1 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:05,930 When noodles are boiled, they're gelatinized. 2 00:00:05,930 --> 00:00:11,270 Then the water content in the noodles is increased by 30 to 50 percent. 3 00:00:11,270 --> 00:00:15,940 This prolongs the drying time of the noodles and is the cause of the inconsistency. 4 00:00:16,240 --> 00:00:20,180 There is one more way for gelatinization to occur. 5 00:00:20,220 --> 00:00:21,520 It's to steam it. 6 00:00:22,090 --> 00:00:25,680 For the time being, let's wait 3 minutes. 7 00:00:26,240 --> 00:00:29,820 It's going to work out this time. 8 00:00:30,130 --> 00:00:38,130 Manpuku 9 00:00:30,130 --> 00:00:38,130 ♫Marumatteru senakani ni morai naki ♫I get infectious weeping looking at your stooped shoulders 10 00:00:38,130 --> 00:00:42,320 We're Making Progress by10 and 20 Steps! 11 00:00:38,130 --> 00:00:42,320 Week 19 12 00:00:38,130 --> 00:00:41,610 ♫Haji datte issho ni ♫We'll share the humiliation too 13 00:00:46,060 --> 00:00:49,910 ♫Hikoukigumo bonyari nagamu ♫Gazing absentmindedly at contrails 14 00:00:49,910 --> 00:00:53,910 ♫Kokoro kokoni arazu ♫Here in body, but not in spirit 15 00:00:53,910 --> 00:00:57,660 ♫Nenkan totaru moshi shitara ♫If I was to calculate an annual total 16 00:00:57,660 --> 00:01:02,110 ♫Tsukiau watashi sugoi? ♫Aren't I amazing for keeping you company? 17 00:01:02,110 --> 00:01:10,160 ♫Toboketeru mayuge ni morai warai ♫ I get infectious laughter looking at your comical eyebrows 18 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:13,610 ♫Tere datta nandatte ♫Be it embarrassment or whatever 19 00:01:16,170 --> 00:01:24,090 ♫Morai naki morai warai morai ikari ♫Infectious weeping, infectious laughter, infectious anger 20 00:01:24,090 --> 00:01:29,610 ♫Moraippaji don to koi! ♫Infectious embarrassment. Bring them on! 21 00:01:29,620 --> 00:01:33,610 ♫Seiten mo donten mo hekireki mo ♫Sunny days, cloudy days, thunderous days too 22 00:01:47,530 --> 00:01:49,870 Okay, it's been 3 minutes. 23 00:02:10,690 --> 00:02:12,720 - It's hard. - Yeah, let's give it another minute. 24 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:16,530 Okay, 1 minute's up. 25 00:02:30,820 --> 00:02:32,960 It's slightly softer but... 26 00:02:37,920 --> 00:02:39,290 Shall we wait 1 more minute? 27 00:02:39,860 --> 00:02:44,000 No, this won't reconstitute no matter how long we wait. 28 00:02:48,130 --> 00:02:51,730 Steaming didn't work either. 29 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:59,970 Why~. 30 00:03:03,860 --> 00:03:06,700 What was that about last night? 31 00:03:06,700 --> 00:03:09,840 - What do you mean? - All we did was accept an invitation to stay for dinner. 32 00:03:09,860 --> 00:03:12,400 Since you're here, why don't you stay for dinner? 33 00:03:12,590 --> 00:03:14,920 - Huh? - Would that be all right? 34 00:03:14,920 --> 00:03:16,860 Then we'll start getting it ready. 35 00:03:16,860 --> 00:03:18,790 Thank you! 36 00:03:18,790 --> 00:03:21,600 You came to see Yoshino-chan from the beginning, didn't you? 37 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,410 - No, we didn't. - We just wanted to see Great Madam. 38 00:03:24,420 --> 00:03:27,320 Then what was that promise you made when you left? 39 00:03:27,780 --> 00:03:34,040 - We'll be seeing you, Yoshino-chan. - Let's go see a movie next time. 40 00:03:34,090 --> 00:03:37,610 - Okay. - Movie?! 41 00:03:37,620 --> 00:03:40,950 How dare you make a promise like that behind my back. 42 00:03:40,950 --> 00:03:43,280 Why can't we go see a movie? 43 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,220 Yoshino-chan was excited about it. 44 00:03:45,220 --> 00:03:48,960 She was just being polite because you're my colleagues at work. 45 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,680 That can't be true. Yoshino-chan's an honest girl. 46 00:03:51,770 --> 00:03:54,300 - I've never met a cute girl like her. - That's right! 