Seeking agreement with ね

As the experienced barista, Rize is tasked with teaching Cocoa about working at the café.

リゼ:

「メニュー覚(おぼ)えとけよ」

“Memorize the menu ahead of time.”

ココア:

「コーヒーの種類(しゅるい)が多(おお)くて難(むずか)しいねー」

“The different kinds of coffee are numerous and difficult, huh?”

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Rize is training Cocoa as a new barista and tells her to memorize the menu. Cocoa looks it over: 難(むずか)しいねー, “it’s hard, huh?” ね invites Rize to agree, and the long ー makes it a sigh.

Yui, Sacchan, and Kotoha go on an early-morning patrol to check for any issues in their neighborhood. Because it’s so early, none of the shops are open yet, and the streets are empty.

さっちゃん:

「朝(あさ)は平和(へいわ)だ」

“Morning is peaceful.”

結衣(ゆい):

「朝(あさ)は平和(へいわ)だね」

“Morning is peaceful, isn't it?”

琴葉(ことは):

「異常(いじょう)なし」

“No abnormalities.”

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Yui, Sacchan, and Kotoha are patrolling the neighborhood early in the morning, before any shops open. Sacchan says 朝(あさ)は平和(へいわ)だ, a plain statement. Yui says the same thing with ね, 平和(へいわ)だね, inviting the others to share the feeling. Kotoha reports no problems.

Cocoa inquires about the board and pieces sitting in front of Chino. Chino says it’s chess and gives a further explanation.

チノ:

「この温泉(おんせん)は強者(きょうしゃ)が集(あつ)まるのでおじいちゃんは白熱(はくねつ)してました」

“Grandpa would get excited because strong players gather at this hot spring spa.”

ココア:

「温泉(おんせん)に浸(つ)かりながらチェス出来(でき)るのっていいねー」

“It's nice being able to play chess while soaking in the hot spring.”

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Chino explains that her grandfather got fired up playing chess at this hot spring. Cocoa thinks it sounds great: 温泉(おんせん)に浸(つ)かりながらチェス出来(でき)るのっていいねー, “playing chess while soaking is nice, isn’t it?” ね shares the thought.

Takeo’s girlfriend Rinko visits to study with him, but Takeo’s parents take turns interrupting them to get to know her better. Takeo’s father, Yutaka, asks if she watches golf.

凛子(りんこ):

「あ　ゴルフですか。あんまり観(み)ないです」

“Ah, golf? I don't watch a lot of it.”

豊(ゆたか):

「おもしろいよー！石川(いしかわ)くんとかは知(し)ってる？」

“It's fun! Do you know about Ishikawa-kun?”

凛子(りんこ):

「ハイ。家(いえ)でお父(とう)さんが観(み)てます」

“I do. My father watches it at home.”

豊(ゆたか):

「お父(とう)さん　ゴルフする人(ひと)なの。気(き)が合(あ)うね」

“So your dad's a golf guy. We're kindred spirits, eh?”

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Takeo’s father learns that Rinko’s father watches golf. 気(き)が合(あ)うね, “we’d get along”, invites her to agree. It’s a stretch, since he has never met her father, and ね shows how eager he is.

Hinata escorts a classmate to the school nurse. There, she meets an elderly man sipping tea. Seeing her interest, the old man offers her a cup.

日向(ひなた):

「……オレもっ　学校(がっこう)でお茶(ちゃ)が飲(の)めて嬉(うれ)しーですっ」

“It also makes me happy when I can drink tea at school.”

おじいさん:

「おやぁ　気(き)が合(あ)いますね」

“Oh, we're kindred spirits, huh?”

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Hinata brought a classmate to the school nurse, where an old man is sipping tea, and he offers her a cup. She says she’s happy to drink tea at school too. 気(き)が合(あ)いますね, “we’re kindred spirits”, is the polite version, a warm nod from one tea lover to another.

Ayumu goes to the shogi club room after school. There, he and Urushi find they’ve both switched from their winter uniform to their summer uniform on the same day.

歩(あゆむ):

「センパイは夏服(なつふく)も似(に)合(あ)いますね」

“You look good in your summer uniform too.”

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Ayumu and Urushi have both switched to summer uniforms on the same day. 似合(にあ)いますね, “it suits you”, is a compliment, and ね offers it as something they can both see. Ayumu is polite with his senior.

Ayumu and Chiyo get a summer job at Magnetron Hamburger. Their classmate stops by and orders the special that includes a toy of a cat and kitten.

ちよ:

「でも榊(さかき)さんってネコよりジャガーって感(かん)じですね」

“But Sakaki gives off more of a jaguar vibe than a cat, doesn't she?”

歩(あゆむ):

「そやな」

“That's right.”

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Chiyo and Ayumu have summer jobs at a burger shop, and Sakaki has just ordered the special that comes with a cat toy. Chiyo thinks Sakaki is more of a jaguar than a cat: ジャガーって感(かん)じですね. ね invites agreement, and Ayumu gives it with そやな.

On her way home from the store, Takagi sees Nishikata out jogging. She asks where he’s heading, and he says he doesn’t really have a destination, but he’s jogged as far as the beach before. Takagi doesn’t seem to fully believe him, so after they part ways, Nishikata heads specifically for the beach. Once there, he takes a photograph and sends it to Takagi as proof of his accomplishment.

高木(たかぎ):

「夕日(ゆうひ)きれいだね。ありがと」

“The sunset is pretty, isn't it? Thanks.”

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Takagi didn’t quite believe Nishikata jogs all the way to the beach, so he went there and sent her a photo as proof. 夕日(ゆうひ)きれいだね, “the sunset’s pretty, isn’t it?”, shares the view with him. Then she thanks him.

After cheerleading practice, Sakura overhears her friends talking about incidents at the school pool, where Sakura and Chiharu were among those mysteriously pulled underwater.

千春(ちはる):

「きょう　また　プールで足(あし)　引(ひ)っぱられておぼれそうになったんだって」

“I heard that today, someone got dragged under the water at the pool and almost drowned again.”

奈緒子(なおこ):

「こわいねーーー」

“That's scary!”

千春(ちはる):

「先生(せんせい)が原因(げんいん)がわからないならプール閉鎖(へいさ)するしかないっていってたよ」

“The teacher said that if they can't figure out the cause, they'll have no choice but to close the pool.”

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Something keeps pulling students under at the school pool, and Chiharu has heard it happened again today. Naoko reacts: こわいねーーー, “that’s scary!” ね shares the reaction, and the long ー draws it out.

