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	# <span id = "C2N14">"Hakushon Dai Maoh" was a television show about a genie and his daughter genie. The main genie had to give wishes when someone sneezed (hakushon = achoo) and the other when someone yawned.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N14\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C2N14">"Hakushon Dai Maoh" was a television show about a genie and his daughter genie. The main genie had to give wishes when someone sneezed (hakushon = achoo) and the other when someone yawned.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N14\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C2N15">Yuuri seems to have made up a word, and not even he knows what it means. He then plays with the words for a little bit. In the end it seems he equates a "honyara" with being the same thing as a "maoh".</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N15\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C2N15">Yuuri seems to have made up a word, and not even he knows what it means. He then plays with the words for a little bit. In the end it seems he equates a "honyara" with being the same thing as a "maoh".</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N15\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C2N16">�� is the kanji for river, which has three straight lines. Sleeping "like the character of the river" is like sleeping in straight lines next to each other.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N16\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C2N16">川 is the kanji for river, which has three straight lines. Sleeping "like the character of the river" is like sleeping in straight lines next to each other.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N16\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C2N17">Sound of a horse.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N17\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C2N17">Sound of a horse.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N17\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C2N18">Majutsu is 'Black Magic'.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N18\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C2N18">Majutsu is 'Black Magic'.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N18\|(Return to Text)]]

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	== Afterword ==		== Afterword ==
	# <span id = "C11N1">"Captain Supermarket" is the Japanese title for "Army of Darkness".</span> [[MaruMA:Afterword#C11N1\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C11N1">"Captain Supermarket" is the Japanese title for "Army of Darkness".</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Afterword#C11N1\|(Return to Text)]]

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	== Afterword ==		== Afterword ==
	# <span id = "C11N1">"Captain Supermarket" is the Japanese title for "Army of Darkness".</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C11N1\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C11N1">"Captain Supermarket" is the Japanese title for "Army of Darkness".</span> [[MaruMA:Afterword#C11N1\|(Return to Text)]]

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	== Chapter 10 ==		== Chapter 10 ==
	# <span id = "C10N1">A large brown cicada.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C10N1\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C10N1">A large brown cicada.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_10#C10N1\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C10N2">Yariika is a loligo bleekeri. Yanbaru Kuina is a gallirallus okinawae.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C10N2\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C10N2">Yariika is a loligo bleekeri. Yanbaru Kuina is a gallirallus okinawae.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_10#C10N2\|(Return to Text)]]

	== Afterword ==		== Afterword ==
	# <span id = "C11N1">"Captain Supermarket" is the Japanese title for "Army of Darkness".</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_01_Full_Text#C11N1\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C11N1">"Captain Supermarket" is the Japanese title for "Army of Darkness".</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_01_Full_Text#C11N1\|(Return to Text)]]

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Chapter 9

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	== Chapter 9 ==		== Chapter 9 ==
	# <span id = "C9N1">In the Edo period, the strongest fireman carried a "matoi", a large stand with the symbol for their brigade, to show that a fire was in a building or somewhere nearby. </span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C9N1\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C9N1">In the Edo period, the strongest fireman carried a "matoi", a large stand with the symbol for their brigade, to show that a fire was in a building or somewhere nearby. </span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_9#C9N1\|(Return to Text)]]

	== Chapter 10 ==		== Chapter 10 ==

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Chapter 8

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	== Chapter 8 ==		== Chapter 8 ==
	# <span id = "C8N1">Jigoku is the Japanese word for "Hell".</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C8N1\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C8N1">Jigoku is the Japanese word for "Hell".</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_8#C8N1\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C8N2">B-movie usually refers to "bad movies". Movies like "Killer Klownz From Outer Space" are often thought of as B-movies.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C8N2\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C8N2">B-movie usually refers to "bad movies". Movies like "Killer Klownz From Outer Space" are often thought of as B-movies.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_8#C8N2\|(Return to Text)]]