47 00:04:00,340 --> 00:04:02,870 I've fallen in love with Yoshino-chan. 48 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,240 Oh my~! 49 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,780 Unsophisticated guys like you don't match up with Yoshino-chan. 50 00:04:08,780 --> 00:04:11,050 But Taka-chan got married to you. 51 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:15,530 - At least I'm a graduate of Osaka Imperial University. - But now, we're in the same position. 52 00:04:15,540 --> 00:04:18,450 In the first place, there's no way Grandma would allow it. 53 00:04:18,450 --> 00:04:21,590 Don't you dare try to get close to her. 54 00:04:22,060 --> 00:04:25,460 - That's... - Who knows what can happen. 55 00:04:25,460 --> 00:04:30,450 - Listen, guys. - Anyway, I'm not giving up. 56 00:04:30,840 --> 00:04:32,220 I'm not either. 57 00:04:34,490 --> 00:04:38,330 Where are you going? Hey. Who's paying here? 58 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:40,610 Thank you. 59 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:43,940 Looks like you're treating, Kanbe-kun. 60 00:04:43,940 --> 00:04:49,460 You shouldn't interfere with someone else's love life, Kanbe-san. 61 00:04:50,050 --> 00:04:53,290 - You're starting to look like a villain. - No, I'm not. 62 00:04:53,540 --> 00:04:57,960 In spite of Grandma's opposition, you married her granddaughter too, didn't you? 63 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:01,230 Like I said, at least I'm a graduate of Osaka Imperial University. 64 00:05:01,230 --> 00:05:05,250 See how you're so quick to flaunt you academic background? 65 00:05:05,290 --> 00:05:06,650 That's your problem. 66 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:10,910 How does Yoshino-chan feel? 67 00:05:10,910 --> 00:05:11,620 Huh? 68 00:05:15,290 --> 00:05:18,280 Have you had a talk with Yoshino-chan? 69 00:05:19,220 --> 00:05:20,810 Actually... 70 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:23,920 Are you really going to see a movie, Yoshino-chan? 71 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:28,120 Well, I think they're both nice guys. 72 00:05:28,590 --> 00:05:30,650 Then why don't you just root for them? 73 00:05:30,690 --> 00:05:34,380 Yeah. Both Oka-san and Morimoto-san are your friends, aren't they? 74 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:39,170 That's why I don't want to see my friends' heart get broken. 75 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:44,910 Oh... I see. That's sweet. 76 00:05:45,140 --> 00:05:47,180 Thank you so much. 77 00:05:47,450 --> 00:05:51,500 Yes, I'll entrust it to you. 78 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:58,450 - Oh, what a relief. - What was that about? 79 00:05:58,490 --> 00:06:03,890 Oh... a marriage meeting for Yoshino. 80 00:06:03,890 --> 00:06:08,170 - Marriage meeting?! - She's going to introduce her to a nice man. 81 00:06:08,210 --> 00:06:12,440 I wish you wouldn't decide on your own without consulting with me, her mother. 82 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:17,100 Yoshino's 25 already. Being that she's so laid back, 83 00:06:17,100 --> 00:06:19,910 people around her have to quickly pursue the matter. 84 00:06:19,910 --> 00:06:22,240 What are you going to do if she has someone she likes? 85 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,180 I've never heard anything like that. 86 00:06:24,180 --> 00:06:27,780 Yoshino was getting along well with Oka-san and Morimoto-san who were here last night. 87 00:06:27,820 --> 00:06:30,250 She said she promised to go see a movie with them. 88 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,290 - What? - She did? 89 00:06:32,290 --> 00:06:34,040 You've got to be kidding. 90 00:06:35,060 --> 00:06:42,620 I'm going to have Yoshino marry a respectable man who works for a big company. 91 00:06:42,660 --> 00:06:44,500 There you go again. 