1 00:00:02,530 --> 00:00:07,130 - This is Honjo Yoshimi-san. - I'm Honjo Yoshimi. 2 00:00:07,220 --> 00:00:09,280 I'm Tachibana Fukuko. 3 00:00:09,300 --> 00:00:14,520 Kazumitsu, the younger one, is 4 years old. Always looking for trouble. 4 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:18,180 Started digging a hole in the ground to wake up the frog in hibernation. 5 00:00:18,210 --> 00:00:20,090 I said cut that out, but... 6 00:00:21,860 --> 00:00:26,540 - You have quite an energetic little boy there. - No, that was my daughter. 7 00:00:26,570 --> 00:00:32,800 Yoshimi-san, who Shinichi-san was dating, was a very cheerful and friendly person. 8 00:00:33,650 --> 00:00:41,660 Manpuku 9 00:00:33,650 --> 00:00:41,660 ♫Marumatteru senakani ni morai naki ♫I get infectious weeping looking at your stooped 10 00:00:41,660 --> 00:00:45,900 It Will Soon Be Complete?! 11 00:00:41,660 --> 00:00:45,900 Week 18 12 00:00:41,660 --> 00:00:45,170 ♫Haji datte issho ni ♫We'll share the humiliation too 13 00:00:49,690 --> 00:00:53,460 ♫Hikoukigumo bonyari nagamu ♫Gazing absentmindedly at contrails 14 00:00:53,460 --> 00:00:57,460 ♫Kokoro kokoni arazu ♫Here in body, but not in spirit 15 00:00:57,460 --> 00:01:01,070 ♫Nenkan totaru moshi shitara ♫If I was to calculate an annual total 16 00:01:01,070 --> 00:01:05,660 ♫Tsukiau watashi sugoi? ♫Aren't I amazing for keeping you company? 17 00:01:05,660 --> 00:01:13,660 ♫Toboketeru mayuge ni morai warai ♫ I get infectious laughter looking at your comical eyebrows 18 00:01:13,660 --> 00:01:17,200 ♫Tere datta nandatte ♫Be it embarrassment or whatever 19 00:01:19,700 --> 00:01:27,690 ♫Morai naki morai warai morai ikari ♫Infectious weeping, infectious laughter, infectious anger 20 00:01:27,690 --> 00:01:33,170 ♫Moraippaji don to koi! ♫Infectious embarrassment. Bring them on! 21 00:01:33,170 --> 00:01:37,190 ♫Seiten mo donten mo hekireki mo ♫Sunny days, cloudy days, thunderous days too 22 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:49,000 Fuku-chan, if you have any questions, please go ahead and ask. 23 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:51,420 Questions? 24 00:01:52,330 --> 00:01:54,900 Please ask me anything. 25 00:01:58,140 --> 00:02:00,440 There's no need to hold back. 26 00:02:00,450 --> 00:02:02,300 Then... 27 00:02:04,300 --> 00:02:08,700 Yoshimi-san, are you raising your children by yourself now? 28 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:13,290 - Yes I am. - What do you do for living? 29 00:02:13,450 --> 00:02:16,660 - I'm a dressmaker. - Dressmaker? 30 00:02:17,330 --> 00:02:19,400 I made this myself. 31 00:02:19,420 --> 00:02:22,970 Ah... What! You made that?! 32 00:02:23,620 --> 00:02:25,960 I make all my children's clothes too. 33 00:02:26,020 --> 00:02:28,370 Wow, that's amazing! 34 00:02:29,250 --> 00:02:32,420 Actually, the shirt Shinichi-san's wearing now too. 35 00:02:32,450 --> 00:02:36,310 - What! - Yes, she made this too. 36 00:02:36,310 --> 00:02:40,850 - She's really good. - She's a craftsperson. 37 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:45,810 - Oh, may I ask you a question too? - Yoshimi-san. 38 00:02:46,980 --> 00:02:52,120 - Please ask me anything. - Okay, go ahead. 39 00:02:52,850 --> 00:02:56,920 That Tachibana Manpei-san is your husband, right? 40 00:02:56,940 --> 00:02:59,560 - Of Manpei Brand's Daneihon. - Yes. 41 00:02:59,670 --> 00:03:03,820 - He was also the executive director of Ikeda Credit Union, - That's correct. 42 00:03:03,940 --> 00:03:08,480 But now, he's making ramen. That's what I heard from Shinichi-san, but 43 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,950 why ramen of all things? 