Dagashi Kashi 41

019:

第
41st Sweet: Ninjin
[TL note: "ninjin" means "carrot"]

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020:

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静
It's so quiet...
So peacef-

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だ
uuuuuuuul?!!

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...

な
What the...?!

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021:

今
Did that sound come from the backyard...?!

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何
Pops, what are you do-

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お
Oh, Kokonotsu, what's up?

ホ
No, seriously, what are you doing?!

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022:

ん
What? You can't tell?
It's a /bomb/, duh!

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い
Huh?! A bomb?! Sorry, but that doesn't help me at all!!

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ヨ
You-san, that was too cryptic. You have to be to be clearer if you want him to understand...

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に
You have to say it's...
/a carrot./

さ
You're not being any more helpful!!

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い
Come on, Kokonotsu, I'm sure you know about carrots.

え
Eh?

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き
Just show him, I'm sure he'll understand, You-san!

ほ
Righto!

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023:

ほ
Here, it's your share, Kokonotsu.

食
You can eat it.

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あ
Erm... Thanks...

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あ
Ah!

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あ
I-It's the dagashi that's inside that pouch that looks like a carrot!

ポ
Isn't it called /puffed rice/?

に
Carrot

袋
Indeed, they decided to call it "ninjin" because the pouch looks like a carrot.
[TL note: reminder, "ninjin" means "carrot"]

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そ
Right! And /that/...

米
is the machine used to produce "ninjin" from rice, the "bakudan"!
[TL note: "bakudan" means "bomb"]

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024:

こ
It's basically just a pressure cooker. You heat it to elevate the pression of the vapor inside the cooker.

圧
pression

米
rice

熱
heat

そ
And then, the machine suddenly releases the pressure, turning the rice into a delicious, crispy snack.

ポ
It's the same principle as popcorn.

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そ
In order to release the pressure, one has to hit the lever with a hammer.

そ
I like the roaring sound and white smoke it produces during that process...

だ
Hence the name "bakudan".

風
I agree, I find them very elegant...

う
Did we really have something like that at home...?

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じ
Yeah, I remember my grandfather taking it with him to peddle puffed rice.

リ
He pulled a whole trailer behind him...

へ
I didn't know that...

行
Alright, time to work!!

若
He's still so energetic...!

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こ
He had to pull this huge machine behind him...

重
It looks heavy.

い
Well, you know, this is actually one of the smaller models.

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025:

工
I heard that the ones for industrial use are just as big as cannons.

さ
Okay, it's nearly time for the next batch.
Plug your ears.

は
Fire!

わ
*excited*

ふ
Hmm...

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ほ
Hah!

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ん
Hmm...?

ど
What's wrong, pops?

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こ
I think it's broken...

あ
Oh.

え
Whaaaaat?!

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貴
It's so precious...!!

実
There aren't many people who own this kind of machine...

ま
Well, it's not surprising, this one must be around 100 years old...

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な
Have you noticed how...

み
it always happens when you're least prepared for it?

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026:

そ
But here's exactly what you need!
The portable puffed-rice machine!

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¥100,000

今
Get it now, for only 100,000 yen!! You heard right, only 100,000 yen!!

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な
With this, you can eat as much puffed rice, as many ninjin as you want!

へ
Wow, that sounds great! And for only 100,000 yen, what a deal!

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…
That's...

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商
an idea we got to start a new business. What do you think?

ま
Can't you be more direct?!!

な
Have you noticed how it always happens when you're least prepared for it?