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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 8 "Lucky Fellow" Episode 48

かなしみ隠し震えて

Kanashimi kakushi furuete

Trembling with hidden sorrows

Screenplay Watanabe Aya

Music Satō Naoki Musical Performance\h 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

重く濡らした瞼は今

Omoku nurashita mabuta wa ima

My eyelids, heavily soaked, are right now

Ohara Haru Shoji Terue

Ohara Masaru Sugura Tarō

Yasuoka Kansuke Onoue Hiroyuki Ohara Shizuko \h Yagyū Miyu

よろこび映す日の為

Yorokobi utsusu hi no tame

Reflecting my rapture of this day

Masako Genkaku Yūko

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

Ohara Zensaku Kobayashi Kaoru

Masaru-san!

It's morning.

Huh? Yeah...

Showa 10 (1935) January

Ah! Cold!

Ohara Dressmaking Store

With myself, Masato-san and Grandma...

We make Western clothing

...there were now three people living here.

Ah, welcome!

G'morning!

G'morning!

Where's your husband?

Ah, he's here.

Thanks to Masaru-san starting a men's apparel store on the second floor...

...the Ohara Dressmaking Store had became known to an ever growing number of customers.

Like the saying, "Secure yourself a wife and your business will prosper!"

I was happy I had gotten married! So I was glad.

G'morning!

Ah... Welcome!

Ohara Dressmaking Store

That day, Grandma finally got angry with me.

It's like all you've done is just hire a new craftsman.

Masaru-san is your husband!

I know that, but...

You don't know!

Every time I see you two...

...you're never talking.

We do, every day.

Not that kind of talking!

It's all about orders for this or deliveries of that...

...just ordinary contacts stuff!

Today I want you to sleep in the same room together.

And for once, talk together like a married couple!

Masaru-san.

Huh?

Look...

I...

I love my work.

I can tell that just by looking.

So...

Ahead...

I think I want to work at making my store increasingly prosperous...

...and work to gain more profits.

Masaru-san...

...I don't know why you felt you wanted us to get married, but...

...that's how I am.

Like some ordinary housewife...

...helping out with all the details of being a family...

I may not be able to do those things until I die.

Are you asleep?

I'm not asleep.

I'm listening.

Even though that's so...

...is that okay with you?

I don't mind.

When I saw you working at Royal, I thought...

..."she's great."

I have no complaints.

I won't cut corners.

I may just be teased by those who know us...

...but I love how you bring in results.

When I'm working with you...

...I think you're charming.

The way you feel about your work is fine by me.

And as for the rest, well...

Grandma'll know what to do, right?

That's true...

...but Grandma's getting up in years.

She'll live long.

Supported by what the two of us earn.

Yeah.

After that, we talked about all sorts of things.

Things for the future...

...like what about children...

...and what about the store.

I guess I am glad I got married.

I thought that from the bottom of my heart.

Two years have passed.

Showa 12 (1937) January

It's now Showa 12.

"Ohara Dressmaking Store"...

Ohara Western Clothing

Phone number 3242

Itoko has changed the kanji characters for "Ohara" to katakana characters instead

...is now "Ohara Western Clothing Store."

Luxury Clothing Shirts Children's Wear

Ah!

Say, Dear...

It's a nice store, isn't it?

Hmpf! What's with the katakana?

We Make Women's Wear

Ohara Western Clothing Store

And the "Western Clothing Store"?

These days, it's much better to be a Western clothing place than a dressmaking place.

Geh!

Ehh...

I had hired a new seamstress.

How is Shizuko doing?

Is she being of any help?

Well, little by little.

She's still a little too easy-going though.

Even so...

...don't let yourself go overboard.

Eh?

By getting greedy...

...and letting the store grow big all of a sudden.

A store's the same as a blister.

It can grow big all of a sudden and then burst.

My store isn't a blister.

I'm just telling you an example.

Hmm...

And...

...how's that going?

The, uh... child inside you.

It just keeps getting heavier and heavier. I hope it hurries and comes out.

Let me...

Let me touch it a little.

Ah... It moved!

I hope you hurry and come out.

Everyone's waiting for you.

There hadn't been any problems with the child inside me...

...and I was in my last month.

At first I had thought, "I don't need this trouble..."

"...after finally getting the new store going."

And then, "Still, once I give birth, I'll only be out of the store for a day,"

...were the sorts of thoughts I had.

It was nice being so conceited.

Um... Is it about time to boil some water?

No, not for awhile yet.

Well then, shall I prepare some lunch?

Yes.

Still, well, that's how it is in the world.

So true.

Even so, back when I was young, we could overcome such things!

That's true.

Still aways to go yet!

Don't overstrain yourself.

True.

Hang in there!

I was so tired after giving birth...

Thank goodness, right?

Thank goodness...

Truly, thank goodness!

You really did your best!

I wasn't able to get back to the store.

I thought I'd sleep deeply for three days straight.

But...

Because of the baby, I couldn't get any sleep.

Still, the most unexpected thing to me was...

...anyhow...

...just how cute the baby is.

So cute...

And the other unexpected thing...

Was how crazy Dad had gone over her.

Good girl, good girl!

Yes, yes!

Isn't she starving? Give her to me.

No way!

Why?

Too many people take her. I'll stop her crying.

Right! What? Eh? You want Grandpa to cuddle you?

Incredible, isn't she?

Name: Yūko

Yūko.

Yūko! Hey there!

Look...

Eh?

Starting tomorrow, I'll start taking care of Yūko.

Huh?

You can't get any serious work done with a suckling babe around.

And, you just can't.

Leave her to me. Don't worry 'bout nothing!

Now, hurry and pass her over! C'mon, hurry!

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry, hurry, hurry!

Hurry, hurry, hurry!

There, there, there!

Yes! Starting tomorrow, Zen-chan'll take good care of you.

I'm so happy.

Ohara Western Clothing

Showa 12 (1937) September

Thanks for your hard work!

Good job!

Thanks for your hard work!

Good job!

The store's already ended for today...

Thanks for your hard work!

Good work!

Well, I'll come pick her up.

Karasu naze naku no Oh crow, why do you sing

Karasu wa yama ni Oh crow, on the mountain

After a busy day had ended, I'd take Yūko out for a walk.

This was the time I loved most keenly.

I didn't know why...

...but when it was just Yūko and I, I felt a weakness in myself.

By firmly holding my child like this...

...my only thoughts were...

...that nothing would happen to us and just how peaceful the world was.

Yo!

Huh?

What is it?

Has another girl dumped you?

No.

Have you finally gotten tired of being civil to the kashiya owner?

No!

What is it then?

My Akagami came.

Akagami - Draft papers - called this for the red (aka) color they were in

Eh?

My Akagami.

To Be Continued

Week 9 "Always Feeling"

Carnation

End

Stylishly Dressed Photo Gallery

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