44 00:03:10,950 --> 00:03:14,580 I haven't told her the details yet. 45 00:03:15,500 --> 00:03:21,160 Well, let's see. Manpei-san's originally a person who makes things. 46 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:23,000 Person who makes things? 47 00:03:23,130 --> 00:03:27,630 Around the time we met, he was working on a magic lantern. 48 00:03:27,630 --> 00:03:35,970 After that, he made a root crop cutting machine, made salt, and then made Daneihon. 49 00:03:36,090 --> 00:03:40,170 So when I heard that he was making a new ramen, 50 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:43,380 I was a little surprised, but 51 00:03:44,090 --> 00:03:48,010 then I thought that was like Manpei-san after all. 52 00:03:49,020 --> 00:03:54,350 Today too, he's cooped up in the lab in our backyard, making soup. 53 00:03:56,770 --> 00:03:57,930 It's no good. 54 00:03:57,930 --> 00:04:01,440 What is this new ramen like? 55 00:04:01,460 --> 00:04:09,470 It's ramen that's tasty, easy to make, cheap, nonperishable, 56 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,470 and that's safe to eat. 57 00:04:15,090 --> 00:04:18,660 In short, it's ramen you can eat easily by 58 00:04:18,700 --> 00:04:21,820 - simply pouring hot water over it. - What?! 59 00:04:21,970 --> 00:04:28,490 Manpei-kun's trying to make the kind of ramen no one's ever thought of. 60 00:04:28,490 --> 00:04:32,090 - Make ramen at home... - Yes. 61 00:04:32,180 --> 00:04:35,290 - Just by pouring hot water... - That's right. 62 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,730 That will be a great help to me. 63 00:04:39,730 --> 00:04:43,820 - The kids will enjoy it and I can take it easy. - I know, right? 64 00:04:43,820 --> 00:04:49,540 - Looks like they're getting along great. - Yoshimi-san's such a cheerful person. 65 00:04:56,410 --> 00:04:57,920 Is that right? 66 00:04:58,060 --> 00:04:59,850 I'm glad she turned out to be a nice person. 67 00:04:59,850 --> 00:05:04,590 But I didn't expect Yoshimi-san to be so different from Saki Nee-chan. 68 00:05:04,590 --> 00:05:07,930 She's a real cheerful person who talks a lot. 69 00:05:07,930 --> 00:05:11,320 I didn't think Shinichi-san would choose someone like her. 70 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:13,220 I think I'll add some soy sauce. 71 00:05:27,570 --> 00:05:29,740 And that night... 72 00:05:31,780 --> 00:05:38,920 Fukuko... Fukuko... 73 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,010 Saki Nee-chan. 74 00:05:44,050 --> 00:05:47,640 You went and met Shinichi-san's partner, didn't you? 75 00:05:50,090 --> 00:05:53,730 - Yes. - She was nice, wasn't she? 76 00:05:55,010 --> 00:05:57,220 Do you know Yoshimi-san? 77 00:05:57,810 --> 00:06:03,560 No, I don't. But she's the woman Shinichi-san chose. 78 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:12,130 Won't you be sad, Saki Nee-chan? If Shinichi-san remarries. 79 00:06:12,900 --> 00:06:17,980 I just want Shinichi-san to be happy. 80 00:06:20,250 --> 00:06:21,440 Really? 81 00:06:23,610 --> 00:06:25,100 Really. 82 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:31,720 Fukuko... Fukuko... 83 00:06:36,500 --> 00:06:39,170 Fukuko. 84 00:06:39,290 --> 00:06:41,040 - Fukuko! - Yes. 85 00:06:41,620 --> 00:06:43,810 I'm going to try using chicken bones after all. 86 00:06:46,290 --> 00:06:49,680 Mother was saying, remember? That the first one tasted better. 87 00:06:49,890 --> 00:06:52,500 Oh... the soup. 88 00:06:52,500 --> 00:06:56,400 In fact, the first one may have been even better. 