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