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"Araki." "I'm sorry." "You see... my wife is in poor health." "I've been thinking of taking care of her when I reach retirement age." "But everything will work out." "Nishioka over there will be your right-hand man and..." "Hold on a second!" "I'm doing this alone?" "Nishioka." "right"." "Huh?" "as in "right hand"?" "Yes." "Well... wait..." "Let's see..." "For real?" "That's difficult." "Huh?" "Look how long my nails have grown!" "I'll go cut my nails first." "Very well." "I'll make sure I find my replacement before I retire." "I can't imagine any editor replacing you." "I'll search every nook and cranny to find my replacement!" "Genbu Books" "Take care of this." "Hey!" "You there!" "Can you define the word "right"?" "What?" "as in left and right!" "I'm really busy right now." "Araki." "Mr. Murakoshi." "Done with your philosophical inquiry?" "Director!" "I have a favor to ask." "What is it?" "Is there anyone suited for the Dictionary Department..." "We just need one!" "Can you spare somebody?" "Someone to succeed you?" "Yes... no!" "We don't have anyone of your caliber here!" "this is serious." "Please help us out." "I doubt we have anyone interested in making dictionaries." "Someone with such talent wouldn't make a very good employee here." "You're free to take anyone from any of our departments." "How did it go?" "Did you find anyone?" "The Dictionary's unpopular for real." "We made dictionaries?" "Most employees here think the old building is used for storage. and what else..." "Doesn't sound like a promising career path!" "to be honest." "Did you give them an earful?" "I couldn't come up with a retort." "were you being scolded?" "Keep your distance at work." "who cares?" "are you still looking for someone?" "Yeah... hey!" "in the corner." "but isn't he totally a dictionary guy?" "He looks nerdy." "Right?" "!" "He's a total weirdo." "I hear he has a graduate degree in linguistics." "But he's definitely not suited for sales." "Please take him to the Dictionary Department!" "We're not a psych ward." "Um... we can't make any space for it." "Okay?" "Um..." "Yes?" "What is it?" "Please... it's not happening!" "Micchan." "I have just returned." "Um... thanks." "uh..." "I have the entire home to myself." "That's appropriate..." "No." "Tora-san?" "I'm home." "Is that him?" "Yes." "Serious Kid." "please?" "Yes." "Someone just called him "Serious Kid"!" "That's his nickname?" "How serious is he?" "It takes someone serious to make a dictionary." "How was your bookstore round yesterday?" "It didn't work out?" "Didn't I tell you to close that deal?" "Never mind." "Get back to work." "I guess we can at least talk to him." "Yeah." "Majime Mitsuya"!" "as in "serious"." "It's your real name." "Majime." "I hear you majored in linguistics at graduate school." "Yes." "Then can you define the word "right" to me?" "Right..." "Right... that's not it." "Right hand..." "left hand..." "When you're facing west... the direction of north is the right. you call conservatives "the right"." "that guy's hopeless." "He has zero communication skills." "Majime Mitsuya will be joining us at the Dictionary Department starting today." "the chief editor." "I'm Matsumoto." "Nice to meet you." "My name is Sasaki." "I'm here on a contract." "Nishioka here." "Let me know if you ever need any help." "Usage collection." "he's filling up a usage collection card." "and their usage." "1000)}Archives" "Dictionary creation begins by collecting words." "Over a million words are stored in the archive." "All collected by the chief and other employees here." "Majime?" "What..." "Y-Yes?" "In the beginning was the Word." "Don't worry." "Just learn to love words first." "Our topic today is Daitokai-The Great Passage"- which was approved few days ago." "This will be the first editorial meeting. 