Undercurrent 4

Reserved for NCIS
１
第4話
Chapter 4
失って初めてわかる。でもそれは、みんなそうではないのか。
She understand for the first time after losing it. But isn't that how it is with everyone?

２
家業の銭湯を再開し、失踪した夫の報せを待つ日々。大事なことを忘れたような気持ちのまま日は過ぎる。
The days that she spends waiting for news of her husband's disappearance after re-opening the bath house, the family business. The days pass by with the feeling that she's forgotten something important.

これがつづみ
Kanae: This is the hand drum.
そしたらまん中のところをつまんでみて
Kanae: Try picking up the middle here.

それを下からぐいってすくい上げて
Kanae: Pull that from the bottom up.
こう？
Kid: Like this?
そうそう
Kanae: That's right.

あっ　もどった
Kid: Oh, it's back.
でしょ
Kanae: Yup.

「ぶんぶく茶釜」っていうのよ
Kanae: It's called the bunbuku chagama
ぶんぶくちゃがま
Kid: Bunbuku chagama~
あっ電話だ
Kid: Oh, it's the phone.

じゃあねおやすみー
Kid: Well, see you later, goodnight-
おやすみー気をつけて帰んなよ
Kanae: Goodnight, be careful on the way back.

３
はい　月の湯です
Kanae: Yes? You've reached Tsuki no Yu.
あ　菅野？　うん　大丈夫だよ
Kanae: Oh Kanno (Sugano)? Yes, I'm fine.

うん　うん
Kanae: Yes... Yes...
えっ？　探偵！？
Kanae: Eh? A detective!?

だからさ　一応その人は探偵社で働いてるらしいのよ　大手の
Kanno: Like, this guy is working at a detective agency- one of the big ones.
うん　やっぱり旦那ん所じゃ人捜しはしてなくてさ それでその人とは古い知り合いらしいのね
Kanno: Yeah, my husband's place doesn't search for people after all and this guy seems to be a really old acquaintance

え。。。でも
Kanae: Um... But
一応警察に捜索願いだしてるわけだし　探偵っていっても。。。
Kanae: I'm already requesting an investigation by the police, even if we're talking about a detective...

警察なんてアテになんないよ　いい大人が失踪したって　そんな人ゴマンといるわけだから　事件の可能性がなきゃ　働いてくんないよ
Kanno: You can't count on something like the police. An adult has gone missing? There are countless people like that. Unless there's a possiblity of a crime they won't do anything for you.

でもお金だっていくらかかるか。。。
Kanae: But it has got to cost a lot of money...
あーそれは心配しないで
Kanno: Ah, don't worry about that.

４
その人　うちの旦那に　大分借りがあるらしくてさ　経費だけ出せば動いてくれるって
Kanno: This guy seems to have borrowed a lot from my husband so he said he'll work for you if you just cover the expenses.

おやすみなさい
Oldman: Goodnight
ありがとうございました
Kanae: Thank you
えー？でもそんなわけにはいかないよ
Kanae: Eh-? But I can't do something like that.
大丈夫　大丈夫 気にしないで
Kanno: It'll be fine, don't worry about it.

あんたも　動くに動けないだろうし　今のところ手詰まりなんでしょ？
Kanno: It's not like you can really do anything, aren't you at an impasse right now?
たったら探偵でもなんでも頼んでみればいいじゃない
Kanno: So wouldn't ti be fine if just tried hiring a detective or something?

それとももうこのままそっとしといたほうがいい？　そうじゃないんでしょ
Kanno: Or would you rather stay like how you are now? That's not it right?
それはそうだけど。。。
Kanae: That's true but...

とにかく　話は通してあるから　会うだけ会って相談してみたら？
Kanno: Anyways, I've already talked to him already, so why don't you just try meeting him and talking it over.
うん。。。
Kanae: Okay...
ねえ　で明日の昼頃大丈夫？
Kanno: Then, would lunch time tomorrow be alright?

