E7 - They all exchange hellos and goodbyes at the famous gates of Afusaka

Source: Crunchyroll
Translator:
Editor:
Timer:
QC:
(Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.)
[00:03] [Messenger] ---
    Daikon!!
    
    She should really quit dramas.
    
    She should just be a model.
    Getting too old for teen mags?
    
    She's not tall enough to model either (lol)
    That drama was just bad, though.
[00:03] [Messenger] ---
    What's your honest opinion of Ayase Chitose?
[00:03] [Messenger] ---
    She should really quit dramas.
    
    She should just be a model.
    Getting too old for teen mags?
    
    She's not tall enough to model either (lol)
    That drama was just bad, though.
    
    I couldn't cry over her acting.
    Was she really taking in the scene?
    
    Even if she was, her acting sucks.
    She hasn't even been in quiz shows lately.
    
    Is she getting less work?
    Are they realizing they can't use her?
    What'll she do now?
    
    She should study hard and get a job.
[00:05] [Messenger] ---
    Even if she was, her acting sucks.
    She hasn't even been in quiz shows lately.
    
    Is she getting less work?
    Are they realizing they can't use her?
    What'll she do now?
    
    She should study hard and get a job.
    
    Maybe she's even too dumb to study (lol)
    
    Guess just looking good isn't enough.
    She should have tried to be good
    at other things, not just looks.
    
    If she keeps this up, she'll just
    be half-assed at everything.
    
    What'll she do? What'll she do?
[00:10] Sis
    Mom, what's wrong with Chihaya?
[00:14] Mom
    Oh, they didn't win the
    karuta regional yesterday.
[00:19] Sis
    Karuta again?
[00:21] Mom
    But they still qualified for
    Nationals by placing second.
[00:24] Sis
    Then what does it matter?
[00:28] Sis
    How can she get so upset over karuta?
[00:30] N
    The Queen wins the best of three...
[00:33] Sis
    Wh-What is it?
[00:35] Sis
    You've been watching that DVD
    with the chubby girl every day.
[00:38] Sis
    If you don't want to watch it,
    take it out of the player.
[00:49] Sis
    Besides, if you can't produce results
    after working hard every day,
[00:53] Sis
    you probably don't have any talent.
[00:54] Mom
    Chitose.
[00:59] Sis
    Mom, I'm going to cut
    back on work this summer
[01:02] ---
    and focus on studying for entrance exams.
[01:06] Sis
    I should probably go to college.
[01:09] Mom
    Huh?
[01:11] Sis
    Since it seems I don't have
    the talent to be an actress.
[01:20] Chi
    I watched her every day...
[01:23] Chi
    I wanted to learn how to be
    as precise as Shinobu-chan.
[01:27] (Flashback) Chi
    Precision... Precision...
[01:31] Chi
    I wanted to see if it would
    work against a good player.
[01:35] Chi
    That was a team match,
    not an individual match.
[01:39] Chi
    My loss meant our loss.
SIGN    Chihaya Furu
[02:57] T
    So, the Contemporary
    Literature final will cover
SIGN    Verse 7
SIGN    They all
    exchange
    hellos and
    goodbyes at
    the famous
    gates of
    Afusaka
[03:00] ---
    up through Natsume Soseki on page 102.
[03:04] T
    Classical Literature covers
    everything through page 89.
[03:10] T
    If anyone scores under 70,
[03:15] T
    they'll be required to write 20
    short poems over summer break.
[03:20] A
    What?
[03:20] B
    A 70?!
[03:21] C
    Poems?
[03:22] Chi
    70... That's impossible...
[03:24] T
    Speaking of poems...
[03:26] T
    Karuta club captain.
[03:27] ---
    Gulp!
[03:28] T
    I heard that only two of your
[03:32] ---
    twenty new members are still around.
[03:34] ---
    Yipe!
[03:35] T
    Were you aware that
    the concert band would
[03:38] ---
    be given your clubroom if you
    didn't recruit five new members?
[03:41] Pork
    Fight back!
[03:43] Pork
    Tell him that we recruited
    twenty, if only for a moment!
[03:48] Chi
    I-I'm sorry...
[03:51] Chi
    But Nationals are coming up!
[03:54] Chi
    Please let us stay in
    the clubroom until then!
[03:57] Chi
    We only held on to two new members,
[03:59] Chi
    but they're worth five!
[04:00] Chi
    I beg you! I beg you!
[04:04] T
    Speaking of Natsume Soseki, he
    had some famous words of wisdom.
[04:09] T
    "Charm is reserved for
[04:10] ---
    dealings with people with
    more power than you."
[04:13] A
    Teach, you always quote other people.
[04:15] T
    Use the remaining class time to study.
SIGN    That was a close call.
SIGN    You're too honest, Ayase.
[04:23] Pork
    I know.
SIGN    But it's not like the concert band doesn't have their own room, right?
[04:28] Pork
    Yeah, but...
[04:30] Pork
    Look.
[04:31] Pork
    They added a bunch of
    new members this year,
[04:33] ---
    and they have to place
    instruments in the hallway
[04:35] ---
    because there's no room inside.
[04:38] Yama
    Can you grab the two euphoniums?
[04:39] A
    Yes.
[04:41] B
    I wish our advisor had as much
    influence as the Empress.
[04:45] Yama
    Hey, don't just stand around!
[04:47] Yama
    Prelims are next week.
[04:49] Yama
    This is the year we
    make it to Nationals!
[04:57] Miya
    You want to let the concert
    band use the second floor?
[04:59] Miya
    Why would you do that?
[05:02] Miya
    You practice with the windows
    closed and no air conditioning
[05:05] ---
    in the middle of summer because
    you don't want any noise.
[05:09] Miya
    You won't be able to practice if the
    concert band is on the second floor.
[05:12] Chi
    That's true,
[05:15] Chi
    but we could let them use the
    space for storage at least.
[05:19] Miya
    Still, you shouldn't do this just because
[05:21] ---
    the karuta club didn't
    recruit five new members.
SIGN    Concert band advisor
[05:24] Miya
    There isn't anyone
    putting pressure on you.
SIGN    Because we can't
[05:28] Chi
    But...
[05:31] Chi
    The concert band is having a hard time,
[05:33] Chi
    and it'd be selfish to only think
    about the karuta club's interests.
[05:38] Miya
    Ayase-san is being considerate!
[05:42] Miya
    This is my most glorious
    day as a teacher!
[05:45] Chi
    Actually, I thought of
    something during our match...
[05:49] Chi
    We're playing karuta to win, right?
[05:53] Chi
    I'm not sure how to explain this,
[05:56] Chi
    but we'll definitely run into situations,
[05:58] ---
    like the finals, where luck is important.
[06:01] Kana
    This is...
[06:03] Chi
    That's why...
[06:04] Tai
    The extent of our captain's greed...
[06:06] Chi
    If we're nice to other clubs,
[06:08] Chi
    we might get something in return.
SIGN    Karuta
[06:10] All
    It always comes back to karuta!
[06:15] Miya
    I-I understand.
[06:17] Chi
    Thank you.
[06:21] T
    Yes, Ayase-san is a fascinating girl.
[06:25] Miya
    I can't tell if she's
    innocent or calculating.
[06:28] T
    Personally, I think she's
    a gambler at heart.
[06:32] Miya
    That's absurd.
[06:34] T
    It's not easy to admit that in the end,
[06:40] T
    you can't always influence
    the result of a match.
SIGN    Let's start a competitive karuta club! Please come see Ayase Chihaya in class 2-9!
SIGN    Karuta Club Finals Preparation HQ
[06:50] Chi
    70 in both Contemporary and
    Classical Literature...
[06:53] Chi
    That's impossible.
SIGN    There's a lot of noise coming from the second floor.
[06:58] Kana
    Now, now. It'll get better
    once they've settled in.
[07:03] Chi
    Desktomu-kun! I don't get it! Teach me!
[07:07] Chi
    I'm home.
[07:09] Mom
    Welcome home, Chihaya.
[07:11] Ken
    Welcome home. You were in
    the newspaper yesterday.
SIGN    Summer of Karuta Hokuo Academy successfully...
[07:18] Ken
    Huh? What?
[07:32] Mom
    Chihaya.
[07:34] Mom
    Are you going to practice
    karuta tomorrow?
[07:37] Chi
    Huh? Why?
SIGN    Shiranami Karuta Society Practice Area
[07:40] [POEM] N
    My own home is a retreat lying southeast...
[07:43] Sumi
    I can win!
SIGN    9 years old
[07:44] Sumi
    I can beat the two younger brothers!
SIGN    10 years old
[07:47] Sumi
    I can hold my own against the oldest!
SIGN    11 years old
SIGN    16 years old
[07:50] Sumi
    But I can't do anything against Tsukuba!
[07:52] B
    You're awesome, Bro!
[07:54] B
    Sumire's too easy for you!
[07:55] C
    It won't be long before
    I can beat Sumire!
[07:58] D
    Yeah!
[07:58] Sumi
    Show some respect for your elders!
[08:00] C
    Sumire looks mad.
[08:02] B
    What's wrong, Sumire?
[08:03] D
    Sumire has a short temper.
[08:05] Tai
    I never dreamed that you would
[08:06] ---
    join our karuta society, Hanano-san.
[08:09] Sumi
    It's because karuta is so much fun!
[08:17] Tsu
    I know, right? Karuta's so much fun.
[08:21] Tsu
    I was inspired after watching
    the second-years play.
[08:24] Tsu
    I want to get better!
[08:26] Sumi
    Huh? How is karuta fun?
[08:30] Sumi
    It's hot, tough, and exhausting!
[08:32] Sumi
    Plus, it sucks that I can't win.
[08:34] Sumi
    I only said that because
    Mashima-senpai was around.
[08:36] Tsu
    What? You were trying to score points?
[08:38] Sumi
    Yeah.
[08:39] (Flashback) Kana
    The feelings expressed are
    dependent on the rules!
[08:43] Sumi
    The rule in this love is
    to be serious about karuta.
[08:48] Sumi
    Mashima-senpai is following the same
    rule with his eye on Ayase-senpai.
[08:53] Sumi
    He's waiting until she notices his feelings!
[08:55] A
    Next, we have Hanano-san
    against Dr. Harada.
[09:00] Hara
    Let's have fun.
[09:02] Sumi
    No! He'll kill me! He'll eat me!
[09:04] ---
    Let me play someone weak!
[09:06] Hara
    Don't worry. I'll start
    with 40 cards as a handicap.
[09:10] Sumi
    Just let me play Mashima-senpai!
[09:11] All
    Good luck, Sumire!
[09:13] Hara
    Why? Eyelashes is really good.
[09:13] Tsu
    Hanano is such an open book.
[09:15] Tsu
    But...
[09:16] (Flashback) Sumi
    It's hot, tough, and exhausting!
[09:18] (Flashback) Sumi
    Plus, it sucks that I can't win.
[09:21] Tsu
    You've already gotten hooked on karuta.
[09:29] Chi
    Mom, I'm not in the mood for shopping.
[09:34] Mom
    Just follow me.
[09:36] Chi
    There's nothing I want...
[09:40] Mom
    Here we are.
SIGN    Oe Traditional Clothing
[09:51] Rie
    Welcome.
[09:52] Chi
    Oh, it's Kana-chan's mom.
[09:55] Mom
    Don't be so rude.
[09:57] Mom
    Sorry about dropping in
    on such short notice.
[10:00] Mom
    This is a small token
    of our appreciation.
[10:02] Rie
    You didn't need to go to such trouble.
[10:05] Rie
    You were kind enough to send
    presents for New Year's and Obon.
[10:07] Mom
    Think nothing of it.
    You've helped my daughter so much.
[10:10] Chi
    Mom, you sent gifts for
    New Year's and Obon?!
[10:13] Chi
    When did you do that?!
    Wow! You're so grown-up!
[10:15] Mom
    It's common sense!
[10:17] Mom
    Do you realize how generous Oe-san
[10:19] ---
    has been to lend you
    those wonderful kimonos?
SIGN    I'm a grown-up!
[10:23] Rie
    Please, it's no big deal.
[10:24] Rie
    Chihaya-chan has helped us
    by modeling for our catalog.
[10:29] Rie
    Our sales have shot up ever
    since Mizusawa's karuta club
[10:34] ---
    started wearing hakamas
    in their matches.
[10:38] Rie
    Please come inside and have some tea.
[10:41] Mom
    No, we're here today...
[10:44] Mom
    ...because I was thinking that
    Chihaya should have her own hakama.
[10:53] Kana
    Huh?
[10:54] Chi
    Oh, Kana-chan.
[10:55] Mom
    W-Wait! I wasn't planning
    on anything fancy!
[10:59] Mom
    A premade one will be fine!
[11:01] Rie
    Now, now.
[11:03] Rie
    It won't hurt to have a look.
SIGN    Slick salesperson
[11:05] Chi
    Mom, you don't have to buy one for me.
[11:09] Mom
    You plan to continue
    playing karuta, right?
[11:11] Mom
    You'll need a hakama
    every time you play, right?
[11:14] Mom
    It's our job as your parents to provide.
[11:24] Rie
    Oh, that one's finished.
[11:27] Rie
    Would you like to try it on?
[11:28] Mom
    What? You know how to put one on?
[11:32] Chi
    First, put on the kimono.
[11:34] Chi
    Then, for the hakama...
[11:36] Chi
    Um, do the narrow strings go in front?
[11:39] Kana
    That's right.
[11:40] Chi
    Then pull it on and...
[11:43] Chi
    Um...
[11:45] ---
    Um...
[11:47] Kana
    You're doing it right, Chihaya-chan.
[11:48] Mom
    When did she learn to do this?
[11:52] Chi
    Then I tie a knot...
[11:55] Chi
    Okay.
[12:00] Mom
    I'm embarrassed to admit that
    I know nothing about karuta.
[12:04] Mom
    I've only gone to see a
    handful of her matches.
[12:08] Mom
    The first time I watched her play, I knew.
[12:12] Mom
    She was going to be fine.
[12:14] Mom
    Chihaya would do just fine as
    long as she was playing karuta.
[12:19] Mom
    Even if she had the fifth
    lowest grades in her class...
[12:24] Mom
    Even if her room was decorated
    with strange bears...
[12:27] Mom
    Even if she didn't give any
    thought to her future...
[12:29] Chi
    She knows...
SIGN    About my grades and career survey
[12:30] Mom
    She would do just fine.
[12:30] Kana
    She knows...
[12:36] Mom
    I'm more worried about
     her older sister,
[12:39] ---
    since she's chosen an
    unstable line of work.
[12:42] Mom
    It's taken me this long
    to buy her a hakama...
[12:44] Mom
    I felt bad about ignoring
    her all this time.
