"Good morning" "It's freezing this morning" "The snow on Tokachi peak has gotten pretty far down" " The north peak is all white" " Yes" "Can this weather continue like this?" "The peak smoke at Tokachi is moving upwards." "It wasn't too bad today" "What has peak smoke at Tokachi got to do with the weather?" "Sure" "If the smoke is way up, there'll be fine weather" "If it drifts lower towards the foot of the hill, the weather will be bad" "It's more accurate than NHK's weather forecasts" "Let me see..." "We should get going" " Thank you for your hospitality" " Please come again" " That'll be 1,400 yen" " Yes" " Thank you" " I'm going now" "Goodbye" "Thanks for coming" " Who's that beauty?" " Takigawa's girlfriend?" "He said she's a relative" " Relative?" " That's a lie" "Who is she?" "The one with Takigawa" "A relative..." "Are you sure?" "There's no resemblance" "She's his relative who just moved here from Tokyo" "Will she be helping out at his inn?" "Her husband passed away." "She moved here a week ago" "That means... she's a widow?" "How old is she?" "20 years old perhaps?" "How can she be 20?" "Probably over 30" " I bet she's at least 40" " Impossible" " She's probably 37-38 years old" " She's younger than that" "She should be around 34-35 years old" "A widow ain't bad" " What's good about it?" " That... that...." " Don't you think it sounded good?" " Really?" " I can't help myself when it comes to 'widow'" " What do you mean?" "I feel moved" "Even hearing the word makes my heart flutter" " Feeling moved..." " Even the old guy feels the same" "Welcome" "Did you happen to see my cellphone I left behind?" " I kept it for you" " I knew it was here" " Master, I'm having coffee" " Yes" "Hey, did you see the widow who just left?" " Widow?" " The one who was with Takigawa" "What about the widow?" "Kazama-san, you came at the right time" " I won't take back your tickets" " I don't mean that" "Azu!" " The speeding tickets..." "I was over by 25" " No way!" "Welcome" " Azu, can you go get that?" " Yes" "For two" "Welcome" " What would you like to have?" " Blended coffee" " Yes" " Me too" "Minagawa!" "You work here?" " Sis..." " What is it?" " It's him" " Him?" " It's..." "Teacher Matsuda" " What is it?" " Nothing" " What's the order...?" " Master, I'm getting Azu to buy something" "Get some cabbage and green pepper, and onions too..." "Minagawa!" "I've been worried about you... since then" "Have you been well?" "I wanted to have a good talk with you" "What are you doing there, Azu?" "Get going!" "He's Azu's first love - her teacher" "There's nothing wrong with his wife, but he got on with Azu" "Then word got out in the school" "Azu was bullied badly because of that" "And the teacher left Azu" "Then Azu stopped going to school" "Do you know about slitting wrists?" "Slitting wrists?" "Cutting their wrists with a knife" "I don't know if she really wanted to die or she's doing it for appearance's sake" "That child cut her left wrist countless times in a year" "At that time, I was really scared" "That left many scars on her left hand" "Episode 3" " First Snow" "(Mixed hot pot - 2 servings)" "I'm here again" "I thought of having hot pot together..." "You've been waiting here?" "Did you wait long?" "Just a while" "You should've just get in" "It's here... the key" "You can just get in next time if you want to" "Does it taste good?" "I haven't had such a long dinner in a while" "How should I put it..." "I usually finish dinner in 5 mins when I eat alone" "It tastes better when you have it with someone else" "Do you always eat alone?" " With my sis" " You live with your sis?" "My sis used to have a husband, but he disappeared" "Disappeared?" "Disappeared" " Before that, my mom disappeared too" " Your mother too?" "Yes" "My father died in a coal mine incident" "After they closed down the mine, the uncle next door disappeared too" " A lot of people seem to have disappeared" " Right..." "They just disappeared" "Gone in a puff..." "It's fate..." "Stupid" "What do you do for a living now?" "I work in a cafe, at Furano" " What's it called?" " Forest Clock" "It's a great cafe." "You'll know if you come by once" "Master is really cool" "Everyone calls him the mysterious Master" "Why the mysterious Master?" "Because he never talks about himself" "Quiet..., but extremely lonely" "Lonely?" "Why?" "I just feel that way..." "He said he's been alone ever since his wife passed away" "Doesn't he have any family?" "When we asked him, he just smiled without answering" "How did his wife die?" "I don't know..." "She probably died from an illness" "Coming..." "Why are you here at this hour?" "I just feel like coming." "I wanted to talk to someone" " You've been drinking?" " Just a little, I'm going in" "Are you expecting