Inui’s class is gathering photos of couples for a school festival contest. Another couple comes to join in.

乾(いぬい):

「どっちの画像(がぞう)プリントします？」

“Which image should I print?”

彼女(かのじょ):

「えーーー　どうするー？」

“Oh my gosh... What should we do?”

彼氏(かれし):

「どっちも捨(す)てがたいねーーー」

“Both are hard to abandon.”

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Inui’s class is collecting couple photos for a school festival contest, and one couple can’t decide which shot to print. 捨(す)てがたい is “hard to give up”, and ねーーー invites his girlfriend to agree that both are good.

Takeo and Sunakawa meet Yamato at the park. Yamato sees that Takeo is soaked. Sunakawa explains that they saved a child from drowning.

大和(やまと):

「え！？…　砂川(すなかわ)くんはあんまり濡(ぬ)れてないね」

“Huh?!... You're not that wet, Sunakawa.”

砂川(すなかわ):

「オレは受(う)け渡(わた)ししただけだから」

“I just did the handoff, is all.”

「こいつは飛(と)びこんだから」

“This guy dived right in.”

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Takeo and Sunakawa saved a drowning child, and Takeo is soaked. Yamato notices that Sunakawa isn’t: あんまり濡(ぬ)れてないね, “you’re not very wet”. ね makes it an observation she expects him to confirm, and he explains that he only did the handoff.

Kagetsu is overworking herself trying to write a song for her group’s upcoming performance.

With a typhoon passing by, she worries their outdoor stage may get ruined. Hototogisu offers to sneak out and check, and Mukuge goes with her.

Outside, Hototogisu says that Kagetsu stops humming when she’s worried, and it’s lonely without her humming.

ホトトギス:

「だからあいつには悩(なや)んでてほしくないんだー。」

“That's why I don't want her to be worrying.”

ムクゲ:

「うん。はやく曲(きょく)できるといいねー。」

“Mm-hmm. It'd be nice if she could finish her song quickly.”

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Kagetsu has been overworking herself on a song for their performance, and Hototogisu misses her humming. Mukuge agrees: 曲(きょく)できるといいねー, “I hope she finishes her song soon”. 〜といいね shares a hope.

Nao sees Makoto’s cat, Chito. She stops to pet the cat when she notices something.

なお:

「もしかして太(ふと)ったぁ？前(まえ)より一(ひと)回(まわ)り大(おお)きくなった気(き)がするねー」

“Could it be you've gotten fatter? I feel you've grown a size bigger than before.”

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Nao stops to pet Makoto’s cat, Chito, and suspects the cat has put on weight. 〜気(き)がするねー, “I feel like (you’ve gotten bigger)”, invites Makoto to look and agree.

Takeo and his friends board the train bound for the amusement park, MM Land.

凛子(りんこ):

「すっごい人(ひと)だね。みんなＭＭランド行(い)くのかな」

“There's a lot of people here. I wonder if everyone's going to MM Land.”

隼人(はやと):

「連休(れんきゅう)だから混(こ)むよねー」

“It's a long holiday, so it'll be crowded.”

愛(あい):

「入場(にゅうじょう)制限(せいげん)とかなんないといーけど」

“I hope they don't restrict admission or anything.”

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Takeo and his friends are on the train to MM Land. Rinko notices the crowd: すっごい人(ひと)だね, “so many people!” Hayato agrees and explains with よね: it’s a long holiday, so it was bound to be crowded.

On the way home from shopping, it starts raining.

お母(かあ)さん:

「傘(かさ)持(も)つべきだったねー。」

“We should have brought an umbrella, huh?”

お父(とう)さん:

「そうだなー。」

“You're right.”

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The family is on the way home from shopping when it starts to rain. 傘(かさ)持(も)つべきだったねー, “we should have brought an umbrella”, is a shared regret, and ね invites agreement. The father gives it: そうだなー.

Cocoa tries to show off her ability to recognize the three types of coffee Chino made for her.

ココア:

「この酸味(さんみ)…キリマンジャロだね」

“This acidity… it's definitely Kilimanjaro.”

チノ:

「それがブルーマウンテンです」

“That is Blue Mountain.”

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Chino made Cocoa three kinds of coffee, and Cocoa is trying to show off by naming them. キリマンジャロだね, “it’s Kilimanjaro”, uses ね as if Chino will confirm it. She doesn’t: it’s Blue Mountain.

As a member of the student council, Hitsuji comes up with the idea of having a cosplay theme to help build up excitement among students for the school’s sports day. However, Fujiwara, the student council president, fails to dress up. Upon hearing him say he doesn’t have a costume prepared, one of the drama club students suggests he pick from their club’s costumes. While Fujiwara isn’t enthusiastic at the prospect of dressing up, Hitsuji is excited by the club’s wide selection.

ヒツジ:

「これだけあると選(えら)びがいあるね！！一番(いちばん)似(に)合(あ)うの見(み)つけるね！」

“When there are this many, it's worth it to choose from! I'll find the one that suits you best!”

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Fujiwara didn’t bring a costume for the sports day cosplay, so the drama club offers theirs. Hitsuji is thrilled: 選(えら)びがいあるね, “it’s worth choosing from all these!” Her second ね, 見(み)つけるね, is a promise: she’ll find the one that suits him best.

Takagi teases Nishikata, causing him to jump up from his chair and get scolded by the teacher. After sitting back down, Nishikata demands to know why Takagi is laughing.

高木(たかぎ):

「西片(にしかた)ってホントからかい甲斐(がい)があるねぇ。」

“Teasing you really is worth it.”

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Takagi’s teasing made Nishikata jump up from his chair and get scolded by the teacher. When he demands to know why she’s laughing, she tells him: からかい甲斐(がい)がある, “you’re worth teasing”. ねぇ invites him to agree, which he won’t.

After learning the fortunes she told didn’t come true for Chino and Rize, Cocoa lists the bad fortune she ran into.

ココア:

「そっかー」

“I see.”

「私(わたし)あんこが落下(らっか)してきたりスカートめくれちゃってたりシャロちゃんにお金(かね)投(な)げられたり色々(いろいろ)あって大変(たいへん)だったよー」

“All sorts of things happened to me, like Anko falling on me, my skirt flipping up, and having Syaro-chan throw money at me, so it was rough.”

