along with the folds of her heart.
All the earth will be enlightened,
even the flowers and trees.
All the earth will be enlightened,
even the flowers and trees.
Today's performance
was quite good.
Shall we eat at Takigawa?
What do you say?
I have something
I need to do.
- What's that?
- It's not important.
- Will you be late?
- I don't know.
Sorry I kept you waiting.
I couldn't leave the shortcake
I was making.
I put in too much vanilla,
but it's good.
Let's go into the other room.
Your hands are so cold!
Fumi, please serve
the cake in the other room.
How'd that idea
enter your head?
Tell me. How?
It just did.
Have some?
- Is it very difficult?
- What?
- Stenography.
- Not really.
How hard can it be
if I can do it?
Come on, try some.
It's good.
But what do you
hope to accomplish?
What do you intend to do?
Anything I can.
You can't go to work
for no reason.
If Ken hadn't been so awfuI,
I certainly wouldn't be working now.
But I couldn't face
moving back in with my parents.
Just hurry up
and get married.
- I don't want advice like that.
- I'll give it to you anyway.
I don't want it.
If you'll do "anything,"
might as well get married.
- Not eating?
- I don't want it.
- Have some.
- I don't feeI like it.
- It's good.
- I don't want any.
Just a bite.
I worked so hard to bake it!
I don't want any.
Eat it.
I'll make you eat if I have to.
- I said I didn't want any.
- Why so hystericaI? Fine, don't eat it.
This just shows
you need a man.
Where are you going?
- Home.
You're leaving?
Weren't you going to stay the night?
Please don't go.
I'm back.
Welcome home.
Where have you been?
At Aya's.
A letter came from your aunt.
She wants you
to come by on Saturday.
That's the day after tomorrow.
She told you about him,
didn't she?
Just meet him once.
He'll be there.
Can't I just refuse?
At least meet him.
You can always turn him down.
Come here.
Sit.
I'm sure you've heard
about this Satake from your aunt.
I've met him.
He's a fine young man.
I don't think
you'll be disappointed.
Go see for yourself.
You can't stay here forever.
You have to marry
sooner or later.
I think it's about time.
What do you say?
Your aunt is very concerned.
Well?
But I...
I want to stay with you.
That's out of the question.
Of course, it would make
my life much easier.
- Then why not?
- Because it's not right.
I've let you take care of me
for too long.
I didn't want to give you up.
For that I owe you an apology.
I'll be quite upset
if you don't marry.
But what will happen to you?
I'll manage.
- How?
- One way or another.
But I can't get married.
Why?
You'd never wash
your shirts and collars.
You wouldn't even shave
in the morning.
Oh, I'd shave.
If I didn't clean your desk,
nobody would.
Remember when you tried
to cook rice and burned it?
You'd be eating
burnt rice every day.
You'd be helpless, I know.
Well, what if I were to say
that you needn't worry
about any of that?
What if somebody else
looked after me?
Somebody else?
It's just a possibility.
You intend to do
what Mr. Onodera did?
Take another wife?
You'd marry again?
That woman we saw today?
It's definite?
Really?
Is that true?
Father, leave me alone.
Go back downstairs.
You'll go, won't you?
Day after tomorrow?
We're all so worried about you.
You will go, won't you?
Do it for me.
We'll have nice weather
again tomorrow.
So what did she say?
She didn't say anything.
But it's been a week
since I introduced them.
I have to give them an answer.
I realize that.
But pestering her
could ruin everything.
The other side
is eager to proceed.
I really don't see how Noriko
could find fault with him.
She likes him.
I'm sure she does.
Why did she go