Kimagure Orange Road
"The Unfortunate Unrequited Love!"
Volume 2, Story 8
WB Volume 2, Story 1
Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi

Translation by Craig H. Nishida
Compilation by Spencer C. Hastings
Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose
                                 Craig Nishida
                                 Spencer Hastings
                                 Andrew Wilson
                                 Ed Korthof
                                 George Robbert
                                 Jerry Lee
                                 Jay Harvey
                                 Station Zebra
Last revision : 8-08-94

NOTE: [WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parenthesis()]
NOTE: Translation is done from the WB manga. So there may be a few
extra's to those of you not having them.
Example: (The subtitles on page 161 are only in the WB'S!)
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p 7 (161)--TITLE PAGE

[Full-page panel of Madoka in tennis outfit posing near the net, racket
 over her shoulder.]

MAIN TITLE (at top)
  The Unfortunate Unrequited      ainiku          KATA-OMOi !
  Love!                           unfortunately   unrequited-love

SUB-TITLE (at bottom)
  The Mysterious Eye Is           NAZOmeku    HITOMI            wa
  Emerald Green;                  mysterious  eye-(lit.,-pupil) (T)
                                  _________
                                  emerarudo
                                  emerald
                                              ________
  Temptation Smashed;             YUUWAKU     sumasshu
                                  temptation  smash-(as-in-tennis,-etc.)

  Winning Move for the Heart;     KOKORO              ni   KImete
                                  heart/mind/feeling (IO)  winning-move/
                                                           deciding-factor

  Love's Maneuvering;             KOI   no  kakehiki
                                  love  's  maneuvering/
                                              advancing-&-retreating
                                  ____  _____
  Love Game                       rabu  geemu
                                  love  game





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p 8 (162)

[The story opens with a flashback.]

1
[Young Madoka and young Hikaru race towards a tree in the park.]
Hikaru:
  YUU-chaaan!!                    YUU-cha--n !!

2
Hikaru:
  YUU-chaan, hurry up!            YUU-cha--n HAYAku oide yo--    _  !
                                  (name)     hurry  come (emph)  (!)

3
Yuusaku: [lagging far behind]
  Hikaru-chaan, Madoka-saan,      hikaru-cha--n  madoka-sa--n  MAtte yo--
  wait!                                                        wait

4
Madoka:         Hikaru:           _______        _______
  Kya-ha-ha       A-ha-ha-ha      kyahaha        ahahaha

5
Madoka: [at tree]
  I'm first.                      atashi ichiba--n
                                  I      number-1

6
Hikaru:
  I'm second.                     atashi niba--n
                                  I      number-2

7
Hikaru:
  Yuu-chan's last!                YUU-chan ga      biri--_ !
                                           (subj)  last (!)

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p 9 (163)

1
[At school, Yuusaku gets pummelled by a boy who sits on Yuusaku and
 punches away.]
Yuusaku:                          wa--_
  Waah!

Boy 1: [watching]
  Oh boy.                         yareyare

Boy 2: [watching]
  That's it.                      soko        da--
                                  that-place  is

2
[Yuusaku takes a blow to the face.]

3
Hikaru: [running up]
  Heyy!                           kora--_

4
[Boys flee as Hikaru chases]
Boy 3:
  Ah!  Look out!  It's Hikaru!    a    ike ne   hikaru  da
  Can't beat her!                 Ah!  watch-out        is

                                  aitsu        ni  wa   kana wa ne--   ya
                                  that-person (IO)(T)   no-match-for

Boy:
  Run!                            nigero--_

Hikaru:
  Stop picking on Yuusaku!!       YUUSAKU o      ijimeru       na--_ !!
                                          (obj)  to-bully/pick-on

5
Yuusaku FX:                       __  __
  Boo-hoo!                        u_  u_

6
Hikaru: [slapping Yuusaku]
  Boys don't cry, Yuusaku!        OTOKO no kuse-ni  naku na yo YUUSAKU !
                                  boy(s)   even-though   (confirm.)
                                                    to-cry  (emph)

7
[Yuusaku wipes away tears as Hikaru stands wide-eyed.]
Yuusaku:                                              ____
  But they were making fun        datte aitsura       boku no koto
  of me because I play with       but   those-people  of-me
  you so much.  They said
  I'll turn into a girl.          OTOKO no kuse-ni
                                  boys     even-though

                                  hikaru-chan-tachi to bakkari
                                  only-with-Hikaru-(&-associates)

                                  ASOnde-ru   OTOKO onna  tte
                                  am-playing  tomboy      (quote/hearsay)
                                  ____
                                  baka ni suru   n da mon
                                  make-a-fool   (explanation)

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p 10 (164)

1
[Hikaru is silent with eyes wide.]

