[Complete - Soft/Eng Sub] Takasugi-san chi no Obentou (2024) [10/10] - English soft subs
So, it's this time of the year, when I don't have time and I'm not sure if I will be able to do this. But! this is Kei-chan's first leading role and I'm so excited to try this~ but really I don't have time... let's see if I can
I really don't remember how I do these posts, but I'm not going to explain the plot LOL. What I'll surely do is put the titles for the episodes!
Takasugi-san's Family Bento
Episode 1 “It's the Taste of the Takasugi Family!”
Episode 2 "Increase the number of side dishes!"
Episode 3 "There's so much I don't know about Kururi..."
Episode 4 "Kururi, let's go to Tokyo together."
Episode 5 "I've never called him... by his name..."
Episode 6 "Each 'regular' single day has become into 1 year"
Episode 7 "I like Takasugi"
Episode 8 "Is that a date?!"
Episode 9 "Unexpectedly, a one-on-one fight?!"
Episode 10 "A new tomorrow will always come"
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Disclaimer: I couldn't find the JP subtitles, so take that into account and I'm sorry about the mistakes. I'm not sure if I'll be able to find time to do this on a regular schedule, for reasons... so search for other options if you're looking for something sure and without mistakes.
I've finally decided that I have time to write down some notes... so bear with me...
Episode 1:
I'll mainly write about food in the notes, it's not because that's what I remember the most, but because of the theme of the dorama!
- Kinpira Gobo (Braised Burdock Root): Stir-fried and simmered in sweet soy seasoning, Kinpira Gobo is a traditional Japanese dish of shredded burdock root and carrot with a hint of sesame. This crunchy and savory root vegetable is a great make-ahead side dish for your bento lunch or busy weeknight dinner.
I really wanted to just call it kinpira gobo, but I tried to keep most of it in English.
- okazu, or side dish. You probably have noticed how colorful and varied Japanese bentos are
- The steenbok (Raphicerus campestris) is a common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa. It is sometimes known as the steinbuck or steinbok.
I decided to write it like it was written in the book Kei-chan was looking at.
steenbok
Episode 2:
- Kushihara (串原村, Kushihara-mura) was a village located in Ena District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 976 and a density of 25.54 persons per km2. The total area was 38.22 km2.
On October 25, 2004, Kushihara, along with the towns of Akechi, Iwamura, Kamiyahagi and Yamaoka (all from Ena District), was merged into the expanded city of Ena, and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
This is the village Kei-chan's character usually visits, and he is researching or ends up researching the reasons people still live there. Also this village was known because locals ate wasps.
- Konjac jelly, or konnyaku (こんにゃく), is made from the starchy konjac plant. The elephant foot yam and devil’s tongue are alternative names for the konjac plant.
- Konjac potato: The main ingredient in konjac is the bulb of the konjac potato plant, a member of the araceae family. The rugged, rock-like konjac potatoes come in a variety of shapes and colors. It takes 3 years for the potato to grow large enough to be used in konjac.
potatoes
Episode 3:
This episode mentions a lot of things and it was super hard to find some references, I took a very long time trying to find one specifically. But all the facts mentioned are really interesting. I like how they bring up very traditional dishes of the geographical area, Nagoya.
- Red Miso Soup with Tofu and Seaweed (Akadashi):Akadashi is a rich and flavorful variation of miso soup that hails from the Aichi region in Japan. Made with red miso paste, tofu and wakame seaweed
- Kinema (Nepali: किनेमा) is a fermented soybean food, prepared by the Kirati communities of the Eastern Himalayas region: Eastern Nepal, and Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Sikkim regions of India. Kinema also known as Kinama, which is a traditional food of the Kirati people (Rai people and Limbu people).
This is a very interesting point, he mentions that the fermented soybeans or natto that is usually disliked by foreigners in Japan because of the smell, it's actually something also common in Asia, which is something japanese people has study a lot.
There's a term he uses, he mentions that in Bhutan they called it "ribi・ippa", I tried looking this all around the internet, and couldn't find anything except in Japanese webpages, so I really have no idea of the writing of this word in the original language.
- De-ra-uma” means ‘ very delicious ’ in Nagoya dialect. "De ra” means ‘wow’ or ‘very’ in Nagoya dialect.
- Hitsumabushi is a local dish of Japan, consisting of thinly sliced unagi (eel) grilled in kabayaki style on rice. Hitsumabushi became common in the 1950s, when farm-raised eel became widely available.
- Kabayaki (蒲焼) is a preparation of fish, especially unagi eel, where the fish is split down the back (or belly), gutted and boned, butterflied, cut into square fillets, skewered, and dipped in a sweet soy sauce-based marinade before being cooked on a grill or griddle.
Kabayaki
And finally, as I can't just type all of Takasugi-kun's notes, these were the ones that were readable:
What kind of life was she in?
Takasugi Kururi, 12 years old, 1st year middle school student, Mi-chan's daughter, only child, born and raised in Tokyo,
Jogging 3km at 6:20, left home at 7:30, glad I made it just in time for my lunch
Episode 4:
- Humboldt was a generalist who connected many disciplines in his work. Today, academics have become more and more focused on narrow fields of work. Humboldt combined ecology, geography and even social sciences.
