Azumanga Daioh>Episode 25

25-1. Career Path Discussion

Tomo:
You are all working so hard at it.

Yomi:
You talk as if you were not even a part of it.
You've got exams too, don't you?

Tomo:
Ahahaha! No need to worry!
The truth is I came up with an absolutely splendid idea!

Chiyo:
Idea?

Tomo:
Uh-huh, since you're going abroad, you're not taking entrance exams, right?

Chiyo:
Uh, yeah...

Tomo:
So, if I go study abroad, I won't have to take entrance exams either!
I'm the smartest person ever!

Yomi:
Then, you do that.

Tomo:
Oh, vocab.
Huh, here, let me quiz you, guys.

Yomi:
This is sudden.

Tomo:
Um... the summer fruit you eat before you go swimming?

Yomi:
Huh? What the heck is this?

Chiyo:
Oh, that would have to be watermelon.

Tomo:
Noooo!
The answer's persimmon!
It's for swimming!

Chiyo:
Ah... Oh!

Tomo:
I don't know if it's good that you're so impressed...
Okay, tell me who's always banging up cars?

Chiyo:
Ah, Miss Yukari?

Tomo:
Yeah, I know where you're coming from, but no.

Chiyo:
Someone who works in a scrap-yard?

Tomo:
Noooo!
No, it's the dentist!

Chiyo:
Uh... Ah!

Osaka:
Oh, hey, whatcha doin'?

Tomo:
I was quizzing Chiyo-chan about some stuff.

Osaka:
Really? Like what?

Tomo:
What kind of bird doesn't get along with police?!

Osaka:
A rook?

Tomo:
Oh! So quickly!

Chiyo:
That was amazing!

Osaka:
It is?

Tomo:
Okay, who built Osaka Castle?

Osaka:
The mason.

Tomo:
"Nihongo" is Japanese.
What then is "Eigo"?

Osaka:
Still Japanese.

Tomo:
A truck with pumpkins, eggplants and tomatoes hit a sharp turn, what fell off?

Osaka:
Would it be speed?

Tomo:
A-Amazing! What is with her?!

Osaka:
What? Was I right?
Oh, Chiyo-chan, there's somethin' I wanna discuss.

Chiyo:
Yes? What is it?

Osaka:
Tell me, can you think what kind of job I might be suited for?

Chiyo:
Huh? Hmm, let me think...
Oh, have you thought about becoming a school teacher?

Osaka:
Ooh...

Chiyo:
I bet you would raise students who were flexible thinkers!

Osaka:
Ah!

Yomi:
I don't know.

Osaka:
Miss Yukari.

Yukari:
Oh, Osaka.
You're the only one who hasn't turned in your school choice.
Hurry up and make up your mind, all right?

Osaka:
Yeah, well, about that...
See, I'm gonna become a school teacher.

Yukari:
What?! Are you out of your mind?!

Osaka:
Not really.
Chiyo-chan said I'd be well suited for it.

Yukari:
What did you say?!

Osaka:
Huh?

Yukari:
Look here, Miss Chiyo!
You think I'm an idiot, don't you?

Yukari:
You probably think being a teacher is a job even stupid people can do!
I'm right, aren't I?!
If being a prodigy is going to your head, I'll be happy to knock that right out!


Osaka:
Hello!

Tomo:
Help us study!

Chiyo:
Miss Sakaki is here too.

Tomo:
Oh, I didn't know that.

Tomo:
All right, let's get cracking!

Osaka:
But this table's dangerous.
It's like I'm falling asleep.

Chiyo:
Yeah, you're right.

Osaka:
Hah!

Chiyo:
Hm? Uh...

Like you're falling asleep?

Yomi:
Hey there!

Kagura:
Help us study!

Yomi:
Oh? So are Tomo and the others here?

Chiyo:
They are.
They're all studying with Miss Sakaki.

Yomi:
Studying, huh?

Chiyo:
Y-Yes...

25-2. Prayers For Acceptance

Tomo:
The New Year!

