Original subtitles

It seems that key player is here.

That's...

Here he is.

It's so cold.

Happy New Year.

Over here.

My husband...?

Asa ga Kita

Week 14 "The Course of Love in the New Year" Episode 81

Original Story: Chieko FURUKAWA

Screenwriter: Mika OMORI

Music by: Yuuki HAYASHI

Theme Song: "365 Nichi no Kamihikouki" Sung by: AKB48

Narrator: Keiko SUGIURA

Asa Shirooka: HARU

Shinjiro Shirooka: Hiroshi TAMAKI

Sobei Mayuyama: Tasuku EMOTO

Tomoatsu Godai: Dean FUJIOKA

Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Eizaburo Shirooka: Akito KIRIYAMA

Miwa: Sumika NONO

Fuyu: Kaya KIYOHARA

Kiku Mayuyama: Hisako MANDA

Eitatsu Mayuyama: Takuro TATSUMI

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Hatsu Mayuyama: Aoi MIYAZAKI

The people who wouldn't even listen to me about

the Chamber of Commerce slowly started coming to ask me about it.

I wondered why so when I asked...

They all told me that they heard about it from Shinjiro.

I heard Mr. Godai wants to establish a Chamber

of Commerce in Osaka...

About that... I think if s a foolish idea to join

together with all business rivals in Osaka when I'm

already making money.

I see...

We told him we'd be the first to join.

Kano-ya has already joined?

Of course! My dad told us to be sure to listen

to what Mr. Godai has to say.

Is that right?

The predecessor said that?

I don't really understand it myself, but Asa said

if that idea doesn't come to life here,

then Osaka will never be able to beat Tokyo.

We can't win against Tokyo?

That's right.

What we have to fight isn't our Osaka business rivals,

but our business rivals in Tokyo, the rest of Japan

and the world.

I'm just repeating what Mr. Godai said.

Do you know why Tokyo established the Chamber

of whatever, Mr. Yamaya?

No, I don't.

That's because they eventually make

more money that way.

Well eventually make more money?

That's right.

Everyone in the past and present, east and west

wants to make money.

I don't really understand it all.

Besides those who heard him at shamisen gatherings

there were others at the tea ceremony, Noh

chanting, and Japanese puppet show gatherings.

There were people who heard it here at this

restaurant and even at an udon shop...

From there the rumors started spreading and

it ended up like this.

Is that right? What a surprise.

I was surprised, too.

I didn't know your husband was this popular.

That's why it wasn't only my ability.

I'm the one who should be thanking him.

Asa? I didn't know you were here.

What a surprise. I didn't know you were doing

all that behind my back.

I didn't do anything.

But Mr. Godai said he didn't realize you were this popular.

Is there such a thing as popularity?

Come to think of it, I just happened to

be coming here often to drink.

You were drinking?

You were always off to Tokyo or Kyushu, and

seemed so busy.

That's right. Once you even brought your

daughter with you, didn't you?

You brought Chiyo here, too?

That's right... Just once, you brought Chiyo, Mom

and our workers here and had a party here.

That was just once.

Most of the time, I put Chiyo to bed before

I came over here.

That's right. Most of the time when I offered to

come with him, he'd just go off by himself.

So most of the time you came alone...?

He's always patronizing my restaurant...

Thank you.

I see...

You and your big mouth.

You're the one who said it first.

Which means when I was gone, you came here

and drank beer together with your teacher.

It wasn't most of the time, it's just once

in a while that I just happened to end up drinking here.

Are you jealous?

No! I'm not.

You're jealous.

It makes me happy that you get jealous like

this once in a while.

What are you saying?

I wouldn't get jealous over something like that.

Is that right?

Never mind... Asa and I have our own secret from Tokyo.

Your secret from Tokyo?

Most of the time it was business,

but once in a while, at night, I just couldn't

control my feelings.

What are you saying?

That was so mean.

What does he mean by "control"?

It means managing his feelings...

What happened in Tokyo?

I can't let this pass.

By any chance, are you jealous (yakimochi)?

That's too much trouble. Just having "mochi" in

my ozoni soup is enough.

Meanwhile, at Kano-ya...

I see... So you realized who Fuyu was in love with?

Do you want another mochi?

That's enough.

That's unusual.

So you knew?

I realized soon after she came to work here.

I think the only other person who knows is Gansuke.

Gansuke knows, too?

Is that why the two of you kept pushing me?

I'm sorry. But I just didn't want Fuyu

to get caught up in an illicit love affair.

I see...

But this helps me to give up on her.

There's no way I can win against Shinjiro.

It was an unreachable dream from the beginning.

You think so?

But I don't know what's so good about Shinjiro.

I know he's a good man.

But as a husband, he's too irresponsible.

The average woman loves a man who works hard.

I didn't mean to go on like that.

No... Thank you for trying to cheer me up, Ume.

Thanks for the mochi.

A few days later...

Thank you.

Getting such magnificent things like this ready for someone like me.

It's to be expected.

It's my duty as the mistress of tins family.

For a little while, I thought of having you become

Shinjiro's mistress.

You did, didn't you?

My husband told me not to, so I gave up on the idea.

That's how much I thought of you.

Chiyo... let's go to your grandmother.

She wants to play with your dolls together.

Chiyo... Don't be willful.

When you get married, Chiyo will miss you.

You've been looking after her since she was a baby.

I'll miss her, too.

Is it okay?

I wondered if you're able to control your feelings.

"Control"?

Hatsu told me to find you a good husband.

So I think this is for the best...

But everything's being decided so suddenly

by everyone around you.

I'm wondering how you feel about it.

There are two women that I admire...

Two women you admire?

It's Ohatsu and...

Ume.

I'll bet for a moment, she thought it was her.

When I went to work for the Imai family,

I was really happy spending time with Oume, Ohatsu

and with you.

My father was always saying that it would

have been better if me and my little sister had

never been born.

So I finally felt like I found a place where I belonged.

How can you say that?

You, too.

Thank you for remembering.

I'm sorry. Rather than someone I admire,

you're someone I can rely on.

Looking at you always made me feel better.

Never mind me... Tell me more.

I wanted to be like Ume.

Like Ume who was willing to spend her life protecting

you, I wanted to protect Ohatsu.

But I couldn't do it.

That was because of the restoration.

It wasn't your fault.

No!

Besides I'm such a scatterbrain...

I can never be a good maidservant like Ume.

So if there's someone who wants to marry someone

like me, then I should be happy and many him.

But...

Fuyu... What about someone you love?

By any chance, is there someone you love?

No... That person has someone who's much more suitable

for him than me.

Excuse me.

The love that Fuyu had kept a secret for so

long would bring about something that was

completely unexpected.

My heart is beating so fast.