キッチン Home Thread (Intermediate Book Club)

Japanese Language Reading
#57

Thanks for the suggestion, that approach seems somewhat flexible at least. I think I will give it a try with the next book I get.

My feelings exactly =._.=

Yep, it has a few built-in, but for some reason my Kindle app for Windows refuses to download them >.< I need to google around to figure out what the problem is.

However, the main reason I want to copy-paste is because most built-in dictionaries I’ve used have trouble with conjugated verbs, and many times can’t find expressions or idioms like jisho can. Also, from time to time I want to copy full sentences to see ichi.moe or jisho’s take on how the sentence should be parsed…

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#58

I just updated, and now it indeed finds the conjugated verbs for me as well! :tada:

What a relief! Thanks to @Myria and @Naphthalene for pointing it out :slight_smile:

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#59

Any insights on the reading aloud session? I could try to do Sunday night if you move it to 8 pm JST (but no longer than an hour, need to get up early on Monday).
But don’t let your judgement get swayed by my interjection :wink:

#60

Ha, as it turns out, I realised I have events to attend the next two Sunday evenings, so the earlier time will not be possible for me until at least the 3rd week. :expressionless: I would love to still read/discuss if anyone is available a bit later to do so.
I am happy to do either time after that, depending on who wants to join me. :smiley:

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#61

It’s the same for me as it’s always been, I never really know when I work and when I don’t, but I have most Sundays off, so if it’s at a reasonable time (somewhere in the lands of the British Empire) and I’m free, I’ll always try to join :slight_smile:

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#62

Here is the thread for the second week! Have fun reading :slight_smile:

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#63

And we have a shiny new channel for キッチン reading & discussion on Discord.

ありがとう @seanblue!

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#64

唐揚げチャネルゲット！

#65

You’re more than welcome to provide the 唐揚げ :smile:

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#66

チキンチャネルなんだから、ですね。

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#67

Ooh, you’re right - I didn’t even consciously notice, but we also have an archive for old threads now! I like that as a way to keep things organised and not lose old content. Thanks! :slight_smile:

#68

Week 3’s thread is here:

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#69

Time is flying… We are already onto Week 4:

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#70

Week 5 is here! After finishing this, we are already halfway through the main story :smiley:

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#71

It’s so short! :smiley:
Not gonna lie, it’s kind of nice after almost 5 months of Haruhi.

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#72

And another week has gone by…

Which also means that for some of us JLPT has gotten closer :eyes:

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#73

With only 4 weeks left for the main story, I think we should finally decide whether or not to also read the second story, Moonlight Shadow.

I deliberately did not add an “I don’t care” option, because if the majority selects that one, we’re none the wiser :grin: Therefore, please make up your mind and choose one way or the other:

  • I want to read Moonlight Shadow with the book club
  • I do not want to read Monlight Shadow with the book club

0 voters

If we decide to read Moonlight Shadow with the group, which speed would you prefer?

  • 3 weeks, with 16-17 pages/week, ending Jan 3rd
  • 4 weeks, with 11-14 pages/week, ending Jan 10th
  • I plan to skip Moonlight Shadow

0 voters

#74

Just to clarify my vote here :joy:
Because of life getting extremely busy i decide to read ahead of pretty much everything and already finished the book (including moonlight shadow), so I wasn’t sure what to vote…

I went for not wanting to read with the club since i already finished, but maybe I just should vote in the first place :thinking:

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#75

I think it’s fine to vote in favor of choosing another book to read if that’s what you want. :man_shrugging:

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#76

It looks like the large majority is in favour of reading Moonlight Shadow with the book club in 3 weeks. Let’s do it, then! :slight_smile: