"Excuse me." "What?" "Music." "Loud." "Sound." "Turn it down." "Got it?" "Old lady." "Bags." "Heavy." "You." "Stand." "okay?" " No." "please be quiet." " Hey..." " Excuse me." "You think that speaking English is going to scare me off?" "I know you have some complaints but you can at least let an old lady have a seat!" "don't you get Japanese customs?" "you should follow Japanese customs!" "do as the Romans do!" "Rome?" "When in Rome!" "please sit." "Koubun Institute." "All right!" "The guy from before!" "?" "Late on the first day?" "What kind of person is this?" " I'm glad though." " About what?" "A new teacher is going to take the load off the rest of us." " You're so nice." " Ah!" "That's..." "You're so nice Catherine-sensei!" "it's Katori." " So nice." " Don't come any closer!" "Stop it!" "your nose is bleeding." "Huh?" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Police!" "Call the police!" "you'll get arrested for trespassing!" "I'm late." "It's okay Bob." "Hurry up and get inside." "he can speak Japanese." "Outsiders should leave." "Otherwise they get arrested for trespassing." "No no." "I'm a teacher." "Akimoto-sensei asked me to come." "Here." "Where's Akimoto-sensei?" " The Principal checked into the hospital yesterday." " What?" "I thought it was next week." " They moved it up." " What?" "There you are!" "What was that?" "I'm working at a prep school starting today." "Prep school?" "This is a Japanese school for foreigners." "What?" "Seriously." "That serious face almost sells it though." "Move please." "Hmm?" " You lie." " No lie." " For real?" " For real." "What!" "?" "A Japanese school?" "Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo (The Japanese the Japanese Don't Know) Episode 1" "Kano Haruko." "Did you really think it was a prep school? cram school or prep school?" " Any experience teaching Japanese?" " Zero." " You can go home." " What?" " Wait a second!" " Hey!" "You're the Charismatic Shop Clerk?" "I was." "I quit." " I'm going back to the classroom." " Okay!" "I can't go back now!" "There are some special circumstances now..." "What circumstances?" "Well that's..." "Let me take a look at least!" "Hmm?" "What is this?" "This is elementary school level." "I do have a license to teach high school." "That won't help you at all here!" "Want to talk after you've seen me teach?" "I'm..." "Kano Haruko." "Nice to meet you all!" "I'm." "Haruko." "Teacher." "Get it?" "please continue with the lesson." " Huh?" " They can all do simple everyday conversations." "Tell me that first!" "who has questions about counting things?" "I'll teach you anything." " What's a straw?" " Stand up and say it." "(Haruko's line also sounds like "say 'ta'" in Japanese)" " Ta" " Stand up and say it." "(Haruko's line also sounds like "say 'ta'" in Japanese)" "Ta!" "Ta?" "(Haruko's line also sounds like "say 'ta'" in Japanese)" "Ah!" "Well..." "Please stand up and say it." "Is straw "ikko"?" "No." "Straw is "ippon"." "thin things are counted with "hon"." " Question!" " What?" "is a snake "ippon" too?" "A snake is "ippiki"." "Because it's alive." "all long things are counted with "jou"." "Like rivers and snakes." "Japanese make a difference between living and non-living things." "Dogs are "ippiki" but elephants and horses are "ittou"." "Right!" "Does anyone else know things that are counted differently because of size?" " Bras." " Bras?" " Like A and B?" " Those are sizes." "What are mobile suits?" " Mobile..." " Mobile suits are "ikki"." "Are people "ikki" too?" "people are "hitori" and "futari"." "They aren't things." "No!" "People are "ippiki"!" "It's written here!" "One man (otoko ippiki)!" " It is." " So is tuna "ippiki" too?" "Tuna is "ippon" I think..." "The word depends on the state of the tuna." "it's "ippiki"." "it's "ippon"." "it's "icchou"." "it's "hitokoro"." "When cut like a thin card and it's "hitosaku"." "it's "hitokire"." "Huh..." "Huh..." "You didn't know that?" "Don't say unnecessary things!" "Could you leave?" "What will you