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I'd like to go back in time to tell [br]my 16-year-old self who longed for Japan,
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"You can make your dream come true [br]unless you give up."
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"Never give up."
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[COSTCO SUBS PRESENTS]
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[Interview with a member who's leaving]
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I've lived in Terrace House[br]for two and a half months.
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I wanted to stay longer.[br]I had a lot of fun.
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There were a lot of tough times.
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[2½ MONTH LIFE AT TERRACE HOUSE][br]I couldn't hang out completely with them
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because I've been [br]so preoccupied with work.
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I only slept three or four hours a day[br]since I've been worried about my manga.
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I always stayed up 'til 3 AM [br]near the end of my stay.
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It was amazing! I met a lot of [br]great people by living in Terrace House.
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Like, an actress, a pro[br]basketball player, and pro wrestler...
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You don't have much chance[br]to meet a great illustrator, right?
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I appreciate this opportunity. [br]It was a precious experience.
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Not everyone gets [br]an opportunity like this.
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It was tough, but...
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This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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So I enjoyed it while trying my best[br]with both manga and Terrace House.
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[RUKA NISHINOIRI][br]My younger brother [Luca] and Ruka [br]have the same name.
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In the end, we were like real brothers.
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I never make fun of him...!
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I can handle things a little[br]better than him, so I want to help him.
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So, I helped him to make pasta.
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Then, he made great pasta at last.
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I was so surprised at his final dish.
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He made pasta from scratch.
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It's a little thing. [br]I'm not sure, but...
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Only Ruka would take pictures of me.
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Like, he took pictures of [br]me shaving my beard.
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It's a small thing, but that made me feel[br]he was interested in me,
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and he liked me.
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That meant a lot to me.
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I wanted to protect him [br]from the beginning.
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[RYO TAWATARI][br]Ryo is my best friend.
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I respect him.
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I wanted to become a soccer player[br]when I was a kid.
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Then, I wanted to become[br]a basketball player too. But I couldn't.
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I do respect a person who gets[br]a job that I had wanted.
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When I went to see his game,
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I was so impressed.
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I had never experienced that before.
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I saw a game which my friend[br]was playing in for the first time.
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It was amazing.
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I was like, "That player is my friend!"
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When we were in the house, [br]he's my ordinary friend.
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But when he plays basketball as a pro,
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he looks like a different person.
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I was starstruck.
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I'm sure we will get along forever.
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We bonded with each other.
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We can make time and hang out[br]after he leaves the house.
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[HANA KIMURA][br]I'm a big fan of Hana.
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When I first met her,
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I thought she would become[br]a star in the house.
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I haven't met such a funny person[br]like her. She's so entertaining.
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I like the way she smiles.[br]Her smile makes us laugh.
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She's talented.
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She really wants to find love.
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It seemed like she had a crush.
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New housemates will move in,
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so I'm not sure if she would [br]go for one of them or Ryo.
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If it works out, I'd be happy[br]because I'm a fan of her.
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[HARUKA OKUYAMA][br]Since I liked Haruka,
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she was the one who I wanted [br]to see the most.
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I was always excited to see her.
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When I got home and went into [br]the kitchen, I was happy to see her there.
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When I played a board game [br]with Kaori and Haruka while drinking,
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I realized that Haruka was so funny.
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She isn't just cute but also funny.
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I started thinking that [br]I wanted to approach her.
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When she told me [br]that she was going to leave,
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I was like, "Shoot! I waited too long!"
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I wasn't sure [br]if things would go well.
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But I hurried to make a move on her.
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[THE BAR DATE WITH HARUKA][br]Before the date,
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I told my friend Terry about [br]the date plan... at Simokitazawa.
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I asked him, "What should I do?"
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He's good at approaching a woman.
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His advice contained three steps.
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It was like a manga story.
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Step 1: Get close to her [br]by making up some reason.
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After getting close...
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Actually, we were sitting next to [br]each other from the beginning.
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"If you sit across from each other,[br]find any excuse to move to next to her.
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"then, look at her eyes,
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look at her lips, and kiss her.
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"That's it," he said.
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I was like, "I can't! [br]Because I'm not you."
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I was wondering if I should do that...
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Then, I decided to do what he told me.
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When I saw that they'd seated us [br]side-by-side, I was like, "That's perfect!
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"I can skip step 1.[br]There are only step 2 and 3 left."
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But before the date, [br]I had a photo-shoot for a magazine.
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I happened to see Shohei there.
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I told him that I was going to[br]confess my feelings for Haruka tomorrow.
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He said, "Wow, that makes me happy.
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"That sounds great! What are [br]you going to do on the date?"
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"I'm going to kiss her."
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"No, no, no! Haruka isn't [br]that kind of woman.
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"She isn't the type who [br]wants an unexpected kiss."
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"Oh, really?"
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"You should tell her [br]that you like her first,
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"then, you should kiss her.
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"I'm sure that she prefers that."
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"Oh, I see."
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He had lived with her longer than me.[br]I thought he knew her better.
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So, I took his advice.
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At first, I confessed my feelings for her[br]with the flowers and other stuff.
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But, she said she didn't [br]have feelings for me.
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I was like, "Oh no,[br]I don't need to kiss her."
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I didn't kiss her in the end.
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I'm not sure what it would be like[br]if I suddenly kissed her.
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It was a shame... [br]but I had a lot of fun.
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But, yeah, I still get along with her.
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It was a good experience.
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[CAREER GOING FORWARD][br]My manga is going very well.
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I can draw manga much quicker than before.
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In the worst case, [br]I finish drawing 9 or 10 pages a day.
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This week, I will draw a picture [br]for the cover of my first comic book.
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I'm getting stronger.
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I feel like I've really grown
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when I meet the deadlines.
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Sometimes I have a tough time,
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but I enjoy my work.
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I'm doing my best so that Mingo[br]will be made into a movie or an anime.
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[Translated & Timed by koma][br][Reviewed by hearthrose & goob]