough.
That sounds like my grandma.
-Your grandma?
-Yes.
She was cheerful, but strange too.
During summer vacation my brother and I would go to her house for a while.
It was a small fishing town.
We would play at the beach
with the neighborhood kids.
She lived by the ocean?
That must have been fun.
It was.
That was the only time my brother and I wouldn't fight, otherwise we'd get in trouble.
-More of the same?
-Yes.
More of the same, please.
Certainly.
Have some. The cheese is good.
Eat them together.
Excuse me.
It's good!
Grandma would pet our heads like this...
and always say the same thing.
What would she say?
"Get smart."
"Be nice."
"Be fair."
But you two were still small, right?
Right.
I didn't understand what she meant back then,
but when she passed away 3 years ago,
at her funeral, my brother and I were talking about how her words stayed with us.
Get smart, be nice, and be fair.
You had a nice grandma.
Taro.
Taro?
Translated by Chuks
Edited by Dokaben