「占(うらな)い勝負(しょうぶ)はティッピーの勝(か)ちだね」

“Then Tippy wins the fortune-telling contest.”

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Cocoa’s fortunes didn’t come true for Chino and Rize, because all the bad luck landed on her. She draws the conclusion: 占(うらな)い勝負(しょうぶ)はティッピーの勝(か)ちだね, “Tippy wins the fortune-telling contest, then”. ね brings the others in on it.

As summer break is half over, talk of summer homework comes up. Yukari says she won’t let Mina copy off of hers.

ミナ:

「まぁそんなこと言(い)いつつ最後(さいご)には見(み)せてくれるよね」

“Well, even though she says that, she'll show it to me in the end, you know.”

サナエ:

「学級委員長(がっきゅういいんちょう)だしね」

“She is the class representative, after all.”

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Summer break is half over, and Yukari says she won’t let Mina copy her homework. Mina isn’t worried: 最後(さいご)には見(み)せてくれるよね, “she’ll show me in the end, right?” よね states what Mina believes and checks it with Sanae. Sanae agrees with だしね: Yukari is the class representative, after all.

Takeo and Rinko meet up after school and stop somewhere for a drink and to chat. Rinko brings up February 14th, which is right around the corner.

凛子(りんこ):

「もうすぐバレンタインだから限定(げんてい)チョコいっぱい出(で)てるよねー」

“Since it's almost Valentine's, a lot of limited edition chocolates have come out.”

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Takeo and Rinko have stopped for a drink after school, and Rinko brings up Valentine’s Day. 限定(げんてい)チョコいっぱい出(で)てるよねー, “lots of limited-edition chocolate is out, right?”, states it and invites Takeo to confirm. She may be hinting at something.

A lunchtime conversation about recent jewelry store robberies gives way to talk about jewelry and the kinds Usagi and her friends would like to own.

うさぎ:

「なるちゃんちでっかい宝石店(ほうせきてん)だよね。あたしルビーすきーっ♡　パールもいいなーっ」

“Naru 's place is a huge jewelry store, isn't it? (Me, I like rubies. Pearls are also nice.)”

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Talk at lunch has turned from jewelry store robberies to jewelry itself. Usagi turns to Naru: なるちゃんちでっかい宝石店(ほうせきてん)だよね, “your family has a huge jewelry store, right?” よね checks something she already knows, and then she lists the jewels she likes.

During a library study session with her friends, Syaro wonders what it would be like if she attended Cocoa and Chiya’s school. She does attend the same school as Rize, but they are in different grades.

千夜(ちや):

「んー…正直(しょうじき)窮屈(きゅうくつ)よね」

“Hmm... Honestly, it feels stifling.”

「私(わたし)だったら周(まわ)りがお嬢様(じょうさま)だらけで気(き)を遣(つか)って疲(つか)れちゃう」

“If it were me, I'd get tired of surroundings filled with rich girls and having to act proper.”

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Syaro wonders what it would be like to go to Cocoa and Chiya’s school, and Chiya imagines the reverse. 窮屈(きゅうくつ)よね, “it’d be stifling, wouldn’t it?”, drops the だ before よね, which is feminine speech.

Due to a condition where she loses all memories of friends every Monday morning, Fujimiya acts cold toward classmates to avoid becoming friends. While eating lunch on the roof with Hase, she remarks how hard it is to act that way. Hase says it’s because she’s naturally a nice person. He recalls when he first tried becoming friends with her, how Fujimiya avoided eye contact with him and gave only brief responses. Fujimiya is shocked to hear how she had treated him.

藤宮(ふじみや):

「でもそんな私(わたし)なのに長谷(はせ)くんはいつもそばにいてくれるんだよね」

“But even though I was like that, Hase-kun, you're always by my side, aren't you?”

「本当(ほんとう)にありがとう」

“Thank you, really.”

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Fujimiya has just learned how coldly she treated Hase when he first tried to befriend her. いつもそばにいてくれるんだよね, “you’re always by my side, aren’t you?”, states it as a fact and asks him to confirm it. Then she thanks him.

Natsumi tried making new friends from college only to end up drunk and abandoned. At class one day, she finds herself face to face with the helpful person who had found her and briefly helped her afterward.

なつみ:

「………　………　あのっ。」

“Um...”

「この前(まえ)水(みず)くれた方(かた)…ですよね？」

“You're the one who gave me water before...right?”

女(おんな):

「…はい。」

“...yes.”

なつみ:

「あ…あの時(とき)はありがとうございました。」

“Ah... Thank you for what you did back then.”

女(おんな):

「イエ…同(おな)じ科(か)の人(ひと)が倒(たお)れてると思(おも)って…」

“Not at all... I thought it was someone from the same department who had collapsed...”

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Natsumi got drunk and was left behind, and a stranger gave her water. Now she thinks she recognizes that woman in class. ですよね？, “it’s you, isn’t it?”, checks politely. The woman answers はい.

Kakeru’s grandmother unexpectedly shows up at the school sports day event.

おばあさん:

「翔(かける)が幼稚園(ようちえん)の時(とき)一度(いちど)だけ運動会(うんどうかい)を見(み)に行(い)った事(こと)あったわね」

“I went to see your sports day just once when you were in kindergarten, didn't I?”

翔(かける):

「うん　東京(とうきょう)まで来(き)てくれたよね」

“Yeah, you came all the way to Tokyo for me.”

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Kakeru’s grandmother shows up unexpectedly at the school sports day. She remembers coming once before, when he was in kindergarten: 見(み)に行(い)った事(こと)あったわね. Kakeru confirms it with よね: she came all the way to Tokyo. Each ね checks a shared memory.

Nishika and Takagi’s class discusses what committees they plan to join.

生徒(せいと):

「次(つぎ)の時間(じかん)委員会(いいんかい)決(ぎ)めだよねー。」

“Next up is deciding the committee schedule, right?”

生徒(せいと):

「私(わたし)　何(なに)にしよー」

“What should I pick?”

生徒(せいと):

「私(わたし)　放送(ほうそう)委員(いいん)で好(す)きな音楽(おんがく)流(なが)したいー。」

“I want to play my favorite music as a member of the broadcasting committee.”

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Nishikata and Takagi’s class is talking about which committees to join. 次(つぎ)の時間(じかん)委員会(いいんかい)決(ぎ)めだよねー, “next period we choose committees, right?”, checks the schedule. Then everyone starts deciding.

After a misunderstanding brings Cocoa and her friends to the teahouse where Syaro works, the group stays to have some tea.