	== Chapter 9 ==		== Chapter 9 ==

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Chapter 6

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	== Chapter 6 ==		== Chapter 6 ==
	# <span id = "C6N1">Engiwaru means Bad Omen.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C6N1\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C6N1">Engiwaru means Bad Omen.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_6#C6N1\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C6N2">A type of bread that tastes like rye.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C6N2\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C6N2">A type of bread that tastes like rye.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_6#C6N2\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C6N3">Musashi - A historical TV drama. Yuuri is into these.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C6N3\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C6N3">Musashi - A historical TV drama. Yuuri is into these.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_6#C6N3\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C6N4">A television show in Japan.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C6N4\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C6N4">A television show in Japan.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_6#C6N4\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C6N5">A famous baseball player.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C6N5\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C6N5">A famous baseball player.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_6#C6N5\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C6N6">The type of fish this is for the Japanese is a bit different than our thought of a swordfish, but the pun still works. Japanese would think of this fish.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C6N6\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C6N6">The type of fish this is for the Japanese is a bit different than our thought of a swordfish, but the pun still works. Japanese would think of this fish.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_6#C6N6\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C6N7">Gunter is attempting to say "towel". In the original, Yuuri uses English to say "towel" and "give up", confusing the others.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C6N7\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C6N7">Gunter is attempting to say "towel". In the original, Yuuri uses English to say "towel" and "give up", confusing the others.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_6#C6N7\|(Return to Text)]]

	== Chapter 7 ==		== Chapter 7 ==
	<!--# <span id = "C7N1">...</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_01_Full_Text#C7N1\|(Return to Text)]]-->		<!--# <span id = "C7N1">...</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_01_Full_Text#C7N1\|(Return to Text)]]-->

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Chapter 5

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	== Chapter 5 ==		== Chapter 5 ==
	# <span id = "C5N1">Giants are the most popular team in Japan. However, there's a Giants team in Japan and a Giants team in America.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C5N1\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C5N1">Giants are the most popular team in Japan. However, there's a Giants team in Japan and a Giants team in America.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_5#C5N1\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C5N2">A type of baseball used to throw fast balls.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C5N2\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C5N2">A type of baseball used to throw fast balls.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_5#C5N2\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C5N3">A rising fastball is a myth in baseball. It would be the opposite of a 'sinker', where, as the ball approached the plate, it would go up instead of down. It has been described as an optical illusion on the batter's part, and switching from a two-seam ball to a four-seam ball can have this effect.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C5N3\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C5N3">A rising fastball is a myth in baseball. It would be the opposite of a 'sinker', where, as the ball approached the plate, it would go up instead of down. It has been described as an optical illusion on the batter's part, and switching from a two-seam ball to a four-seam ball can have this effect.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_5#C5N3\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C5N4">Generally catchers are thought to be larger, and Yuuri thinks he'll be more sympathetic because he's a "skinny catcher".</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C5N4\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C5N4">Generally catchers are thought to be larger, and Yuuri thinks he'll be more sympathetic because he's a "skinny catcher".</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_5#C5N4\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C5N5">Most baseball stadiums in Japan have domes now, because of how often it rains. Yuuri is noting that there wasn't a dome at the time he had this class.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C5N5\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C5N5">Most baseball stadiums in Japan have domes now, because of how often it rains. Yuuri is noting that there wasn't a dome at the time he had this class.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_5#C5N5\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C5N6">There is more than one "Rhodes", so Yuuri is specifying who he means by saying where he comes from.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C5N6\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C5N6">There is more than one "Rhodes", so Yuuri is specifying who he means by saying where he comes from.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_5#C5N6\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C5N7">Originally Yuuri mentions "Chikyuu no Arukikata" meaning "How to Walk the Earth", which is a famous traveler's guide in Japan. Lonely Planet is a famous traveler's guide in English.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C5N7\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C5N7">Originally Yuuri mentions "Chikyuu no Arukikata" meaning "How to Walk the Earth", which is a famous traveler's guide in Japan. Lonely Planet is a famous traveler's guide in English.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_5#C5N7\|(Return to Text)]]

	== Chapter 6 ==		== Chapter 6 ==
	# <span id = "C6N1">Engiwaru means Bad Omen.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_01_Full_Text#C6N1\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C6N1">Engiwaru means Bad Omen.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_01_Full_Text#C6N1\|(Return to Text)]]

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Chapter 4

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	# <span id = "C2N14">"Hakushon Dai Maoh" was a television show about a genie and his daughter genie. The main genie had to give wishes when someone sneezed (hakushon = achoo) and the other when someone yawned.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N14\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C2N14">"Hakushon Dai Maoh" was a television show about a genie and his daughter genie. The main genie had to give wishes when someone sneezed (hakushon = achoo) and the other when someone yawned.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N14\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C2N15">Yuuri seems to have made up a word, and not even he knows what it means. He then plays with the words for a little bit. In the end it seems he equates a "honyara" with being the same thing as a "maoh".</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N15\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C2N15">Yuuri seems to have made up a word, and not even he knows what it means. He then plays with the words for a little bit. In the end it seems he equates a "honyara" with being the same thing as a "maoh".</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N15\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C2N16">�� is the kanji for river, which has three straight lines. Sleeping "like the character of the river" is like sleeping in straight lines next to each other.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N16\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C2N16">川 is the kanji for river, which has three straight lines. Sleeping "like the character of the river" is like sleeping in straight lines next to each other.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N16\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C2N17">Sound of a horse.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N17\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C2N17">Sound of a horse.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N17\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C2N18">Majutsu is 'Black Magic'.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N18\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C2N18">Majutsu is 'Black Magic'.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume01:Chapter_2#C2N18\|(Return to Text)]]

