On the nose.
With two doubles... that's 384.
How can you clean out
the bridegroom like that?
Don't worry.
I already gave them my gift.
Why'd I lug
these mahjong tiles here?
Madam,
your husband-to-be is in tears.
Don't make him
cry too much.
Spoken like a true wife.
What's the ideogram
for "refreshing"?
Your fiancй's not refreshing,
he's depressing.
It's written...
I just wrote it phonetically.
Miss Miwa,
I hear you turned down Goto.
What?
Goto of Sanwa Trading.
I ran into him in Shinjuku.
He said you turned him down.
That's just not true.
He's a nice guy.
Give him a chance.
You've got it wrong.
I never rejected him.
What are you talking about?
Nothing. You just keep
an eye on your husband.
Why'd you reject
such a nice guy?
Shall I set you two up again?
That's all right.
I'll introduce you.
Don't be shy.
It's almost time.
There must be lots of newlyweds
on the trains. It's an auspicious date.
I wonder how she feels.
Will they be seated
face-to-face or side by side?
However they please, the lucky stiffs!
Here it comes.
What's with her?
She promised to wave her bouquet.
Did she forget?
No, she promised
so many times.
Maybe she felt awkward.
And why weren't we invited
to her reception?
We should have been.
She's probably forgotten us.
We all joined the company
at the same time. We were so close.
Yes, but people
grow apart over time.
Then marriage is the worst.
Are men like that too?
I don't know.
If our friendship ended
because one of us got married,
I'd be miserable.
Marriage is the worst.
You're right.
Making fools of us!
Sorry to keep you waiting.
It looks like it will be
a nice day tomorrow.
I sure hope so.
See you.
Thanks for coming in.
Welcome.
Welcome.
Some water
and a cup of coffee.
Fancy meeting you here.
Ayako, where did you two go?
The movies.
The movies, eh?
Will you join me?
- But...
- Is he with you?
- The thing is...
- Got somewhere else to go?
No, I was just going home.
I'll be going now.
Good night.
Ayako, you're not going
with him?
No, I'm not.
Then please sit down.
Thanks for waiting.
- Something to drink?
- No, thanks.
So what's going on?
What do you mean?
You and Goto.
I just met him today.
A mutual friend introduced us.
Didn't I introduce you?
I was first.
- But...
- But what?
A man in my office named Sugiyama
is also a friend of Goto's, so he...
Forget about Sugiyama.
How do you feel?
- About what?
- About Goto.
I just met him today.
You already said that.
I hate it
when you tease me like this!
I'm not teasing.
I'm serious.
Well?
Goto's a good man, isn't he?
You like him, don't you?
I don't know.
You don't know? Really?
I don't know!
Don't know, eh?
You're not making this easy.
But I think we can agree
he's nice, right?
Say you decide you like him.
What would you do?
Seems simple enough.
What?
Marriage.
No.
No? I see.
Anyway, hypothetically speaking,
even if I did fall in love,
there might be reasons
why I couldn't marry him.
Really?
What kind of reasons?
Financial reasons,
for example?
- Possibly.
- What else?
In my case,
I'm still living with Mother.
So what?
If that's your reason,
you'll never get married.
That's fine by me.
Nonsense.
Women need...
For me, love and marriage
don't necessarily go hand in hand.
What's that supposed to mean?
Well, that means...
You're for having affairs?
That's not what I mean!
Really? I'm sorry.
It would be ideal if love
and marriage always went together,
but even if not,
life is still worthwhile.
In fact, cases where they don't
aren't rare.
I suppose.
But won't you be Ionely?
I don't think so.
It's not like when you were young.
That's true.
I enjoy being with Mother.
I'm quite happy like this.
You must really love
your mother.
I guess I do.
We still quarrel a lot.
That's proof of your love.
Parents and children
who aren't close can't even squabble.
You think so?
Of course.
She's a fine