ココア:

「やっぱダンディー・ライオンだよね！」

“Dandy Lion is definitely the one!”

チノ:

「飲(の)んだことあるんですか？」

“Have you drunk it before?”

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After a mix-up brings the group to Syaro’s tea shop, Cocoa picks her tea: やっぱダンディー・ライオンだよね！, “Dandy Lion is the one, right?” よね asserts and invites agreement at once. Chino wonders whether Cocoa has actually tried it.

After piano class, Naoko hurries home only to see a ghostly figure appear from within a lake at the park. She recalls the events to her friends at school.

桜(さくら):

「な…奈緒子(なおこ)ちゃん　なにかを見(み)間(ま)違(ちが)っちゃったってことは…… (木(き)とか電柱(でんちゅう)とか看板(かんばん)とか)」

“Na... Naoko, could it be that you ended up seeing something wrong...... (like a tree or a utility pole or a sign or something)?”

「……ないよね」

“......I guess not.”

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Naoko says she saw a ghost rise from the lake in the park. Sakura suggests she mistook something ordinary for it, like a tree or a sign, then backs off: ……ないよね, “no, I guess not”. よね checks, and the pause shows she doesn’t want to push.

Cocoa and her friends visit an indoor hot spring.

ココア:

「小(ちい)さい頃(ころ)銭湯(せんとう)で泳(およ)いだっけ」

“Come to think of it, I used to swim at the public bath when I was little.”

シャロ:

「それでよく怒(おこ)られたわよね」

“You used to get scolded for that a lot, right?”

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Cocoa remembers swimming at the public bath when she was little. Syaro guesses the rest: それでよく怒(おこ)られたわよね, “and you got scolded for it a lot, right?” わよね is the feminine version, a confident guess that asks for confirmation.

Cocoa takes a brief break from work to tell Chino something good that just happened.

ココア:

「この前(まえ)お客(きゃく)さんにココアちゃんはシスター・コンプレックスだねって言(い)われちゃった」

“Earlier, it was said by a customer that I have a sister complex.”

チノ:

「え…」

“Ah...”

ココア:

「響(ひび)きがかっこいいよね」

“It sounds cool, doesn't it?”

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A customer told Cocoa she has a sister complex, and she takes it as a compliment. 響(ひび)きがかっこいいよね, “it sounds cool, doesn’t it?”, asks Chino to agree. Chino’s え… says she doesn’t.

As the end of the year approaches, Yui and her friends discuss which New Year foods they like and dislike.

結衣(ゆい):

「おばあちゃんち行(い)くと微妙(びみょう)なご飯(はん)たくさん出(で)てくるよね」

“When I go to my grandma's house, a lot of not-so-good food is served.”

さっちゃん:

「なかなかひどいな結衣(ゆい)」

“That's pretty bad, Yui.”

琴葉(ことは):

「結衣(ゆい)はおばあちゃんち行(い)くのか？」

“Are you going to your grandma's house, Yui?”

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Yui and her friends are talking about which New Year’s foods they like. At her grandmother’s, a lot of so-so food comes out: 微妙(びみょう)なご飯(はん)たくさん出(で)てくるよね. よね asks the others to agree, and Sacchan calls her out.

Kei’ichi is excited to spend four days at the beach with his university automobile club and Belldandy. His mood changes when he hears Sayoko call out to him.

螢一(けいいち):

「田宮(たみや)先輩(せんぱい)まさか美術部(びじゅつぶ)と合同(ごうどう)でやるんじゃないでしょうね」

“Tamiya, don't tell me we're doing this with the art club!”

田宮(たみや):

「ん……ああ。自動車部(じどうしゃぶ)を題材(だいざい)にしたいっていうから……　それに女(おんな)の子(こ)がいた方(ほう)が嬉(うれ)しい…」

“It's because they said they wanted to use the automobile club as a subject... Additionally, I'm happier having girls here.”

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Kei’ichi is looking forward to four days at the beach with the automobile club, until he hears Sayoko call out to him. まさか〜んじゃないでしょうね is “don’t tell me we’re…”. でしょうね asks for confirmation and hopes for a “no”. Tamiya’s answer isn’t the one he wanted.

As Chino gathers her things after school, she recalled that Cocoa will be making stew for dinner.

チノ:

「にんじん以外(いがい)を伝(つた)えておこう」

“I'll let her know in advance everything except carrots.”

◯:

「またねー」

“See you!”

◯:

「バイバーイ」

“Bye-bye!”

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School is over, and Chino is gathering her things, remembering that Cocoa is making stew tonight. Her classmates head off with またねー, “see you!” ね turns a plain また, “again”, into a friendly goodbye.

Chiya and Syaro visit Cocoa at the coffee shop.

ココア:

「二人(ふたり)ともこんな天気(てんき)なのに遊(あそ)びに来(き)てくれてありがとね」

“Thanks, both of you, for coming to visit even in weather like this.”

シャロ:

「ちょうどバイトの予定(よてい)が空白(くうはく)になっただけだし」

“I just happened to have a gap in my work schedule.”

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Chiya and Syaro have come to the café to see Cocoa despite the bad weather. ありがとね is a casual, warm “thanks”, and ね keeps it light. Syaro shrugs it off: her work schedule just happened to be free.

Futaba had been feeling the weight of uncertainty of her standing with Kou. A general discussion about boys and relationships with her friend Kikuchi clears up her feelings.

双葉(ふたば):

「なんか自分(じぶん)はダメじゃないって言(い)ってもらえた気(き)がして」

“It kind of felt like you were telling me I'm not hopeless.”

「少(すこ)し気(き)が晴(は)れたかも」

“I may be feeling a bit better.”

「ありがとね」

“Thanks.”

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Futaba has been anxious about where she stands with Kou, and a talk with Kikuchi has helped. She thanks her with ありがとね, warm and a little shy after admitting she feels better.

Mina and Sanae go to Yukari’s house so the three can study. While Yukari studies, the other two slack off to the point when Mina complains that there are no more cookies. Yukari says that’s what happens when you eat them.

ミナ:

「じゃーおかわりくださーい。」

“Then, get me some more, please!”

ユカリ:

「そのページ終(お)わったらね。」

“When you finish the page, okay?”

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Yukari is studying while Mina and Sanae slack off, and Mina asks for more cookies. そのページ終(お)わったらね, “when you finish the page, okay?”, sets a condition. ね makes it a gentle bargain rather than a refusal.

