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. Do I even have customers?
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8. More than you would expect.
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9. TOKYO STORIES
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10. HAM CUTLET
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11. Let's eat.
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12. It was Mr. Nakatsuka's first time
at my diner.
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13. He ate ham cutlets so fondly
that he made a strong impression.
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14. You make my mouth water.
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15. This is how ham cutlets
are supposed to be.
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16. The ham should be thin,
but the batter should be thick.
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17. These days many restaurants use
a thick slice of ham.
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18. Am I right?
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19. I've ordered it at a Western restaurant,
but I was so shocked.
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20. Their ham was so thick.
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21. And it was very high quality.
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22. Played with your little brother, huh?
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23. If you lost at Othello,
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24. you had to go out
and buy two ham cutlets.
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25. Have some more.
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26. I don't have any brothers,
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27. so I envy you.
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28. Well, he's not a real brother.
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29. What?
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30. My brother is the son
of my father's second wife.
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31. We were only brothers for four years
until they got divorced.
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32. I was still in elementary school.
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33. It was several decades ago.
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34. Were you close, despite that?
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35. He was hot-tempered
but very friendly at the same time.
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36. He was so sweet.
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37. It was so tough
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38. when we were separated.
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39. It's a good story.
Don't you think, Master?
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40. And where is your brother now?
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41. After our parents were divorced,
I lost track of him.
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42. Unfortunately,
I haven't seen him for decades.
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43. - Hello.
- Welcome.
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44. Beer for starters.
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45. Sure.
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46. Hey, Master.
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47. I think you can tell
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48. someone's true character
if you see how he departs.
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49. Here you go.
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50. What happened?
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51. My friend is getting a divorce.
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52. They're having an ugly fight
over their pet rabbit.
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53. - Dumping it onto each other?
- No, the opposite.
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54. Both want to keep it.
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55. - Sounds like a kid.
- I know.
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56. They're holding their ground.
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57. According to law,
a pet is considered property.
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58. Whoever keeps the pet has
to relinquish other property
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59. or give money to the other person.
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60. That's how most cases are settled.
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61. Really? I didn't know that.
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62. Sorry to jump in your conversation.
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63. I'm...
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64. Nakatsuka.
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65. ATTORNEY
YUKIO NAKATSUKA
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66. You're an attorney?
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67. Your office is in this area?
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68. Has it been there for a long time?
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69. Yes. For 35 years.
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70. Thirty-five years? Wow?
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71. But I'll be closing the office next month.
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72. May I ask why?
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73. Because times have changed.
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74. "Old soldiers just fade away."
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75. In a municipally-owned apartment
that will be torn down next January,
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76. government officials tried to convince
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77. a resident who refuses to leave
to come to the negotiating table.
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78. Mr. Ishibashi. Please. Mr. Ishibashi.
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79. Please.
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80. Go away!
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81. Calm down, Mr. Ishibashi, please.
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82. This is my home.
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83. My late mother and I worked so hard
to keep it.
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84. Nobody can take it away from me.
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85. Government officials said
that demolition work will start soon—
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86. I've sorted out
all the financial documents.
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87. Take a look at the rest to decide
which ones you keep at home
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88. and which ones you dispose of.
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89. Sure.
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90. Administrative subrogation could be
an option—
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91. Go away!
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92. - Thank you for the meal.
- Thank you for coming.
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93. I saw that on the evening news.
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94. The government will appeal
to administrative subrogation.
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95. It's just a matter of time.
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96. I guess so.
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97. What are you talking about?
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98. To build the Olympic stadium,
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99. they have to demolish
an old municipally-owned apartment.
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100. An old man refuses to leave
and is causing trouble.
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101. Chu, you hadn't heard?
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102. The old man is obnoxious and curses
down at the government officials.
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103. No electricity, no gas.
Yet he stays there by himself.
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104. But it's a municipally-owned apartment,
right?
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105. He doesn't own the property.
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106. He has to leave sooner or later.
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107. It must be a special place to him.
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108. Don't you feel any sympathy?
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109. - I do, but...
- Here.
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110. - Enjoy your ham cutlets.
- Thank you.
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111. Ham cutlet, huh?
It's a good old-fashioned dish.
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112. I often ate it at a local butcher's shop
when I was a kid.
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113. The community was tighter.
Oh, the good old days.
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114. Come on, Chu. Don't be so nostalgic.
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115. You're too young to understand.
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116. If you glorify the past,
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117. you won't be happy with the present
and the future, which are more important.