000 entries are scheduled to be listed." "The theme is "the dictionary of the moment". could you please elaborate on that?" "is that a PHS?" "!" "When did you get it?" "I bought it yesterday." "let me see!" "Wow!" "This is the one I really wanted!" "Personal Handy-phone System." "PHS" is the acronym." "Is it really as convenient as they say?" "I still haven't figured out how to use it." "Mobile phones and personal computers are sure to become more prevalent in the coming years. as countless new terms and concepts surface." "We will aggressively pursue such terms for The Great Passage." "What about modern slang?" "and the like..." "I would like to include as many abbreviations and jargon and slang as possible." "That's totally my forté." "Majime." "Yes?" "What do you think of improper grammar in speech?" "I... don't speak that way." "Me neither." "seeing as how even if we have to note that they are incorrect usages." "That would make it a unique dictionary." "Then... maybe words like "spaced out" too?" "What's with "spaced out"?" "make a spaced out expression." "Majime." "Hey!" "Your face hasn't changed at all!" "Nishioka." "dazed and disoriented." "It means becoming emotionless from surprise or contemplation." "it has been used to describe someone who is high on drugs." "I never knew that." "I'm thinking of including such improper usages in The Great Passage." "we'll list the correct definition... as a note. and some of them die out." "some words change over the course of your life. is the same as wanting to understand the ideas and feelings of others with precision." "I believe it is the desire to be connected with others." "we must make a dictionary for those who live the moment in the present-day." "The Great Passage's goal is to become "the dictionary of the moment"." "The sea of words is vast beyond your imagination." "A dictionary is a boat floating in the great sea. and seek the appropriate word to describe their feelings." "I would call it the miracle of finding the one and only word." "I offer them a dictionary to help navigate the great sea." "That is The Great Passage." "can you believe how passionate he was?" "he's still got the energy to change the world." "That's kind of impressive at his age." "Right?" "A boat that is the dictionary..." "Huh?" "Dictionary of the moment." "Majime!" "Live the moment." "Majime!" "Are you buying them all?" "Yes." "Micchan!" "I have just returned." "You bought lots of book again." "look at that!" "They're all dictionaries." "I'm going to make a dictionary at work." "even though there are so many already?" "No." "The Great Passage is different." "It's the dictionary of the moment." "Micchan." "You look a bit more like a real man now." "Look here." "Work Schedule 1." "Usage collection (collect words) 2." "Card screening / Entry selection 3." "Formulate definition 4." "Layout 5." "Editing and also select entries to put in the dictionary at the same time." "which we revised two years ago. and here's the completed list." "000 terms here." "All to be included in The Great Passage." "the problem is the remaining words." "Check the remaining usage collection cards against these two dictionaries. and triangle signs for words present in only one. whilst triangles are less likely." "words without signs are of utmost importance." "Our choice of words that are absent from other dictionaries... determines the "personality" of The Great Passage." "Oh god!" "When will this ever end?" "huh?" "Yes." "I've been doing nothing but revisions." "This one took 7 years from approval to completion." "For real?" "Then... how long is The Great Passage gonna take?" "Sanseidou Book's Daijirin took 28 years to complete." "28 years?" "!" "If that's the case..." "You might be dead before it's published." "Listen." "That could very well be the case for you as well." "there!" "Why does that motivate you?" "It won't be finished for another 20 years!" "you came over?" "Welcome home." "Your face is..." "Hmm?" "huh?" "right?" "Thanks." "all right?" "I got a date." "I have a date on Friday too." "yeah?" "Ow..." "Tell me..." "How's Majime?" "Is he useful at work?" "I guess he's perfect for that kind of mundane work." "He's just so..." "I don't know... young?" "Eccentric?" "Virgin?" "right?" "he probably wouldn't make a good partner for you." "He's definitely not the kind I want to be friends with." "Majime." "Yes?" "You must be bored doing such tedious work." "No. you actually lose your fingerprints." "All smooth..." "Your fingertips touch the words." "I guess it's the joy of keeping in touch with the world." "The greatest joy of being a dictionary editor." "sir." "Good morning." "Good morning." "sir?" "as usual!" "I can't relax unless I use the restroom in the main building." "These are the ones I collected this week." "that's a lot more than usual!" "I attended a group date last night." "What?" "!" "Those are words that I've never heard before." "It was a very productive experience." "I bet you