うん大丈夫だけど。。。
Kanae: It's fine...
じゃあ　明日の１２時にこないだの喫茶店で目印に社名の入った封筒を持ってるって
Kanno: Then, tomorrow at 12 at that cafe we went to, he said he'll have an envelope with his company's name so you know it's him

５
悟さんの写真何枚か持ってきて　それからその人は山崎って人だから
Kanno: Bring a couple of pictures of Satoru-san. Oh, and his name is Yamazaki.
封筒。。。　写真。。。　山崎。。。
Kanae: Envelope... Pictures... Yamazaki...

わかったとにかく行ってみるお昼１２時ね
Kanae: Alright. Anyways, I'll give it a try. At noon, right?
うん　いろいろありがとう　旦那さんによろしくね
Kanae: Yes, Thanks for everything. Give my regards to your husband.

堀さん
Kanae: Hori-san
はい　
Hori: Yes?
あたし　明日昼からちょっと出かけます ３時までには戻ってくると思うけど
Kanae: I'm going to be out tomorrow from noon. I should be back around 3.

６
遅くなりそうだったら連絡入れますから
Kanae: If it looks like I'm going to be late, I'll contact you.
わかりました
Hori: Okay.

８
いらっしゃいませー
Welcome-

あの。。。
Kanae: Um...
山崎さんですか？
Kanae: Are you Yamazaki-san?

９
いえ　違いますよ
Man: No, I'm not.

は？
Kanae: Huh?

あっ　どうもすみません！　間違えました
Kanae: Ah, I'm really sorry! I made a mistake.
いえ
Man: It's okay

１０
あの。。。　山崎さん？
Kanae: Um... Yamazaki-san?

ん？
Yamazaki: Hm?

あっ　
Yamazaki: Ah!
えーと。。。
Yamazaki: Er...
あっ　関口さん！？
Yamazaki: Oh! Sekiguchi-san!?
そうです。。。
Kanae: Yes...

１１
や　どうもすみません　すっかり気持ち良くなっちゃって
Yamazaki: Oh, I'm sorry, It was just so comfortable...
あ　どうぞ　お座りください
Yamazaki: Please, sit.
はあ
Kanae: Okay.

エートあれっ？
Yamazaki: Uhhh.... huh?
あら？
Yamazaki: What?
ああーっ　しまった！
Yamazaki: Ahh darn it!

すみません今ちょっと名刺切らしちゃいまして。。。
Yamazaki: Sorry, It seems like I'm out of business cards right now.
とりあえずココに書いときますね
Yamazaki: I'll write it out here for now
。。。はあ
Kanae: ... Okay.

私　山崎といいます本当はヤマサキと読むんですけど
Yamazaki: I'm Yamazaki, but actually it's read "Yamasaki"

釣りバカ日誌のハマちゃんと同じですよ　まあでも皆ヤマザキって呼びますけど
Yamazaki: Like Hama-chan from "Tsuribaka Nisshi"but everyone calls me Yamazaki
。。。それでどうお呼びしたらいいんでしょう
Kanae: ... so what shall I refer to you as?
あ　どっちでもいいです　好きなほうで呼んでください
Yamazaki: Ah it doesn't matter, call me whichever you like.

１２
金銭関係　女性関係　その他の人間関係のトラブルもなし。。。
Yamazaki: He didn't have any trouble with money, women, or any other individuals...

とりあえず配偶者のあなたに確認できたものはなしと。。。
Yamazaki: For the time being let's just say nothing that can be confirmed by you, his spouse.

そして夫婦の仲も特に問題なし
Yamazaki: And no particular problems as a couple.

ご主人が置いていったもので何か手がかりになるようなもの残ってないですかね
Yamazaki: And there's nothing that your husband left behind that could be used as a clue, huh?
手紙とか日記とか。。。
Yamazaki: Like letters or a journal...
手紙類はありきたりの葉書だけです日記はありませんでした
Kanae: The only things like letters were ordinary post cards. He didn't have a journal.