2
Hikaru: [wiping Yuusaku's face]
  Be brave.                       hara     KAO   doro ke
  There's mud on your face.       courage  face  mud

3
Yuusaku: [blush]    FX:           arigato...         kaa_
  Thanks...           



4
Yuusaku:                               ____
  But I still don't like the      demo boku yori hikaru-chan no KATA ga
  fact that you're stronger       but  me   than (name)      's person
  than me, Hikaru-chan.
                                  TSUYOi  nan-te    ya da       na
                                  strong  how/what  (= iya da) (confirm.)
                                                       is-unpleasant

5
Hikaru FX:                        _____
                          niko_

6
Hikaru:
  If you get stronger, I'll       YUU-chan ga  motto motto TSUYOkunattara
  marry you.                               (S) more        if-strong

                                  hikaru YUU-chan no o-yome-san ni
                                                  's bride     (IO)

                                  nattageru
                                  (= natte-ageru)
                                     becoming-(favor-to-you)

7
Yuusaku:
  Really?!                        honto~~_?!

Hikaru:
  Yeah!  Promise.                 un!  YAKUSOKU ne
                                       promise

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p 11 (165)

1
[Yuusaku in martial arts training]
narration:                                   ___
  And ever since that day,        soshite    ore wa  sono HI kara    tada
  I've tried my hardest to        after-that I  (T)  since-that-day  however
  become stronger!
                                  hitasura   TSUYOku  naru    tame ni
                                  earnestly  strong   become  in-order-to
                                  ________
                                  ganbatta !
                                  strived

2
[Apparently, we return to the present.  On the street, the boys avoid
Yuusaku in obvious fear.]

narration:
  Now those bullies don't make    itsu shika ijime-kKO mo    ore no koto
  fun of me anymore.              when only            also  of-me
                                             children-who-bully-others
                                                      ____
                                  o sore      te      baka ni shinai
                                    that-one          not-make-a-fool

                                  you ni natta
                                  came-about-that

3
Yuusaku: [sees Hikaru sitting]                ___
  Hikaru-chan, I'm stronger       hikaru-chan ore TSUYOkunatta   yo !!
  now!!                                       I   became-strong  (emph)

4
Yuusaku: [notices she's sitting real close to a guy]
  Agh!  Who's that?               are             sono HITO    dare ?
                                  (interjection)  that-person  who

Hikaru: [looks back to face Yuusaku]
  I'm...                          atashi nee...
                                  I      (colloq.)

5
Hikaru:
  ...going to be his bride!!      kono HITO no o-yome-san ni naru no--!!
                                  this man  's bride         becoming

[Kyousuke turns to beam a smile at Yuusaku as Hikaru clings to his arm.
Yuusaku turns red.]

6
Yuusaku:
  Y-                              ki...

7
Yuusaku: [grabbing the smiling Kyousuke by the shirt]
  Y-you bastard!  K-Kasuga!!      ki kisama  ka KASUGA--_!!
                                     you               (!)
                                     (crude)

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p 12 (166)

[Oops.  It was all a Yuusaku daydream.]

1
Yuusaku: [grabbing teacher by the shirt]
  Y-                              ki...

2
Teacher:
  What the hell's wrong with      nani ga kisama da?  HINO...
  you?  Hino...                   what    you    is   (name)
                                          (crude)

Girl classmate:
  Tee hee.                        kusukusu
                                  giggle/titter-sound

Yuusaku:
  Ah!!                            a_!!

Classmate:
  He's growing senile again,      aitsu        mata ne bokete ya n no
  huh?                            that-person  again   becoming-senile

3
Yuusaku:
  Shit!                           kuso--_

4
Yuusaku: [standing in the hall]
  Did it again!                   mata     yatchimatta...
                                  again    (= yatte-shimatta)
                                              did-(finality/regret)

5
Yuusaku:
  Hikaru-chan...                  hikaru-chan...

6
Yuusaku: [dreaming of Kyousuke and Hikaru again]
  This too, Kasuga Kyousuke...    kore to yuu no  mo   KASUGA KYOUSUKE...
                                  even-this       also

  The things that I go through    subete wa  minna  ano YAROU no sei    da!!
  are all because of you!!        everything all    that-guy  's fault  be

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p 13 (167)

1
Kyousuke:
  Ah-choo!                        hekushon!

2
Kyousuke:
  Something just now sent         nani-ka    IMA  SENAKA ni  OKAN   ga...
  chills up my back...            something  now  on-back    chilly (S)
                                                  (i.e., body part)



3
[Yuusaku walks down the hall.]

