1. Would you like a paper apron?
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2. Yes, thank you.
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3. Hello. My name is Koizumi.
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4. I came to this shop to enjoy
some of my favorite ramen.
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5. The walls are covered
in beautiful paintings.
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6. The whole place is filled with
cute red and green objects.
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7. They're drawn on the walls and the lanterns.
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8. Yes, those are...
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9. Thank you for waiting.
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10. My latest favorite...
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11. Deep red tomato ramen.
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12. Time to eat.
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13. The slippery noodles are coated with the
faintly acidic and sweet taste of tomato.
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14. The melted cheese mingles with that.
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15. This is...
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16. irresistible!
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17. At a restaurant I visited the other day,
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18. they had over ten different
types of tomato ramen.
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19. I had trouble deciding which to get.
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20. Since it's gotten hot lately,
the cold noodles also look really good.
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21. But still...
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22. Eating piping-hot ramen that makes
you sweat is simply something else.
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23. The other pleasure that tomato
ramen brings with it is this.
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24. You take this rice with furikake
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25. and put it into your leftover
soup to make a sort of risotto.
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26. This is the true charm of this ramen.
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27. Lycopene, an antioxidant found in tomatoes,
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28. is known to be good for
clear skin and digestion.
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29. I don't leave a single molecule of it behind.
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30. Incidentally, lycopene is
a fat-soluble vitamin.
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31. Its absorption rate increases almost
four times when it's heated in oil.
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32. Here you go.
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33. Your tomato juice.
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34. Talking about tomato ramen makes me think
of the ramen You-san made me that one time.
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35. That was tomato-based, too.
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36. In France, the tomato is
called "the apple of love."
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37. That is to say, the tomato
is a symbol of love.
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38. I can't deny that ramen was full of love.
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39. I have trouble being honest about my
feelings and always act cold toward her,
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40. but the truth is, I want to become
better friends with You-san.
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41. My feelings are passionate,
just like this ripe tomato.
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42. Someday, I'll tell her.
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43. Either way, today's ramen
was delicious again.
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44. What have you been mumbling
about all this time?
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45. It's annoying.
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46. Oh, whoops! You heard me? Starting when?
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47. Somewhere around "Hello. My name is Koizumi."
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48. Oh, man, how embarrassing!
You heard the whole thing!
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49. So about that restaurant
you were talking about...
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50. I don't remember going there with you.
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51. How do you know about that place?
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52. Oh, really?
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53. Thank you for waiting.
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54. Ah, here it is!
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55. My turn now.
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56. Time to eat.
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57. Well, it's true that the ramen you
made for me back then was tasty.
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58. But that's all.
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59. Thank you very much!
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60. Thank you for the food.
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61. What? But I'm not done eating!
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62. Koizumi-san!
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63. So sad...
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64. She's acting the same as ever today.
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65. The faintly acidic and sweet taste...
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66. So good.
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67. Excuse me!
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68. Can I have some ramen risotto, please?
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69. Maybe I'll travel to Fussa tomorrow.
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70. Wait!
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71. Doesn't the red on the Italian
flag stand for tomatoes?
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72. And the white is for cheese,
and the green for olives?
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73. Wrong.
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74. As we see here, unicellular organisms can
be divided into animal and plant types.
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75. Amoeba and paramecium are animal types.
Closterium and pinnularia are plant types.
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76. Euglena
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77. The green bug, or euglena, is classified
as being between those groups.
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78. It's called a "bug," but it is not an insect.
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79. It moves using a tentacle called a flagellum,
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80. but it is also capable of photosynthesis
and a truly remarkable...
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81. Yesterday, Koizumi-san...
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82. It's true that the ramen you made
for me back then was tasty.
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83. But that's all.
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84. Koizumi-san...
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85. It's okay to be honest and say
how you really feel, you know.
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86. I'm always ready to accept your feelings.
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87. I'd really like to have some of
your homemade ramen again,
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88. but I'm too embarrassed to ask.
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89. Yes, I love it!
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90. Ouch!
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91. What are you mumbling about
with that grin on your face?
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92. You'd look scary to anyone who didn't know you.
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93. Hey, that's mean...
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94. Huh?
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95. Where is everyone?
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96. Come on, we're leaving.
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97. Where are you going?
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98. So that's it.
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99. We had cleaning duty.
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100. Euglena, euglena...
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101. Hmm, hmm, hmm, 4-1-1-4...
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102. Euglena are great...
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103. What are you singing?
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104. You haven't heard it?
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105. There's this infomercial about
euglena that airs late at night.
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106. Really? I had no idea.
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107. I've been really into them lately.
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108. They say that eating cookies and jellies
made with it is good for the skin.
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109. Really?
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110. But they're bugs.
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111. I thought you hated bugs.