don't know these words." "Here." "Study them. to make sure I don't get senile." "Thank you so much for putting up with me for so long." "Congratulations on your retirement!" "This is from everyone at the Dictionary Department." "all right?" "Thank you." "Araki." "Sasaki." "Congratulations!" "Losing Araki... is like losing a part of my body." "Isn't it absurd to work on nothing but dictionaries for 38 years?" "!" "There had to be more interesting things to do." "What about you?" "Do you have any hobbies?" "Watch it." "Hey... but... are you even listening to me?" "don't you?" "No." "Forget it." "I'll go hit another bar." "Majime?" "so I..." "Hold on." "but... please use them." "Majime." "Make your dictionary." "Micchan." "Wanna eat dinner with me tonight?" "Okay." "Sou-un House" "You looked depressed lately." "Have I?" "Something must be bothering you." "Dictionary making is far more challenging than I had imagined." "Then are you gonna quit?" "No." "I intend to devote my life to dictionaries." "It's just that..." "I'm afraid." "Dictionary making doesn't look like something that I can do on my own." "Then you have to get along with your colleagues." "Yes." "But I'm... not very good at expressing myself." "though." "Ms. Take." "I've been living here for nearly a decade." "But that's not the case with others." "I can't express how I feel." "I don't understand how others feel either." "Huh?" "!" "Of course you don't know how others feel!" "Isn't that why you're interested in them?" "Isn't that why you talk to them?" "right?" "Then you have to use those words!" "Force those words out of your mouth!" "You've found your path in life while you're still young. so all that's left is to walk that path." "Micchan!" "Nishioka." "What the hell?" "Good morning." "Oh... morning." "Nishioka." "What is it?" "You're really talkative today." "Wonderful weather today." "What are you talking about?" "It's going to rain in the afternoon." "All right." "Let's begin." "Okay. but let's start adding definitions for double-circle words." "Can't we just reuse this to some extent?" "No." "I want the definitions to be easier to understand." "We'll divide terms into those that will be outsourced and those written by ourselves." "The definitions will be written using this outline and the sample document as reference." "you're in charge of outsourcing because you're such a smooth talker." "You can count on me for sure!" "We'll send all the outsource requests together after we've sorted things out." "Let's begin with the entries to be written by the Dictionary Department." "Okay." "Okay." "I'm coming in." "I'm here for you." "You're here for me?" "Cute guy." "What's the name?" "M-Majime." "A serious cat?" "How strange." "uh..." "The cute one... is the cat..." "Majime..." "Tora-san is the cat." "I'm Kaguya." "Nice to meet you." "we're almost there." "Come on!" "You're such a bummer." "it's Majime." "He's definitely a weirdo." "I feel he's staring at me all the time." "Maybe there's an element of love to it!" "Not funny." "Majime!" "Did you get a heart attack?" "What's with that look?" "It's morning and you already look so sleepy." "Whoa!" "are you all right?" "Hey... what?" "Majime?" "Majime." "Are you all right?" "Maybe he's lovesick?" "Huh?" "What was that?" "Did you develop affections for a lady?" "What?" "Really?" "What's she like?" "Is she human?" "What was that?" "Take it out!" "Ms. Hayashi Kaguya"?" "You usage collected her?" "27 years-old"." "the landlady. she began living with us from last month." "She was previously training to become a sushi chef in Kyoto." "Where does she work in Tokyo?" "A restaurant named The Plums in Yushima. you should not let it affect your ability to work." "Majime!" "You shouldn't let it affect your ability to work!" "I'm sorry. the feeling of love cannot be stopped." "huh?" "I know." "Let's have Majime write the definition for "love"." "I'm sure it will turn out to be a present-day definition." "So let us help you bring your love to fruition." "I made a reservation for 7 pm at The Plums." "Enjoy." "Here she comes!" "Please excuse me." "Welcome." "This is complimentary." "Grilled Nagano Matsutake and mustard spinach soup." "Are you ready to order?" "sir." "Let's see..." "Is there anything you can't eat?" "not really." "Please give us some more time." "Sure." "Do you work with Micchan?" "sir?" "we do." "Please call me when you have decided." "Enjoy