"What is that?" "It's freezing." "That was cold!" "Chika!" "It's snow!" "Snow!" "Snow?" "Give me a break..." "It's freezing!" "Today is Christmas Eve!" "It's too heavy!" "isn't it?" "That snowman looks like he's upside down." "Try doing a head-stand and looking at it." "whatever." "come and help me shovel snow." "Satake!" " Can you hear me?" " Satake!" "help me!" "I can't!" "This is impossible!" "I'm slipping!" "How many hours will it take them to get here?" "I can't make it." "Should I help them?" "Should I not help them?" "Matsuri!" "There." "How so?" "It's a New Year's Mochi!" "I see." "not New Years." "That's so pretty." "It looks like a Christmas tree." "it does!" "It's called "heavenly bamboo"." "Heavenly bamboo?" "I've seen it in a flower shop before." "You hang it up during New Years." "That's right!" "Can you eat the red berries?" "Miu." "I'll take some!" "What did you mean by that?" "It doesn't feel like Christmas at all in our house." "We don't even have a tree to decorate." "they have decorative lights outside." "The tree is really big." "It's so beautiful!" "I'm jealous." "Is that so?" "It's my mom's hobby to put them up every year." "It's so showy that it's kind of embarrassing." "I'm exhausted." "Nobue!" "there's steam coming off of you." "Let's all get warm!" "Does my head look like a kettle to you?" "so I'm boiling hot!" "why don't you stop playing so much and help with the year-end cleaning?" "It's gonna be New Years in just a few sleeps." "But it's Christmas before that." "Bah." "Who cares about Christmas." "There." "Let me guess..." "Santa Claus?" "Yes." "What kind of Christmas presents did you all ask Santa for?" "Um?" "I'm getting new clothes bought for me!" "Huh?" "Bought?" "that's right." "Matsuri still thinks Santa's..." "I'm sorry." "I slipped and lost my footing." "are you okay?" "Matsuri?" "I want a Harry Potter book." "huh?" "Harry Potter." "Hey!" "so at least play the straight man!" "do you want to come inside and drink hot chocolate?" "I'd love some!" "too!" "you were here too?" "That's the oldest line in the book!" "Go on ahead upstairs." "Okay." "Chika?" "What are you guys doing?" "I haven't seen a Riko dollhouse in a long time!" "I-I'm just playing along with Matsuri." "Miu brought it up from downstairs." "We're in the middle of tidying." "Why'd you have to bring it out again?" "Thanks for taking care of my Riko." "Fine." "Fine." "dinner is ready." "Oh!" "It looks so good!" "I'm home!" "isn't it?" "Papa." "Riko." "Santa can't get in." "is it true that your friend Matsuri's house doesn't have a chimney?" "Oh!" "Papa!" "Then Santa won't be going there!" "it'll be okay." "Santa will come through the window!" "that's... why don't you go have a bath!" "Santa's not..." "I give up!" "I give up!" "Um..." "What?" "but..." "is Santa not going to go to Miu's house?" "at my house..." "I..." "I won against Santa when I was six years old." "Won?" "What do you mean?" "The first time was when I was three." "I asked for a traffic light." "He delivered three flashlights." "When I was four  I asked for a hot spring." "I got a Secret Hot Spring Tour set of bath salts." "When I was five..." "Then on my sixth Christmas..." "Santa gave up." "Santa gave up." "your wishes are too big for me to grant." "From now on your mother and father will give you your Christmas presents." "try to go easy on them." "From Santa." "That Santa was a huge let-down." "You wanted a traffic light for Christmas?" "I feel bad for Santa." "Poor Miu." "How old was I when Santa stopped coming here?" "I'm home!" "is it true that Santa isn't real?" "right?" "I bet Chika doesn't even remember that." "Nobue?" "Huh?" "Does all this have a point?" "We're going to show Matsuri the real Santa!" "But I'm a fake." "I'm so sleepy..." "Hang in there." "It won't take long." "Let's go!" "is it really necessary for us to dress up like this?" "Miu?" "Why are you being so shy?" "someone is coming!" "because?" "you're so mean!" "Lovey-dovey couple approaching!" "Why are you so worried?" "It's not like we're doing anything wrong." "Stop it." "It's embarrassing!" "Monsters!" "What are they?" "Oh!" "So cute!" "Are you Santa Claus?" "Is this for a special