Translation & Summary:
Ichiki (who's been living with Honma for 18 years) claims that, a month ago, both she and Honma went to a local restaurant where they had bumped into a woman who said she had dated Honma four years ago. Apparently this encounter inflated Honma's ego as a ladies' man.
This encounter made Ichiki upset, as she had recently suffered a bout of depression after Honma recently appeared on TV declaring his love to pop star Tomomi Kahala, even though he was still involved romantically with Ichiki. Ichiki had a copy of her doctor's evaluation for her depression, which she claims Honma dismissed by saying: "Anyone can get a doctor's note."
After returning home from the restaurant, the couple got into an argument, with Honma reacting quite violently to her. Ichiki, believing that she went too far, attempted to bow to Honma on her knees to plead for forgiveness (a Japanese gesture to express deep shame for one's actions). Ichiki claims that Honma then kicked her upwards in the head when she knelt down.
Ichiki's mother happened to be present at the scene, and tried to bow with her daughter to make Honma stop. Ichiki claims that Honma does not believe violence is bad. Honma, upon seeing Ichiki's mother bow to her knees, is said to have shouted: "How the hell did you raise your kid this way?"
Ichiki is upset that a man who she used to support and who recipricated her love could have screamed at her that night with: "It's thanks to me that you have food on the table!"
Ichiki claims that their Domestic Violence issues first began four years ago.
Ichiki claims she had previously been dragged through the hallway and had her head struck, losing consciousness. Even though Honma has immediately apologized with tears after such episodes of abuse, promising that it wouldn't happen again, the violence was a recurring event in the household. They have called the police before to deal with their issues. Nowadays Honma would call the police directly - Ichiki said he felt that the police could put an end to their never-ending disputes.
Ichiki is considering splitting up with Honma. The deciding factor for wanting to split was not the physical abuse, but Honma's verbal tirades.
Ichiki finds it difficult to say goodbye to a man she had lived with for 18 years. They both own a dog they both cherish, but Ichiki claims Honma has even shouted at the dog, threatening to take the dog to a shelter. She cannot stand Honma treating their pet like that.