Everybody:
Happy New Year!
May your new year be blessed.

Yomi:
A long-sleeved kimono, huh?

Osaka:
It looks real good on ya.

Chiyo:
Oh, my. There're so many people.

Osaka:
Not good. At this rate, all of us are gonna get separated.

Tomo:
Well, then let's pick our rally points.
Everyone, if you get lost, meet up at Sakaki!

Yomi:
Okay, got it!

Kagura:
Yep, that's a roger!

Sakaki:
Hmm...

Chiyo:
You seem rather sleepy today.

Yomi:
Yep, I was up so late studying I heard the watch night bell sound.

Chiyo:
Oh, that's right, isn't it?
I forgot that the center exam is coming up.
Okay, then, I understand!
Since I'm not taking exams, I will pray for all of you as well!

Tomo:
Oh! Imbue my being with your prodigy power so that I too may pass.

Yomi:
Your being?

Osaka:
Oh, I better get the money offerin' ready soon.

Yomi:
Okay, I'm gonna be generous.

Osaka:
That's a 500 yen coin!
Oh, I can't let that beat me out!

Yomi:
No way!
You're doing paper bills?!

Osaka:
This is it!

Yomi:
A ten yen coin, Osaka?
That's pretty lame. You'll fail at this rate.

Osaka:
No, you're wrong!
This coin is the chosen one among ten yen coins!

Yomi:
It's what?

Tomo:
Now that you mentioned it, I can almost see it!

Chiyo:
Why is this coin the chosen one?

Osaka:
This ten yen coin here always came back no matter which machine I put it in.

Yomi:
You sure that's a good thing?

Chiyo:
Finally, our turn is coming up, huh?

Osaka:
Gonna pray good and proper.

Chiyo:
May everyone pass their tests together.
Miss Osaka...

Kagura:
Hey, let's draw sacred lots!

Tomo:
Yes, I accept your challenge!

Kagura:
Number 8!

Tomo:
Number 15!

Kagura:
Small blessing!

Tomo:
Strife!
What?!

Kagura:
You mean...

Yomi:
Bad luck?

Chiyo:
You... you got bad luck?

Tomo:
Yeah, bad luck.

Yomi:
Wow, you're right, Tomo.
They have those, huh? That's incredible.

Osaka:
It's just too good to be true.

Tomo:
Bad luck. Wh-What should I do?
J-Just what am I supposed to do with this?
Tie it to a tree?

Chiyo:
I believe there was someone that I heard if you tie a sacred lot, then it'll become cleansed and bad things will be banished.

Tomo:
Then, I gotta tie it!

Chiyo:
But I also heard people say if you tie it, the stuff written on it will come true.

Tomo:
What?! Am I just doomed?!
What should I do?! What should I do?!
Please tell me you're gonna help me here?

Yomi:
Yeah, you're probably just doomed, Tomo.

Tomo:
Ah! No way!

Kagura:
All right, how about we get something to eat on the way home?

Yomi:
You know there's a really good sweets shop up ahead.

Osaka:
Ain't ya on a diet, Yomi?

Yomi:
Actually, a moderate amount of sugar is needed to stimulate the brain.

Kagura:
We got teachers ahead.

Nyamo:
Huh?

Yukari:
Oh, shoot!

Tomo:
Yukari, New Year's allowance!
Give us a New Year's money!

Kagura:
Gimme, gimme!

Osaka:
Please, Miss Yukari!

Yukari:
What was that? I can't hear what you're saying!

Tomo:
Cheapskate!

Kagura:
Cheapskate!

Osaka:
Cheapskate!

Yukari:
What did you call me?!

Tomo:
Run away!

Chiyo:
Miss Kurosawa, Happy New Year.
May your year be blessed.

Nyamo:
Happy New Year.
Have you made your first shrine visit yet?

Yomi:
We did. At the shrine back there.

Yukari:
Hey, hold on, you guys didn't know?

Tomo:
Huh? We didn't know what?