your stay." "She's a very beautiful lady." "Majime's nickname is "Micchan"." "But guys must love girls like Kaguya!" "You think?" "How can she be so cute and have no boyfriend?" "You think?" "100% sure." "100%..." "Ready." "Ready." "Love. are you all right?" "I'm fine." "Are you okay?" "I'm okay." "Sharpening knives calms me down." "It empties my mind... it resets everything." "Do you want to touch it?" "This side." "right?" "They're called "exo-blades". then sharpen the other side until the exo-blades disappear." "Maintain the same angle against the whetstone without using too much force." "you switch to a finishing-touch whetstone..." "Sou-un House here." "Is it for me?" "I just want to continue working." "Never mind." "Don't call me again." "Good-bye." "Do you have a minute?" "Yes." "I'm sorry you had to answer that awkward phone call." "The word "cut" has many different usages." "as in physically severing an object with a knife." "Cut through the wind"... to describe things moving really fast in air." "Cut down the time"..." "It can be used for time." "Cut the ribbon" can be used to describe the start of something new." "meaning "shuffle"." "In addition..." "Cut ties"..." "Cut him off"..." "You're a funny guy." "I didn't think you were this talkative." "In any case..." "Thanks." "0)}Majime {\cH1C1DB5}3{\cHC3C3C3} Kaguya" "Stop toying with Majime!" "ma'am!" "forget everything and just ask her out on a date if you like her that much." "He's depressed because he can't." "Then come straight out and tell her how you feel?" "Why don't you put it in writing?" "A love letter." "Dear madam." "Autumn is a wonderful season with fair weather and good harvest." "I wish for your continued success in career." "This is the first time I write a... but..." "What are you doing?" "You're cooped up in your room on a Sunday when it's so nice outside!" "Kaguya cooked this stew." "Would you like to have a taste?" "Here." "Thank you." "I think it could use some more seasoning." "It's delicious." "Kaguya!" "Micchan says it's delicious!" "W-Wait..." "Ms. Take..." "Why were you yelling?" "right?" "There are many kinds of Japanese knifes." "and these are "carving knives"." "where you have to cut bones." "And these are "willow knives" for sashimi." "There are two ways to make these knives." "Full" and "hazed"." "Full knives are made of pure steel. so the steel part becomes a stiff and sharp blade." "the name comes from the haziness of the beautiful intersection between the steel and iron." "Sorry to drag you along." "do you always collect words like that?" "Y-Yes." "Oh..." "Huh?" "Wanna go to the amusement park?" "What?" "Okay?" "I wonder who invented the observation wheel." "You don't have to check." "but they make you feel lonesome." "Is it strange for women to be sushi chefs?" "Not at all." "I..." "like your cooking." "More than anything." "And that's it?" "You're so lame." "That was the perfect chance to tell her how you feel." "What's this?" "The love letter." "What?" "I can read it?" "You're good at expressing yourself to others." "Please help me out." "Serious Kid." "Communication is all about one person telling another..." "What's this?" "What do you think?" "What do I think?" "What's the point if I can't even read it?" "Why did you choose to use a brush?" "You're not a general in medieval times!" "Geez!" "Didn't I tell you not to call me at work?" "Someone told me that The Great Passage might get shelved." "What?" "Apparently that's what people are saying." "What?" "Where did you get that information?" "someone I know." "you know..." "It is indeed a tough era for paper dictionaries." "Electronic dictionaries are selling pretty well now." "Let's say The Great Passage takes another decade to complete..." "It'll be 2005." "It would hardly be a surprise if electronic and paper dictionary sales are reversed by then." "I guess we can't blame them if it's not profitable." "Majime?" "Majime." "I don't care about the era." "I want to make The Great Passage." "okay." "All right." "I'll go find some more reliable sources of information." "Weren't we supposed to maintain our distance at work?" "Who's the source for what you told me earlier?" "Huh?" "my manager said Director Murakoshi was talking about it." "huh?" "You look so upset!" "Why are you getting all worked up?" "Wouldn't your job be easier if The Great Passage was shelved?" "Shut up." "So how was it?" "Can you believe