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Carnation

小さく丸めた躯は今

Chisaku marumeta karada wa ima

My body, tiny and curled up, is right now

Week 2 "My Destiny Is Opened" Episode 9

かなしみ隠し震えて

Kanashimi kakushi furuete

Trembling with hidden sorrows

Screenplay Watanabe Aya

Music Satō Naoki

Musical Performance Face Music

Theme Song "Carnation" Sheena Ringo

命を表していろのね

Inochi o arawashite iro no ne

My life is represented by my color, isn't it

Cast

Ohara Itoko Ono Machiko

Ohara Chiyo Asau Yumi

Ohara Haru Shoji Terue

重く濡らした瞼は今

Omoku nurashita mabuta wa ima

My eyelids, heavily soaked, are right now

Yoshida Natsu Kuriyama Chiaki

Masuya Kōkichi Thomas Ken

Yasuoka Tamae Hamada Mari

Yasuoka Taizō Suga Takamasa Yasuoka Kansuke\h Onoue Hiroyuki

よろこび映す日の為

Yorokobi utsusu hi no tame

Reflecting my rapture of this day

Matsuzaka Seiichi Tanaka Ryūzō Ohara Shizuko\h Yagyū Miyu

Ohara Kyoko Maki Mei Ohara Mitsuko\h Yoshida Aoi Yamaguchi\h Nakamura Daiki

Sakamoto Kanaya Katsumi Tanaka\h Yuasa Takashi Okamura\h Kawano Tomohiro

心を育てているのね

Kokoro o sodatete iru no ne

That's how a heart is raised, isn't it

Yoshida-ya Master Nabeshima Hiroshi Masaya Sayo\h Ichiki Mikiko Kioka Miyo\h Iijima Junko

Shingūji Genzō Ishida Tarō

Ohara Zensaku Kobayashi Kaoru

Ohara Itoko

Good morning!

Don't bother; I'll do it.

Since I was now thoroughly an adult...

...I made sure to wake up early and put all of my sisters futons away.

Ah, it's nice not coming in late.

Yoshida Natsu

That's right.

More robustly!

That's better.

Even though I'm an adult...

...why do I have to do all this singing?

I want to hurry over to the patch store.

Ohara-san!

Itoko's Father Ohara Zensaku

Ohara-san's place, huh?

What about it?

Well, far be it for me to say this...

...but that dry-goods store just isn't very large.

Their selection these days is poor...

Yoshida-ya Master Yoshida Shoichi

...so I guess you might prefer getting kimonos...

...from shops in the Shinsaibashi area instead.

Well, that may be...

..but I do have a long-standing relationship with him.

Kishiwada Major Landowner Shingūji Genzō

Ah! Well...

I do think of you as someone who makes deep attachments to people.

For a person such as myself...

...I feel that buying at such a shop would be to my loss.

Good evening! This is Ohara!

Oh, he's come, he's come!

Good evening. I hope I wasn't too slow in answering your call.

You're in good time! Well, come in, come in!

Ah, sit there.

Well, excuse me.

Today is truly auspicious.

I was called to Master Shingūji's zashiki (tatami room)...

...so I was ready to say that Kōhaku mochi would be falling from out of the sky.

Kohaku mochi - Red and white rice cakes used for festive or auspicious occasions such as New Year's

Go ahead and sit. Take it easy. We'll bring you your food.

Ah! I'll take it.

Well...

This isn't why I called for you.

Truth is, you know about my daughter?

Yes! She's a beautiful woman. How is she doing?

She suddenly received a marriage proposal.

Ala! Allow me to congratulate you for that!

Thing is...

Yes...

I want you to make the arrangements for it.

The preparations for her bridal outfit?

Yeah!

A furisode, hōmongi and other things she'll wear afterwards.

Furisode - a long-sleeved kimono; Homongi - semi-formal kimono for women

Anyhow, please arrange for a complete set of bridal outfits.

Yes sir!

Thank you!

This is great of you!

Please leave it to me.

So that you won't be embarrassed...

...I'll make preparations to have ALL the finest goods ready!

Ah, counting on you.

Yes!

Ah... With that, I feel more at ease now.

That time before when my son did that awful thing...

No, what are you saying?

Don't worry about that. Such a thing as that was bothering you?

Of course it was!

Such a thing wasn't that big a deal.

Maybe so...

...but you have four daughters to take care of, don't you?

Yes...

Thank you...

Thank you...

Thank you very much!

Welcome!

Shizu-chan, on an errand? That's great of you.

Yes!

Second Daughter Ohara Shizuko

I'm home!

Welcome back!

Here, the eggs.

Thank you.