someone?" "No, nothing of the sort" "Should I leave?" "No one's coming" " Was the beautiful widow here?" " What are you talking about?" "I heard she was here for matchmake date" " With who?" " You" " Me with whom?" " That impossibly beautiful widow" " Enough already" " It's all over the town" " Don't say anymore" " Let's have a drink" "I brought whisky." "Get me a glass" "Bring your glass too" "And some ice too" "Then come sit over here" "Sit by here with me" "Cheers" "It's lonesome" "What happened to you?" "My daughter called last night" "Told me that my ex-husband died" "That..." "It's no big deal" "Just that..." "I realized I can't see him anymore" "Yukichi-san..." "You still can't forget Megumi?" "You really can't forget her!" "If you have time to think about dead people, why not spend some time on those who are still alive" "If you're still his father, then go see you son!" "I don't know where he is" "I'll let you both meet" "You know?" "You know where he is?" "Don't know!" "Drink up!" "We are closed for the day..." "Father..." "Is anything the matter?" "No..." "I just wanted to see if Dad is okay..." " If I'm okay?" " To see if you're living well" "I'm fine" "I've been worried" "Thanks then" "But we are no longer father and son" " I've never thought that way..." " No" "You said you wanted to carry on your life alone" "That you've been alone all this time!" "This conversation ends here" "How have you been?" "Is your health still..." " I'll make a move first" " Yukichi-san?" "Yukichi-san..." "Do you miss having someone by your side when you are alone?" " Do you?" " Yes" "Sometimes, I wish there's someone by my side" "I thought you are past that age" "Ah?" "You said it." "How could you say something this rude?" "But would you like to try it?" "Would you like to try it?" " Ma'am, you're drunk" " I'm not drunk" " Would you like to try?" " I'll send you home" " No!" "You wanna try?" " Let's go" "Coward!" "Welcome" "Welcome." "You are alone today?" "I was taking a walk and came here" "The air is cool, it feels great!" "My name is Inoue Mikako" "Please have a seat" " What would you like?" " Coffee" "Sure" "I heard Master is from Tokyo too" "How long have you been here?" "3 and a half years" " Were you born in Tokyo?" " Yes" "Where in Tokyo?" "Kitiziyouzi" "I'm from Shakujii" " I go to Kitiziyouzi alot" " Really?" "It's a little bit tough to grind at first" " What's wrong?" " Like this..." " Ah..." "Welcome" "Do you miss Tokyo?" "Not really" "Honestly, I don't have much confidence in this" "I wake up in the middle of the night because it's too quiet" "There are no sounds of traffic" "It's the same for me when I first moved here" " Waking up because it's too quiet" " That's right" "But I got used to it." "Slowly, I begin to hear all kinds of sounds" "What kinds of sounds?" "The sounds of gushing wind..." "footsteps of the birds..." "Welcome" "Your wife has passed away?" "Yes" "How old was she then?" "47 years old" "That's really young" "I'll get that" "Listening to the sounds of grinding beans rakes up memories of the past" "My husband does this every morning" "That sound stays in the memory" " Please" " Excuse me" "It's really good!" " Can you help me with theirs?" " Yes" "I've got muscles on my arms from grinding this everyday" "That ain't a bad thing." "Didn't you want to start a cafe when we retire?" "Oh yes!" "It's not a bad idea" "We'll let the customers grind their own beans" "We'll hand over the beans and grinder and say "would you like to grind this yourself"" " Let the customers do it themselves?" " That's right" " That might be rude" " Really?" " We'll have to lower the prices then" " It's the opposite" " We can charge more for that" " More?" "The customers would want to grind it themselves." "This way, we can charge a higher price" " Nonsense" " You think so?" "There'll be no customers if we do that" "You have to grind the beans" "Please don't be like this" "Please leave" "Azu said she doesn't want to see you" "Can we talk for a while?" "Yes" "I kinda know what happened" "Can I ask you not to come near that child again?" "I didn't want to look her up again" "But..., I just want to apologize to her over something" "I did something awful to that kid" "As a teacher... no  as a man..." "I did something unforgiveable" "The hurt that I caused her" "I messed up that kid's life" "I'm aware of all these" "She must have been hurt really bad" "I have scars too" "To me, that relationship was in vain" "When I saw her here yesterday" "I told myself that no matter what happens, I have to apologize to her" "I'll let her know your intentions" "Will you allow me to apologize to her personally?" "I can't let this rest unless I do this" "Don't you think you are strange?" "You said you wanted to apologize to her" "But