4
[Yuusaku sees someone ahead.]

Yuusaku heartbeat FX:             _____
                          doki_

5
[Hikaru walks down the hall.]

6
[She stops and her eyes open wide.]

7
Hikaru:
  Hey!                            ara_!

Hikaru FX:                        _____
                          niko_

8
Yuusaku: [raises hand in greeting]
  H-hi!                           ya  yaa_

Yuusaku FX:                       ___
        po_

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p 14 (168)

1
Hikaru: [overjoyed]
  SEMPAAAI!       SEMpa~~i

2
[Kyousuke is standing behind Yuusaku; Yuusaku realizes this.]
Kyousuke:                         _____
                           giku_

  Oh!                             ara!

3
Hikaru: [pushing a stacked lunch smack into Kyousuke's face]
  Please look at the lunch I      MIte     kudasai  KYOU no o-bento--_!!
  made today!!                    looking  please   today's-lunch    !!!

4
[a crowd starts to gather]
Hikaru:
  It has 5 stacks!                GO DAN     maku no     UCHI!
                                  5  stacks  partition   within

crowd FX:
  Ahh!                            a~~_

5
[now surrounded by many students]
Kyousuke:
  Although this happens all       MAIDO no koto nagara       tereru na--
  the time, it's still            while-a-common-occurrence  get-
  kinda embarrassing.                                          embarrassed

6
Classmates (right):
  They're at it again--and        aitsura mappiruma kara  yoku yaru
  it's only early afternoon!      they                    often-engage-in
                                          from-morning/early-afternoon

                                  yo na
                                  (slight-disbelief)

Classmates (left):
  What a show-off!                misetsuke   yagatte
                                  displaying  coming-to-be-distasteful

7
[Hikaru blushes and clings to his arm.]
Kyousuke:
  I-it's not that I'm showing     da DARE-mo   MIsetsuke yo-- to shite-ru
  off...                             everyone  be-trying-to-show-off

                                  wake ja nai          n da      kedo  na
                                  not-the-case-(that)  (explan)  but

  It's embarrassing.              hazukashii na
                                  embarrassed

8
Kyousuke: [seeing Yuusaku enraged]
  Ah.                             a

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p 15 (169)

1
Yuusaku FX:                       ________
                          buruburu
                                  boiling-mad

2
Kyousuke:
  That's the guy from             aitsu...     kinou      no
  yesterday...                    that-person  yesterday  (confirm.)

3
[Yuusaku turns and walks away, staring back at Kyousuke over his shoulder.]

4
Kyousuke:
  (Oh boy!  What's with him?)     (yareyare!    dooshita        mo
                                   oh boy       what-is-matter  also

                                  n daro         ittai?)
                                  (poss-explan)  in-the-world

5
[An empty school courtyard.]

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p 16 (170)

1
[Exterior shot of school.]
School bell FX:                   ___ ___ ___ ___
  Ding-dong ding-dong             kin kun kan kun

2
[Kyousuke walks out through the school gate alone.]

3
[Yuusaku tails him.]

4
Yuusaku:
  There's no way Hikaru-chan      hikaru-chan ga anna YAROU ni
  could love a guy like that.                (S) with-that-kind-of-guy/rogue

  Surely I can spare a little     horeru        hazu wa nai
  time!                           fall-in-love  no-reason-to-think-that

                                  kitto da ma  kirete-ru dake nan da!
                                  surely   time-to-spare      it-is
                                        be     can-cut   a-little

5
Yuusaku:
  Just wait and see!  I'm         MItero  aitsu no HONSHOU o
  going to expose his true        look!   that-person's-real-character
  character.
                                  tsukitome te yaru
                                  get-to-the-bottom-of

6
[Kyousuke looks to the side with a start.]

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p 17 (171)

1
[It's just his sisters...  Kyousuke stops to chat.]

