Midnight Diner (深夜食堂)

Translation and fine timing: earthcolors

~ Kimi ga haita shiroi iki ga ~ *Misty white breaths you exhale*

~ Ima yukkuri kaze ni notte ~ *Slowly blown by the wind now*

~ Sora ni ukabu kumo no naka ni ~ *Into the clouds in the sky*

~ Sukoshi zutsu kiete yuku ~ *Gradually fading away*

~ Toku takai sora no naka de ~ *From up above in the sky*

~ Te o nobasu shiroi kumo ~ *White clouds reach down*

~ Kimi ga haita iki o sutte ~ *To inhale your breaths*

At the end of the day... ~ Kimi ga haita iki o sutte ~ *To inhale your breath*

~ Kimi ga haita iki o sutte ~ *To inhale your breaths*

...when people are rushing to get home... ~ Kimi ga haita iki o sutte ~ *To inhale your breaths*

...when people are rushing to get home... ~ Pokkari to ukan deru ~ *They continue to float away*

...that's when my day starts. ~ Pokkari to ukan deru ~ *They continue to float away*

~ Zutto mukashi no koto no yoda ne ~ *Seems just like the distant past*

~ Kawamo no ue o kumo ga nagareru ~ *Clouds passing over a flowing river*

My business hours start from midnight to 7 am. ~ Kawamo no ue o kumo ga nagareru ~ *Clouds passing over a flowing river*

People call my restaurant 'the late night diner.'

If you're wondering if I ever get customers...

...I do get quite a number.

SHINYA SHOKUDO =Season 2=

::11th Story (Ep 1):: "Red sausages again"

Everytime Ryu-chan comes to my diner...

...he always asks for this.

This one, right?

This one, too.

Yeah, yeah... this one's interesting, too.

Are you guessing the winning horses for tomorrow's race?

We're guessin' who'll get picked for the baseball season.

- Were you in a baseball team in school before? - Yeah.

You didn't go beyond the first game?

Bet they made you sit and wait as a substitute for a thousand years.

Did your baseball team made a mistake gettin' you?

No, actually, I was quite good.

Because our captain...

Shingu had qualified, eh?

Lucky kid... he's still in a Tokyo high school.

Were you listening to me...?

Thanks for the food.

Thanks for coming.

...there wasn't much difference between me and our captain's level of playing.

Is that so.

Good evening!

Hasn't Ryu-chan come yet?

Unfortunately, he left just now.

Oh, darn.~

It's because you guys walk too slow.

Is this the one?

Where Kosozu-nesan gets his tamagoyaki?

It's so like from the Showa era, right?

I know, right?

Such a nice diner.

This Ryu-chan fella... he's Kosozu-nesan's sweetheart, right?

I have yet to see what he looks like.

Ryu-chan's the best-lookin guy around these parts.

You seldom catch him around, you know.

If you say so.

Excuse me...

- Can I sit here, Onii-san? - Go ahead.

Master, I'll have tamagoyaki and beer.

The fugitive was cornered inside the theater?

Did you all leave then?

That's what we thought, too...

We were ready to leave early.

We were feeling anxious...

But then we thought against it...

Besides dancer-chan hasn't removed her top yet.

Then before we knew it...

...the cop subdued one of the customers.

He took a picture of it, too... you wanna see, Master?

Are you gonna use it for your next photo exhibit?

You must be joking, Master...

As a photographer, I will be found suspicious if I do that.

Don't tell me...

...are you arresting us?

This isn't like those old detective movies.

Are you looking for someone?

No, sorry to bother you.

You're still not done yet, boss?

Nobody asked you to accompany me.

Besides, you got somethin' to tell me.

Huh?

Told you no gambling on high school baseball games but you accepted a bet from a customer.

Why did ya not tell me, huh?

No, you see...

H-He's a good customer...

He pays well...

Oww!

I'm sorry, I'm sorry...

I'm sorry.

Alright, stop that.

Using one's fists to teach someone a lesson is so old-fashioned nowadays.

You obviously allow gambling.

But you still don't allow betting on high school baseball games?

At least you have principles, eh?

What do you want from me, Detective-san?

Kumi is in the hospital.

I want you to visit her.

It's too late for me to meet with her now.

Komi-chan, congratulations!

Kosozu-san, where can I put this?

Kosozu-san, did you hear me?

Ryu-chan looks so handsome.

This picture makes him look like a real man.

What're you doing?

Quit leering at it.

That's my Ryu-chan, okay?

You're right about him, Kosozu-nesan.

That's him, huh?

What~? He was a baseball player in high school?

He played baseball from an elite school in Fukuoka City in Kawasaki...

I heard that even professional scouts have gone to see him play.

He was the number one slugger of Fukuoka.

Fukuoka isn't there ...it's in Kyushu.

But not surprisingly...

...when he was set to play in Koshien Stadium*...

...He had a fight with some local thugs.

He wasn't allowed to play anymore.

Bet his team-mates couldn't forgive him.

Got cut off... maybe because he didn't consider the consequences.

That's what you get for mixing up with the Yakuza.

Can't stand such people, right?

Master, thanks for the meal.

I'm putting my pay here.

Alright.

Are you gonna go back already?

I don't know the reason for the fight...

You should be glad Ryu-chan didn't hear your talk...

As much as possible, I don't wanna hang around here with you.

Master, I enjoyed the meal.

Good night.

At the end of the day...

...people rush to get home.

But if you have something left unfinished...

...some nights, you may want to make a detour.

Master, I'm done.

Alright.

Welcome.

Ryu-chan isn't here.

I came as a customer today.

What does that guy often order?

I miss this stuff.

Manager* used to make these for us. (*gofer - takes care of the needs of school's sports team, usually girls)

... It's just like it, too - octopus with six legs. (*gofer - takes care of the needs of school's sports team, usually girls)

Ryu and I used to be classmates in high school.

Did you happen to be in the baseball team?

That guy was due to play in Koshien...

On that day, he had a date with Manager...

She was supposed to give him a boxed lunch of sausages like these...

But unfortunately, at that time he got entangled with some punks...

He was protecting Kumi, the Manager...

...he had no choice.

Did Ryu-chan bear a grudge?

It was a thing of the past.