You're okay with that?
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112. If it's for beauty, I can even
eat bugs without bugging out.
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113. That was so lame.
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114. Oh, shut up!
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115. We just learned in class that it's
not a bug, but a type of algae.
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116. The green bug, also known as euglena.
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117. With a scientific name
meaning "beautiful eye,"
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118. this single-celled organism has
a length of 0.05 millimeters.
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119. This organism, with over
60 different nutrients,
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120. is used in a variety of health foods.
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121. Thanks to its ability to photosynthesize,
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122. it's also being closely studied
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123. in various fields, such as to mitigate
global warming or as a bio-fuel.
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124. Euglena, huh?
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125. I'd like to know what it tastes like.
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126. N-Not because it's popular now or anything!
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127. It's just my natural curiosity
about single-celled organisms.
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128. I mean, I'm actually considering entering
a scientific field after graduation.
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129. Euglena.
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130. Wh-What?
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131. They use it in ramen, too.
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132. Huh?
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133. There's one with about six hundred
million euglena in the soup.
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134. It's called green ramen.
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135. After hearing you talk, I got
the urge to go have some again.
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136. Hey, Koizumi-san...
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137. Do you have a moment?
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138. Yes?
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139. So that ramen...
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140. This is the place.
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141. Huh...
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142. Their sign looks like a blackboard.
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143. I don't think it's the reason,
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144. but apparently students from
Tokyo University often come here to work.
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145. Really?
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146. I'm splurging today on extra green.
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147. You can add more green, huh?
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148. Well, anyway...
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149. Time to eat.
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150. This green color is made by
hundreds of millions of euglena.
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151. This reminds me of
Italian food made with basil.
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152. Right this moment,
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153. six hundred millions of these
euglena are flowing into my body.
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154. Thank you for the food.
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155. I really liked the basil taste,
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156. but I couldn't really tell what
the euglena actually tastes like.
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157. No?
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158. Then would you like to go to a place where
they put euglena directly into the noodles?
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159. What? You mean right now?
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160. I don't think I can go right now.
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161. I'm too full.
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162. It's a short train ride, or we could
go by foot and walk some of this off.
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163. Is it really a good idea to consume
that much euglena in one day?
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164. I ended up eating another bowl.
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165. Is this another property of euglena?
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166. No, I think it's a property of Koizumi-san.
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167. I'm going to the next shop now.
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168. Take a look at this huge line!
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169. Today we're visiting a popular
sweets shop that has
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170. a line going around the block every day!
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171. Let's see what these people
have to say about it.
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172. Wow, that's crazy.
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173. I stood in line for three hours to get these.
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174. I can brag at school tomorrow!
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175. Whoa...
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176. Is it really good enough
to be worth all that?
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177. I bet you stand in line for
ramen shops pretty often, right?
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178. I don't really like standing
in line, to be honest.
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179. I avoid it whenever I can.
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180. Oh, really? That's unexpected.
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181. I would've thought she'd happily
stand in line for ramen.
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182. I guess she must know a bunch of places
where you don't have to stand in line.
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183. Yeah, that must be it.
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184. There's no reason why she would
ever have to stand in line.
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185. About another hour, you think?
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186. Yeah.
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187. Man, it's hot.
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188. Yeah, I'm already in line.
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189. Looks like we'll move up soon.
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190. It's crazy long.
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191. We've been here a long time.
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192. It's so hot.
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193. An hour down.
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194. Standing in line in the summer is brutal.
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195. But I have to do this!
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196. Koizumi-san was totally reading
up on this place today.
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197. I'm positive that she's fixated
on Mutekiya right now.
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198. But Koizumi-san's got class duty this week.
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199. That's why I went to stand in line for her.
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200. Once she gets here, I'll give her my
spot and smoothly make my exit.
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201. I have to say, great idea, me!
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202. My very own "if pressure
doesn't work, try leaving" plan!
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203. Hello? Where are you?
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204. What? You're gonna be a bit longer?
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205. Still, I thought she said she
doesn't like to stand in line.
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206. She just couldn't admit it.
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207. That's cute in its own way.
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208. All right, please step forward.
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209. Finally, I'm on the side where the store is!
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210. Hurry up!
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211. Where the hell are you?
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212. Please take a look while you wait.
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213. Okay!
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214. Thank you very much.
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215. This store has tonkotsu base, my favorite.
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216. This looks so good!
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217. Oh, you're close? Where?
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218. I should come here to eat it myself sometime.
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219. Oh, I see you.
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220. Over here!
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221. You guys are so late.
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222. Yeah, sorry.
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223. It was too hot, so we took
a break at a Starbucks.
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224. Heya! I see you're almost at the front.
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225. Hey, girlie.
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226. Crowd
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227. Can you step back a bit?