89 00:06:56,500 --> 00:06:59,360 There's a certain goodness that comes from chicken bones. 90 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:03,360 If I use that with breast meat, the soup may have a richer flavor. 91 00:07:07,280 --> 00:07:09,530 - You're starting now?! - Yeah. 92 00:07:10,060 --> 00:07:13,550 - I'll help too. - No, no. You stay here and sleep. 93 00:07:16,890 --> 00:07:18,420 It's cold. 94 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:45,250 The day came to introduce Yoshimi-san to the family. 95 00:07:45,950 --> 00:07:48,450 My name is Honjo Yoshimi. 96 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:54,060 I'd like to marry Yoshimi-san. 97 00:07:55,620 --> 00:07:58,730 We're here today to ask for your permission. 98 00:07:59,140 --> 00:08:02,380 In reality, there's no need for that. 99 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:06,110 But he thinks of us as his real family, 100 00:08:06,110 --> 00:08:09,110 so he brought Yoshimi-san to introduce her to us. 101 00:08:09,410 --> 00:08:14,820 We want to get married with your blessing. 102 00:08:15,300 --> 00:08:17,790 I don't know what to say... 103 00:08:17,890 --> 00:08:24,490 I'm perfectly fine with it. It's been 17 years since my sister passed away. 104 00:08:24,490 --> 00:08:30,090 I feel bad for making you live the life of a widower. 105 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:32,600 I think this is great too. 106 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:34,940 - Me too. - Me too. 107 00:08:35,060 --> 00:08:38,420 Shigeru-san, you never knew Saki, did you? 108 00:08:38,610 --> 00:08:40,660 Oh, sorry. 109 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:48,620 Let's congratulate them with a smile, Mom. Saki Nee-chan gave them her blessing too. 110 00:08:48,850 --> 00:08:49,570 What? 111 00:08:50,550 --> 00:08:53,640 She appeared in my dream last night. 112 00:08:53,700 --> 00:08:58,290 She said she only wanted Shinichi-san to be happy. 113 00:08:58,290 --> 00:09:02,530 You're making her say that, since it's your dream. 114 00:09:02,570 --> 00:09:06,570 That's nonsense. You're always talking about this and that whenever 115 00:09:06,570 --> 00:09:08,400 Saki Nee-chan appears in your dream. 116 00:09:08,410 --> 00:09:11,620 The one that appears in my dream is the real Saki. 117 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:14,420 This is not the time to be arguing about such trivial things. 118 00:09:14,490 --> 00:09:20,250 I've heard a lot about Saki-san from Shinichi-san. 119 00:09:20,250 --> 00:09:23,300 That she was a very beautiful and sweet lady. 120 00:09:23,330 --> 00:09:30,460 - That I'm not like her at all. - Not at all. You're very sweet too, Yoshimi-san. 121 00:09:30,460 --> 00:09:35,740 The reason I thought Saki wouldn't mind me marrying Yoshimi 122 00:09:35,860 --> 00:09:38,270 was when I showed her that painting. 123 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:39,980 That painting? 124 00:09:39,980 --> 00:09:43,690 The painting of cherry blossoms that Tadahiko-san painted for her. 125 00:09:45,610 --> 00:09:49,480 I showed her that painting that I had displayed in my room all this time 126 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:52,480 and told her this was Saki's keepsake. 127 00:09:55,060 --> 00:09:58,730 Tadahiko-san painted a picture for you, Saki Nee. 128 00:09:58,810 --> 00:10:00,920 For me? 129 00:10:06,170 --> 00:10:08,190 It's beautiful! 130 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:19,510 Then Yoshimi said I had to cherish this painting and have it displayed forever. 