1. When people finish their day
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2. my day starts.
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3. My diner is open from midnight
to 7:00 in the morning.
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4. They call it "Midnight Diner."
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5. PORK MISO COMBO, BEER, SAKE, SHOCHU
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6. That's all I have on my menu.
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7. But I make whatever customers request,
as long as I have ingredients for it.
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8. That's my policy.
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9. Do I even have customers?
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10. More than you would expect.
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11. Here you go.
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12. Here you are.
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13. Here you are.
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14. Everyone's so quiet.
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15. Autumn is the best time for good food.
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16. Here you go.
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17. Grilled salted salmon
and mushrooms sautéed in butter.
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18. I've been waiting for it.
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19. This fragrance...
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20. - Thank you.
- Thank you.
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21. Master, another whiskey sour, please.
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22. Sure.
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23. Mr. Uehara and Kimie are a married couple
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24. who runs a barbershop
called Barber Uehara.
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25. Sometimes they come here together.
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26. The mushrooms are delicious.
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27. The salmon is delicious, too.
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28. Where are you two from?
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29. I'm from Nemuro in Hokkaido.
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30. I'm from Nagano.
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31. Deep in the mountains of Kiso.
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32. That explains your tastes.
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33. My dad would often send me out
to hunt for mushrooms in the fall.
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34. As a kid, a fisherman my family knew
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35. used to give us fresh salmon every year.
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36. By the way, Kimie,
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37. you said you might travel to Shanghai
with your friend.
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38. Are you going?
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39. Yes, I decided to go.
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40. When?
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41. Day after tomorrow.
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42. It's a five-night all-you-can-eat tour
to eat crabs.
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43. I'm so jealous! I love Shanghai crabs.
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44. This is the best season for them.
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45. Here you are.
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46. - Are you staying home, Mr. Uehara?
- Yes.
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47. Kimie has always wanted to go to Shanghai,
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48. but we had to prioritize the business.
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49. - It'll be a nice break.
- Yeah.
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50. Well,
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51. what a thoughtful husband!
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52. It's only one week, so I'll be fine...
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53. on my own.
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54. That's what Mr. Uehara said,
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55. but the day after Kimie left for Shanghai,
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56. he started coming to my place
almost every night.
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57. I'm fine when I'm in the shop,
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58. but when I'm home alone,
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59. I get restless and anxious.
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60. It makes me want to go
somewhere with people.
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61. Another beer, please.
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62. Sure.
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63. Kimie is out spreading
her wings in Shanghai,
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64. so I think it's okay
if you do some unwinding, too. Right?
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65. Don't worry about it.
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66. Actually, I just went to pachinko
for the first time in a long time.
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67. I lost 30,000 yen.
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68. You've unwound too much.
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69. I got a little too deep.
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70. Thank you.
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71. Is Mr. Uehara going to be okay like that?
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72. Don't worry about it.
Kimie will be back in a few days.
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73. - Welcome.
- Good evening.
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74. Good evening.
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75. Welcome.
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76. So you two are childhood friends?
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77. We used to be neighbors.
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78. When I was looking for someone
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79. to teach my new staff how to put
on kimonos, we crossed paths again.
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80. It was such a surprise.
It's been decades since we last met.
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81. - You teach how to put on kimonos?
- Yes.
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82. I lived in Kansai for a long time
after I had got married,
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83. but my husband passed away last year,
and I came here.
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84. Here you go.
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85. You're very good.
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86. Master, some pickles, please.
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87. Sure.
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88. My name is Sayoko Kagami.
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89. It's nice to meet you.
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90. Maybe it's just me, but...
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91. you look like you've regained your youth.
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92. That's amazing!
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93. Can you tell?
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94. Could it be love?
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95. No!
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96. I've been getting shaves.
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97. Shaves?
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98. You know Mr. Uehara who was just here?
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99. He's a barber.
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100. He's actually really good at it.
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101. When he touches your face
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102. you can tell he has softer hands
than other men.
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103. Especially the balls of his fingertips...
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104. Welcome.
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105. Are you closed already?
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106. No.
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107. I don't have a reservation.
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108. Could I just ask for a shave?
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109. Of course.
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110. I'm sorry.
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111. My earlobes are sensitive.
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112. Should I stop?
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113. No.
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114. Keep going.
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115. Yes.
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116. Here's your change.
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117. I'm sorry.
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118. I've made you close late.
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119. No, don't worry about it.
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120. I heard about you at a restaurant.
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121. Is that so?
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122. It was better than expected.
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123. Thank you very much.
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124. Can you join me for dinner?
If you don't mind.
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125. It's on me.
As thanks for staying open late.
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126. No, it was nothing...
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127. Actually...
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128. I'm on my own tonight.
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129. Please?
