1. When people finish their day
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2. and hurry home,
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3. my day starts.
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4. My diner is open from midnight
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5. to seven in the morning.
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6. They call it "Midnight Diner."
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7. PORK MISO SOUP COMBO
BEER, SAKE, SHOCHU
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8. That's all I have on my menu.
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9. But I'll make whatever customers request
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10. as long as I have the ingredients for it.
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11. That's my policy.
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12. Do I even have customers?
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13. More than you would expect.
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14. TOKYO STORIES
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15. NEW YEAR'S EVE NOODLES, AGAIN
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16. Before I know it, a year has passed.
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17. Another New Year's Eve is here.
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18. If you have six wins and four losses,
I call it a good life.
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19. Some great mind said so.
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20. Cheer up.
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21. Stop looking so miserable.
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22. It makes me feel cold.
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23. My empty wallet makes me feel frozen.
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24. There are hot days and cold days.
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25. Feels like the middle of the desert.
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26. A good day is followed by a bad day.
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27. It's a rule of the universe.
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28. In the spring, the god of horse racing
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29. brought me a stroke of good fortune
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30. with cherry blossoms.
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31. Then winter came.
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32. My good fortune melted as it snowed.
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33. You're not a good gambler anyway.
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34. Here you go.
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35. Listen,
at least you had a good dream.
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36. But that caused Master trouble.
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37. What?
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38. Okay. Good. Keep moving.
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39. Hey, careful.
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40. That was like a sweet dream
on a warm spring day.
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41. This is fine here.
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42. - Clear.
- Come in.
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43. Welcome.
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44. Master, I did it.
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45. A million... A million...
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46. You disappoint me, Komichi.
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47. - You stole money? A million?
- A million.
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48. He bet on a dark horse
at the Emperor Cup.
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49. I was going to bet
on the odds-on favorite,
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50. but I bet on the dark horse by mistake.
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51. At the beginning of the race,
the top horse fell down
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52. and caused a big mess.
The dark horse survived and won.
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53. - I'm so scared of my great fortune.
- Congratulations.
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54. Do anything you want with that.
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55. I've never seen or earned
such a large amount of money.
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56. I don't know what to do.
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57. At the very least,
let me treat you all tonight.
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58. No.
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59. - Thanks, but we have to go now.
- Why?
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60. We escorted him here.
Let's eat with his money.
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61. - She's right.
- That's inappropriate.
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62. We're detectives.
We're public servants.
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63. - It's a sign of our friendship, right?
- Of course, it's about friendship.
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64. It's...
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65. It's unconditional.
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66. It's based on an intimate relationship,
one in which we care for each other.
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67. - It's a beautiful...
- Friendship.
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68. If so, what would you do?
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69. If so, we should accept it.
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70. As a matter of courtesy.
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71. Master, serve them anything they want.
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72. - I want sushi.
- Wait.
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73. If you want sushi,
you should go elsewhere.
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74. But...
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75. I wish to share the joy
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76. with everyone at your diner.
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77. Tonight's mixer was as pathetic as usual.
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78. All the men talk like feminists,
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79. but at the bottoms of their hearts
they think a woman is an ornament.
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80. Even in the 21st century,
nothing has changed.
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81. Fine!
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82. I will never marry.
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83. Here comes Greater amberjack.
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84. What's going on?
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85. Komichi won big on a horse race.
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86. So, he's treating everyone to sushi.
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87. Please join us.
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88. Really? Can we?
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89. You can eat anything you want, yes.
Everyone else, eat some more.
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90. - I'll have fatty tuna.
- Salmon roe for me.
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91. Coming right up.
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92. Mater, I'm sorry...
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93. about the big party.
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94. - This is an exception, okay?
- I know.
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95. It was the biggest event
among us this spring.
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96. In the summer,
we had a rare incident.
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97. - The best summer food is watermelon.
- I agree.
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98. It'd be perfect
if we had anti-mosquito incense.
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99. I have the incense.
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100. Thank you for the salt.
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101. Here you go.
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102. This is it. It completes
a perfect Japanese summer.
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103. What?
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104. Are those the power-generating
wind bells?
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105. That's pretty.
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106. Boss.
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107. Relax.
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108. Maybe a wire shorted out.
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109. I wonder if our bar is okay.
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110. It's not an earthquake.
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111. I'm sure it won't last long.
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112. We'll make it through a while
with candles.
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113. What can I say?
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114. This is like a horror night.
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115. Don't say that. I love horror stories.
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116. Can anyone tell a scary story?
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117. I don't know if it's scary or not.
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118. But it's about a watermelon.
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119. Want to hear it?
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120. Sure.
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121. This is what happened to
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122. my grandfather.
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123. On a summer night 60 years ago,
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124. it was around this same time,
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125. my grandfather was having a drink
at his colleague's place
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126. where he lived alone.
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127. It was hot and humid.
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128. They ran out of liquor and food.
They were so thirsty.
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129. So, the colleague said,
"Let's go get a watermelon."
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130. Steal a watermelon?
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131. They were so drunk,
they entered a watermelon field.
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132. They each stole one,
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133. then headed back to the house
along a railway track.