do if you don't know?" "I don't need to know!" "Anyone else with a question?" "How do you write tuna?" "Oh?" "The kanji?" "Tuna... ah!" "that's tuna." "Wrong!" "That's sturgeon." "What?" "This is tuna." "it means sturgeon." "Sturgeon?" "This?" "And salmon means blowfish in Chinese." "Salmon means blowfish?" "Why does Japanese and Chinese have different meanings?" "Well... uh..." "Kanji!" "It's a Chinese thing." "The Japanese changed it on their own." "How sneaky." " Don't complain to me." " Get back to the point." "Why are you talking so high and mighty to me?" "I'm not." "let's get along." "Tuna." "Sturgeon." "They're both tasty." "Either one is fine." " Can I ask a question?" " Sure." "That rectangular plate with the divider you use what is it called?" "A square plate with a divider?" "Oh!" "I've heard the name but... what is it called?" "The thing used for ramen..." "There's a pan with one handle." "And another one with two!" " Uh..." " What's the round pan called?" "And what about the square knife?" "You really don't know?" "And you're Japanese?" "right?" "Hurry up and teach!" "Hurry and teach!" "Teach us!" " Give me back my money!" " Did you really go abroad?" " Do you just know Japanese?" " Stop playing around!" "right?" " Give me my tuition!" "Are you really a teacher?" "Don't make fun of me!" "Haha... sorry." "I did plan on telling you it was Japanese school." "I never heard that!" "how about you give it a shot?" "Didn't you quit your job in sales?" " Yeah." " So you could keep your promise." "You're going to look for a job as a high school teacher." "I really wonder if I can do it." "So you're quitting just based on failing the employment exam once?" "I'm not quitting but... maybe you should study harder to become a high school teacher?" "study... but they're foreigners!" "It's just like when you worked with the kids." "Remember the children's house?" "When you started thinking about being a teacher?" "teacher." "Me... a teacher? just doesn't teach Japanese." "They have to become a supporter of their students." "Supporter." " Akimoto-san." " Yes?" " Time to check your temperature." " Okay." "Kano-san." "Here!" "Have a meal and think about it again." " Welcome!" " Oh!" " Welcome!" " Oh!" "One ramen." " One ramen!" " Got it!" "Charisma!" "Why are you here!" "?" " Why are you here!" "?" "Stop shouting in unison you idiots." "Takasu-sensei?" "Takasu-sensei?" "Oh!" "That!" "You have so many!" "We got them all from the students." "huh?" "Maybe you should go back to being charismatic." "Bob!" "Bring the 'tebo' over!" "Hurry up!" "Bring me the 'tebo'!" "'Tebo'?" "When are you going to start remembering Japanese?" "stupid!" "You don't have to be so mean." " He's a nice guy." " What?" "Bob's not comfortable with Japanese but he still got some part time work." "Foreign students can only work for 28 hours a week. they can't do anything related to gambling or nightlife." "you'll be deported." "right?" "Of course studying is the most important but that whole situation is just too terrible for them!" "Don't tell me that." "Thanks for waiting." " Bob Bob!" " Yes?" "That thing over there used to boil the ramen is a 'tebo'." " Ah!" " Tebo." "That's a 'tebo'." "Hey!" "What? how do you know what the students need to know?" "Well... hey!" "It's survival!" " Survival?" " To the students they need to get used to Japan in order to survive." "Get it?" "The students aren't making fun of you." "They're asking the questions to survive." "So they can eat." "Wash it again!" "Rinse it well too!" "That's why foreigners are no good." "honestly... get washing stupid!" " Hey!" " Stop it." " But..." " Will you take responsibility for saying something stupid and getting Bob fired?" "I know but do as the Romans do." " Thanks for the meal." " Yep." "Hey!" "The bill! don't come back to school!" "okay!" " What?" " It's okay." "No no!" "this... not ramen)" "I'm going to borrow this book." " What?" " Okay..." "What?" "Did you see me just now?" "nothing." "You can't take the books