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130. Were the Shanghai crabs good?
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131. Yes, I ate as much as I possibly could.
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132. This mooncake is really good.
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133. In Japan we eat dango
while gazing at the moon,
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134. but in China they eat these mooncakes.
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135. Mr. Uehara was acting
a little strange while you were gone.
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136. Really?
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137. He's no good without his wife around.
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138. Here you go.
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139. Shanghai crabs are good,
but salmons are still my favorite.
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140. This salmon is caught from wild
in the Sea of Okhotsk.
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141. I'm so excited!
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142. By the way, the woman who came here...
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143. What's her name?
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144. The childhood friend of the hostess.
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145. Mrs. Sayoko who teaches
how to put on kimonos.
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146. Her.
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147. Did she go to your shop?
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148. No.
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149. She was a real mature beauty, wasn't she?
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150. That kimono sure suited her.
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151. Master, can I have some rice, too?
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152. Sure thing.
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153. I'm glad to hear
you were able to relax, anyway.
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154. Indeed.
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155. I'm sorry for leaving everything to you
at the shop.
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156. It was nothing.
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157. Must be nice...
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158. One moment please.
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159. Hello, Barber Uehara.
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160. I see. Just a shave?
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161. At 3:00 tomorrow.
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162. And your name?
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163. Mrs. Sayoko Kagami.
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164. My apologies.
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165. We're looking forward to seeing you.
Thank you.
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166. Thank you very much.
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167. Are you okay?
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168. I saw you dropped your razor.
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169. I must be tired.
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170. Did something happen while I was gone?
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171. What do you mean?
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172. I won't get mad,
so please just don't lie to me.
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173. I'm sorry!
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174. Kimie...
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175. I...
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176. I'm sorry.
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177. This is the first time I've...
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178. It's your fault.
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179. Touching my face like that...
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180. I completely lost my senses.
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181. There are some things we have to do...
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182. even if we know they're wrong.
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183. Yes...
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184. I'll go...
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185. take a shower first.
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186. Yes.
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187. Can you...
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188. put on kimonos?
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189. No...
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190. Men used to know how to do it.
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191. They always made sure
a naked woman went home as a lady.
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192. So, he's completely terrified.
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193. His hands shake so much
he can't even hold a razor.
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194. What a fool. It's so pitiful.
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195. A former gangster's wife...
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196. She must have kept the room dark.
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197. But you'd think he would
still see her back, though...
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198. No, normally, you'd definitely see it...
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199. What's he doing now?
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200. He left.
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201. He's probably staying
in a capsule hotel or something.
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202. - Master, beer, please.
- Sure.
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203. Everything had been
going almost too smoothly.
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204. We don't have kids,
so it's just the two of us
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205. doing the same thing everyday,
over and over again.
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206. - Tell me, master.
- What?
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207. What sort of woman is Sayoko?
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208. You met her, right?
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209. Yeah.
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210. Is she so beautiful that men
just can't help but want her?
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211. I'm not sure.
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212. She's coming tomorrow.
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213. To the shop.
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214. What?
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215. I wonder how I'll feel.
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216. Welcome.
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217. I called in a reservation yesterday.
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218. I'm sorry,
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219. my husband is out on some urgent business.
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220. I see.
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222. could you do it for me instead?
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223. Me? Are you sure?
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224. Please. You can, right?
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225. Yes.
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226. You're also very good.
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227. - Thank you.
- I'll come again.
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228. Ten years...
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229. this shop has been open.
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230. It was our dream...
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231. to have our own shop even if it's small.
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232. - Is that so?
- Therefore...
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233. please don't come again.
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234. Please.
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235. My husband apologizes as well.
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236. All right.
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237. Give my regards to him.
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238. Here you are.
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239. That woman...
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240. she knew that I knew.
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241. But she fell asleep in the chair.
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242. I was afraid my hands
would move on their own.
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243. I'm glad you were able to talk things out.
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244. Welcome.
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245. I got on a train to go back to Nagano...
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246. but I turned back halfway.
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247. How selfish of you.
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248. Sorry.
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249. Try it if you like.
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250. Salmon and mushrooms
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251. I think...
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252. they're best together.
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253. Come on.
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254. Let's eat before they get cold.
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255. No cheating next time.
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256. Let's eat.
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257. Cut a large piece of tinfoil
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258. The aroma of the butter
will permeate the dish
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259. without losing the salmon
and mushrooms' flavors.
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260. Master...
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261. You wouldn't happen to know
a good barbershop, would you?
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262. Don't tell her because the last place
prevented her from coming again.
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263. I thought he might be good in bed, too.
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264. He works with his hands after all.
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265. What's so funny?
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266. Can I talk to you for a minute?
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267. What was it?
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268. Let's not go there today.
Let's go somewhere else.
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