Thrilled by a friend's poetry collection, Takuboku begins to lose confidence in himself. Kyousuke tries to cheer him up, but when he finds out that Takuboku was involved in talks of someone buying Oen, the prostitute from the same province as them, he can't conceal his indignation. Meanwhile, at the milk hall, Yoshii, Sakutarou, and Bokusui hold a poetry contest, refereed by Nomura, to see who will confess their feelings to Kiku, the waitress.
which lead to uncovering 
the mine pollution issues...
...أدّتْ إلى الكشفِ عن مشاكل تلوُّث المنجم
was dann sogar auf Bergbaugifte hinauslief.
que revelaron
la contaminación de las minas.
que revelaron
la contaminación de las minas.
a évolué en un cas
de pollution au cuivre…
che poi si è evoluto
in un caso di inquinamento minerario.
o que levou à descoberta de
problemas de poluição nas minas...
а привело к данным о незаконных сбросах.