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Yonbun no San
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Yonbun no San · Time Travel

Two people have traveled from the future into the past, and one asks if they can still go back.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

You've gotta be kidding me!?

Textbookうそでしょう！？「だろう」 loses its 「う」 and becomes a blunt 「だろ」; 「嘘だろ!?」 is a shocked 'no way, right?!' rather than a guess.

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Yonbun no San · The Band

Members of a three-piece band look back on a show, and one complains about how Mishima's final chorus went.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

But look, you do nothing but complain, but even with the three of us in this lineup right now...

Textbookでも、あなたは文句ばかり言いますが、今この三人のこの形があっても……Textbook 'ばかり' gets an emphatic small 'っ' ('ばっかり'), then clips further to 'ばっか': '文句ばっか言う' = 'always complaining'.

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Yonbun no San · The Planner

One performer is going through a list of couples' weddings and admits they barely know the third couple.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Whoa, just leave them alone, man! A wedding for people you don't even know?

Textbookちょっと、放っておいてあげてください。面識のない方の結婚式ですよ。「ほっといて」 is contracted 「放っておいて」: 「〜ておく」 becomes 「〜とく」, so 「放っておく」→「ほっとく」. 「やれよ」 is a blunt order.

Tone: Rough (between friends)Speed: normal
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Yonbun no San · Prison

A prison guard says goodbye to a model prisoner who is being released tomorrow, and the prisoner wishes the guard well.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Thanks.

Textbookありがとうございます。'ありがとうございます' drops 'ございます' and its final 'う', becoming 'ありがと', plus friendly 'な'.

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Yonbun no San · Time Slip

A stranger claims to see the future and says they knew Ishimoto would arrive here; Ishimoto asks if it's really true.

Culture note Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese baseball superstar whose sudden 2024 marriage announcement surprised the whole country.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Who'd have thought Ohtani would get married right then, huh?

Textbookまさか、あのタイミングで大谷選手が結婚するとは思いませんでした。'まさか〜とは思いませんでした' is cut to 'まさか〜とはね'. The verb is dropped, and 'ね' invites agreement.

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Yonbun no San · Red Light, Green Light

During a game of Daruma-san ga koronda, two friends confess their feelings, but one says there's a reason they can't date.

Culture note だるまさんがころんだ is a Japanese children's game like Red Light, Green Light: players must freeze whenever "it" turns around.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

The three of us have always been together, right?

Textbook私たち3人はずっと一緒だったではありませんか。"だったじゃないか" → "だったじゃん": "じゃん" reminds the listener of something both already know.

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