2
Yuusaku:                          _____
  Huh!                            mumu_

3-4
[Kyousuke cheerfully parts company with his sisters.  They wave good-bye.]

5
Yuusaku:
  Oh!  Aren't those the cute      a_   are   wa   #C# KUMI de
  twins from Class C?!            Ah!  those (T)   from-C-class
                                  ______
                                  kawaii to hyo--ban no futago  ja nai  ka!
                                  twins-of-the-cute-reputation  are not (?)!

                                  ____
  So, at last he shows his        yaro--     toutou   HONSHOU         o
  true colors.                    guy/rogue  at-last  real-character (O)

                                  arawashita        na--
                                  showed/expressed  (confirm.)

6
Yuusaku:
  How could he have eyes          hikaru-chan-IGAI no ONNA no ko -tomo
  for anyone other than                       other-than          all
  Hikaru-chan?!                                       girls
                                  (i.e., all girls other than Hikaru)

                                  anna ni   narenareshiku    shagatte
                                  to-that-kind-of            (displeasure)
                                            familiar/too-free
                                           __________
  He's just interested in         shikamo  muchakucha kawaii  ja nai  ka
  them because they're so         besides  incredibly-cute    are-not (?)
  incredibly cute!
  He's just a playboy!            aitsu        ONNA-ttarashi  da na!
                                  that-person  ladykiller/playboy
                                                              is

7
[Exterior shot of a bookstore.]
Store name: [partially out-of-frame]
  --kawa Bookstore                ?-KAWA SHOTEN

Banner at entrance:                        _____
  Shounen Jump                    SHOUNEN  jampu

 

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p 18 (172)

1
[Inside the bookstore, Kyousuke stands reading a men's magazine; yup, just
 reading the stories...  Ahem.]

2
[Yuusaku watches, pretending to read a book.]
Yuusaku FX:                       ______
                           chira_

3
[Kyousuke puts down the magazine and leaves.]
magazine pages FX:                _____
                        pasa_

4
[Yuusaku rushes over to find out what Kyousuke was reading.]

5
Yuusaku:
 (Geez, he must be really         (u_  konna ni   iyarashi--   HON o...
  perverted to read a dirty       (exclam.) (IO)  indecent/lewd   (O)
  magazine like that.)                 this-kind-of            book
                                                      ______
                                  aitsu   so--  to--  sukebe   da na)
                                  that-person   etc.  perverted
                                          in-that-way          is

6
[Yuusaku's eyes bug out as he flips through the pages of the magazine.]
Yuusaku:       FX:                               _____
  OH!!                oo_!!          para_

7
Yuusaku:                                                _____
 (But--this is amazing!!)         (shikashi...  kore wa sugoi!!)
                                   but...       this    amazing

Yuusaku FX:
  Ah...                           ji--

Woman observer: [to companion]
  Goodness, that little boy--     ya-- ne  ano KO      KODOMO no kuse-ni
  what's he reading?!                      that-child  even-though-a-child
                                  unpleasant

                                  nani mite     n no!
                                  what-looking  (explan)!

8
Yuusaku:
 (I'd better buy it...)           (kekkyoku   KAUtchatta.......)
                                   after all  (= KAUtte-shimatta)
                                                 buy-(finality/regret)

Cashier:
  That will be 180 yen.           180 yen ni narimasu
                                             consists-(semi-formal)

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p 19 (173)

1
[Exterior shot of ABCB.]

2
[Inside, Kyousuke sits at the counter; Madoka works behind it.]
Kyousuke: [drink in hand]
  Who was that boy who came       ano   HITOTOSE   no   OTOKO no KO
  some time ago?                  that  some-time-ago   boy

                                  nan-te     itta    kke
                                  how/what   went/came

3
Madoka:
  Oh, that's Yuu-kun.             a--  YUU-kun ne

4
Kyousuke:                                             ___
  Today, I was startled by that   aitsu  KYOU  datte  ore no koto
  guy when he glared at me.       that-person  even   at-me
                                         today

                                  sugoi  KAO  shite  niramu  n da mon na
                                  startling          to-glare-at
                                         face/expression     (the-reason-is)
                                              coming-to-have

4
Madoka:
  Aren't you just getting what    JIGOU-JITOKU           ja nai ?
  you deserve?                    reaping-what-one-sows  are-not?