Akari is expecting a text message from Izumi. Unknown to her, Izumi’s response was getting too long, so he switched to his computer to write up an e-mail instead.

Narration:

「和泉(いずみ)からの返信(へんしん)が来(こ)ない」

“I haven't received a reply from Izumi.”

あかり:

「楽(たの)しみにしてた新刊(しんかん)読(よ)んで気(き)を紛(まぎ)らわそう！」

“I'll distract myself by reading the new book I've been looking forward to!”

「没頭(ぼっとう)してたらいつのまにか返信(へんしん)来(き)てたりするかもね！」

“Maybe if I get really absorbed in it, the reply will show up before I know it!”

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Akari is waiting for a text from Izumi, so she decides to read a new book to take her mind off it. If she gets absorbed, the reply might show up before she knows it: かもね, “maybe”. ね keeps the hope light, as if she’s telling herself.

Having just settled in at her relative’s house where she will be living, Makoto has a meal with her cousins.

真琴(まこと):

「そーだ。近(ちか)くに雑貨屋(ざっかや)さんか何(なに)かありますかね？」

“Oh yeah, is there a general store or something nearby?”

圭(けい):

「ん？　雑貨屋(ざっかや)？」

“Hm? A general store?”

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Makoto has just moved in with her relatives and is having dinner with her cousins. 雑貨屋(ざっかや)さんか何(なに)かありますかね？, “is there a general store or something nearby?”, softens the question with ね, so it sounds less like a demand for information.

After visiting Chiya’s family’s café, Cocoa’s sense of work is reinvigorated.

ココア:

「私(わたし)たちもお客(きゃく)さんに満足(まんぞく)してもらえるように頑張(がんば)らなきゃね」

“We've got to work hard too so that customers will be satisfied.”

リゼ:

「だなー」

“Yeah.”

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Seeing Chiya’s family’s café has inspired Cocoa. 頑張(がんば)らなきゃね, “we’ve got to work hard”, is a resolution, and ね brings Rize into it. Rize agrees: だなー.

Lulu has plans to visit a local festival with her friends from class. Her mother helps her dress for the occasion.

ママ:

「せっかくお祭(まつ)りに行(い)くんだから」

“Since you're going to the festival and all...”

「やっぱり浴衣(ゆかた)くらい着(き)なくちゃね」

“You really should wear a yukata at least.”

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Lulu is going to a local festival with her friends, and her mother is helping her dress. 浴衣(ゆかた)くらい着(き)なくちゃね, “you’ve got to wear a yukata at least”, sounds like advice they both agree on. ね makes it a shared assumption.

A customer asks Akari to stop the gondola as she sees a house with a fantastic flower garden. The customer asks if it’s a special place, to which Alicia explains it’s an ordinary house. She says the flower bed and gardening are a barometer to measure the caliber of the woman of the household.

アリシア:

「ネオ・ヴェネツィアの街中(まちなか)は残念(ざんねん)ながら自然(しぜん)の緑(みどり)が少(すく)ないですから」

“Since there's regrettably little natural greenery in the city of Neo-Venezia...”

「きっと奥様(おくさま)方(がた)もがんばり甲斐(がい)があるんでしょうね」

“...surely the housewives also find it worth the effort.”

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A customer admires a house’s flower garden, and Alicia explains that a garden is a point of pride for the woman of the house. With so little greenery in Neo-Venezia, the effort must feel worth it: 甲斐(がい)があるんでしょうね. でしょうね makes it a gentle guess.

A classmate shows off her new satchel from Meisho Daichi High School. Ran wants one for herself, so she heads down to Shibuya in search of a Meisho Daichi student who’ll give her one. She accidentally steals one, which she later ruminates on in her room. As she talks to herself about how her pride cannot abide stealing, her police officer parents burst into her room, asking what was stolen and who the suspect is.

蘭(らん):

「何(なん)でもないって！！　びっくりさせんなよ　もーーーー！」

“It's nothing!! Don't scare me like that! Seriously!!”

泰三(たいぞう):

「そ　そうか　スマン　スマン…」

“Oh... okay. Sorry, sorry...”

清香(きよか):

「犯罪(はんざい)のニオイがするとつい…ね」

“When I smell a crime, I just can't help myself...”

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Ran was talking to herself about a theft, and her police officer parents burst in demanding details. Her mother explains: when she smells a crime, she just can’t help it. つい…ね trails off, and ね asks Ran to understand without spelling out the rest.

Shin’ichi’s teenage friend Ran enters Professor Agasa’s house looking for him, unaware that he was forced to take a poison that inadvertently turned the teenager into a young child. When Ran sees the boy and asks his name, Shin’ichi recalls Agasa’s suggestion to not reveal who he is. Panicking, he gives the name “Conan”, explaining the oddness of it by saying his father is a fan of author Arthur Conan Doyle.

蘭(らん):

「コナンねー…」

“Conan, huh?”

阿笠(あがさ):

「なにがコナンだ!!　外国人(がいこくじん)じゃあるまいし」

“What's with 'Conan'!? It's not like you're a foreigner...”

コナン:

「しかたねーだろ？　ほかに思(おも)いつかなかったんだから…」

“It couldn't be helped, all right? I couldn't think up anything else...”

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Shin’ichi, shrunk into a child, blurted out “Conan” when Ran asked his name. Ran turns it over: コナンねー…, “Conan, huh…”. Repeating a word with ね shows the speaker thinking about it. Professor Agasa can’t believe the name either.

Takagi convinces Nishikata to spend his summer practicing riding his bike with her on the back. One day, she asks Nishikata if he’s progressed on his summer homework, saying they should go to his house to work on it. Since the road back is wide and without cars, Takagi convinces Nishikata to ride doubles to his house.

西片(にしかた):

「こ…この道(みち)だけだからね。」

“Because it's only this road, okay?”

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Takagi has talked Nishikata into riding double on his bike back to his house, since the road is wide and empty. He sets a condition: この道(みち)だけだからね, “only on this road, okay?” からね makes sure she knows he means it.

During their walk home after school, Takagi presents Nishikata with an impossible challenge. When he pushes back against it, she comes up with a new challenge, which Nishikata loses. As the two reach the point where they part ways, Takagi stops for a moment.

高木(たかぎ):

「あの勝負(しょうぶ)期限(きげん)ないからね。」

“There's no deadline for that challenge.”