event or something?" "we're giving away a vacation in Hawaii to the best couple in the city." "Really?" "it's not true." "what are you guys doing in a place like this?" "Nothing." "isn't it?" "How much do you get paid per hour?" "having to work on Christmas." "Shut up." "It's none of your business." "scary!" "I was just asking a question." "You don't have to get mad." "Let's go." "Single people get bitter so easily." "he shouldn't have said that." "Huh?" "Toshihiko!" "you stupid couple." "Let's go." "you shouldn't take your frustration out on other people." "The window is open a little bit." "She really made sure Santa could get in." "She's sleeping." "Soundly." "the present." "hand it over." "Sure thing!" "No dumb jokes allowed." "Which of these two squeaky hammers did you drop?" "or the copper?" "Neither." "Let me see." "Harry Potter." "Harry Potter." "Sis!" "There's already a Harry Potter book there." "The same one." "Matsuri said she asked Santa for it." "That's right." "Of course this would happen." "this was a waste of time?" "Shut..." "Santa?" "Santa!" "Okay!" "Merry Christmas!" "C-Cold." "Um... that..." "That book that you wanted..." "It's your present." "Thanks!" "Sorry to wake you." "we're going now." "We still have work to do." "Okay." "Santa." "Yes." "Good night." "What in the world did I think I was doing?" "Nobue!" "If the reindeer talks that much then there's nothing for Santa to say." "We didn't even get to give her the present." "Just be quiet." "I'm a bad Santa anyway." "But Matsuri looked happy." "And she was half-asleep." "At least we kept her dream of Santa alive." "What are you saying?" "You guys just stood back and watched." "Why are you in such a bad mood?" "She'll find out one day." "what was the use of doing all this and drawing it out?" "how long did you keep believing that Santa brought you presents?" "Me?" "Um... it's not that." "my English grandmother..." "Was Santa?" "you." "I asked my grandmother... is Santa real?" "What do you think?" "When I said I thought he was real my grandma smiled." "Whether he's real or not... he'll come." "So?" "Does that mean he's real or not?" "D-Don't ask me!" "I didn't really understand at the time..." "I don't think it's about whether he's real or not." "I think the act of believing in Santa..." "brings him to life." "It's a little lacking." "I'm not convinced." "Miu?" "right?" "he comes." "he goes." "Sis?" " She's snapped." "let's get home before we catch a cold." "hey!" "Wait!" "Give me a piggy-back ride!" "That was dangerous!" "you idiot!" "So cold!" "The snow's piled up again." "help me shovel snow!" "Chika!" "She's already gone." "Why do I have to be the one to do everything all the time?" "Huh?" "Where's the shovel?" "Those girls." "I can't get my bike out now." "What lovely weather!" "Hey there!" "sis." "I'm off!" "Have a good day at school!" "Chika!" "Miu?" "You'll be late!" "Wait a second!" "I'll come out the front door." "I keep telling her not to come in through the window." "Good morning!" "Good morning!" "Good morning!" "Come on!" "Just let me copy your homework." "no"!" "Hey!" "Huh?" "Nobue?" "of course." "It's unusual to see her up so early." "Is something going on?" "I think she said she spotted a good-looking guy." "What?" "A potential boyfriend?" "No way." "That's impossible." "Ah...and so as though nothing has happened..." "The seasons repeat themselves... eh Sasazuka?" " Go stand in the hallway." " Huh?" "I don't want to." "The English picture book I borrowed from you is really interesting." "Really?" "It's all Greek to me." "it just didn't have much to it." "Hmm." "Really." "the book you lent me is so interesting!" "I was a cat." "am a cat"?" "Is that right?" "I wonder what Nobue is doing right now?" "Yes." "I wonder what kind of guy he is?" "forget it." "do you want to eat candy at Meibundo on the way home today?" "We're not supposed to eat on the way home." "haven't you already spent all of this month's allowance?" "Oh!" "That's okay." "It'll be your treat!" "What?" "Why?" "!" "No way will I treat you!" "Teacher!" "Chika won't let me copy her homework!" "And she won't treat me to candy on the way home!" "She's stingy!" "Matsuoka."