何かないですかね？以前にご主人の携帯の着信履歴を覗いたりしませんでしたか？
Yamazaki: Nothing at all? You never peeked at your husband's cell phone's call list or anything?
そんなことしてません！
Kanae: I don't do things like that!

１３
ふーむ
Yamazaki: Hrmm...

この人なんとなく堀さんに似てるな。。。
Kanae: This guy is somehow similar to Hori-san...

カニだ。。。
Yamazaki: Crabs...
は？
Kanae: Huh?
奥さん彼はカニが好きだったでしょう
Yamazaki: Your husband liked crabs didn't he?
そしてかつてはアイスホッケーの選手だった！
Yamazaki: And he was a former ice hockey player!

。。。カニは普通に好きだったと思いますけど。。。
Kanae: ... I think he liked crabs to a normal degree, but...
アイスホッケーの選手ではありませんでした。。。
Kanae: He wasn't an ice hockey player...

ふむ
Yamazaki: Hrm.
一勝一敗か
Yamazaki: a hit and a miss, huh?

１４
じー
Kanae: *stare*

あのね　さっきからずっと　お話聞いてて思ったんだけど　なんかこう見えてこないんですよ
Yamazaki: You know, I was thinking this the whole time while I was listening to your story but, it hard to see it that way.

あなたのご主人悟さんのパーソナリティみたいなものがさ
Yamazaki: The personality of your husband, Satoru-san, that is.

人当たりがいい　面倒見がいい　責任感がある
Yamazaki: Getting along well with people, being helpful, having a sense of responsibility
そんなのはその人がその人たりえてるモノとはなんの関係もないですよ
Yamazaki: That's got absolutely nothing to do with this person doing something that people are capable of

いや むしろ自分が本来持っているモノを見せないためのアリバイ作りでしかない
Yamazaki: Or rather, it's only something that he fabricated in order to not show you something in his past
話を聞いてる限り 僕には彼が自分の本質を周囲に見せまいとする隠蔽作業を続けていたという絵しか浮かばないな
Yamazaki: As far as I can tell from what you said, to me, the only image that comes to mind is that he manufactured a facade so as to not show the edges of his actual self.

１５
。。。ずい分はっきりと仰るんですね
Kanae: ... You speak quite frankly.
山崎さんは悟さんに会ったこともないわけでしょう わかりましないのに決めつけて。。。
Kanae: You haven't even met Satoru-san before. You're deciding something like that without understanding him.

ええあった事もありません
Yamazaki: Yes, I haven't met him before.
では４年交際してさらに４年間結婚生活なさってたあんたは彼のことがわかるんですか？
Yamazaki: Then, as a person who was acquainted with him for 4 years and furthermore shared with him 4 years of married life, do you understand him?

それは。。。全てわかってるとはいいません
Kanae: That... I can't say that I understand everything.
でも少なくともあなたよりはわかっているつもりです！
Kanae: But at the very least it ought to understand more than you!
ふむ。。。　それではひとつ訊きたいんですが
Yamazaki: Hrm... Well then, let me ask you one thing.

人をわかるってどういうことですか？
Yamazaki: What does it mean to understand someone?
それは。。。　その。。。　共に時間を過ごしたり。。。　その人の考え方を知ったり
Kanae: That's... Um... Passing time together... Understanding the way a person thinks

１６
それは。。。　その。。。
Kanae: Erm... Um...

失礼
Yamazaki: Excuse me.

はい山崎です
Yamazaki: Yes, this is Yamazaki.

だからさ今はマキだけでやってるけど　そのうち重油も使えるようにしたほうがいいと思うんだ
Kanae: I mean, we're just using fire wood now but I think sooner or later we should make it possible to use oil as well.
お父さんもそのつもりで庭にタンクだけ作っといたからあとはバーナー買ってさ
Kanae: My dad was also thinking that so he built that tank in the garden so we'll just buy a burner

１７
今は二人（とおばさん）でやれてるからいいけどそのうち子どもでもできたら色々大変じゃない？　
Kanae: We're doing it by ourselves (with Auntie) so it's fine, but if we have kids won't it be a real bother?
重油は高くつくけど手間かからないしさ
Kanae: Oil is more expensive but it doesn't require much labor...
まあ。。。　先の話だけどね
Kanae: Well... It's just talk about the future.