it?" "Director Murakoshi is involved." "don't worry." "I have an idea." "right?" "Yes." "We'll establish a fait accompli by outsourcing those definitions!" "What? higher-ups would have hard time shelving it." "It'd affect the company's reputation." "Majime!" "Don't worry." "We are planning a new project called The Great Passage... then..." "Yes." "I will see you..." "Just give me 10 minutes..." "A complete resource..." "Would you be interested in knowing the theme..." "Thank you." "Did you make any appointments?" "I'm off!" "Professor..." "My lecture is about to start." "Are you at least interested?" "We would definitely like you to..." "Allow me to inform you of our concept for the Japanese history section..." "Thank you very much." "Someone named Nishioka will visit you later." " We will fax you later." "Could you make an exception?" "We would very much appreciate it if you can write for us. heard rumors of The Great Passage yesterday." "Great!" "Everyone's talking about it!" "All right." "I guess I'll go see the director." "I'll go with you." "Okay." "We have already requested all these professors to write the definitions. people will suspect Genbu Books to be in financial trouble. then wouldn't you want to earn your own salary?" "A dictionary consumes money without ever making a profit." "The Great Passage will focus more on modern terms compared to existing dictionaries." "That's an important selling point." "Genbu Books will be profitable for at least 20 years." "You're talking about 20 years ahead in this day and age?" "Are you telling me this publishing company doesn't even look 20 years ahead?" "Why are we in the printing business?" "right?" "Very well." "The passion of our two young employees has made realize that we should continue making a new dictionary." "Thank you so much!" "On one condition." "The Dictionary Department will compile anything remotely close to a dictionary." "Huh? Medical encyclopedia for seniors would be nice too." "Also..." "Monster encyclopedia for kids might be profitable as well." "That's too much for us..." "Then no new dictionary either." "We'll do it." "Then please at least earn your own salary." "Hey." "Yes?" "I need to talk to you." "you're still here?" "How are you?" "What did you talk about?" "He gave me an earful. and all that." "I'm sorry." "It's nothing you should apologize about." "we ended up accepting such annoying tasks." "We have to make sacrifices for The Great Passage." "She definitely can't read this." "I'll rewrite it." "no!" "Just give it to her." "It'll make a huge impression. then she'll find a way to read it." "then it was never meant to be." "Don't sound like such a wimp!" "It'll be fine." "Your feelings will reach her." "so could you taste it for me?" "Yes..." "Does it need more flavor?" "it's delicious." "Delicious..." "My mentor is taking me to the Tsukiji fish market starting tomorrow." "So I'll only have one drink tonight." "Thank you for the food." "Please read this." "Hi." "Hi there." "Welcome home." "I stopped by a hostess club." "Yeah?" "I'm just messing with you." "Hey... let me see your face." "The Great Passage is back on track." "good for you!" "it was good for Majime." "Huh?" "What about you?" "Me?" "I'm transferring to the PR Department." "What?" "I'm just so... huh?" "Is Maa..." "Is Mr. Nishioka doing well?" "Do you think he's good at his job?" "We can't make The Great Passage without him." "but he handled it again for me today." "I see." "Maakun is... going to quit the Dictionary Department." "Majime." "Tell me why." "We can only continue making The Great Passage if one of us leaves." "Nishioka?" "Are you saying you can leave the project?" "I can't do it alone." "Don't sweat it!" "I know you can do it." "What were you thinking?" "Huh?" "Did you actually think I could read it?" "um..." "Your penmanship is impressive." "I'm sure it is." "it's my fault for not being as cultured as you." "No... right?" "right? but I can't read it." "right?" "Because I can't..." "I-I'll rewrite it." "Forget it." "I read it." "What?" "I felt awful because I couldn't read it..." "I got my mentor to read it for me after work today." "That's why I'm home later than usual." "right?" "uh..." "Not at all." "I'm sorry." "Don't be..." "But it was embarrassing." "right?" "I don't think you would want others to see it. but I was curious and I had no other way of reading it." "I'm so sorry." "not through a letter." "Huh?" "I want to hear it from your lips." "Now." "Now..." "Now?" "now"." "Why don't you check the dictionary?" "I was being sarcastic!" "Sorry..." "You're such a blockhead." "Sorry..." "Make it loud and clear." "Okay..." "I love you." "Me too." "Really?" "0)}【Love】 and makes you want to squirm inside. 