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	== Chapter 6 ==		== Chapter 6 ==
	# <span id = "C6N1">Engiwaru means Bad Omen.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C6N1\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C6N1">Engiwaru means Bad Omen.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_6#C6N1\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C6N2">A type of bread that tastes like rye.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C6N2\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C6N2">A type of bread that tastes like rye.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_6#C6N2\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C6N3">Musashi - A historical TV drama. Yuuri is into these.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C6N3\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C6N3">Musashi - A historical TV drama. Yuuri is into these.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_6#C6N3\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C6N4">A television show in Japan.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C6N4\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C6N4">A television show in Japan.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_6#C6N4\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C6N5">A famous baseball player.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C6N5\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C6N5">A famous baseball player.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_6#C6N5\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C6N6">The type of fish this is for the Japanese is a bit different than our thought of a swordfish, but the pun still works. Japanese would think of this fish.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C6N6\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C6N6">The type of fish this is for the Japanese is a bit different than our thought of a swordfish, but the pun still works. Japanese would think of this fish.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_6#C6N6\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C6N7">Gunter is attempting to say "towel". In the original, Yuuri uses English to say "towel" and "give up", confusing the others.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C6N7\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C6N7">Gunter is attempting to say "towel". In the original, Yuuri uses English to say "towel" and "give up", confusing the others.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_6#C6N7\|(Return to Text)]]

	== Chapter 7 ==		== Chapter 7 ==
	<!--# <span id = "C7N1">...</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_01_Full_Text#C7N1\|(Return to Text)]]-->		<!--# <span id = "C7N1">...</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_01_Full_Text#C7N1\|(Return to Text)]]-->

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	== Chapter 5 ==		== Chapter 5 ==
	# <span id = "C5N1">Giants are the most popular team in Japan. However, there's a Giants team in Japan and a Giants team in America.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C5N1\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C5N1">Giants are the most popular team in Japan. However, there's a Giants team in Japan and a Giants team in America.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_5#C5N1\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C5N2">A type of baseball used to throw fast balls.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C5N2\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C5N2">A type of baseball used to throw fast balls.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_5#C5N2\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C5N3">A rising fastball is a myth in baseball. It would be the opposite of a 'sinker', where, as the ball approached the plate, it would go up instead of down. It has been described as an optical illusion on the batter's part, and switching from a two-seam ball to a four-seam ball can have this effect.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C5N3\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C5N3">A rising fastball is a myth in baseball. It would be the opposite of a 'sinker', where, as the ball approached the plate, it would go up instead of down. It has been described as an optical illusion on the batter's part, and switching from a two-seam ball to a four-seam ball can have this effect.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_5#C5N3\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C5N4">Generally catchers are thought to be larger, and Yuuri thinks he'll be more sympathetic because he's a "skinny catcher".</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C5N4\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C5N4">Generally catchers are thought to be larger, and Yuuri thinks he'll be more sympathetic because he's a "skinny catcher".</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_5#C5N4\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C5N5">Most baseball stadiums in Japan have domes now, because of how often it rains. Yuuri is noting that there wasn't a dome at the time he had this class.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C5N5\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C5N5">Most baseball stadiums in Japan have domes now, because of how often it rains. Yuuri is noting that there wasn't a dome at the time he had this class.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_5#C5N5\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C5N6">There is more than one "Rhodes", so Yuuri is specifying who he means by saying where he comes from.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C5N6\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C5N6">There is more than one "Rhodes", so Yuuri is specifying who he means by saying where he comes from.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_5#C5N6\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C5N7">Originally Yuuri mentions "Chikyuu no Arukikata" meaning "How to Walk the Earth", which is a famous traveler's guide in Japan. Lonely Planet is a famous traveler's guide in English.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C5N7\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C5N7">Originally Yuuri mentions "Chikyuu no Arukikata" meaning "How to Walk the Earth", which is a famous traveler's guide in Japan. Lonely Planet is a famous traveler's guide in English.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_5#C5N7\|(Return to Text)]]

	== Chapter 6 ==		== Chapter 6 ==
	# <span id = "C6N1">Engiwaru means Bad Omen.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_01_Full_Text#C6N1\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C6N1">Engiwaru means Bad Omen.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_01_Full_Text#C6N1\|(Return to Text)]]