。。。なあに？
Kanae: ... What is it?

なんでもないよ
Satoru: It's nothing.

奥さん
Yamazaki: Ma'am?
奥さん
Yamazaki: Ma'am?

１８
。。。はい
Kanae: ... Yes?
大丈夫ですか？
Yamazaki: Are you alright?
少し顔色が良くないですよ
Yamazaki: You don't look too well
いえ。。。大丈夫です
Kanae: No... I'm okay.

今日はこのへんにしておきましょうお疲れになったでしょう
Yamazaki: Well let's stop here today, you must be tired out.

一応　行方が途絶えた旅行先の京都も当たってみますがー４ヵ月も前だあまり期待はできませんね
Yamazaki: For the time being I'll go check out his last known whereabouts, the trip destination, Kyoto. But that was 4 months ago so the prospects don't seem too bright.

それよりさっき伺った　ご主人に縁のある場所　土地　人々などをしらみつぶしにあたってみます
それで何かがわかるかどうかはなんともいえないがとにかくやってみましょう
Yamazaki: More importantly, I spoke about it before but I'll be looking into the places, areas, and people that were related to your husband. I can't say that I'll be able to find anything out from that but I'll give it a shot anyways.

１９
それで。。。あの　お金のほうはどうすれば。。。
Kanae: And... um... what should I do about the money...

西村さんの奥さんから聞きませんでした？経費だけ頂きますので後で請求書送ります
Yamazaki: Didn't you hear from Nishimura-san's wife? I'll only be asking you to cover the expenses so I'll bill you later

あの。。。　私探偵というものを雇ったことがないんですけどこういうの普通なんですか？
Kanae: Um... I've never hired a detective before but is that really normal?
いやとんでもない 普通経費別に一日何万もかかります
Yamazaki: No, not at all. For a normal fee it could even cost a tens of thousands of yen per day.

僕　西村さんに頭が上がりませんでしてね　頼まれたら断れないんですよ　ま　いろいろ融通してもらってもいるんですが
Yamazaki: Well, I can't even look Nishimura-san in the eyes. If he requested it then I can't refuse. I've received a lot of loans from him.

他に仕事が入るときもあるので　これにかかりきりという　わけにはいかないが。。。
Yamazaki: There'll be times where I'll have other jobs so I can't say I'll be able to devote all my time to this one but...
とりあえず３ヶ月期限を切りましょう　その後どうするかは　その時　話し合いましょう
Yamazaki: For now lets set the time limit for 3 months, we'll meet to discuss what to do afterwards at that time.

２週間に一度経過報告に来ます連絡は携帯電話のほうでかまいませんか？
Yamazaki: I'll give you a progress report once every two weeks. Can I contact you on your cellphone?
はい。。。
Kanae: Yes...


２０
なんか新しくわかったことがありましたら　いつでも僕の携帯に連絡してください
Yamazaki: If you find out anything new please contact me on my cellphone whenever.
わかりました
Kanae: Alright.
いろいろ気に障ることをいってすみませんでした許してください
Yamazaki: I said some things that might have got on your nerves so please forgive me.
いえ。。。いいんです
Kanae: No... It's okay.

では
Yamazaki: Then I'll be off

あの。。。
Kanae: Um...

山崎さん
Kanae: Yamazaki-san

なんです？
Yamazaki: What is it?

２１
。。。あの　ごめんなさい
Kanae: Um... Sorry but...
。。。もし山崎さんに長年一緒に暮らしていた女性がいて　その人のところから黙って出て行くとしたら
やっぱりその女性が原因なんですか？
Kanae: ... If there was a woman who was lived together with Yamazaki-san for many years, if you left that person without saying anything, would it definitely be because of the woman?

