Tama hides a deep, dark secret, and meeting Handa may have led her to reveal it. Is it too late for her to save her reputation? Meanwhile, Handa is suffering his own angst after not placing first in a calligraphy competition. Maybe a friendly mochi-picking session with the villagers will cheer him up...
He says first place went to 
an eighteen-year-old newbie.
يقول بأنَّ المركز الأوّل كانَ من نصيب 
شخص جديد في الثامنة عشر من عمرِه
Er sagt, dass der erste Platz an 
'nen 18-jährigen Neuling ging!
Dice que el primer puesto se lo ha llevado un novato de dieciocho años.
Le gagnant a 18 ans.