is this for her sake?" "Or is this to make yourself feel better?" "You're right" "I'm probably doing this for myself, making myself apologize to her" "Sorry to bother you." "I won't come here again" "But..., can I say one more thing?" "Although I did run away from her" "I was serious about her" "I really did like her" "That's all I wanted to say" " Hello?" " Taku-chan" "This is Azu" " Can I go over to your place tonight?" " I can't make it tonight" "My Teacher's son is visiting, so I'm gonna be with them tonight" " I'm sorry" " I understand" "Sorry about that" "He's gone" "You can come back to work" " I brought it here" " Put it over here" " Yes, yes" "Can you help me with this?" "Yes, yes, yes!" "Wait a sec..." "I think he's here" " Welcome home" " I'm back" "We haven't seen you for 3 years" "How could you ignore your parents like that!" "Let's get in!" " I'm home" " Been well?" "It's good that you are well." "Sit down" "Let me introduce." "This is Takuro" "He's the new apprentice, he helps out here" " I'm Takuro" " I'm Yoichi" " Mom, these are some local products" " Thank you!" "You didn't have to bring those." "You are coming home!" "We'll drink together!" " Father, I have something to tell you" " We'll talk later" "Do you want beer or..." "Father, I'm getting married!" " What did you just say?" " Is this for real?" " Who is she?" " Someone normal" "Is she pretty?" "I won't approve if she's ugly..." "I'm with you on this one!" "You... bringing this up all of a sudden" "Anyway, sit down first" " I've brought her here!" " Eh?" " Where is she?" "Waiting in the car" "What are you doing?" "Hurry up and bring her in!" "Oh my goodness!" " Are there stains on my face?" " Can you add one more seat?" "Mother!" "Mother of our kid!" "I'm sticky all over..." "Takuro, help me clean up!" "And put on something better!" "This is Noriko." "Aoyama Noriko" "I'm Noriko." "Please give me your guidance" "I'm the father!" "Pleased to meet you" "This is a surprise!" "Bottoms up!" "Let's drink up!" " Noriko-san, this is for you" " Excuse me" "When is the wedding?" " We aren't planning a wedding" " It's a ceremony, you should have one" "We are already living together" "I guessed as much." "But you should still have a wedding" "Father, actually..." "Noriko is pregnant with my child" "She's due May next year" "I'm having a grandchild?" "We're going to be grandparents?" "I'm sorry!" "Bottoms up!" "Takuro, drink up!" "Everyone!" "Let's drink up!" "He's quiet but extremely lonely" "He said he's been alone ever since his wife passed away" " What are your plans?" " Eh?" "What are your plans now?" "What do you plan to do?" "What do you plan to do?" "I tendered my resignation today" "I'm setting off for Hokkaido next week." "To Furano, your mother's hometown" "I'll start a cafe and settle down there" "Your mom's friend, Tomoko, has a cafe there too" "I'll be observing how to run a cafe at her place for the time being" "I probably won't be coming back to Tokyo" "What are your plans?" "I'll be on my own" "I see" "Can you live by yourself?" "Up till now, I've always been on my own" "What you mean is we haven't been good parents" "Although I was fed well with your money" "I'm unlike other kids, whose father is always by their side" "I'll carry on with my life alone from now" "I see" "In that case, I'll give you some money" "And we won't see each other again" " That's not what I meant..." " You said it clearly" "You said you wanted to carry on with your life alone" "Father heard that loud and clear" "You caused your mother's death, and now you..." " Have I not done anything for you at all?" " No" "You've always lived by yourself...?" " Very well-said" " No..." "Very well-said" "Dad is... shocked" "Dad... hold on..." "Dad..." " Noriko made this" " All of it?" " Yes" "Here here, Taku..." "you have some too" "The first snow will fall soon" "What's on your mind?" "I wonder if Takuro is well" "Are you worried?" "Yes, I'm worried." "I worry about it everyday" "Maybe I wasn't mature enough then" "Because of your incident, I lost myself" "Everyone has their moments" "I heeded your suggestion and let customers grind the coffee beans" "It was surprisingly well-received" "See!" "I told you so!" "The widowed lady was happy too" "She's beautiful, isn't she?" " She's not my type" " Is Tomoko your type then?" " She's your best friend" " She's a woman too" "Last night, when Tomoko leaned against you, did your heart flutter?" "Nonsense!" " Not even a little?" " No" "Just a little?" "Yes?" "No!" "Do you want to think about re-marrying?" " What are you talking about?" " I'm serious" "You're talking nonsense" "It's getting cold in here" "I'll go get some firewood" "Are you running away?" "No, I'll be right back" "Is someone there?" "A fox perhaps...?"