Original subtitles

"Tachibana Manpei-sama. March is already half over,

and it is getting warmer by the day."

"I hope all is going well with you."

We look forward to seeing you again.

"As for me, things are pretty much the same."

"My sister, Saki, transferred to the hospital you referred us to."

"These days, her complexion is better and she appears to be on the mend."

"The doctor is very knowledgeable about tuberculosis, and

my sister is pleased that the nurses treat her kindly."

"Thank you so much for referring us to a good hospital."

Can you take care of the invoice, please?

"However, I'm terribly sorry

" that my mother said some awfully rude things to you."

Can you please not see Fukuko anymore?

"But I'm sure my mother will refuse to listen no matter what I say."

"I will wait. I sincerely hope that

there will come a day when my sister is well and I will get to see you again."

"I wish you luck with your work."

"Please take good care of yourself. Imai Fukuko"

Hello. Riso Engineering.

Is Tachibana-san there?

I'm Tachibana.

Tachibana-kun?

Yes.

Thank God~.

It's me, Sera.

Sera-san?

I know Kajitani-san doesn't like me.

If he had answered the phone, he probably wouldn't let me talk to you.

I had no idea who you were.

It's been a while, huh? Tachibana-kun.

How's it going with her?

Huh?

Didn't I tell you to push, push, and keep pushing to the end?

You have a woman that you love, don't you?

That's...

MANPUKU

♫Marumatteru senakani ni morai naki ♫I get infectious weeping looking at your stooped shoulders

♫Haji datte issho ni ♫We'll share the humiliation too

Week 2

. . . I won't see you, for now

♫Hikoukigumo bonyari nagamu ♫Gazing absentmindedly at contrails

♫Kokoro kokoni arazu ♫Here in body, but not in spirit

♫Nenkan totaru moshi shitara ♫If I was to calculate an annual total

♫Tsukiau watashi sugoi? ♫Aren't I amazing for keeping you company?

♫Toboketeru mayuge ni morai warai ♫ I get infectious laughter looking at your comical eyebrows

♫Tere datta nandatte ♫Be it embarrassment or whatever

♫Morai naki morai warai morai ikari ♫Infectious weeping, infectious laughter, infectious anger

♫Moraippaji don to koi! ♫Infectious embarrassment. Bring them on!

♫Seiten mo donten mo hekireki mo ♫Sunny days, cloudy days, thunderous days too

I hear cherry blossoms are already blooming in Wakayama.

It's getting warm earlier this year.

I went and washed this too.

Thank you, Mom.

But you don't have to come every day, you know.

But Shinichi-san can't come until after work.

Don't you get depressed when you're here all by yourself?

That's true but...

Come in.

- Katsuko. - You're here again, Mom.

Oh my, this is unusual. Tadahiko-san's here too.

How are you feeling, Onee-san?

I feel good today.

Tadahiko-san drew a painting for you, Saki Nee.

For me?

Painting...

- Wow... - It's beautiful!

Since you can't see cherry blossoms here.

Spring has come to this dreary room too, huh? Saki Nee.

Thank you, Tadahiko-san.

You're welcome.

- Saki. - I'm all right.

I'm sorry.

I'm sure you'll get well by summer.

That's right. You'll surely be able to go home.

Not seeing each other for a while?

Yes. Until her sister gets better.

It's going to take a while with tuberculosis.

It's only natural if I think about Fukuko-san's feelings.

So you're going to concentrate on your work in the meantime?

I guess so.

What are you making now? Give me a chance to sell it too.

Kajitani-san won't like it.

I just can't get myself to like that guy.

That guy? But I trust him.

Tell that that guy

that I'm not trying to threaten his position.

I'm saying let's cooperate.

Although I don't think he'll listen to me.

You will be spending one night with us from today?

- Are you all right? - Saki...

Can you please not see Fukuko anymore?

- Mom. - I cannot do that.

When her sister gets well,

I'm planning to ask Fukuko-san to marry me.

Imai-san.

I'll give you this.

Have your sister eat it.

- Noro-san... - It's beef. It's very nutritious.

Please don't do this...

This has nothing to do with that at all.

Seriously. Later then.

But...

Why don't you give up already?

- Give up what? - It's not that

Imai-san broke up with Tachibana-san. It's only until her sister gets better.

I just gave her the canned food with my sincere hope that she'd get better.

You can have this.

Here.

Why me?

Don't ask.

Huh?

It's beautiful!

- Tadahiko-san drew this? - Yes.

Saki is completely in love with it. She's been gazing at it all this time.

He really is good. I don't understand why he can't sell them.

I agree.

It's because he's drawing birds all the time.

I thought Tadahiko-san was just eccentric, but he's actually sweet too, isn't he?

Everyone's thinking about you, Saki Nee-chan.

Thank Tachibana-san for me too, Fukuko.

If Tachibana-san hadn't given us the referral,

we wouldn't have been able to get into a private room at a good hospital like this.

When are you going to see him again?

Maybe Thursday?

I'm home.

- I'm home. - Oh! You scared me.

Don't sneak in like a burglar.

What do you mean burglar...

- It's a bit bland, isn't it? - It tastes fine to me.

You're not seeing that man, are you?

I'm not.

That's the truth.

I'm grateful to him too.

For referring us to a good hospital. But even so...

Can we talk about that after Saki Nee-chan's out of the hospital?

He said he was going to ask you to marry him then.

Why can't it be Tachibana-san?

Fukuko. Since when did you get into that kind of relationship with him...

The two us of only met twice.

- Why talk about marriage then? - Tachibana-san is a fine person.

He doesn't work for a big company, but he's working diligently.

- The root crop cutting machine that he makes... - I don't care about that.

Mom!

I suffered hardship because of your father.

I don't want my daughters to go through that.

I heard that countless times...

It was fine when his business was going well and we had money.

But he got carried away and failed, and before we knew it, we were poor.

He started another company, saying he's going to succeed again, but it didn't work out, and

he ended up dying without getting anywhere.

Everyone has good times as well as bad times...

It was fine for him. A life like that of a gambler

may be exciting for men, but think of the people who have to support them.

There's not a moment we can relax.

Left behind all alone, with no money...

How hard it was to raise the three of you...

But I am the daughter of a samurai.

I sent you all to a respectable school

and had you study English for your future.

I actually wanted to be an English teacher.

But I gave up my dream in order to support your father.

It's best to marry a reliable person.

I don't want you to live a life of being at the mercy of your husband's whim!

The root crop cutting machine is about to reach its peak.

If we want to keep the Army happy, we'd better come up with a new weapon.

- New weapon? - A deadly new weapon.

Japan is at war right now.

- That kind of thing isn't my... - You can't do what I tell you to do?

I'm the president, you know.

But the two of us are running this...

Are you saying that your wit is keeping this company running?

What's the matter, Kajitani-san?

You can't make money with fine-sounding talk.

There's no doubt Fuku-chan really wanted to see Manpei-san.

Although she was worried about Saki Nee-chan...

No, it was precisely because she was worried sick that she wanted to see him.

But that evening...

Onozuka-san! Are you all right! What's wrong!

The doctor will be here soon.

What? Prepare ourselves?

Saki-san may not last too many more days.

Her husband had been told that her condition was critical.

Is that right? Shinichi-san.

Saki didn't want you all to worry so she asked me to keep quiet.