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Nishikata lost Takagi’s challenge on the walk home, and as they reach the spot where they part, she stops. 期限(きげん)ないからね, “there’s no deadline for that challenge”, is a parting reminder: she hasn’t forgotten, and it isn’t over.

After school, the girls’ basketball team walks to the location where they’re practicing for an upcoming match.

生徒:

「せめてバスで送迎(そうげい)してくれれば…」

“If only they'd at least provide a bus to pick us up and drop us off”

生徒:

「徒歩(とほ)圏内(けんない)だからねぇ」

“It's within walking distance, after all.”

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The girls’ basketball team is walking to where they’ll practice for a match, and one of them wishes the school would at least send a bus. Another answers: 徒歩(とほ)圏内(けんない)だからねぇ, “well, it’s within walking distance”. からねぇ offers the reason with a resigned shrug.

After a case wraps up, Conan parts ways with Kogoro and Ran to do something. When Conan returns home, Ran gets ready to prepare dinner.

蘭(らん):

「おなかすいたでしょーー？」

“You're hungry, right?”

「今(いま)、何(なに)か作(つく)ってあげるからね！」

“I'll make you something right now!”

コナン:

「うん！」

“'kay!”

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Conan comes home after a case, and Ran is sure he’s hungry. 作(つく)ってあげるからね, “I’ll make you something”, is a promise, and からね reassures him it’s coming.

During a hide-and-seek game at the park, Ayumi hides in a car trunk and falls asleep. She wakes to find the car moving and discovers a bag of money, a slimy saw, and what seems like a severed head. Conan, tracking her via their Detective Boys badges, prepares to pursue on his electric skateboard. Genta and Mitsuhiko join him on it, but Conan urges them to stay behind due to the danger.

元太(げんた):

「歩美(あゆみ)が危(あぶ)ない目(め)にあってんのに、じっとしてられっかよ！！」

“Ayumi is in danger, so how can I just stand by and do nothing?”

光彦(みつひこ):

「そうですよ！！　女性(じょせい)をお守(まも)りするのは男(おとこ)の義務(ぎむ)ですからね！！」

“That's right! It's a man's duty to protect women!”

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Ayumi is trapped in the trunk of a moving car, and Conan wants Genta and Mitsuhiko to stay behind. Mitsuhiko backs Genta up: protecting women is a man’s duty, 義務(ぎむ)ですからね. からね gives the reason and makes sure Conan hears it.

A new student joins Conan’s elementary school classroom. The teacher introduces her.

先生(せんせい):

「今日(きょう)からみんなと勉強(べんきょう)する事(こと)になった、灰原(はいばら)　哀(あい)さんです！」

“This is Ai Haibara. It came to be that she'll be studying with us starting today.”

「みんな仲良(なかよ)くしてあげてね！」

“Everyone be friendly with her!”

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A new student, Ai Haibara, has joined Conan’s class, and the teacher asks everyone to be friends with her: 仲良(なかよ)くしてあげてね. ね makes it a warm request, the kind teachers make to young children.

After Cocoa suggests if she were staying at Chiya’s place rather than Chino’s, that she’d be working for Chiya’s family’s tea house, Chiya takes to the idea.

千夜(ちや):

「じゃあ部屋(へや)を空(あ)けておくから早速(さっそく)荷物(にもつ)をまとめて来(き)てね」

“Then I'll clear out a room in advance, so go gather your things and come right away.”

ココア:

「誰(だれ)か止(と)めてよ！」

“Somebody stop her!”

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Cocoa joked that she’d work at Chiya’s family’s café if she lived there, and Chiya takes her up on it at once. 荷物(にもつ)をまとめて来(き)てね, “go pack your things and come”, is a cheerful request. ね makes it sound already settled, which is why Cocoa wants someone to stop her.

During lunch, Mokurin sees someone new sitting with Tsubaki. She learns that it’s the transfer student, Rindou, who’s joined Tsubaki in the Dog Clan. Mokurin introduces herself as a member of the Monkey Clan, which Tsubaki explains handles medical treatment.

モクリン:

「怪我(けが)だけじゃなくても困(こま)ったことあったら言(い)ってね。」

“If you're having trouble with anything, not just injuries, let me know.”

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Mokurin meets Rindou, the transfer student who joined Tsubaki’s clan. Mokurin’s clan handles medical care, and she offers more than that: if anything is wrong, 言(い)ってね, “let me know”. ね makes it an open, friendly offer.

Meimi’s mother stops by Meimi’s room with a couple of movie tickets. She says she and Meimi’s father have already seen the movie, so she’s offering them to Meimi. She says the movie is very romantic, and suggests Meimi has someone she’d want to see it with.

芽美(めいみ):

「マ…　ママ知(し)って…」

“Mom, you knew...?”

ママ:

「ママを甘(あま)く見(み)ないことね」

“Don't underestimate Mom.”

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Meimi’s mother offers her movie tickets and hints that Meimi has someone she’d like to see a romantic movie with. Meimi is shocked that she knows. 〜ないことね is “you’d better not”: 甘(あま)く見(み)ないことね, “don’t underestimate your mom”. ね keeps it playful.

Syaro returns home after seeing Rize at the store.

シャロ:

「リゼ先輩(せんぱい)に余計(よけい)なイメージもたれた…」

“A wrong impression of me has become held by Rize-senpai...”

「あと頭(あたま)にへんな生物(せいぶつ)が…」

“And there was a strange creature on her head...”

千夜(ちや):

「ココアちゃん達(たち)に会(あ)ったのね！」

“So you met Cocoa and the others!”

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Syaro comes home upset that Rize got the wrong idea about her, and she mentions a girl with a strange creature on her head. Chiya puts it together: ココアちゃん達(たち)に会(あ)ったのね！, “so you met Cocoa and the others!” のね marks her conclusion.

Yousuke’s daughter Yotsuba wanders off while he’s moving things into their new home. One of his new neighbors offers to keep an eye out for her. Later, he finds Yotsuba outside with the neighbors.

葉介(ようすけ):

「あぁ連(つ)れて帰(かえ)ってくれたんだね」

“Ah, so you brought her back home.”

「どうもありがとう」

“Thank you so much.”

あさぎ:

「いえいえ　私(わたし)はたいした事(こと)はなにも」

“No, no, it was nothing at all.”

恵那(えな):

「ただいま…」

“I'm home...”

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Yotsuba wandered off while her father was moving in, and a neighbor offered to watch for her. Now Yousuke finds Yotsuba outside with the neighbors and works out what happened: 連(つ)れて帰(かえ)ってくれたんだね, “so you brought her back”. Then he thanks them.