1000)}it feels like you're on top of the world." "I'm done." "017." "356." "504." "109." "Let's begin the selection process." "Okay." "please print only the list of double circle terms for now." "Okay." "Um... Can I speak to you for minute?" "What is it? but why don't we have Nishioka write definitions for modern slang?" "Huh?" "I'm transferring in the spring." "Nishioka is the expert in modern slang." "maybe terms like "lame" would be perfect for him." "Hey!" "Sasaki." "Sounds like a wicked idea." "sir?" "I would definitely love to read your definition of "lame"." "you..." "Fine!" "The lame guy will write the definition for "lame". kids these days use the word "mad" for approval." "that's mad good!" "For real?" "stop!" "You're using modern slang already!" "It's all thanks to your guidance." "You're a quick learner." "hold on." "I told you to never call me at work." "but..." "What is it?" "hey!" "Is this Ms. Miyoshi?" "It's Majime." "I bet you can really drink!" "Thank you." "Thanks." "Drink up!" "Thank you." "Thank you." "All right." "so drink until you throw up!" "Let's drink." "Thank you so much!" "drink." "Drink up!" "Thank you." "Thank you." "Is that Take?" "huh?" "Let's drink." "A toast for the bright future and... prosperity of Genbu Books Dictionary Department?" "Cheers." "Cheers." "right?" "It doesn't matter." "I'll help out The Great Passage no matter where I am." "I think..." "Nishioka's transfer... is a great loss to our department." "A living dictionary can't be created solely by bookworms." "You're the one who taught me that." "Majime..." "Don't make me cry!" "You... man!" "Maakun is a crybaby." "Majime!" "I'm gonna marry her!" "Remi..." "Let's get married." "Maakun..." "Majime!" "I'm home." "Welcome back." "What's wrong?" "I'm going to sleep next door." "starting today." "Like to try some?" "Sure thing." "Let's eat upstairs." "Okay." "406)}12 Years Later 550)}2008" "Let's eat." "Take care." "See you." "Chief." "Editor-in-chief Majime." "Yes?" "I have been transferred here today." "I'm Kishima Midori." "I was with the Northern Black magazine before." "Here." "Denim reviews." "correct?" "Denim fabrics." "people just call jeans "denims"." "I see." "Usage collection." "Far Side of the Moon" "Mr. Araki will be joining us on some days to help us out part-time." "We are very glad to have you." "I'm very glad to be here." "My wife passed away and now that I'm all alone..." "I can't find things to do." "are you much of a drinker?" "Uh... beer is a no-go for me." "then." "That's even more no-go for me." "I can only drink champagne." "huh?" "Um..." "When will The Great Passage be complete?" "We would like to finish by end of next year." "Majime?" "I'll try." "The project was approved when..." "It was when I... so..." "I presume?" "13 years ago?" "!" "What have you been doing for 13 years?" "We have been working on it the whole time." "And it's still incomplete?" "A lot has happened." "As a token of my appreciation..." "Congratulations for joining the Dictionary Department" "Looks delicious." "Thank you." "Kaguya is Majime's better half." "Better half..." "What?" "!" "These are proofs of last year's revision of the Genbu Japanese Dictionary. so file and organize them." "You proofread five times?" "we only proofread once unless something went wrong." "what would you think if there were errors in a dictionary?" "I would lose faith in that dictionary." "Right?" "Um... we're going to proofread The Great Passage five times too?" "Of course." "what is everyone doing now? and proofreading for the third time." "You are suited for dictionary making." "How?" "Organizational skill is necessary for a dictionary editor." "Right..." "Please check fashion-related terms and their definitions when you are done." "Okay." "These fashion terms are so outdated." "Sorry to interrupt." "from Akebono Papers." "I have brought sample paper for The Great Passage." "Please come in." "We developed this paper just for you. and weight is only 45 grams per square meter." "yet... barely any ink soaking through." "Please look at the color as well." "but there's a