92 00:06:47,370 --> 00:06:50,530 Don't you think Suzuki-san in Sales is attractive? 93 00:06:50,540 --> 00:06:54,120 I think Shoda-san's attractive. He's stylish too. 94 00:06:54,980 --> 00:06:58,810 Suzuki-san's more stylish. Isn't he, Yoshino-san? 95 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:04,460 I prefer...unsophisticated men. 96 00:07:05,460 --> 00:07:06,890 Unsophisticated? 97 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:10,930 - Kanbe-san was here? - Yes, until just a little while ago. 98 00:07:10,970 --> 00:07:16,230 - Yeah, with Oka-kun and Morimoto-kun too. - Oh, I wish I could've seen them. 99 00:07:16,230 --> 00:07:20,600 I'm always missing them. What were they talking about? 100 00:07:20,650 --> 00:07:24,060 What was it... 101 00:07:24,140 --> 00:07:26,530 - It was about "love." - "Love"? 102 00:07:26,700 --> 00:07:28,800 Yes, "love." 103 00:07:30,340 --> 00:07:31,580 That aside, 104 00:07:31,580 --> 00:07:35,610 - how's Manpei-san's ramen coming along? - That's right, Fuku-chan. 105 00:07:37,180 --> 00:07:39,900 - It failed again. - It failed? 106 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,080 How come? You said soon. 107 00:07:42,090 --> 00:07:45,780 He's having a hard time getting the right results. 108 00:07:46,140 --> 00:07:48,100 Pouring hot water over dried squid... 109 00:07:48,130 --> 00:07:50,200 won't restore it to squid. 110 00:07:50,770 --> 00:07:54,290 But dried squid and ramen are different! 111 00:07:54,780 --> 00:07:57,270 What was that out of the blue. 112 00:07:57,270 --> 00:07:59,940 Sorry. I'm really sorry. 113 00:08:00,740 --> 00:08:03,540 Get it dried quickly... 114 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:08,880 Shorten the drying time. 115 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,260 What do I need to do... 116 00:08:18,610 --> 00:08:20,220 What to do... 117 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:33,440 I kept calling for you from the front door, but you didn't answer, so... 118 00:08:33,940 --> 00:08:38,820 - Tadahiko-san. You scared me. - Looks like you're working hard, Manpei-kun. 119 00:08:38,860 --> 00:08:43,210 I'm racking my brains here day in and day out. 120 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:47,580 Creating anything new isn't an easy thing to do. 121 00:08:49,730 --> 00:08:53,940 Actually, I painted a picture. 122 00:08:54,460 --> 00:08:58,600 It's my newest work. 123 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:02,870 What? You painted this, Tadahiko-san? 124 00:09:03,050 --> 00:09:05,170 My style of painting changed. 125 00:09:08,170 --> 00:09:10,180 What in the world is this a painting of? 126 00:09:10,930 --> 00:09:16,220 I can only say that I painted what I felt. 127 00:09:16,220 --> 00:09:18,150 The family doesn't think favorably of it. 128 00:09:18,330 --> 00:09:21,760 They said I should just keep on painting pictures that sell. 129 00:09:23,330 --> 00:09:26,680 But I'm pleased right now. 130 00:09:27,530 --> 00:09:32,060 That there's a part of me that still has the desire to try new things. 131 00:09:36,930 --> 00:09:38,970 Is that so. 132 00:09:40,580 --> 00:09:45,800 But if you look at this closely, it's an interesting picture. 133 00:09:47,130 --> 00:09:49,250 Do you really think so? 134 00:09:49,250 --> 00:09:52,330 Yes. I like it. 135 00:09:54,170 --> 00:09:56,820 Then I'll give it to you, Manpei-kun. 136 00:09:57,180 --> 00:09:59,420 Huh? This? 137 00:09:59,850 --> 00:10:02,800 Because you're someone who loves to take on a challenge. 138 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:08,140 Oh, uh, I don't know what to say... 139 00:10:08,930 --> 00:10:11,610 - Thank you. - You're welcome. 140 00:10:11,610 --> 00:10:13,540 Hello. 141 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:17,480 Oh, Shinichi-san. 142 00:10:17,890 --> 00:10:19,760 Long time no see. 143 00:10:21,090 --> 00:10:23,770 - Shinichi-san. - Tadahiko-kun. 144 00:10:25,300 --> 00:10:28,490 - Oh, so is this it? - Yes. 145 00:10:28,530 --> 00:10:29,810 This is it. 146 00:10:31,210 --> 00:10:33,520 But what a coincidence. 