[12:50] Chi
    Mom.
[12:52] Chi
    You weren't ignoring me.
[12:56] ---
    You believed in karuta.
[13:02] Kana
    Chihaya-chan, would you
    like to look at the juban?
[13:05] Kana
    We received one today in a lovely color.
[13:07] Kana
    And you always want a pair of tabi.
[13:10] Chi
    Ooh, I've never worn tabi before!
[13:12] Kana
    This way.
[13:17] Rie
    I think that's perfectly fine.
[13:19] Mom
    Huh?
[13:20] Rie
    I've discovered while
    raising my daughter,
[13:24] Rie
    that it's very difficult and important
    to give children space to grow.
[13:34] Chi
    You didn't have to do this, Mom.
[13:36] Chi
    There were hakamas that cost less.
[13:38] Mom
    It's not a problem, since
    she set up a payment plan.
[13:41] Chi
    But...
[13:42] Mom
    That was the one you looked best in.
[13:45] Chi
    But this is for karuta matches,
    so a plain one would work.
[13:49] Mom
    But Chihaya, what if...
[13:59] Chi
    But Mom...
[14:01] Chi
    You might have forgotten,
[14:03] Chi
    but we have to pay for travel and
    lodging when I go to Nationals.
[14:07] Chi
    This isn't the best time
    to be buying a hakama...
[14:09] Mom
    I-It'll be fine!
[14:11] Mom
    There's enough money saved up...
[14:13] Mom
    ...by your dad.
[14:14] Chi
    By Dad?
[14:16] Mom
    She'll do just fine.
[14:18] Mom
    Chihaya will do fine as long
    as she's playing karuta.
[14:24] N
    The Queen wins the best of
    three in two straight matches.
[14:28] Sis
    I'm home.
[14:28] [POEM] N
    Since I could not...
[14:30] N
    Incredible! The fastest card taken today
    was her best card, "Since I could not"!
[14:35] [POEM] N
    Rain takes longer...
[14:36] Chi
    Precision!
[14:38] Chi
    Precision!
[14:39] Chi
    Pinpoint precision!
[14:41] Chi
    I won't waste that loss!
[14:44] Chi
    I'm going to surpass Shinobu-chan!
[14:47] Sis
    She's back to her usual self.
[14:51] Sis
    You must be a fool to
    try so hard at karuta.
SIGN    Harusaki Entrance Exam Seminar Summer's Not Too Late to Start
[14:59] Sis
    Oh, Kondo-san?
[15:01] Sis
    About the audition this summer...
[15:03] Chi
    I have to become stronger!
[15:05] Chi
    My victory will mean our victory!
[15:08] Mom
    You don't have a secret stash?!
SIGN    Secret stash!
SIGN    No such thing
[15:09] Dad
    No such thing.
SIGN    Let's start a competitive karuta club! Please come see Ayase Chihaya in class 2-9!
[15:11] Chi
    70... 70... 70... 70...
SIGN    Again?
[15:20] Kana
    They're playing?
[15:24] Pork
    Why? That's not the deal we made.
[15:27] Tsu
    And they suck.
[15:29] Kana
    Oh, dear. They sound more
    frenzied than impassionate.
[15:33] Chi
    What do you mean?
[15:35] Kana
    What? I'm talking about
    impassionate versus frenzied.
[15:40] Chi
    Impassionate means that
    you're intense, right?
[15:43] Chi
    What about frenzied?
[15:47] Kana
    We're in the second season and
[15:50] ---
    she still doesn't know
    what the title means?!
[15:53] Kana
    This is my fault!
[15:55] Sumi
    I don't get it either.
[15:56] Pork
    I thought decorative words
    didn't have any meaning.
[16:00] Kana
    Pay attention now.
[16:02] Kana
    There are many different definitions and
[16:04] ---
    theories surrounding
    the word impassionate,
[16:07] Kana
    but I believe the easiest explanation
SIGN    "Impassionate"
[16:10] ---
    is to compare impassionate and frenzied.
SIGN    "Frenzied"
[16:14] Pork
    I've heard people talk
    about frenzied gods.
[16:17] Kana
    Both words are used in reference
    to the power of gods.
[16:21] Kana
    Frenzied refers to power used for wrong,
[16:23] Kana
    while impassionate refers
    to power used for right.
[16:27] Kana
    Both words are used to describe intensity,
[16:30] ---
    but their contexts are completely different.
[16:33] Kana
    Frenzied would be used to
    describe a shaky, spinning top,
[16:38] Kana
    while impassionate would refer to a