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118. You're right.
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119. The young lady is absolutely right.
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120. Young lady?
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121. People finish their day
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122. and hurry home.
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123. But sometimes they don't want
to go straight back home,
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124. so they drop in somewhere
on the way home.
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125. Have some.
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126. Thank you.
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127. I don't mean it.
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128. You gave me a whole melon,
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129. but I can't finish it by myself.
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130. I've run a small law office by myself.
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131. I believe that I worked hard,
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132. but the number of my clients
has declined drastically.
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133. You've worked for 35 years.
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134. It's an accomplishment.
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135. I started the firm with my wife.
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136. Two years ago,
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137. I lost her.
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138. I think I may have lost my passion
after that.
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139. Would you like ham cutlet?
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140. Wait.
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141. Not tonight.
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142. I see.
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143. An unusual day, huh?
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144. I've found my little brother.
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145. Really?
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146. I'm happy for you.
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147. He actually lives nearby.
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148. - Really? Then—
- No.
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149. I've wanted to see him so badly,
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150. but I got intimidated
when the moment arrived.
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151. Why?
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152. The other day,
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153. I talked about the game Othello, right?
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154. Yeah.
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155. You played against your brother
for ham cutlets.
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156. I always won
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157. and made my brother pay
for ham cutlets.
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158. He ran out of his allowance
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159. and extorted money
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161. When the school found out,
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162. he was questioned.
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163. But he didn't say anything
about our game.
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164. He protected me.
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165. I guess...
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166. he didn't want to upset
his newly-acquired big brother.
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167. My father hit him so hard
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169. I felt so guilty.
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170. It was my fault.
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171. I watched silently as my brother...
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173. I was scared of my father.
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174. I was afraid that he might abandon me.
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175. Just like my real mother.
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176. My little brother...
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177. smiled at me
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178. when my eyes met his,
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179. as he was being beaten.
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180. He was saying:
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181. "I'm okay."
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182. You can't shake the guilty feeling, huh?
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183. Well...
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184. my remorse is
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185. like a hangnail, nothing too serious.
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186. They say...
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187. that you might get tetanus
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188. if you don't treat the hangnail.
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189. Go away!
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190. Go away, asshole!
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191. Don't upset him.
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192. Go away!
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193. Let's discuss it over there.
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194. Who the hell are you?
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195. If you don't go, you'll get wet.
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196. Kenta.
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197. It's me.
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198. Long time, no see.
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199. Big brother?
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200. Really? You're a lawyer, huh?
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201. I'm proud of you.
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202. I failed the bar exam so many times,
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204. - Here you go.
- Just like the good old days.
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205. Let's eat.
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206. It's delicious.
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208. Why do you ask?
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209. The electricity and gas
were already cut off.
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211. Leave me alone.
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212. This doesn't concern you.
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213. They will start the demolition soon.
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214. They will...
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216. Go ahead. I'm not worried.
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217. Even if I'm torn apart
by a power shovel,
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218. I won't leave that place.
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219. You're still so stubborn, huh?
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220. Is this...?
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222. I kept it.
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223. Master, you don't mind if I open it here?
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224. Not at all.
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225. What do you think? Want to play?
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227. If you win,
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228. I will buy
as many ham cutlets as you want.
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229. And beer.
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230. If I win,
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232. It is not the best place
for you to live anymore.
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233. Fine. Then I'll beat you.
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234. Brother,
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236. We shall see.
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237. When I grow up, I'll be rich
and build a huge house.
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238. And live with Mom.
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239. Brother, you can live with me.
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240. Dad can't, because he beats Mom.
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241. Good. I won. Go and buy the usual ones.
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242. Give me another chance.
If I lose again, then I'll buy.
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243. - Please.
- No. Crying won't erase your loss.
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244. Fine. I go and buy it, right?
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245. I'll win the next one anyway.
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246. This one... and this one.
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247. Is the house we used to live in
still there?
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248. No. It's gone.
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249. A tall building stands there now.
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250. I see.
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251. Why is that apartment
so important to you?
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252. I've lived there for most of my life.
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253. Mother died there.
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254. I'll die there, too.
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255. You haven't changed much.
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256. You have no strategy
for playing this game.
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257. I'm not interested in a tiny victory.
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258. I still have a chance
to come from behind to win.
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259. Oh, no...
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260. Here you go.
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261. Do I have to pass?
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262. Look.
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264. What's wrong with you, brother?
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265. Did you lose it to your old age?
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266. Master, beer, please.
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