Where's Itoko-neechan?

Itoko? She isn't back yet.

Why is that girl so slow getting home these days?

Yes. For some reason she's been slow with her school studies, too.

Itoko-neechan!

I'm home.

Has something happened?

Nee-chan, is it true you're working at a patch store?

Who'd you hear that from?

The Oba-chan at the egg store.

"I came across a strange rumor," she said.

A strange rumor?

"For the Ohara Dry-good store to let their daughter work, they must be hard up for money."

Huh?!

Is it true, Nee-chan?

I'm not working! I'm just helping out a little.

Why are you helping out at a patch store? Dad'll get angry.

Be quiet!

Masuya Patch Shop is a good store.

I'm not doing anything wrong!

Ito-chan.

Huh?

The Big Boss is calling for you.

Why? Why?!

Well, who knows?

Did he hear some rumor?

Rumor?

I'm not worried about it! I haven't done anything wrong.

Patch Store Shopkeeper Masuya Kōkichi

Ah! Ito-chan!

This way, this way.

Dear, Ito-chan has come!

Oh, you've come! Have a seat.

There!

You can go out there.

Relax out there. You're a bother!

Yes, yes.

Ah, well...

What is it?

Well...

What grade are you in at the Girl's School right now?

Second year.

Second year, huh...

Yeah.

I think this might not be the right thing to say, but...

You...

Could you come here?

Come here?

Well, not right away. I'm talking about when you've graduated.

In other words, come here...

Yeah.

You mean, "come here and marry me?"

What are you saying!?

I'm already married to that fat old woman out there!

I'm saying...

"...will you come here and work at my shop?"

Eh?!

You're hiring me?!

Yeah.

You love this work, don't you?

I love it! I love it so much!

I do, but are you okay with it?

With what?

About me being a girl.

I don't care!

Whether it's a man or woman...

...as long as they've a mind to do the job, I don't worry about that!

I want to work here!

Being able to work here would make me so very happy.

I really love the sewing machine here at Masuya Patch Store!

You do, huh?

Yeah!

Okay then!

Ah, it's Ito. Oi!

Hey. Don't pretend like you don't know me!

You're the one who pretends he doesn't know me when we meet on the road.

Hey, come on up. I've got some Awa.

Awa - millet cakes

Good afternoon!

Ala, Ito-chan. It's been awhile, hasn't it?

Yeah.

Yasuoka Tamae

Ah...

Natsu?

You're using Oba-chan as your hairdresser?

That's right.

How luxurious! You look just like a geisha.

You and I have to show our worth as women. This is a contest.

I see.

Ito-chan.

Kansuke's up on the second floor.

Yeah. Sorry for the bother.

Sure!

I'm thinking of quitting the Girl's School.

Quitting?

Why?

Because it's a Girl's School.

So you're quitting the Girl's School?

Huh? Why?

So I can work at a patch store.

A patch store!?

Ehh! You want to work at a patch store?

Yeah!

That'd be nice! I should quit school, too.

Yasuoka Kansuke

Fool! What'll you do if you don't graduate from school?

Huh?

Oba-chan's doing all this work just so you can go.

She won't consent to you quitting!

That's true...

Can't quit, can I?

What is it?

Eh?

Is something bad going on at the school?

Eh?

Is someone bullying you?

What are you saying?! No way I would be bullied.

Really?

Really, truly.

If you say so.

I'll come avenge you anytime though.

Yeah.

Kansuke's humming "Nanatsu no Ko" "Seventh Child" here

Ala!

You still here?

Something wrong with my being here?

Nothing wrong, but why?

No reason.

Hmm...

Ah!

Huh?

Will your older brother be late coming home?

Niichan?

Yeah.

Why?

"Why...?"

There's no need for a why, is there?

I'm home!

Ah, welcome home.

You're back!

Ala, it's Taizō-chan.

Yasuoka Taizō

Welcome!

Since I haven't seen you in awhile, you've turned into a handsome man! Ehh!

Niichan's here.

Shh! Be quiet!

Oba-chan, please excuse me. Thank you.

Thank you. Give your mother my regards!

This person is Isamu-kun's father from Kobe...

Itoko's Uncle Matsuzaka Seiichi

...the one who showed me dresses long ago.

My Kobe Grandpa has a huge cotton-spinning company in Kobe...

...and Isamu-kun's father helps him out with it.

Whenever my uncle comes to Kishiwada for his work...

...he always takes the opportunity to peep in on us.

I'm heading out.

Eh?

Good afternoon!

Ah... Onii-sama.

My Dad really disliked my Uncle.

To Be Continued

Carnation

End

Early Showa Era, In Kyoto

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