Honey-Salt and Bitter Sugar

はじまりの日

An unusual transfer student arrives at the art school Takemoto attends and attracts the attention of Morita, causing him to go on a photo-taking spree on her. Mayama, Takemoto and Yamada soon discover her artistic talents.

2つの恋が回り出す

Morita's motive for his terrible treatment on Hagumi is revealed in his website, and the stressed out Hagumi is enraged by what but he did. However, Morita soon repays her for her troubles.

それは2つの片思い

Takemoto, Morita and Mayama are invited over to the Hanamoto's for a dinner party after Hagumi brings back some soba from her summer vacation in Nagano. However, Morita and Mayama fail to attend. Takemoto offers to help Hagumi with something but soon finds that he has taken on more than he can chew. And Mayama's job puts a serious strain on Yamada.

彼と彼女が揺れ動く

Mayama's love life still remains difficult. Hagumi feels the stress of being different from everyone. And Morita organises a Christmas party for the Christmas Eve.

故郷の母を想う

Takemoto reluctantly returns home for the New Year and meets Kazuo, his step-father. In the second part of the episode, the gang takes a road trip to a hot spring using the money won from a lottery ticket.

過去と涙と告白と

The group visits a rather eerie zoo. Shuuji reveals to Mayamoto his history with Rika and her husband. In the second half of the episode, the students are hard pressed to complete their final term art work especially Morita.

僕たちは奇跡を探す

Shuuji Hanamoto has to be away for a year for a job assignment and he worries about whether he should bring his niece, Hagumi, along with him. Intending to give her uncle a good luck charm for his trip, Hagumi searches for a four-leaf clover.

キミを放っておけなくて

Hagumi and Ayama hold a dinner party and invite the guys over but it soon turns out that it's a special day for one of them. And in the second part of the episode, Hagumi has to spend a night alone in the apartment when Ayama has to return home to her family.

そのブローチが重たくて

Everyone is working late preparing their exhibits for the school festival including Hagumi, who has trouble with her wax work. She later finds a white broach that someone had made for her. The broach is quite similar to the one she had doodled on her notebook. Hagumi also gets a job to help Yamada sell Christmas goodies at her family store but they have to compete with a new supermarket that has opened nearby.

僕たちは空を横切る

The five friends decide to take a ferry ride over the Sumida river and visit the Kasai Seaside Park.

恋に振り回されて

Shuuji returns unexpectedly from Mongolia. And Hagumi goes on a shopping trip with Morita.

突然のキス, 唐突な別れ

It's the sakura season and the gang are absorbed in the array of activities celebrating the sakura festival. Hagumi catches one of her wisdom fevers. And Takemoto meets Morita's brother, Kaoru, and learns of news regarding Morita.

そのたったひと言がききたくて

The episode starts with Takamoto feelings about what he wanted Hagu to answer for her wanting Morita to come back or not. But her stern and straight forward answer before was really hurt him. The story mainly talked about Yamada and her feelings later on. To save money, Mayama asked Yamada to help making some cases for his firm's project. This fact connected her to his work and helped the story develop.

夢の中で彼女に触れた

Mayama dreamed of Rika-san. His co-worker said when one dreamed of another, that was because the person in the dream wanted them to meet so much that the soul escaped the body and came to the dream. Mayama was doubt about that but on the way came back from a conference, he and his co-workers passed a park where Rika-san was just behind a fountain watching him passing by. Mayama didn't notice until later on. But when he ran back to the fountain, she was not there anymore.

卑怯な僕が走り出す

Mayama's work is going well, but he still misses Rika-san. Her current assistant suddenly has health problem and needs to stay in hospital. Mayama meets Rika-san in hospital and asks her if he can come back, but she rejected. Nomiya at the same time wants to meet Yamada and really gets his eyes on her. Mayama tried to protect Yamada from him (much like a mother) as he says he wants her to meet a guy who treasures and don't just hook her up for fun. Takamoto was searching for jobs and doing his final project, which later on was given name by Hanamoto-sensei. This name made the idea become clear and his work masterpiece.

が彼女を呼んでいる

The firm Mayama was about to be apart. For some intentional purpose, his boss put him into the group of people who have to leave Tokyo to another place. At the same time, Rika-san's assistant was is hospital and she hasn't been able to find a replacement. Hence, Mayama decided to leave the firm and came back to work for Rika-san, without much of asking for her permission. Yamada acknowledged about this through Nomiya (Mayama's boss) and she was really depressed after that. After that, she was proposed by four guys from the shopping arcane (they were friends since small) but she ran away. Hanamoto-sensei later on explained for her that the situation of her and Mayama was similar and in that case (loving someone who doesn't love you), people could just choose either "make some effort or give it up" and advised her to tell those guys her true feelings. After Yamada left, Hanamoto-sensei's thinking revealed that there is a third choice, but he would never speak it out.

自分の気持ちもわからない

Yuta’s awkward communication skills cause him trouble during job interviews. It also seems that he hasn’t been able to choose one thing to commit himself to. Hagumi continues to worry about him.

あの人が帰ってきた

Yuta and friends are shocked when they see Shinobu on TV! He is giving a speech at the Mocademy Awards in Hollywood. They are even more surprised when they learn he has come back to Japan without telling them.

止まった時間が動き出す

On his first new project, Takumi must collaborate Fujiwara Design Office – the design company where he just resigned. When he visits the office for a meeting, he is surprised to run into Ayumi.

夜空に浮かぶ月に祈る

Even though Yuta is staying another year at college, he hasn’t decided what he wants to do yet. Hagumi says she will keep painting after she graduates. When Yuta hears this, he is even more disappointed by his lack of decisiveness.

僕は, いつも怖かった

The mercurial twin presidents of Fujiwara Design Office make up with one another. Their reunion means Nomiya has to go to Tottori on business. He goes without letting Yamada know.

雨に濡れた花のように

It’s been almost a week since Yuta left on bicycle without any direction. Although he has still not found his reason, he keeps heading north picking up supplies at a dollar store and asking local residents for water.

そして, 僕は走り出す

Even though Yuta has started working under the restoration group, he is useless when it comes to practical work. He manages however, to prepare meals so perfectly that the group is impressed.

僕たちは, 回り続ける観覧車

Yuta begins to travel by bike again. The people he meets along the way, scenery he sees for the first time in his life, new experiences and even the many difficulties he encounters make him think differently about his life...