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	== Chapter 4 ==		== Chapter 4 ==
	# <span id = "C4N1">Haafu, or "Half", in Japanese refers to someone who is mixed race. Normally this would means along the lines of, "You're only half Japanese".</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C4N1\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C4N1">Haafu, or "Half", in Japanese refers to someone who is mixed race. Normally this would means along the lines of, "You're only half Japanese".</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_4#C4N1\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C4N2">Daburu, or "Double", means someone of mixed race also. But instead of saying you're "half" of something, it instead says you have "two cultures".</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C4N2\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C4N2">Daburu, or "Double", means someone of mixed race also. But instead of saying you're "half" of something, it instead says you have "two cultures".</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_4#C4N2\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C4N3">In Japanese, "bon kyu bon" refers to a shapely woman, meaning the 'big small big' in reference to her breasts, waist and buttocks. So when Yuuri says the first one is hitting him, he means her large breasts.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C4N3\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C4N3">In Japanese, "bon kyu bon" refers to a shapely woman, meaning the 'big small big' in reference to her breasts, waist and buttocks. So when Yuuri says the first one is hitting him, he means her large breasts.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_4#C4N3\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C4N4">Studio Alta is where the popular TV show "Waratte ittomo" is filmed in Japan. It's a variety talk show, and the studio is famous for it. Consider this similar to Yuuri saying if he was an audience member on a TV show like "Whose Line Is It Anyway" or "Montel Williams".</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C4N4\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C4N4">Studio Alta is where the popular TV show "Waratte ittomo" is filmed in Japan. It's a variety talk show, and the studio is famous for it. Consider this similar to Yuuri saying if he was an audience member on a TV show like "Whose Line Is It Anyway" or "Montel Williams".</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_4#C4N4\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C4N5">A lantern in Japan that has pictures all over it and revolves quickly. It could symbolize many thoughts running through someone's mind. I've also seen it called a "running horse lantern" and a "shadow picture lantern".</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C4N5\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C4N5">A lantern in Japan that has pictures all over it and revolves quickly. It could symbolize many thoughts running through someone's mind. I've also seen it called a "running horse lantern" and a "shadow picture lantern".</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_4#C4N5\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C4N6">Yakult is a place.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C4N6\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C4N6">Yakult is a place.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_4#C4N6\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C4N7">Hochinosu is the second stomach of a cow. Mino is the first stomach. Ginoa may be the fourth stomach. Yan is a Korean way to pronounce stomach. In English they're called the "rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum", but most people probably wouldn't know these either.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C4N7\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C4N7">Hochinosu is the second stomach of a cow. Mino is the first stomach. Ginoa may be the fourth stomach. Yan is a Korean way to pronounce stomach. In English they're called the "rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum", but most people probably wouldn't know these either.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_4#C4N7\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C4N8">I tried to keep it close to the original meaning, but I had to switch around words to make it fit into a "haiku" in English.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C4N8\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C4N8">I tried to keep it close to the original meaning, but I had to switch around words to make it fit into a "haiku" in English.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_4#C4N8\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C4N9">In Japanese, "kyuukon" can mean "engagement" or "bulb", as in a plant.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C4N9\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C4N9">In Japanese, "kyuukon" can mean "engagement" or "bulb", as in a plant.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_4#C4N9\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C4N10">Tulip means "perfect love" in Persian mythology. Hyacinth is a story from ancient Greece about a close friendship between 'Apollo and Hyacinth'.</span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C4N10\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C4N10">Tulip means "perfect love" in Persian mythology. Hyacinth is a story from ancient Greece about a close friendship between 'Apollo and Hyacinth'.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_4#C4N10\|(Return to Text)]]
	# <span id = "C4N11">Spaghetti Western - a nickname for a sub-genre of Western films. </span> [[MaruMA:~~Volume_01_Full_Text~~#C4N11\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C4N11">Spaghetti Western - a nickname for a sub-genre of Western films. </span> [[MaruMA:Volume_1:Chapter_4#C4N11\|(Return to Text)]]

	== Chapter 5 ==		== Chapter 5 ==
	# <span id = "C5N1">Giants are the most popular team in Japan. However, there's a Giants team in Japan and a Giants team in America.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_01_Full_Text#C5N1\|(Return to Text)]]		# <span id = "C5N1">Giants are the most popular team in Japan. However, there's a Giants team in Japan and a Giants team in America.</span> [[MaruMA:Volume_01_Full_Text#C5N1\|(Return to Text)]]