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134. They stumbled upon a graveyard,
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135. which they hadn't seen
when they entered the field.
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136. "I didn't know there was a graveyard."
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137. When they came to a halt,
a bright light appeared out of the blue.
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138. A train was not supposed to run that late,
but there was one coming.
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139. Then, my grandfather woke up
on the ground by the track.
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140. He must have jumped
away from the train.
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141. But he couldn't find his colleague.
No streetlights. It was pitch-black.
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142. He called, but got no answer. He thought
that the colleague left without him.
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143. So, my grandfather made his way
back to his colleague's house
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144. with the watermelon,
which was not damaged.
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145. When he tried to wash the watermelon,
he realized that...
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146. it was not a watermelon
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147. but the bloody head of his friend.
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148. Are you okay?
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149. - Ryu, are you okay?
- I got this as a gift.
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150. I wanted to share it with you all.
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151. Ryu...
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152. Hey, boss.
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153. Ever since that night,
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154. Ryu has been unable to eat watermelon.
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155. Poor Ryu.
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156. Autumn is the harvest season.
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157. Autumn is also the season of love.
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158. As it gets colder,
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159. you feel the need for company.
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160. - Here you go.
- Thank you.
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161. My mouth's watering.
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162. I will eat it.
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163. It's can't be...
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164. A crime? It must be a crime.
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165. It could be an accident.
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166. It could be both.
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167. So, I have to go.
That's right. I have to go.
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168. Hello?
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169. Then another winter came.
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170. A year is about to end.
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171. Kasumi.
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172. Are you headed to work?
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173. This is a busy time of year.
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174. You should grab a good fortune.
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175. - Have a happy new year!
- You, too.
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176. Spring will come again after winter.
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177. I can't keep losing forever.
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178. I'll do my best to have
a good fortune next year.
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179. Good attitude. Have a drink.
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180. Forget all the failures.
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181. Thanks.
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182. - Good evening.
- Welcome.
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183. I knew you'd all be here.
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184. How pathetic. It's New Year's Eve.
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185. You don't have anywhere else to go?
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186. That's right. And neither do you.
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187. Buckwheat noodles?
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188. - Of course.
- Extra large, please.
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189. Sure.
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190. - Hello.
- Welcome.
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191. - Good evening.
- Good evening.
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192. It's so delicious.
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193. I'm so glad to eat noodles
before the new year arrives.
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194. After midnight, it's no longer
"New Year's Eve noodles."
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195. In some regions, they say
that it will bring you bad luck
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196. if you eat noodles after midnight.
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197. - Is that so?
- You know a lot, huh?
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198. - I got all from Wiki.
- Wiki?
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199. Is that some kind of monkey?
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200. It's Wikipedia.
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201. Pedia?
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202. Just the sound of it tells me
that it has nothing to do with me.
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203. - Hello.
- Welcome.
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204. What's that?
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205. We're going to Hawaii
on an early morning flight.
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206. New Year's Day in Hawaii?
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207. I thought Saipan
was good enough, but...
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208. I wanted to be like a celebrity in Hawaii.
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209. We're here to drink
until the flight leaves.
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210. - But before that...
- Master.
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211. Buckwheat noodles!
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212. Sure.
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213. I wonder why we started eating
buckwheat noodles on New Year's Eve.
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214. - A noodle store conspiracy?
- Buckwheat noodles
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215. are easier to cut off
than other noodles.
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216. So, we eat it to cut off
"misfortunes and disasters of the year."
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217. This practice was established
during Edo period.
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218. - You know so much.
- It's all from Wikipedia.
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219. It means that we shouldn't eat
chewy noodles like ramen?
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220. It's not easy to be cut off, huh?
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221. - Ryu!
- We escorted it.
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222. - Good evening.
- Wow, New Year's food.
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223. You are a slow eater as usual.
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224. If I eat quickly, I get heartburn.
I must be getting old, huh?
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225. Seems like the last New Year's Day
was yesterday.
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226. Before I know it, a year has passed.
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227. It gets faster once you turn 30.
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228. - Be prepared.
- I'm already in my 30s.
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229. I knew that.
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230. Nothing special happened this year.
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231. You should know better.
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232. "Nothing special happened."
It means peace.
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233. We should appreciate it
if we have nothing special.
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234. That's right.
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235. Five.
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236. Four.
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237. Three. Two.
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238. One.
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239. Happy new year.
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240. I wish you all the best
in this new year.
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241. - Then...
- Stop it. No alcohol.
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242. Let's have this. Soba stock.
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243. Happy new year.
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244. Master?
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245. The mistress will be a little late.
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246. When people finish their day
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247. and hurry home,
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248. my day starts.
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249. My diner is open from midnight
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250. to seven in the morning.
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251. They call it "Midnight Diner."
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252. Bye, Master. I look forward
to your goodwill in the new year.
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253. - Bye.
- Have a great trip.
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254. - Bye.
- Bye.
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255. I hope it goes well.
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256. Michiru, what do you want for a souvenir?
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257. Come talk.
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258. Did you say
that there was a new Hawaiian pub?
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259. Happy new year.
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