その人が自分のことをわかってくれないと感じたら何か説明することも諦めて離れていきますか
Kanae: If you felt like that person didn't understand you at all would you give up trying to explain and just leave?

。。。難しいな
Yamazaki: ... That's tough.
首相のマネをするなら「仮定の質問には答えられない」な
Yamazaki: If I were imitating the prime minister, I'd say "I can't answer hypothetical questions."

でももし僕が相手の女性に原因があって別れるとしたら別れる前にそのことをいっていっていいまくるでしょうね
Yamazaki: But if I were going to break up with a girl for some reason, before we broke up I'd tell her profusely about the reason why

黙って去って行くなんて幼いナルシシズムでしかないと思いますね
Yamazaki: I can only think of leaving without saying anything as immature narcissism.

２２
あるいはその女性を巻き込みたくないトラブルを抱えていて　その人に知られたくない何かがあった場合。。。　そういう場合は何も言わず消えてしまうかもしれない
Yamazaki: If it were the case that I had some kind of trouble that I didn't want to get that woman involved in and there was something that I didn't want her to know... In that case I might disappear without saying anything.

あと一番考えられるのは別の女性の元に走ってします場合でしょうね　でもこれは相手にわかってしまうと思うな
Yamazaki: And then there's the situation that's most often thought about, that he ran because of another woman. But I think that would be bound to be discovered.

まあこういう仮定の話は本当はすべきじゃないんで土台が見えてない限りいくら積み重ねてもどこにも辿りつきゃしないんですよね
Yamazaki: Well, you really shouldn't think about these hypothetical situations, as long they're not rooted in anything, no matter how many you think of, it won't lead anywhere.

でもね。。。
Yamazaki: But, you know...
彼はあなたに本当は伝えたかったのかもしれないですよ
Yamazaki: Maybe he really wanted to tell you.

２３
あなたに何もかも打ち明けてわかって欲しかったのかもしれない　でもうまく言葉にできず伝えきる自信がない
Yamazaki: Maybe he wanted to confess everything and wanted you to understand, but he couldn't put it to words and didn't have the confidence to explain.
そういう無力感が続くなか何もかも投げだしたくなって出していった。。。　まあこれも仮定の話ですけど
Yamazaki: And while that feeling of powerless continued, he started to want to throw it all away and left... Well, but that's another hypothetical.

結局ね　わからないことを　あれこれ　考えても　しょうがないんですよ
Yamazaki: In the end, it's pointless to think this and that way about things you don't know.
わからないことはわからないし　わかることはそのうちわかるでしょう
Yamazaki: The things you don't know, you just don't know. The things you do know, you know them as they are.

すみません　どうもありがとうございました
Kanae: I'm sorry, thank you very much.
いえいえ
Yamazaki: It's nothing.

奥さん
Yamazaki: Ma'am

あんたはどうです？
Yamazaki: How about you?
あんた自身のことは彼にわかってもらえてたんですか？
Yamazaki: Did he understand who you truly are?

２６

人をわかるってどういうことですか？
What does it mean to understand someone?

なんとなく、被害者のつもりでいた。急に突きつけられた「過失」の可能性は重すぎるー。
Somehow, she intended to stay the victim. The sudden confrontation of the possibility of it being her own error is heavy indeed.

Notes:
And here's the introduction of the great character who might seem familiar from the chapters of Coffee Jikan. He seems pretty similar in attitude to the director in chapter 1, and in appearance to that detective in 2. He's a really funny character that has a lot of interesting sequences later on.

2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunbuku_chagama

3
The furi does say Sugano but it seems to be a typo.

11
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuribaka_Nisshi

19
literally that he can't raise his head to Nishimura

21
Don't really know what the significance of the reference to the PM is.

23
Reminds me of
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_that_is_is_that_that_is_not_is_not_is_that_it_it_is