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Rina: Onee-chan...
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Rina: What should I do?
(Note that "dou shiyou" is a generic distress call, when someone's lost/confused/in trouble)
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Rina: ONEE-CHAN!
Yuna: Ri...rina? (small text: "-chan")
Randou: (Wha...what's up with her, all of a sudden...?)
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Yuna: Huh? You lost some money?
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Rina: Yeah... when summer vacation starts, everyone was planning to go on vacation together.
Yuna: Oh yeah, I remember talking about that...
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???: This is my share.
???: Here's my share!
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Keiko: Wow, I'm sure glad I still had some savings left.
Midori: I got it all from my dad~
Yukie: Slick! Hahahaha...
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Rina: Alright, I'll make the reservations and get the tickets, okay?
???: Alright, Miss Reliable!
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Keiko: Man, I'm really looking forward to this! A night in Hakodate!
(Hakodate is a pretty popular vacation spot in southern Hokkaidou. Mmm, Hokkaidou...)
Yukie: And just us five girls!
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Rina: And when I was shopping on the way home, I lost it somewhere... I reported it to the police box, but what can I say to everyone else?
(two notes here: a police box is literally a little booth where a policeman is. And she says, literally, that she forgot where she left it.)
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Yuna: Is that what it is...
Randou: (I was wondering why the hell she was clinging to me all of a sudden...)
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Randou: (Damn, Rina-chan is really cute when she cries, too)
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Yuna: Well, tomorrow's Sunday, so why don't we go look for it together? You don't have to cry... okay?
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Rina: Onee-chan!
Randou: (DAAAA! Nuoooooo, Rina-chan...!)
(there's that "munyu" sound effect again. Dammit, I have to add it to the glossary 'cuz of this now)
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Randou: (Whoa... I'm happy for the skinship, but if she keeps clinging to me like that, I'm going to have a heart attack!)
(My Japanese dictionary refers to "skinship" as the practice of child-rearing with frequent physical contact. In other words, it involves a lot of hugging and clinging)
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Rina: Well, I know I went to the stationery store and the book store... then had some ice cream at the ice cream shop...
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Rina: No one brought it in to the police box yesterday, but I'll try asking again...
Yuna: Okay, then I'll ask around at the stores.
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Voice: No, no one reported anything lost to us--
Yuna: I see...
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Randou: (Ugh... nothing at all in these stores)
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Randou: I didn't think Miss Reliable Rina-chan could do something as clumsy as this... there must've been something like 80,000 yen in there.
(80,000 yen is about $700, less depending on the current exchange rate)
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Randou: (If we don't find it, she'll feel really guilty. I wish I could do something to help her)
Man 1: Whoa, they're doing it again this year?
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Sign: Sponsored by SSTV: Arm Wrestling Tournament 9
Man 2: It's a yearly tradition now. They even show it tape-delayed on the local cable TV station.
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Randou: (Arm wrestling... oh, you mean arm sumo?)
(A pretty direct translation here... the word used for arm wrestling is "aamu resuringu", which Randou isn't quite familiar with)
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Man 2: This year's prize is pretty awesome, too, I kind of want to participate. Second place is a free trip for five!
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Randou: (wait... you mean...!)
(most of the prize board is obscured, but what you want to know is that it says "trip for five" under second place)
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Randou: (You gotta be kidding me... if I get second place in this tournament, I can make up for the money that was lost!)
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Genryuu: Gahahaha! Every year they prepare the prizes for me!
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Genryuu: There's no point in you shrimps joining the tournament. In the end, I'll be the champ again.
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Man 1: Who was that?
Man 2: He's the guy that wins this tournament every year... they call him Genryuu, he used to be a pro wrestler.
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(sign: reception desk)
(note that this can also mean info desk)
Male Clerk: Huh? Well, women are allowed to participate, but...
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Male Clerk: Wouldn't it be better if you just quit now? Everyone in the area who has pride in their strength has signed up. I don't think a girl like you will make a match for them.
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Male Clerk: Well, want to try me out? If you beat me, I'll let you join.
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Yuna: Oh? Are you sure it's alright?
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Female clerk: Nogami-san, it's time to close the reception desk. The contestants--
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Female clerk: KYAAAAA!
(See what I meant when I said that muscle atrophy didn't do much to Randou's strength?)
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Announcer: The 9th arm wrestling tournament, sponsored by SSTV, has begun!
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Announcer: This year, we have 20 strong men ready to fight it out!
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Crowd: Do your best!
Don't lose!
(archetypal cheers, these... you'll see more in a sec)
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Genryuu: Hmph... it looks like this year the weaklings have come out again.
Contestant: What'd you say?!
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Contestant: I don't care if you're the favorite, you're gonna pay for all your bragging.
Contestants: I'm gonna take the championship this year!
No, I am!
Genryuu: Hmph. Keep babbling.
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Genryuu: If you got a problem with me, make it to the finals. I'll talk with my arm!
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Announcer: And without further ado, the first match! First, we have the previous champion, former pro wrestler Genryuu! And his opponent...
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Announcer: What?! A female high school student, Kurimi Yuna!
(crowd noise: "Whoa!" "Hey, that's a girl!")
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Crowd: Whoa, you're pretty brave!
Do your best! We're all rooting for you!
You're really cute!
(yep. He says "kawaii zo". I've actually heard that at concerts before...)
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Genryuu: Hey, this is a joke, right? You can't be serious... it's like you're giving me a bye.