131 00:10:19,770 --> 00:10:24,650 Even if we got married, she wanted me to cherish this 132 00:10:24,650 --> 00:10:27,350 beautiful painting of cherry blossoms. 133 00:10:30,540 --> 00:10:39,850 I not only want to love Shinichi-san himself, but also the first wife whom he loved 134 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:46,360 and all of you who he treasures so much. 135 00:10:50,860 --> 00:10:56,840 Mother, please give me your permission to marry Yoshimi. 136 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:16,320 I'm just happy that you cherish Saki so much. 137 00:11:18,570 --> 00:11:19,570 Mom. 138 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:30,880 All right. I congratulate you two from the bottom of my heart. 139 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:34,650 - Grandma. - I'm happy for you. 140 00:11:34,650 --> 00:11:38,320 - Thank you so much. - Thank you. 141 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,680 - Congratulations. - Congratulations. 142 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,330 Congratulations. 143 00:11:55,340 --> 00:11:57,270 Manpei-san! 144 00:11:57,270 --> 00:12:00,940 Shinichi-san got everyone's blessing on his marriage. 145 00:12:00,940 --> 00:12:03,640 - Mother too. - Is that so? 146 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,520 Then it's my turn next. 147 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:14,700 - Fukuko, bring all of that for me. - Sure. 148 00:12:24,970 --> 00:12:32,970 To increase the flavor of chicken bones, I added chopped chicken meat to make the broth. 149 00:12:32,970 --> 00:12:35,880 Added ginger to neutralize the smell, 150 00:12:36,210 --> 00:12:40,850 garlic and sesame oil to give it body, and simmered it. 151 00:12:40,850 --> 00:12:44,590 - Have a taste, Shinichi-san. - You too, Yoshimi-san. 152 00:12:44,590 --> 00:12:47,890 Do I get to taste it too? 153 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:51,930 It smells good. 154 00:12:51,930 --> 00:12:56,200 - Regardless of the taste, it always smells good. - Mom. 155 00:12:56,260 --> 00:12:58,940 I feel like tasting it too. 156 00:12:58,940 --> 00:13:01,260 - Are you sure? - Even with your morning sickness? 157 00:13:01,300 --> 00:13:03,420 Yes. Thanks. 158 00:13:04,050 --> 00:13:07,120 Then let's give it a try. 159 00:13:26,180 --> 00:13:29,170 - It's good. - This is delicious! 160 00:13:30,290 --> 00:13:32,200 It's delicious, Uncle Manpei. 161 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:35,170 - Is it? - I think this is the best one yet. 162 00:13:35,170 --> 00:13:39,440 - Even I can eat this. - I can just go on eating this. 163 00:13:40,680 --> 00:13:42,240 How about you, Fukuko? 164 00:13:43,620 --> 00:13:46,240 It's truly delicious! 165 00:13:49,650 --> 00:13:51,100 This is... 166 00:14:07,980 --> 00:14:09,570 delicious. 167 00:14:12,270 --> 00:14:15,120 It's delicious, Manpei-san. 168 00:14:17,460 --> 00:14:20,890 You did it... You did it, Manpei-san! 169 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,180 Thank you. Thank you. 170 00:14:24,180 --> 00:14:27,960 - Congratulations. - Congratulations, Manpei-kun. 171 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:30,860 - Congratulations. - Congratulations. 172 00:14:30,860 --> 00:14:33,630 - It's really good. - Really delicious. 173 00:14:33,630 --> 00:14:36,330 Thanks, everyone. 174 00:14:43,300 --> 00:14:45,970 The soup was finally done. 175 00:14:45,970 --> 00:14:49,270 Next was noodle making at last.