My friends need to get in here.
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228. E-Excuse me?
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229. This is cutting!
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230. E-Excuse me, but I don't think cutting is right.
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231. Huh? But I've been standing
here for them the whole time.
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232. I've been standing here for
almost an hour in this heat.
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233. It was hard, let me tell you.
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234. Uh, hang on! The same goes for me!
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235. In fact, everyone here has
been standing just as long!
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236. She's right.
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237. Come on...
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238. Let it slide just this once, okay?
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239. I don't normally do this.
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240. This guy is messing things up
for everyone, and he knows it!
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241. Is that girl alone?
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242. I guess she doesn't have
anyone to eat with.
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243. Kinda sad.
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244. Th-Th-This isn't something you
normally eat in a group!
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245. And anyway, that's not even the point!
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246. What are you doing?
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247. Koizumi-san! Can you believe this?
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248. I don't know why you're here,
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249. but you're making a scene
in front of this restaurant.
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250. I'm here to stand in line for you.
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251. I wanted you to be able
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252. Cutting in line is also a disturbance.
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253. I know that!
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254. I was going to give you my spot and go home!
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255. Wait, what?
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256. Oh, so that girl's a gopher.
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257. I'm not!
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258. This was an act of innocent love!
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259. Anyway...
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260. It seems there are quite a number of people
who think nothing of cutting in line,
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261. and it's bound to happen at
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262. I guess. I mean, there are people who will
do it even after you point it out to them.
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263. What are you talking about?
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264. A real ramen lover would never do that.
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265. Obviously, there are some who would.
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266. I don't know if they're
real ramen lovers, though.
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267. Only so many bowls of ramen can be crafted
by the people who work in this store.
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268. This store also has a person who prepares the
soup for the next day instead of sleeping.
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269. Stealing even one bowl of that soup from
its rightful owner in line is something
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270. a true ramen lover would never do.
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271. Never ever.
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272. I'll get in line and wait myself.
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273. Seeing the line order change would
confuse the people working here.
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274. Then I'll get in line again, too!
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275. Do as you like, I guess.
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276. Yes!
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277. Wait up, Koizumi-san!
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278. Anyway, the shop's staff was really nice...
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279. So you're standing back here now, too?
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280. Well, you might not think it,
but we do love ramen quite a bit.
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281. I see!
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282. I don't know, but I'd say this all
turned out okay. Right, Koizumi-san?
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283. What are you talking about?
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284. Still, I was pretty surprised.
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285. Huh?
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286. The other day, you said you don't
really like waiting in line.
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287. I don't like waiting in line,
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288. but I also know that if you wait a
little longer, the line won't be as bad.
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289. But then, why...
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290. Because I was taken over by impulse.
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291. I just had to have this store's ramen at once.
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292. Once you're in that place,
you have no choice but to line up.
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293. An impulse... Is the ramen here really that good?
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294. I like it.
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295. I see.
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296. Let's take a picture with the huge line!
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297. A memento of this trip!
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298. I've started a food blog
for places with huge lines.
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299. Really?
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300. Yeah, I've been standing
here for two hours now.
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301. Nah, it's not that impressive!
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302. I guess there are people here specifically
because they want to stand in line.
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303. That can be its own entertainment.
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304. It's its own good fortune, in a way.
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305. I guess so.
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306. Thank you for waiting!
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307. We... We can finally eat!
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308. The wait was worth it!
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309. Time to eat.
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310. This looks so good.
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311. It's delicious!
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312. The rich tonkotsu soup
clings to the thick noodles!
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313. And free toppings!
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314. Garlic! Pickled mustard greens! Fish powder!
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315. I'll switch it up with some
pickled mustard greens!
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316. This is bliss.
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317. It's like this soup is melting away
the exhaustion of that long wait.
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318. I'm seriously getting hooked.
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319. That was amazing.
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320. Bliss...
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321. Hey, Koizumi-san!
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322. Let's stand in line for that ramen again!
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323. Why don't you go by yourself?
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324. Standing alone for two hours is not at
all like standing with you for two hours!
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325. Do you remember what you're not
supposed to do while standing in line?
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326. Yes!
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327. Don't be loud in front of the restaurant,
and don't cut in line.
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328. On top of that, stalking me
is also against the rules.
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329. I-I need to watch over her so that
nobody does something like that to her!
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330. Wait! Koizumi-san!
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331. Things that happen with ramen!
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332. Getting a big portion because
it's free, but it's gross!
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333. I've been there!
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334. Do I use black pepper or shichimi?
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335. I've been there!
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336. Can't get chopsticks out of the dispenser.
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337. I've been there!
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338. When ordering fish-based broths, do I pick
a sardine, mackerel, or flying fish base?
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339. Not... sure if I've been there?
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