    top that spins perfectly smoothly.
[16:43] Kana
    Strong enough to repel
    anything that makes contact,
[16:46] Kana
    while projecting stability...
[16:48] Kana
    It almost looks like it's completely still,
[16:51] Kana
    focusing its power in perfect balance,
    with no lean in any direction.
[16:57] Chi
    Impassionate...
[17:03] Chi
    Huh? What?
[17:05] A
    School anthem!
[17:07] A
    Best of luck to the Mizusawa High
    School Karuta Club at Nationals!
[17:43] Pork
    They're doing the second verse?!
[17:45] Tai
    And the third verse?
[17:47] Desk
    Are they going to do the fourth verse?
[17:53] A
    Thank you for letting
    us use the second floor!
[17:56] All
    Thank you!
[17:57] B
    We'll try to keep the noise down!
[17:58] C
    It's awesome that you made it to Nationals!
[17:59] D
    Good luck!
[18:00] B
    Win it all!
[18:02] E
    Bye!
[18:04] F
    Thank you!
[18:10] Sumi
    That came out of nowhere!
SIGN    Four verses of the school anthem!
[18:13] Tai
    Mr. Matoba was crying!
[18:15] Pork
    It's the first time the Empress has
    listened to one of his requests.
[18:18] Chi
    Wow! Wow!
[18:19] ---
    That was like how they send off
    the baseball team to Nationals!
[18:20] Pork
    I've never received support
[18:22] ---
    from anyone who wasn't
    involved in karuta.
[18:24] Kana
    No kidding.
[18:30] Kana
    They sent us a good wave,
[18:32] Kana
    and their rendition of the school
    anthem was very impassionate.
[18:39] Chi
    We'll ride the wave
    they've pushed us on...
[18:42] T
    So close, Ayase-san!
SIGN    That wasn't close—
SIGN    Sorry
[18:44] Mom
    What?! You're not taking your hakama
    because you fainted last year?!
SIGN    You should have said something sooner
[18:48] Chi
    ...and win.
[18:50] Chi
    This time, we won't lose a single match
[18:52] Chi
    on our way to become
    number one in Japan!
[18:58] Kana
    Hanano-san, that's cute.
[19:01] Kana
    I know. I brought all
    kinds of underwear,
[19:04] Kana
    since you never know what might happen.
[19:06] Miya
    Hanano-san, are you going to
    sleep with your makeup on?
[19:10] Sumi
    Yes, since you never
    know what might happen.
[19:14] Miya
    Nothing's going to happen!
[19:15] ---
    Sniff...
[19:18] Miya
    Good grief...
SIGN    Struggle Kick
[19:20] Sumi
    We're on a trip!
SIGN    I only get to take a bath, sleep, & play karuta?
[19:22] Sumi
    Why shouldn't something
    exciting happen?!
[19:28] Sumi
    I've been wanting to ask you.
[19:31] Sumi
    Is there anyone you like, Ayase-senpai?
SIGN    Straight up!!
[19:35] Sumi
    Is there anyone you think about
    when you're alone at night,
[19:38] ---
    wishing you could see them and
    wondering what they're doing?
[19:43] Chi
    Well, I don't know Shinobu-chan's
    phone number...
[19:46] Both
    Rivals don't count!
[19:51] Chi
    I wonder what he's doing.
[19:53] Chi
    I want to see him.
[20:00] Chi
    Arata?
[20:02] Chi
    Yep, that's right.
[20:04] Chi
    We're staying at an inn by Lake Biwa.
[20:07] Chi
    Are you going to come tomorrow, Arata?
[20:10] Chi
    What? Just the individual
    tournament in two days?!
[20:13] Chi
    Oh, your school doesn't
    have a karuta club.
[20:18] Chi
    Right...
[20:28] Chi
    Arata.
[20:29] Ara
    Huh?
[20:30] Chi
    You should have started a karuta club.
[20:33] Chi
    You should have started a team.
[20:38] Ara
    I'm not interested in team tournaments.
[20:41] Ara
    I'm focused on winning the
    individual tournament.
[20:47] Chi
    I-I plan to win the
    individual tournament, too!
[20:50] Ara
    It won't be easy to
    win both tournaments.
[20:53] Ara
    Wakamiya Shinobu's going to be there.
[20:55] Chi
    I'll beat Shinobu-chan!
[20:57] Ara
    I heard that she lost a lot of weight.
[20:59] Chi
    What?! Shinobu-chan is an enigma!
[21:03] Chi
    I'll still win!
[21:17] Chi
    The High School National Ogura Hundred
    Poets Karuta Championship begins.