hint of red as well." "Majime wanted a sense of warmth in the..." "It's missing the "stickiness"." "You see how it sticks to my fingers when I flip the pages?" "Excuse me." "the papers won't stick together and make you flip multiple pages at once." "you can flip pages by simply sliding your finger." "This is the stickiness." "We'll go make improvements!" "Thank you." "doesn't it?" "Yes." "Midori." "We haven't seen you for so long!" "Hello." "How's dictionary creation?" "It's sort of... exhausting." "They're all weirdos." "only weirdos would make dictionaries." "But don't worry." "You're pretty weird yourself!" "How?" "Are you going to be working late?" "I'm not even close to being done." "Uh..." "Please make sure to lock the door and turn off the heat when you're done." "Good night." "Good night." "Ah!" "Geez!" "Stickiness?" "I guess it does feels good." "Oh?" "You finished brushing your teeth?" "Not by yourself?" "What?" "You brushed on your own?" "Didn't you go "Ugh"?" "!" "you choked a little?" "I see." "Then it's time to get to bed." "Vampires are outside." "vampires are gonna suck your blood!" "'kay?" "Okay." "Bye." "Huh?" "Where's Majime?" "Did he go home?" "Are you new here?" "Um... who are you?" "Huh?" "I'm Nishioka. so I came to check you out." "You have a funny face." "What were you doing?" "huh?" "Can I take a look?" "Yes." "Just like old times." "it's still there." "They left it just to embarrass me." "Is there a problem?" "Did you read "lame"?" "Not yet." "Take a look." "Lame." "Out of fashion." "Rustic." "Irritating." "Embarrassingly mainstream." "uncool." "Usage:" "for real." "What do you think?" "Too draggy." "right?" "But the usage is hilarious." "for real." "Um..." "So cliché." "I agree with your criticism... but I wrote this." "The usage is also my real life experience." "No way..." "Majime!" "Good morning!" "Good morning... the actress?" "Let's just book someone like her and go for it." "Her huge presence is perfect for the cover of The Great Passage." "No way." "Is it BL?" "Yeah!" "BL!" "It's mad good." "BL?" "I would rather read shoujo manga. what does "BL" mean?" "It appears to be abbreviation for "Boys Love"." "I know what you mean." "are they staring at us?" "Creepers." "I take it "creepers" has been collected already?" "Of course. we would like to drop its stiffness." "So you mean we can increase pressure settings?" "Yes. 1000)}so it's almost like increasing flexibility..." "How about this design?" "The concept is of a boat crossing the sea." "but gentle." "right?" "Yes." "That was our aim." "Right..." "Right:" "The north direction when facing west." "North":" "The direction to your right when facing west." "you're going in circles trying to find the definition." "What do other dictionaries say about it?" "Shinmeikai's "right" is... 'right' is the side of 1 to 5. it is the side of even numbered pages." "It's an epic definition." "That sounds great." "Let's use that for The Great Passage." "Plagiarism is unacceptable." "Oh... sorry." "the zero is located on the right." "I see!" "429)}The Next Year 652)}2009" "1100)}3rd Proof" "0)}Remove" "I heard him outside." "He looks like Tora-san." "It may be his grandson." "Torajirou." "Torajirou." "I would like us to begin the fourth proof starting next month. and finish up with a few dozen staff. so let's start paying close attention." "Cheers." "Cheers." "You have no problem drinking beer now?" "I can drink anything now." "Thank you." "189m... 959m..." "Mount Akaishi..." "Mount Akaushi... you're distracting me." "Can you go over there?" "Why don't you move?" "Kishibe." "Yes?" "Here." "Why did you trim out this line?" "I wanted to insert an illustration here. but a term's explanation must still make sense. it defeats the whole purpose." "Okay." "I'm sorry." "Everyone." "The Great Passage is set to be released in March next year." "Here you go." "The fourth proof is likely to be completed by the end of the month. and start printing by the beginning of next year." "Right on schedule." "Would you like an assorted white-meat sashimi?" "I'll have to turn down the sashimi. like sesame tofu or egg custard." "Coming right up." "You haven't recovered yet?" "I'm only affected by the summer heat." "I'll be fine." "What about yours?" "Mine's missing too." "Should we report it?" "Um..." "Yes?" "Can you take a look at this?" "What is it?" "Chishio" for "spraying blood" is missing." "but..." "But