from school." "don't tell anyone." "But those are the rules." "I'll keep quiet too." "See you." "Uh...why do you need the books?" "These?" "Revenge." " They all disappeared!" " Stupid." " Why would they disappear?" " But it's impossible for all of them to be late!" "What will happen to our school if people find out?" " What is it?" " I don't know anything!" " Huh?" " I wasn't threatened or anything..." "Okay!" "Listen up!" "right?" "tuna here?" "it was a simple mistake." " A mistake?" "Back when Japan was just getting kanji from China..." " Hey." " Huh?" " What kind of fish do you think this is?" " I've never seen it." "But the picture makes it look pretty big." "A large valuable fish..." "Tuna!" "huh?" " Tuna?" " Tuna." " How convenient!" " Huh?" "why don't you go back to the past?" "we can't get started." "Speaking of which... this." "Who wanted to know what this was?" " Me." "I'm Jack." " Jack." "This rectangular plate which holds condiments and soy sauce" " is called "yakumi shouyu zara"." " That simple?" "(Literally translated as "condiments and soy sauce plate")" "But this commonly used plate is more interesting." "The technical term is "murachoko"." "Murachoko?" " A plate (choko) you put soy sauce (murasaki) in is shortened to "murachoko"." "Murasaki is a type of soy sauce." "And choko is a small cup." " Wow." " Amazing." "And!" "This tea is "agari"." "You know quite a bit." "But not quite. - "tebana" is during the meal." " Tebana?" "what about tea when you don't eat?" "Then why are you at a sushi place?" "here!" " Huh?" "Um... have you seen our students..." " Haruko-chan asked me for help." " Huh?" " Inside." " Inside?" " The kitchen." " Excuse us." "Welcome!" "Charisma!" "Welcome." "Which is it? the one with two is "kanto nabe"." "what's this?" " It's Haruko." "That's "zundo"." "Zundo? so they say they have a "zundo" shape." "huh?" " Thank you very much." "Why are you thanking her?" "Come here!" " What!" "?" " You." "do it in the classroom." "They won't remember if you just teach them names!" "right?" "right?" " So this was for that?" " Leave it to me." "I know how to deal with people." "after all." "This Chinese knife can really cut." "show him how it's tough." "come here." "wash." " No!" " Didn't he call you no good just because you are foreign?" "Come on." "Put some effort into it!" "then rinse right away (sugu susugu)!" "Gusu gusugusu"?" "right away (sugu susugu)!" " "Sugu susugu"!" "right away (sumizumi made sugu susugu)!" "right away!" "then we can all eat sushi!" "All right!" "work hard." " Yeah!" "Why are you tearing up?" " Because of all this." " Because of what?" "Bob!" "Looks like you got it." "Hey!" "Bring the pan over!" "There's Peking and Kanto." "Which one do you want boss?" " Can you use a knife?" " I've used a Chinese knife a bit." "We'll get you started on cooking today." "Okay." "I'm gonna work hard!" "don't use such casual language." "Great!" "Thanks teacher." "Teacher?" " But this look isn't very teacher-like." " What?" "Really?" "do as the Romans do." "You know what that means?" "Good morning!" "How is it?" "I was going for a chic teacher look." "What's chic about it?" "Haruko-sensei." "go home." "It's because I have some I came." "That's right!" "Didn't you see her yesterday Takasu-sensei?" " She's just going to quit in 3 months." " Huh?" "right?" "That's why you're here. sitting on the bench." " Who's on the bench?" " Then take responsibility!" "Then I will!" " Put your high school teaching job on the line!" " What?" "I'm just joking." "I didn't expect someone like her to take responsibility." "The charismatic shopkeeper that's all talk?" " I'll take responsibility!" " Haruko-sensei!" " I'll quit my high school teaching job." " Don't be ridiculous." "I'm not!" "I promise!" "Um..." "Did you know about our graduation exam here?" " What?" "Graduation exam?" " It's tough even for us" " to get a whole class to graduate." " Huh?" "I forgot to mention that I make up that exam too." "that's my policy!" "Charisma-sensei!"