Yukari:
Know that the son of that shrine went and failed to get into college.
They won't help you.

Everyone:
What?!

25-3. Fight

Tomo:
All right, it's time for the center exam!
Let's take this chance to do it together and get terrible scores!

Kagura, Yomi:
Uh...

Tomo:
We're done for.

Osaka, Kagura:
Yeah...

Chiyo:
Uh, you guys...

Osaka:
Do not worry.
I'll be teaching ya a good charm.

Tomo:
A charm, huh?

Yomi:
They're just chopsticks?

Osaka:
Did I give one to everybody?
Then, please listen to me.
If you can split these neatly, then the test will go well.

Everyone:
Wh-What?!

Kagura:
Wow, I had no idea. Never heard of this charm before.

Osaka:
I developed it.

Kagura,Tomo:
Ah!

Osaka:
Do not worry. It will work.

Kagura:
You can't just make charms up!

Osaka:
Y'all are just too skeptical.
Look here, I'm gonna show you how to do it.

Everyone:
Uh...

Osaka:
See now, that didn't count.

Yomi:
Huh, no good.

Chiyo:
Hey, um, I've been meaning to mention this for a while.
With disposable chopsticks, if you hold the ends and split them slowly...
See? Nice and neat.

Osaka:
No way?! I-I didn't know there was a trick to it!

Ah... It's... it's so beautiful... A perfect break...
If I use this, college will be just...

Hey, everyone, lemme show you one more time.
Just like this and...
Tomo, what'd you do?

Tomo:
Huh?

Osaka:
You didn't make a proper split!

Tomo:
What? Oh...

Osaka:
Hah, you weren't holding the ends, were ya?

Tomo:
Nuh-uh?

Osaka:
We said it. You gotta hold 'em by the ends!
It's no good! Listen to what people tell ya!
Argh!

Tomo:
I... I'm sorry then.
Hey, why am I being scolded?

Osaka:
There's no hope. There's no more hope for ya, Tomo.

Tomo:
What?! No way!

Chiyo:
Oh, so um...
Anyway, I brought some good luck charms to hand out to everyone.

Tomo:
What?

Yomi:
More charms, again?

Chiyo:
I thought about buying them on our shrine visit but I ended up making them myself.

Kagura:
So, these are for us?

Chiyo:
Correct. I have one charm for each of you.

Yomi:
Wow.

Chiyo:
Here, Miss Sakaki.

Sakaki:
Thanks, Chiyo-chan.

Tomo:
Wow...

Kagura:
Here we go. Now this looks like it'll work!

Yomi:
It's almost time for it.

Tomo:
Yeah.

Kagura:
We've done all we can.
Let's get in there and do our best!

Osaka:
I agree.

Sakaki:
Mm.

Chiyo:
All right, you guys, I'll be praying that all goes well for everybody.

Yomi:
Well, then, shall we go?!

Tomo:
Let's go!

Chiyo:
Um...

Everyone:
Huh?

Chiyo:
Best of luck!

Everybody:
Ha-ha.

Chiyo:
Oh, wow, you look like you're tired. So, how did it go? Oh...

Tomo:
Who cares! It doesn't matter!

Chiyo:
Ah? Was it really that bad?

Tomo:
There were a lot of stupid questions where I could only narrow the answer down to two...

Chiyo:
These questions are kind of boring.
Miss Yukari's tests are more interesting than this.
Your intelligence cannot be measured by these problems.
Please don't let it discourage you!

Tomo:
Okay.

Osaka:
Hey, Chiyo-chan,
Some of the stuff you taught me came up on the test.

Chiyo:
Oh, how lucky for you.

Osaka:
Uh-huh, I was lucky.

Tomo:
Osaka, did you get some tutoring from Chiyo-chan?

Osaka:
A little on non-school days recently.

Tomo:
Oh, yeah, so you were perfectly ready, huh?

Osaka:
Well, it was kinda like what Chiyo-chan just told ya.

Tomo:
Huh?

