Kamiyama High School - Empty Classroom

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Rui

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Well then, let's begin our study session.
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Akito, An & Tsukasa

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Thank you for doing this!
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Mizuki

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But, how are we actually gonna teach them?
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Rui

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There's a test on the final day of the supplementary classes, yes?
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Rui

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The content of the classes must be targeted at that. Could I take a look at the worksheets you received in class?
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Mizuki

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Sure, here you go.
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Rui

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Thank you. Hmm...

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Rui

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I see. It seems the bulk of the questions cover the fundamentals of each subject. While there's a lot here, there are no complicated tests of applied knowledge.
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Toya

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That may be intentional on the part of the teachers since the goal of the test is to prevent students from being held back.
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Tsukasa

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Now that you mention it, the physics questions I answered were mostly basic knowledge.
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Akito

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So were mine. Although, I still flunked the test.
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Yeah, me too.
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Rui

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What this means is that all you need to do is become able to solve all the problems in your worksheets.
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Rui

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How about this, then?
We'll spend time focusing on the topics covered by the worksheets you each received.
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Rui

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You'll go back over each worksheet, while using the exercises in the textbook for particularly weak areas.
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Rui

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And if you encounter anything you don't understand, you can ask us three for help.
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O-Okay...!
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Mizuki

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Oh, but will we definitely be able to help them out? What about you Toya? Do you have any weak subjects?
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Toya

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As I recall, Shiraishi failed classics and chemistry, while Akito failed English and math.
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Toya

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I'll have no trouble with basic questions for those four subjects. How about you, Akiyama?
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Mizuki

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Yep, those subjects are no trouble for me!
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Rui

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Also, when we teachers have spare time, we should review upcoming topics and be ready to answer questions.
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Toya

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Understood.
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Thank you all...!
I'm gonna try my best!
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Mizuki

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Great! Now, let's get this study session started!
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Uh...
“The chaunginge of the sesoun...stirreth the pathos of thinges...in alle manere wyse...”

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(Urgh... Just like in class, I don't understand it at all.)
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(It's just a non-starter every time since I don't even get the meaning of the sentence...)
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(For now, I'd better try reading on...)
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“And autumpne stirreth it most of al...oft it hath bin said...”
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“Forsooth...it may be so...yit nought...can enflame the...herte...as can...”
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(“Enflame”...
Like getting fired up? But what does “forsooth” mean...?)
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(Urgh... What the heck!)
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I really don't get this at all! Is this seriously something a Japanese person wrote?!
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Tsukasa

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I understand what you mean...
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Akito

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You can't just read that stuff intuitively.
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Mizuki

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Hahaha...
The thing with Classical Japanese is that you won't get very far unless you build up your vocabulary first.
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Mizuki

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An, which words do you not know?
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Uhh... Almost all of them?
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Mizuki

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All of them...
Okay, let's break it down!
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Mizuki

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So the first line is...
“The chaunginge of the sesoun stirreth the pathos of thinges in alle manere wyse.” Is there anything there you want me to explain?
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Yes! What's the “pathos of thinges”?
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Mizuki

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Hmm... It's like a feeling you get when something is rich in charm. We'd say “pathos of things” in modern times.
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When something has charm...
That's a phrase I hear a lot, but come to think of it, I don't know exactly what it means.
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Toya

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In other words, it's profoundly elegant.
However, that may be somewhat abstract as a definition.
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Rui

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It might be easier to look through the lens of your lived experience. For example...
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Rui

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Shiraishi, have you ever been captivated by the sky at dusk?
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The sky? At dusk...?
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Oh! Sometimes, at the end of a day of singing practice, I'll feel really tired, look at the sky and think it looks gorgeous!
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Tsukasa

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Oh, I understand that too! When I look at the sky after pushing myself to the limit, it always looks so vast and peaceful.
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Yes! I know exactly what you mean!
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Rui

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Hehe. That deeply sentimental feeling is more or less what is called “the pathos of things”.
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Oh, I see...
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Mizuki

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And “sesoun” is an old way to say “season”...
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Mizuki

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As for “alle manere wyse”...
It basically means “in all sorts of ways.”
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So that means...
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The changing seasons...lend a rich charm to everything?
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Mizuki

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Yeah! You got it!
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Whoa! Thanks, you guys!
I finally get what it means.
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Rui

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There you go, Shiraishi.
You're getting a knack for this.
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Akito

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Well, she can read one line, at least.
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Toya

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Thank you for the input, Akito.
Have you finished your own exercises? I haven't seen your pen move in a while.
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Akito

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*Wince*
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Mizuki

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Hahaha! Guess you're in the lead, An! Let's keep this up.
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Yeah!

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Tsukasa

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Sorry, Rui! Help me!
I'm utterly lost!
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Rui

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Let's see... You'll arrive at the answer if you apply the formula. Do you remember it?
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Tsukasa

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Um... I may have a recollection...
Sorry. Can you explain it from the basics?
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Akito

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Urgh... I don't even get what this says.
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Akito

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Sine? Cosine? Tangent?
Even if I learn what these words mean, they won't help me...
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Toya

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Relax, Akito.
First, look at the lengths of two sides of the triangle. From there, you can start working out the answers.
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Toya

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We'll work through them all, together.
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Um, so... This word means...“wonderful” or “rare”...
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And this one means “excellent”...
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What the...
The word for “shameful” used to mean “impressive”?!
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Mizuki

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Hahaha, you can do it!
The most important thing to do now is learn the most common words.
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Ngh... They're not sinking in at all...
A few hours later
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Rui

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Oh, look at the time.
I think you're all getting tired, so let's call it a day.

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Tsukasa

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It's finally over...
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Akito

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My head hurts...
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Toya

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That's proof of how hard you've been working. And, to absorb what you've learned today more effectively, you can review it before you go to bed tonight.
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Akito

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You gotta be kidding me...
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Urgh, I don't wanna think anymore...
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(But... I have to do this...)
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(I will pass the test, and I will get into second year with the others!)
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