Gaikokujin: Daifuku arimasu ka. /Non-Japanese: Do you have dai’fuku? Tennin: Haa? Koko ha okashiya deha arimasen yo. /Shop assistant: Huh? This is not a cake shop. Gaikokujin: Sore ha okashii. /Non-Japanese: That’s strange. Tennin: Nani wo sagashite iru n desu ka. /Shop assistant: What are you looking for? Gaikokujin: Iroke ha arimasu ka. /Non-Japanese: Do you have iroke? Gaikokujin: Areba misete hoshii n desu. /Non-Japanese: If you have it, I’d like you to show me. Tennin: Nandesutte? Watashi ha gurabia aidoru deha arimasen. /Shop assistant: What! I’m not a pin-up girl. Manga Explanation: Scene 1. In the fur department the man asks whether they have “daifuku,” by which he means a large size (dai) garment (fuku). Daifuku (a soft round cake stuffed with sweetened azuki-bean paste) is one of the most well-known Japanese cakes. Scene 2. Therefore, the shop assistant replies, “This is not a cake shop.” On hearing this, the man says “that’s strange (okashii). “Okashii” is also a pun on “okashi (cake).” * “Okashii” also means “funny.” Scene 3. He asks whether they have “iroke,” by which he means colored (iro) fur (ke). “Iroke” generally means “sexy.” So, she gets angry. Scene 4. The man wants to see a large-sized colored fur garment. However, the shop assistant thinks she was asked to strike a sexy pose. Basic Sentence Patterns: Do you have any large shoes? Do you have any larger shoes? Do you have any slightly larger shoes? Do you have any red shoes? Do you have any brown shoes?