5
Kyousuke:
  EH?!                            e

Madoka:
  But that's probably not the     demo manzara     demo nai   n desho
  entire reason.                  but  not-wholly  being-not  (probable-
                                                                   explan)

6
Madoka:
  It's because boys like          datte   hikaru no koto  SUki na
  Hikaru, but she only has        the-reason-is           liking
  eyes for a special someone.             of-Hikaru

                                  OTOKO no KO  gaite  mo    hikaru wa
                                  boys         coming-to-show-signs-of
                                                      also  Hikaru (T)

                                  DARE-ka -san    dake o MIteru n da kara
                                  someone-(hon.)  only   see    that's-why

7
Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            _____
                          doki_

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p 20 (174)

1
Madoka:
  If you're really a man, then    kono hen de   OTOKO nara   hakkiri
  act like one!                   from-area-near-here        clearly
                                                if-are-a-man

                                  sasetara     doo!?
                                  if-make-do   how/what

  Decide whether you really       HONTOU ni   hikaru no koto
  like Hikaru or...               really      of-Hikaru

                                  SUki na no       ka   sore-tomo
                                  liking/fond-of  (?)   or

2
Kyousuke: [eyes widen]
  EH!                             e

3
[Madoka's eyes grow wide and she blushes.]

4
Madoka: [turning her back to Kyousuke]
  Oh!  Not that!  I feel sorry    a    dakara  YUU-kun ga   kawaiso--
  for Yuu-kun because he cares    oh!  for-that-reason (S)  pitiable
  so much for Hikaru...
                                  ja nai  anna ni    hikaru no koto
                                  is-not  that-much  about-Hikaru

                                  OMOtte n  noni...
                                  thinking  although

5
[Kyousuke sweats and stares wide-eyed at Madoka's back.]
narration:
  Or...?!                         sore-tomo...?!

  What in the world was she       sono ato        no  KOTOBA---
  going to say after that?        that time-after 's  words

                                  ittai         AYUKAWA wa   nani  o
                                  in-the-world          (T)  what (O)

                                  io--      to shita  n darou?
                                  shall-say    did   (probable-reason)

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p 21 (175)

1
Kyousuke: [mischievous smile]
  Ayukawa...                      AYUKAWA...

2
[Madoka turns and looks at him askance.]

3
Kyousuke: [with some merriment]
  Is it only for Yuu-kun's sake   hakkiri  saseru no  wa YUU-kun no tame
  that I have to decide?          clearly  to-make-do (T)        's sake

                                  dake?
                                  only

Madoka:
  EH!                             e

4
Madoka:
  Oh!  What other reason is       ara  hoka ni  nani ga aru wake?
  there?                          oh!  besides  what    unspecified-reason

5
Kyousuke:
  Joke, joke.                     jo--dan jo--dan

  You're getting pretty good      tokoro de  chikagoro  AYUKAWA
  at making coffee, aren't you?   at-place   lately     you
                                  ________
                                  ko--hi-- Ireru  no
                                  of-making-coffee

                                  umaku natta       n ja nai?
                                  became-skillful  (rhetorical)

6
Madoka:
  Oh?  Thanks.                    soo?  arigato

7
Madoka: [with a smile]                     ____          ____
  But flattery will get you       demo...  goma suttatte roha ni  wa
  nowhere!                        but      even-if-flattering     (T)
                                                  gratis/for-free

                                  nara nai    kara        ne--_!
                                  if-are-not  that's-why  (confirm.-&-
                                                             friendliness)

Kyousuke:
  Oh, rats!  Just another         a--a!  mo-- chotto datta noni naa--_!
  moment longer!                  Oh!    another     was        (boy!)
                                              moment       in-order-to

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p 22 (176)

1
[Yuusaku peers in through ABCB's window to see the two in good cheer.]

2
Yuusaku:
  W-what?!  That guy's so         na nan daa      ano YAROU     madoka-san
  friendly with Madoka-san,          what's-this  that-guy/rogue
  too!
                                  tomo    anna ni    SHITAshiku shi yagatte!
                                  friend  that-much  friendly      (unpleasant)

Yusaku FX:
                            ji~~

3
Yuusaku:
  Just as I thought.              yappari  hikaru-chan wa    ano
  Hikaru-chan is being            just-as-I-thought   (T)    that
  deceived by that playboy.
                                  ONNA-tarashi   ni   damasareteta  n da
                                  playboy/flirt (IO)  deceived-by  (explan)

  All right, just wait and        yo--shi    mitero!!
  see!!                           all-right  watch!!