this one is..." "What's wrong? but it was missing." "Sasaki." "Do you see the term "chishio" in the index?" "Yes." "The definition has been written as well." "I am responsible for this." "we missed it too." "then it is possible that other words are missing too. please stop what you are doing right now. and see if any other words are missing." "But we'll miss the March deadline." "We're barely on schedule now." "We can't release a dictionary with holes in it." "So... can you stay over and work starting today?" "I'll do it." "Yeah." "I'll bring my lab partners here too." "let's finish it." "Thank you so much." "Why are you back home so early?" "We've encountered a problem at work." "I'll probably have to sleep in the office for a couple of days." "Do you want to eat something?" "It won't take long to make." "thanks." "this is Majime." "What?" "Which hospital?" "Excuse me." "Kaguya!" "It's been a long time." "so I came as soon as I could." "He's fine." "He's just hospitalized for examinations." "Where's the doctor?" "sit down." "They're doing a CT scan and other things." "so he's worn out everywhere." "I've been told it was exhaustion from summer heat..." "I'm sorry for making you worry." "no..." "Is Majime doing well?" "Yes." "He seems to be busy. but he left again in a hurry." "aren't they?" "Coming through." "You can sleep better in the second floor storage room." "I'm back." "Hi." "Ah!" "Geez!" "gasoline..." "Sleep if you're sleepy." "You'll only make things harder later if you push yourself too much now." "Okay." "Adrenaline is kicking in." "shut up." "What's up?" "dude." "You promised to release by March." "Of course." "I'm looking forward to it." "Drink these." "Here." "Thank you." "Thank you. we will engage in an integrated marketing campaign. and flyers will be printed for the final push." "No problems here." "Finished." "everyone!" "We did it!" "Thank you for visiting us." "Hello." "Sorry you had to come all the way here." "I'm fine." "right?" "It glows on sunny days." "The sunlight is actually blinding." "Sometimes I still go outside to see the crashing waves." "It turns out that I have cancer of the esophagus." "Have a drink." "Forget about me." "Is The Great Passage going well?" "Yes." "Araki." "We must hurry." "Yeah." "Fifth proof" "This word?" "Usage collection?" "do you want some mochi soup?" "It's bad for your health if you don't eat something." "I'm coming in." "Micchan." "Sorry for interrupting you." "You have to eat something." "Kaguya." "Thanks for always looking after me." "No running in the hospital." "Did I keep you waiting?" "No." "Thank you for the meal." "I didn't make it in time." "...a boat crossing the sea of words." "This is the birth of a new Japanese dictionary in the 21st century." "I believe this great day would not have come without all your hard work." "I am truly grateful." "I would like to conclude the greetings from the publisher." "Thank you very much." "the executive managing director at Genbu Books." "Please enjoy the rest of the party." "See you again." "Majime." "I have a few people who want to talk to you." "Let me introduce you to them later." "All right." "This is great." "I'll talk to you later." "Majime." "You've made such a nice dictionary." "I'm sure my husband is smiling in heaven." "I really appreciate that." "It seems he was prepared for it from the first time he was hospitalized." "Mr. Kinoshita is here as well." "I'll see you again." "I'm disgusted by my incompetence." "Read this." "500)}Dear Araki Kouhei 500)}From Matsumoto Tomosuke" "I apologize for failing to fulfill my responsibility as the editor-in-chief to the end." "Araki." "I can't imagine any other editor replacing you." "But I was mistaken. my life has become more fulfilling than I could've ever hoped." "I'm truly glad to have met you two." "I'm so glad we made a dictionary together. but if there is an afterlife... then I intend to add that word to my usage collection." "Thank you." "Majime." "huh?" "It sure was a long time." "It felt rather short to me." "Araki." "and I have quite a bit stocked up." "We have to begin the revision work starting tomorrow." "Would you like something to drink?" "Let's go grab something." "I could always use some company." "Please come see me again." "Thank you for having us." "Good-bye. could you stop the car for a while?" "Kaguya." "Yes?" "Please continue to look after me." "You really are a funny guy."