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Yuna: Ahaha... please treat me kindly.
(a customary greeting/opening, "o te yawaraka ni" literally means "with soft hands")
Genryuu: Ha. The sponsors are doing some pretty crazy stuff. It's like they're cedeing to me.
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Contestants: Che...
He's lucky to get such easy pickings.
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Announcer: Set up!
Genryuu: Hahaha, try not to get hurt, little girl!
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Announcer: Ready...
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Announcer: Go!
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(Easiest to translate page ever. Things breaking in panel 1, followed by silence)
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Announcer: Th...the winner...
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Announcer: Kurimi!
(You may be wondering why I'm leaving out the "senshu" part. It's because it means "player", and it just sounds weird to say "Player Kurimi!" or "Player Genryuu!")
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Randou: (I'll do anything it takes to get those tickets for Rina-chan. Time to go all-out!)
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Crowd: Unbelievable! She won?
Whoa, you're awesome, girl!
(joshikousei, lit. "female high school student". Which is way too long in English)
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Contestant: Oi... that didn't just happen, right?
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Apollon: Ahahaha... I see, they're trying to make the tournament more exciting by having girls in it.
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Apollon: I bet it was rigged so that Genryuu would lose to that girl.
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Apollon: But I don't need any tricks to win this tournament!
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Contestant 1: Who the hell is that?
Contestant 2: Th...that's-
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Contestant 2: Yeah, that's Apollon Kitayama!
Contestant 1: The national bodybuilding champ?!
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Announcer: Ready...
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Announcer: Go!
Poor schmuck: NOGAGOO...
(Yep. Generic scream)
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Announcer: The winner... Kitayama!
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Apollon: Arm wrestling is decided by the body! Hahaha...
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Apollon: I won't let that girl advance any further.
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Apollon: Unbelie-
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Announcer: Awesome, awesome, Kurimi! On to the semi-finals! What kind of power is hiding in those slender arms?
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Apollon: Wha...what!?
(Crowd noise: "Awesome, girl!" (joshikousei again, see note above) "You're cute!")
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Randou: (Wow... it's been a long time since I was in this manly kind of atmosphere. I'm really getting into it)
(See Midterm Wars 1 for my note on this usage of "moeru")
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Contestant 2: Whoa... they're not just lying down to her.
Contestant 1: That girl really is that strong...
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Apollon: (No... it can't be true. That delicate girl can't possibly beat that many men!)
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Announcer: Aaaand it's time for the second match of the quarter-finals!
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Randou: Alright! If I win this one, that trip to Hakodate is mine!
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Apollon: You're getting pretty cocky.
("Choushi ni noru" is a phrase that is extremely common--it means "to get caught up in the moment", so his command is more literally "don't get caught up in the moment". But if "don't get cocky" is good enough for Han Solo, it's good enough for me ;)
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Announcer: Go!
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Apollon: Teach you... tea...
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Judge: Huh? You're joking...
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Announcer: Such a modest girl! Everyone, give it up for Kurimi!
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Rina: Onee-chan!
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Randou: (Huh? She's not suspicious or anything)
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Yuna: Huh?
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Yuna: Wha--
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Doki count: 4
Apollon: I don't know what kind of trickery you're using, but it won't let you beat me!
Randou: Trickery?!
Apollon: What else can you call it? It should be impossible for weak-bodied people like you to win at arm wrestling!
Apollon: Look upon my body! These biceps! These triceps!
Apollon: All these muscles will overwhelm you!
Crowd: ...in...incredible!
Announcer: We will now start this quarter-final match! Who will win? The high school student? Or the bodybuilder?
Judge: Set up. Ready...
Apollon: C'mon, bring it.
Apollon: I will teach you that your puny body is nothing in front of this body, which is feared as the destroyer of arm wrestling tournaments!
(Because Japanese sentence structure puts the verb at the end, it's not quite right to translate these two lines separately)
Randou: Quit your fucking bellyaching!
Apollon: It's... over already?
(Lit. "a moment?")
Announcer: What?! The winner is Kurimi, the high school student!
(Crowd: Seriously? Whoa!)
Announcer: What kind of words did they exchange before the match? Apollon Kitayama is being carried out on a stretcher!
Randou: I did it! Second place is mine!
Randou: Now, if I lose in the finals, I'll get that hakodate trip!
("Hakodate yuki GETTO!"... you may remember this construction from Pokemon or Guilty Gear XX)
Announcer: Uh oh! After watching this match, the other finalist has forfeited! This means that Kurimi is our champion!
Randou: ...huh?
Yuna: WHAT!? Wait, wait up! Second place is fine by me!
(crowd: Whoa! What a great gal!)
Yuna: No, you have it all wrong, I really meant that about second pla--
Yuna: ?! RINA...chan
Randou: (Fuck, you mean she saw the match just now?)
Rina: Onee-chan, incredible! You did that all for my sake! I didn't know you were so strong!
Yuna: But... but I didn't get the second prize Hakodate trip... um...
Rina: What are you talking about? Everyone will be really excited!
Announcer: Congratulations for the extra prize! A three day, four night deluxe trip to Okinawa!
(the arrow is pointing to what she just said)
Rina: I can't believe our little Hakodate trip has turned into an Okinawa vacation! Everyone will have so much fun playing around in swimsuits on the beach!
Randou: (Did she say... swimsuit? I've gone and done a bad thing, haven't I?)