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TY: [Jpn.] Really? By the way, were there any Japanese in Sunnydale?

MK: [Jpn.] Oh, I wonder how many Japanese were in Sunnydale. How many Japanese in Sunnydale? Ten?

TY: [Jpn.] I see.

MK: [Jpn.] Ten or twelve were there.

TY: [Jpn.] Yes.

MK: [Jpn.] Twelve or more. Twelve, thirteen. Twelve. Do you know? Sunnydale people? I'm not sure.

TY: [Jpn.] But that is not many after all.

MK: [Jpn.] No. Mostly farmers.

TY: [Jpn.] I see.

MK: [Jpn.] Yes, there were some farmers. I think ten at most.

TY: [Jpn.] But you didn't really meet neighbors...

MK: [Jpn.] No, no, I don't.

TY: [Jpn.] You were all too busy, weren't you?

MK: [Jpn.] We didn't do it at all.

TY: [Jpn.] Yes, by the way...

MK: [Jpn.] But...

TY: [Jpn.] Yes?

MK: [Jpn.] Well, the farmers had plenty of time during winter. So they socialized a lot.

TY: [Jpn.] I see.

MK: [Jpn.] I hear.

TY: [Jpn.] Well, you cannot go even if you are asked, can you?

MK: [Jpn.] Yeah. There was nothing to do.

TY: [Jpn.] I see.

MK: [Jpn.] So sometimes it was bad. They did some gambling. Yes.

TY: [Jpn.] Then you lived in a place where there were not many Japanese and did not socialize with Japanese.

MK: [Jpn.] No. That's right.

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