- In this episode it is a mention of certain dates during the funeral ceremonies common in Japan, here's a webpage with a lot of info on that.
- Kanda-Jinbōchō (神田神保町), commonly known as Jinbōchō or Jimbōchō, is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Jimbōchō Book Town is known as Tokyo's center of used-book stores and publishing houses, and as a popular antique and curio shopping area.
- Yukari is a traditional Japanese seasoning made from dried and powdered red shiso leaves and salt.
- Shiso: The herb is known in Chinese as zǐsū, which is the origin of the Japanese name shiso and the Vietnamese name tía tô.
There are a variety of shiso leaves
Episode 5:
I couldn't find much on the mountain, or the picking of mushrooms, except for this.
And there are a couple of mushrooms mentioned like King trumpet mushroom. And a couple of trees, I tried to keep all the English names and a couple of notes. But my knowledge in mushrooms is minimal or non-existent.
Episode 6:
All I have for this is an expression:
Mawashi” means ‘to prepare’ or ‘to be ready’ in the dialect of Aichi and Gifu regions.
Also, I mentioned a couple of food not in English, but I believe they're really known.
And about the urban agriculture... I really don't know much about that.
Episode 8:
I really don't have notes about ep 7 so let's go with 8. There's not much here either.
- Mendel's law: Also known as Mendel's first law of inheritance, this law states that when parents with contrasting traits are crossed, the offspring will only exhibit the dominant trait.
Episode 9:
This is the whole content on the email:
To those who have passed the first examination
Sasaki, Girl's University
Dear Takasugi Harumi
Personnel Division, Department of International Culture, Sasajima Girl's University
Information on the Second Examination
As a result of the recent employment examination, we are pleased to inform you that you have passed the first screening for the selection of candidates for employment as teachers at Sasajima Jogakuen University for the academic year 2022, and are therefore eligible to take the second screening.
Therefore, we would like to ask you to attend the second screening as follows.If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Sasaki of the Personnel Section.
Details of the Secondary Examination
Mock lecture “Introduction to Geography” and interview
Duration: 90 minutes
- Toyokawa Inari: also known as Toyokawa Inari, is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple located in the city of Toyokawa in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
The temple was also known as 'Heihachirō Inari' (平八郎稲荷) due to a story involving its founder Tōkai Gieki.
It is said that an old man carrying a small pot or cauldron (kama) appeared before Gieki and offered his services. The old man went on to work at Gieki's temple, using his pot to cook meals for the monks. The pot was seemingly magical, in that it continually provided an endless supply of food enough to satisfy tens and even hundreds of people. When asked how he was capable of performing such miraculous feats, the man replied that he had three hundred and one servants at his bidding. The old man stayed by Gieki's side until the latter's death, at which he vanished without a trace, leaving only his pot behind. People then came to revere the old man, dubbed 'Heihachirō' (平八郎), as a servant or avatar of Dakiniten, a fox spirit (kitsune) who assumed human form.
And that's the reason for so many fox statutes.
- Royal jelly is a honey bee secretion that is used in the nutrition of larvae and adult queens. It is secreted from the glands in the hypopharynx of worker bees, and fed to all larvae in the colony.
Episode 10:
This is funny, I didn't know who Nana-chan mannequin was but here is a pic, check it because it's really alike LOL.
And I loved the detail of them communicating through the lunchboxes, which was super cute. I think parenting is about making sacrifices or making decisions not only based on our predilections, but I guess moving could have also been a chance. But overall, I guess he started really lonely, and she was also super lonely, so they chose to keep what they had gained. It is reasonable, sorry this is not a note, but an opinion. LOL.
And this is me, finishing this year's dorama, while building my place, literally, I have no money. I work in 3 jobs to pay for it. I also had very crazy projects for my students in terms of papercraft, involving lights!! I love Christmas, I love Christmas lights! So, I cannot believe how I manage to do this. I know it's short, but still. I wish next year, I'll have more time, and I wish I could also find more interesting doramas, I wanted to try Fuma's but I didn't like the first episode and I stopped watching. Plus I don't have time to watch hardly anything. Ok, that's it, I'll be leaving now, next are the little bits I manage to write when there were no notes and my first impressions!
So far this looks so cute! I have a couple of notes, but it's late~
I promise I'll do the endless notes as soon as I can~ but this is so super cute!
New episode, again late, but this past week was crazy busy...
Episode 6 and still not notes, but, this time the hardest to "English" title of the episode and I've already watched episode 7, and what a cliffhanger!!! I want to know where this goes!
I'm late!! but I'm back, my past week was terrible!!
And... I'm still late, sorry about that, lately, I've been using Nya's subs which is so much better!! I'm still waiting for subs for ep 10 but I'll try doing 9 as soon as possible. :D Oh, I have notes, some day, I'll write them, but Miki mama cameo! I was surprised! Siblings celebs!
I'm missing my notes, I want to add them! so I'll be back~ This was super sweet, the only thing I have against this is the lack of long super long episode titles XD.
see you
Bye bye :D