Osaka:
My intelligence simply cannot solve these kinds of problems.

Chiyo, Tomo:
Uh...


25-4. Study Group

Chiyo-papa:
Hello there, everymeow.
<Spanish> Como estas? Bien gracious.<Spanish>

Osaka:
Oh, my god!

Chiyo-papa:
There are some times when I wish I were a bird.

Osaka:
Wait, whatcha saying things like that for?

Chiyo-papa:
My daughter is flying to America.

Osaka:
But if you were a bird?

Chiyo-papa:
I am not a bird. Can you not see that I am a cat!
If I were not, what would you say I am?

Osaka:
Hold on, I know, you look like that American guy.
You know, like Bill Clinton.

Chiyo-papa:
Oh...

Osaka:
Oh, no, I'm so sorry!

Chiyo-papa:
Hm? Are you the real cat? The true cat?
I have a cat's tongue and hate hot food.
But what of you? O cat?

Osaka:
Oh, I've got a cat's tongue too!

Chiyo-papa:
Then I shall yank that tongue right out of your head there!

Osaka:
What?! Why?!
Uh...

Yomi:
Good morning.

Osaka:
I wasn't sleepin'. I was studyin' honestly.
Huh? Hang on, this looks just like Chiyo-chan's place.

Yomi:
Good morning.

Sakaki:
Uh.

Chiyo:
Okay, time to take a snack break!
Today, we have millefeuille.

Kagura:
Ooh.

Tomo:
Yes, finally!

Yomi:
Sugar is necessary to keep your mind working, isn't it?

Osaka:
Uh-huh.

Yomi:
So, it should be okay if I eat them, right?

Osaka:
It's okay.

Chiyo:
Hello, Miss Sakaki, what are you doing over there?

Sakaki:
I'm kinda stuck here in this spot.

Chiyo:
Here, Miss Sakaki.

Sakaki:
Huh?

Chiyo:
I brought you a snack.

Sakaki:
Oh, thanks very much.
Ah...

Chiyo:
No, no, there's none for you.

Sakaki:
Oh. Is he not allowed to have cake then?

Chiyo:
Uh-uh, we try our best not to feed him sweets or anything like that.

Osaka:
Oh, that was delicious. Thanks, Chiyo-chan.

Yomi:
See, you really do need sugar to keep your mind working.

Osaka:
Yeah, I see.

Yomi:
Yeah, I was right, I was so right.

Kagura:
Okay, doing my best on the homestretch!

Tomo:
But you're not gonna beat me!

Chiyo:
Hm...

Tomo:
Huh?
What's wrong, Chiyo-chan?

Chiyo:
Oh, I was just thinking that we'll graduate soon.

Kagura:
Yeah, that's right.
I completely forgot because of the exams coming up.

Sakaki:
Hm.

Tomo:
Well, assuming nothing happens when we do get to graduate.

Yomi:
You say that so cheerfully.

Chiyo:
Although, it's already been three years since we all first met.

Kagura:
I've only been around since the second year, but man, a lot has happened.

Osaka:
Yeah for real. Three years go by in no time at all.
Chiyo-chan's grown quite a bit!
You have.

Chiyo:
Do you think so?

Osaka:
Sakaki's breasts've grown too!

Sakaki:
Uh...

Osaka:
I've gotten it together much better.
And Tomo...

Yomi:
Hey, hey...
Don't think I'm gonna buy into that!

Chiyo:
Everyone's individual entrance exams have finally begun.
All I can do now is pray for my friends.
Please do your best!


25-5. Tomo and Osaka, the Fateful Day

Nyamo:
Hey, I hear Kagura is getting her results back today, isn't she.

Yukari:
Is she, really?

Nyamo:
That's your answer?
She's your student, you really should remember these things, you know.

Yukari:
Yes, ma'am, you're so right.

Kagura:
Miss Yukari, I made it! I made it in!

Yukari:
What?!

Nyamo:
I'm proud of you!