Conan and his friends go to the theater to see a movie. There, they discover this is the last day before the theater closes.

コナン:

「そっか！それで場内(じょうない)にロープとかが落(お)ちてたんだね！」

“Oh, I see! That's why there were ropes and stuff lying around the venue!”

オーナー:

「スマンのう…　業者(ぎょうしゃ)の者(もの)が上映(じょうえい)時間(じかん)ギリギリまで解体(かいたい)作業(さぎょう)の準備(じゅんび)をしとったから…」

“Sorry about that... The contractor's crew was rushing to get the dismantling ready right up until showtime...”

スタッフ:

「まったく…　明日(あした)まで待(ま)ってくれればいいものを…」

“Honestly... They could've at least waited until tomorrow...”

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Conan and his friends learn it’s the theater’s last day before closing, which explains the ropes he saw lying around: 落(お)ちてたんだね！ そっか, “oh, I get it”, and んだね connect what he saw to what he has just learned.

Gin and Vodka finally find Sherry, but after multiple gunshots are fired, she escapes. Vodka thinks they should continue to search for her, but Gin says there’s no way she’ll stay in town after their encounter.

ベルモット:

「あら、随分(ずいぶん)入(い)れ込(こ)んでるのね…」

“Oh my... You're rather interested in her, aren't you...”

「その小娘(こむすめ)に…」

“That little girl...”

ジン:

「悪(わる)かったなベルモット…」

“Sorry, Vermouth...”

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Gin let Sherry get away, but he’s sure she has left town. Vermouth picks up on how much he cares: 随分(ずいぶん)入(い)れ込(こ)んでるのね, “you’re quite taken with her”. のね is her conclusion, and a tease.

During a visit with Anzu’s family, Makoto receives a request to babysit for another witch. Things are fine at first, but after a while, rain begins to pour inside. Anzu’s mother realizes that the child they’re watching over has rain magic.

杏子(あんず)の母(はは):

「小(ちい)さいうちはコントロールできないんだろうね。不安(ふあん)になると今(いま)みたいに降(ふ)らせちゃうんだね」

“You don't have control while you're small, right? When he gets uneasy, he makes it rain like just now.”

真琴(まこと):

「なるほど。そうですよね。いきなり知(し)らない所(ところ)じゃ心細(こころぼそ)いですよ。我慢(がまん)してたんですね」

“I see. So that's it. It's a little scary suddenly being in a place you don't know. You've been patient, haven't you?”

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Rain started pouring indoors while Makoto was babysitting a young witch. Anzu’s mother works it out: he can’t control his magic yet, and 降(ふ)らせちゃうんだね, “so he makes it rain when he’s anxious”. Makoto reaches her own conclusion with polite んですね: he’d been holding it in.

Takeo runs after a mother and her child to give them a shoe they dropped. Due to Takeo’s large size and loud steps, the mother and child get frightened and run from him. After he manages to return the dropped item, Takeo returns to his friends. Rinko remarks that the scene was like “A Bear in the Forest”. Sunakawa recalls the song.

砂川(すなかわ):

「あーイヤリング拾(ひろ)って追(お)いかけるやつね」

“Ah, the one who picked up an earring and chased after.”

猛男(たけお):

「そうか　熊(くま)だと思(おも)われたのか」

“I see. It's that I was thought of as a bear?”

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Takeo chased a mother and child to return a dropped shoe, and they ran from him. Rinko compares it to the song “A Bear in the Forest”. Sunakawa places it: イヤリング拾(ひろ)って追(お)いかけるやつね, “ah, the one where (the bear) picks up an earring and chases after her”.

Following a misunderstanding, Cocoa and her friends ended up at the tea house where Syaro works.

ココア:

「せっかくだからお茶(ちゃ)してってもいいかな？」

“Since we have the chance, would it be okay if we had some tea ?”

シャロ:

「しょうがないわねー」

“I guess it can't be helped.”

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A misunderstanding brought the group to the tea shop where Syaro works, and Cocoa asks if they can stay for tea. Syaro agrees with a show of reluctance: しょうがないわねー, “I suppose it can’t be helped”. わね gives it a ladylike sigh.

Winter has arrived, and Alicia and Akari have switched to wearing their winter uniforms. The two greet Aika outside.

アリシア:

「冬服(ふゆふく)　よく似(に)合(あ)ってるわね」

“Your winter uniform looks really good on you.”

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Winter has come, and Alicia and Akari have switched to winter uniforms. They meet Aika outside, and Alicia compliments her: よく似合(にあ)ってるわね, “it suits you well”. Alicia is gentle and grown-up, and わね fits her.

Rintaro’s mother is overjoyed when her son has friends over for the first time in his life. She prepares a large meal for them to eat.

絢斗(あやと):

「すごく美味(おい)しいです！」

“This is incredibly delicious!”

杏子(きょうこ):

「よく食(た)べるわね！　作(つく)りがいがあるわー」

“You sure do eat a lot! It makes cooking worthwhile!”

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Rintaro has friends over for the first time, and his mother has cooked a feast. When they dig in, she’s delighted: よく食(た)べるわね！, “you sure eat a lot!” Her next line says it makes cooking worthwhile.

Rize and her friends visit an indoor hot spring. Rize admits she doesn’t know how to swim.

ココア:

「私(わたし)のクロール見(み)てー」

“Look at my front crawl!”

シャロ:

「泳(およ)ぎ方(かた)を覚(おぼ)え直(なお)した方(ほう)がいいわね」

“You had better relearn how to swim.”

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Rize has admitted she can’t swim, and Cocoa shows off her front crawl. Syaro gives her verdict: 覚(おぼ)え直(なお)した方(ほう)がいいわね, “you’d better relearn how to swim”. わね makes the advice sound refined, and a little cutting.

Seeing Chibiusa leaving Hotaru’s house, Haruka and Michiru stop over to pick her up. Michiru asks what the two were talking about, and Chibiusa explains that it was a conversation about amulets and their mysterious protective powers. She asks if Michiru has one. Michiru says her mirror may be protective, to which Chibiusa says it must be an amulet.

みちる:

「あたしのこの手鏡(てかがみ)はそんな可愛(かわい)らしい物(もの)じゃないわね」

“This hand mirror of mine isn't something that cute.”