147 00:10:34,250 --> 00:10:36,830 I was surprised to see you here too, Tadahiko-kun. 148 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,970 The three of us haven't met like this 149 00:10:39,970 --> 00:10:42,640 since the time Shinichi-san brought Yoshimi-san over. 150 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:46,700 Yes. It's the day Manpei-kun got your soup done. 151 00:10:47,690 --> 00:10:50,480 - Is your family doing well? - Yes. 152 00:10:51,650 --> 00:10:58,380 That's right... This is a picture of our trip we took last month. 153 00:10:59,920 --> 00:11:02,920 - This is... - Yoshimi and the kids. 154 00:11:03,890 --> 00:11:07,180 You totally have that look of a father, Shinichi-san. 155 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:11,580 Not even in my dreams did I think I'd suddenly have children at my age. 156 00:11:12,540 --> 00:11:17,170 Things that you never expect happen. That's life. 157 00:11:20,210 --> 00:11:24,610 How are you doing, Manpei-kun? Is your ramen making going well? 158 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:30,730 I'm constantly failing. Things don't turn out the way you expect. 159 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:31,860 Is that so. 160 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:37,290 The famous Thomas Edison said, 161 00:11:37,290 --> 00:11:40,630 "I have not failed. 162 00:11:40,630 --> 00:11:44,930 I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." 163 00:11:48,250 --> 00:11:50,670 You can do it, Manpei-kun. 164 00:11:54,010 --> 00:11:55,730 Thank you. 165 00:11:58,850 --> 00:12:01,920 Tadahiko-san painted this picture?! 166 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:03,770 What is this a picture of? 167 00:12:03,770 --> 00:12:08,000 My teacher will scold me if I drew something like this. 168 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:10,920 Maybe so. 169 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:14,400 But I like it. 170 00:12:14,450 --> 00:12:19,600 I don't know why, but looking at it makes me feel exhilarated. 171 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:21,540 I feel the same way too. 172 00:12:31,970 --> 00:12:34,650 Because you're someone who loves to take on a challenge. 173 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:38,950 "I have not failed. 174 00:12:38,950 --> 00:12:43,950 I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." 175 00:12:52,330 --> 00:12:56,120 Up until the noodles are made, there should be no problem. 176 00:13:01,890 --> 00:13:07,060 The problem is what happens after that. 177 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:36,640 Manpei-san, what about your bath? 178 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:45,930 Aren't you dipping it in soup extract? 179 00:13:45,970 --> 00:13:49,740 No. When they're dipped in the extract, they'll have that much more water content 180 00:13:49,780 --> 00:13:53,960 - and they'll take longer to dry. - Then what are you going to do? 181 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:57,040 I'm going to try pouring soup extract over them. 182 00:13:57,050 --> 00:13:58,300 - Pour over them? - Yeah. 183 00:14:02,770 --> 00:14:05,070 It won't go on evenly. 184 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:09,910 It's not working. It's still uneven. 185 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:11,560 Not working, huh? 186 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:15,170 Then... 187 00:14:29,130 --> 00:14:31,930 - What about this! - A watering can? 188 00:14:32,050 --> 00:14:33,040 Yes. 189 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:39,850 This works great! 190 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:47,140 That was good thinking, Fukuko.