4
Yuusaku: [walking away from ABCB]
  But...  I thought Madoka-san    shikashi...  madoka-san motto kowai
  was meaner than that...         but                     more  scary

                                  Ika  to OMOtte-ta      kedo...
                                       had-thought-that  however

5
Yuusaku:
  I've never seen her with such   anna ni         yasashii   KAOtte
  a nice expression before.       to-that-extent  easy/nice  expression

                                  HAJImete          MIta  na
                                  for-the-1st-time  saw  (confirm.)

6
Yuusaku:
  When Madoka-san was a child,    kodomo no koro no madoka-san tte
  she never smiled cheerfully     when-a-child   's Madoka     (T)
  like that!
                                  anna TANOshi-so-- na     EGAO    tte
                                  that-kind-of-seemingly-cheerful  (T)
                                                           smiling-face

                                  sou wa     MIse-nakatta  yo na
                                  like-that  not-shown     (emph.)

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p 23 (177)

1
[The next day...]
Kyousuke: [off]
  What do you want...             nan  no YO        da  yo
                                  what 's business  be (!)

2
[Kyousuke and Yuusaku stand in what appears to be the school courtyard,
near a drinking fountain.]
Kyousuke:
  ...at a place like this?        konna TOKORO ni   yobiDEshitari shite
                                  at-this-kind-of-place
                                                    summoning-over-(altern.)

3
Yuusaku:                          ___
  I saw it.                       ore...  MIchimatta         n da
                                  I       (= mite-shimatta)  (explan)
                                             saw

4
Kyousuke:
  Eh?                             e

5
Yuusaku:
  I'm talking about yesterday,    o-mae  ga  kinou      madoka-san to
  when you and Madoka-san were    you   (S)  yesterday  with-Madoka
  enjoying yourselves at ABCB.
                                  _______
                                  abakabu  tte  TOKORO de
                                  ABCB     (T)  when

                                  futari de      TANOshi-so-- ni
                                  with-2-people  seemingly-cheerful

                                  HANAshite-ru tokoro o     na
                                  be-talking-right-now     (confirm.)

6
Kyousuke:
  Oh!                             a

7
narration:
  Why did it have to be this      yori  ni yotte     ya na       yatsu ni
  guy!                            than  by-means-of  unpleasant  by-jerk

                                  ni MIrare-chimatta   na----     _
                                  was-seen            (confirm.)  !

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p 24 (178)

1
Yuusaku:
  You were cheating on Hikaru,    yappari  o-mae  hikaru-chan no koto
  weren't you?!                   just-as-I-thought
                                           you    on-Hikaru

                                  taburaka-shite-ita  n da     na
                                  were-cheating       (explan) (confirm.)

2
Kyousuke:
  T-that's not true!              so sore wa    chigau     yo
                                     that-is    to-differ  (emph.)

Yuusaku:
  What do you mean, not true?!    nani ga chigau     _?!
                                  what    to-differ  !

3
Yuusaku: [rubbing his fists together]
  No more .  I can't       mo--        yurusan
  handle this anymore...          any-longer  not-forgive

                                  dekireba  TSUKAi-taku wa nakatta  ga...
                                  if-able   to-not-handle

Yuusaku knuckles FX:              _____ _____
                      boki_ biki_

4
Kyousuke FX:                      _____
                           gowa_

5
[Kyousuke looks around and sees a cute girl.]
Kyousuke FX:                      _____
                          chira_

narration:
  H-he's beyond my strength to    ko korya _CHIKARA_      nuki
  defeat without using the           this   Power         defeat
  Power.                                   (kanji = NOURYOKU)
                                                    ability/faculty

                                  de wa  totemo MURI da  na----
                                  in-that-case       is
                                         very   beyond-one's-strength

6
Yuusaku FX: [rushing to attack]
  Arrggg!                         uo----

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p 25 (179)

1
Kyousuke: [pointing to the side, at the girl]
  H-hey!  Look at that!           o oi   are o MIro!
                                    hey  that  look!

Yuusaku: [stopping in mid-punch]
  Huh?!                           e_?!

2
narration:
  I don't know who you are,       DARE da ka SHIranai
  poor girl!  But I'm sorry--     who  is    haven't-come-to-know
  I need a little help!                _____   _____
                                  kedo gomen!  kawai KO-chan
                                  but  sorry   unfortunate-girl

                                  chotto    TASUkete ne          _!
                                  a-little  help     (confirm.) (!)