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Chibiusa has been talking with Hotaru about lucky charms, and she asks whether Michiru has one. Michiru’s hand mirror may protect her, but it’s nothing so cute: 可愛(かわい)らしい物(もの)じゃないわね. わね suits her elegant, slightly mysterious manner.

Usagi and Chibiusa look at the kaleidoscopes Mamoru bought them at the carnival.

ちびうさ:

「わーーーっ　中(なか)に色(いろ)んな石(いし)が入(はい)ってる」

“Wow! There are all kinds of stones inside!”

うさぎ:

「キレイねえ♡　万華鏡(まんげきょう)って」

“It's so pretty♡ A kaleidoscope...”

「あたし　こーゆーの　ずーっと　欲(ほ)しかったんだー♡」

“I've wanted one of these for so long♡”

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Mamoru bought Usagi and Chibiusa kaleidoscopes at the carnival. キレイねえ, “it’s so pretty”, follows the な-adjective キレイ with ね and no だ, the feminine pattern. The stretched ねえ shows how taken she is.

Mina is startled to learn that today is Friday.

ミナ:

「どうしよう！！木曜日(もくようび)の教科書(きょうかしょ)持(も)ってきちゃったよ！」

“What'll I do?! I ended up bringing my textbook for Thursday!”

ユカリ:

「相(あい)変(か)わらずドジねー。」

“You're such a klutz, as usual.”

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Mina has just realized she brought Thursday’s textbook on a Friday. Yukari isn’t surprised: 相変(あいか)わらずドジねー, “you’re such a klutz, as usual”. The noun ドジ takes ね with no だ.

A client tells Detective Mouri about the condition in which she found her deceased husband. Hearing the details, Conan identifies the likely poison, including the composition, the dosage required to kill, and the internal effects it has on a person. When Ran asks how he knows all this, Conan covers by saying the monster villain on the kid’s TV show he watched explained it.

蘭(らん):

「随分(ずいぶん)　丁寧(ていねい)な怪人(かいじん)ね…　毒(どく)の成分(せいぶん)まで教(おし)えてくれるなんて…」

“What a polite villain... Going so far as to tell the poison's composition...”

コナン:

「そんな怪人(かいじん)いねーよ…」

“No such monster exists...”

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Conan explained a poison in detail and claimed he learned it from a TV villain. Ran is impressed by the villain: 随分(ずいぶん)丁寧(ていねい)な怪人(かいじん)ね, “what a considerate villain”. ね follows the noun directly, with no だ. Conan mutters that no such villain exists.

Li seems fired up over something with Sakura. Yamazaki suggests whatever the issue is be settled when they play badminton during that day’s physical education class. Li asks why things have to be settled via badminton.

山崎(やまざき):

「知(し)らないの？バドミントンっていうのはね　古代(こだい)ローマから伝(つた)わる由緒(ゆいしょ)正(ただ)しい決闘(けっとう)方法(ほうほう)でね」

“You don't know? Badminton is a time-honored method of dueling that has been passed down since ancient Rome.”

「負(ま)けたほうはもう　それはひどいめに……」

“The loser suffers a truly terrible fate.”

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Li seems fired up over something with Sakura, and Yamazaki suggests they settle it with badminton in PE. When Li asks why badminton, Yamazaki explains, ね by ね: バドミントンっていうのはね…決闘(けっとう)方法(ほうほう)でね. Each ね keeps Li hanging on. Yamazaki is known for tall tales.

Sakura had to take a detour to get to class. She tells her friends at school about the shrine she saw along the way. Naoko says the talismans from there are popular, as they can grant wishes for things such as exams and romance.

山崎(やまざき):

「お守(まも)りっていうのはね　むかし　中国(ちゅうごく)で守(まも)り札(ふだ)を袋(ふくろ)にいれたのがはじまりらしいよ」

“You know, apparently good-luck charms began long ago in China, when people put protective talismans into bags.”

奈緒子(なおこ):

「今回(こんかい)は本当(ほんとう)っぽいね」

“This time it sounds true, huh?”

千春(ちはる):

「まだ　わかんないわよ」

“We don't know that yet!”

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Sakura passed a shrine on the way to school, and Naoko says its charms are popular. Yamazaki starts a history lesson: お守(まも)りっていうのはね, “charms, you see…”. The ね after the topic draws everyone in before the claim. Naoko thinks it sounds true this time, with a ね of her own: 本当(ほんとう)っぽいね.

Luna introduces herself to Usagi, but Usagi thinks she’s dreaming if a cat is speaking to her. Luna gives Usagi a special brooch, then proceeds to explain the dire situation that has brought them together.

ルナ:

「いまTOKYOは変(へん)な事件(じけん)が続出(ぞくしゅつ)してるわ」

“Strange incidents are popping up all over Tokyo these days.”

「警察(けいさつ)の手(て)にはおえないような事件(じけん)がね」

“Incidents that seem beyond the police's control, you know.”

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Luna has given Usagi a brooch and is explaining why they’ve met. Strange incidents keep happening in Tokyo, ones the police can’t handle: 事件(じけん)がね. The sentence stops on the subject and ね, with the verb from her previous line understood, as if a long story is coming.

During cooking class, Komura has trouble concentrating as the girl he likes, Mie, and another boy who seems to like her, Azuma, are teamed up and seem to be getting along well together. After class, Komura sulks away. On his way home, Mie catches up with him. She gives him a bag with the cookies she baked in class.

三重(みえ):

「小村(こむら)くんに食(た)べてほしかったのはね」

“I wanted you to eat them.”

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Komura sulked off after cooking class, where Mie was paired with Azuma. Mie catches up to give him her cookies. 食(た)べてほしかったのはね, “the one I wanted to eat them…”, pauses with ね right before the important part: it’s him.

During a free day from training, Touwata and Mizubashou approach Tsubaki to request a favor. She would like Tsubaki to challenge Benisumomo to a one-on-one fight.

トウワタ:

「そのですね…　ベニセンパイは才能(さいのう)があるのにそれにかまけて、ぜんっぜん努力(どりょく)しないんです。」

“Well, you see... Beni-senpai has talent, but she takes it for granted and doesn't put in any effort at all.”

「いっつも一人(ひとり)で昼寝(ひるね)するってどっか行(い)って。」

“She always goes off somewhere to take a nap alone.”

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Touwata and Mizubashou have come to ask Tsubaki a favor. Touwata starts with そのですね…, “well, you see…”, a filler while she works up to it. Then it comes out: Beni has talent but never puts in any effort.