Yukari:
Yeah, well, I had faith that you'd get accepted, Kagura.

Kagura:
But you just screamed "What?!", when I told you.

Tomo:
Incredible! So Kagura made it in?!

Chiyo:
Congratulations! I'm really glad for you!

Kagura:
Thanks, Chiyo-chan.
It's all because of the good luck charm you gave me.

Chiyo:
Oh, no! It was your own abilities, Miss Kagura!

Tomo:
So bright!

Kagura:
Huh?

Tomo:
You are shining so brightly now!

Kagura:
So did they not accept you?

Tomo:
Uh... it was thin.
The envelope I got was thin and the piece of paper inside it said "No."

Chiyo:
Don't you worry! We still have the announcement board left, remember?
Your number will be there!

Tomo:
Really? You stake your life on it?

Chiyo:
I sure will!

Kagura:
What?

Osaka:
Hey, everyone!

Chiyo:
Oh, Miss Osaka.

Osaka:
Okay, well, the results from my first school came back.
But I haven't looked at it yet.
Chiyo-chan, you've really been there for me through the exams.
So I wanted you here for this too.

Chiyo:
Oh, I see.

Osaka:
So, what's it gonna be?

Tomo:
Oh, it's thin!

Osaka, Chiyo:
Ah!

Kagura:
Don't be discouraged!
You still got others, right?!

Osaka:
But this school, this was supposed to be my safety net.

Kagura:
Oh.

Chiyo:
Don't you worry! It'll be just fine!

Osaka:
For real?

Chiyo:
I'll stake my life!

Kagura:
Don't be in such a hurry to die.

Osaka:
Say, Sakaki, did you get your results?

Sakaki:
Oh, yeah, I got into the first one.
But I haven't heard from my main choice.

Osaka:
Wow, that's really something.
It's a university for vets, right?

Sakaki:
That's right.

Osaka:
Say, veterinarians, do they...

Sakaki:
Huh?

Osaka:
Do they take care of beetles as well?

Sakaki:
What? Well, Um...

Tomo:
All right, the time has finally arrived!
The crucial moments!

Osaka:
Crucial.

Chiyo:
Mm!

Tomo:
So, will it be life or death?!

Osaka:
Death?

Tomo:
Okay! Before I go look at the announcement board, recharge this with your uncanny exams passing prayer power!

Chiyo:
Yes, right away!

Chiyo:
Uuuuum, Yah!
All right! You should be just fine now!

Tomo:
O... Okay.

Osaka:
Oh, oh, do mine too!

Tomo:
Okay, let's have a look!

Osaka:
I'm ready.

Chiyo:
But Miss Yomi tried for two places and both fell through.

Tomo:
Oh, the book just fell... oops...

Osaka:
Oh, hey, guess what? The graduation trip...

Tomo:
Shh! Stop it! We can't talk about it yet!

Osaka:
Uh...

Tomo:
Osaka, We're fine, but...

Yomi:
Yeah, but what?! You have something you wanna say?!

Tomo:
Hey, don't worry! You'll get into the next one.

Yomi:
I don't need your sympathy.
I've still got my main choice left!
And don't worry. I'm gonna be accepted there.
Then I'm gonna have lots of fun!
With everyone!

Chiyo:
That's right. We'll all go together!

Tomo:
Definitely. It'll be great if we're all together.

Yomi:
Somehow, it just doesn't sound right when you say it!
So, what if I'm the only one who hasn't gotten in.
Ha-ha-ha.

Tomo:
Yomi's, Yomi's a goner!

Chiyo:
Please hang in there!


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Yukari:
Okay, it's the end, the end!
Good riddance.

Tomo:
What?
What do you mean, the end?!
Are you saying it's the final episode?!

Yukari:
Yeah, you guys are graduating, remember?

Tomo:
So once we graduate, that's gonna be it for the show?!

Osaka:
We're gonna die after that?

Yukari:
Don't worry.
All of you will continue to live on forever in everyone's hearts.

Everyone:
Miss Yukari!