3                                                _____
Girl:          skirt FX:          kya_           basa_
  Kya!           

4
Yuusaku:
  Oh, wow!!                       o wa--_!!

Kyousuke:
  Now's my chance to...           IMA no uchi ni...
                                  now 's time to

Kyousuke sneak-away FX:
                     sorosoro

5
Kyousuke: [turning to face Hikaru]
  AH!                             a_

6
Hikaru:
  What are you doing, Sempai?!    nani  shite-ru   n desu   ka   SEMPAI?!
                                  what  be-doing  (explan)  (?)

7
Hikaru: [smiling as she sees Yuusaku]
  Oh!  You.                       are_  anta

Yuusaku heartbeat FX:             ______
                          dokin_!

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p 26 (180)

1
Kyousuke: [watching Hikaru talk to Yuusaku]
  (D-damn, I'm done for...)       (ma mazui         kono  mama    ja...)
                                      embarrassing  this  moment  being

Hikaru:
  It's Yuusaku!                   YUUSAKU ja nai!

[Yuusaku is blushing furiously.]

2
Kyousuke: [covering face with hands]           _______
  He's going to blab about        kinou no     abakabu no koto
  yesterday at ABCB!              yesterday's  ABCB-matter

                                  shaberare-chau!
                                  (= shaberarete-shimau)
                                     spread-gossip-(finality/regret)

3
Kyousuke: [looking up]
  Huh?                            re?

4
Yuusaku: [still blushing/fidgeting]
  Ah...  Um...                    aiya sono...
                                  oh   that

Yuusaku FX:                       ________
                   mojimoji

5
Yuusaku: [turns and runs off]
  G'bye!                          seinara--_!

[Kyousuke collapses, stunned.]

Kyousuke pratfall FX:
                           da_

Hikaru:
                         kusukusu

6
Kyousuke: [still floored]
  Wha!  What the hell?!           na_  nan da aitsu?!
                                    !  what   that-person-(crude)

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p 27 (181)

1
Kyousuke: [back on his feet]
  W-what in the world?            na nan na no ittai?        aitsu wa...
  That guy...                        what      in-the-world  that-person

Hikaru:
  Yuusaku has been like that      YUUSAKU tte MUKASHI kara a-- nan desu yoo
  since we were little!                   (T) from-long-ago    that-is
                                                           like-that   (emph)

2
Kyousuke:
  Since you were little...?!      MUKASHI kara a--...?!

3
[Cut to...]
Yuusaku: [running]
  I-it's hopeless.  I get         da dame da    hikaru-chan no MAEda
  so nervous in front of             is-futile              in-front-of
  Hikaru-chan.
                                  to    agatchatte
                                        (= agatte-shimatte)
                                           getting/being-nervous-(regret)

  I become speechless...          nan ni mo    ienaku      natte-shimau...
  I'm so shy!                     what   also  not-saying  have-become
                                  ___      ____
                                  ore tte  shai!
                                  I   (T)  shy

Yuusaku FX:
                          kaa~~

4
[Kyousuke sweats as Hikaru beams and gets close...]
narration:
  At least he didn't reveal       toriaezu wa      barenakutte
  anything (for now).             for-the-present  not-revealing

                                  yokatta   yokatta!
                                  was-good

Hikaru FX:                        _____ _____
                    niko_ niko_

5
[Hikaru gazes meaningfully into his eyes.]
Hikaru:                           _______
  Darling...                      da--rin...  moshi-ka-shite atashi no koto
  Are you jealous perhaps?                    perhaps        of-me

                                  yaite kurete-ru    n desu    ka ?
                                  be-making-jealous  (explan)  (?)

<"yaite kurete-ru" is literally "be doing the favor of burning">

Kyousuke:
  Yah...?!                        ya_...?!

6
Hikaru: [jumping, arms around his neck]
  Don't worry.  I would never     DAIJOUBU  atashi  ZETTAI NO
  cheat on you!!                  okay      I       absolute

                                  UWAKI           shinai  kara       _!!
                                  faithless-love  not-do  that's-why !

narration:
  That was not the least bit      shikashi----  aitsu
  surprising to me!               but           that-person

                                  IGAINA      to  sho--     mo
                                  surprising  if  poss-be?  and

                                  nai  yatsu            da na---_
                                  not  guy/gal-(crude)  be     (!)

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