怪人二十面相 :supervillain: Intermediate Book Club Home Thread [41GF53P6MAL] Week 11 March 14th, 2026 Chapter(s) 22+23+24 二十面相の逮捕 + 「わしがほんものじゃ」+ 二十面相の新弟子 Audio version [1] video 11 Previous week Week 10 Next week Week 12 Discussion Guidelines Spoiler Courtesy Please follow …

I like the new haiku feature of the club :star_struck: 22 二十面相の逮捕 ▶ Summary ▶ thoughts Expression 一刻を争う to race against time 23 わしがほんものじゃ ▶ Summary ▶ thoughts Expression 手に乗る, 手にのる to fall for a trick, to be taken in, to play into the hands (of) 24 二十面相の新弟子 ▶ Summary ▶ thoughts

This week felt a little longer again. Probably is a little longer since it combines 3 chapters. I liked the third chapter the most. Big setup for what is to come. I’m kinda shocked we are already (more than) 3/4 through the book. But I can kinda see how it is gearing up for a grand finale :smiley: …

[image] downtimes: I’ll be honest when I first read your あらすじ I felt totally lost by your sentences. Now, after reading, they actually make sense. :joy: reading it again I can understand why. I hadn’t really thought about it but I guess these are mostly written when I’m in a ‘I just need to n…

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This came up in Ch 24 and then today I coincidentally came across it again: 紙芝居, “paper theatre”) is an older form of storytelling, here is an extract from the wiki : Kamishibai (紙芝居, “paper play”) is a form of Japanese street theater and storytelling that was popular during the Great Depression o…

Learn French with a paper theater version of Édith Piaf’s ‘Non, je ne regrette rien’ :wink:

I didn’t know my French was so good! :face_with_hand_over_mouth:

This book sounds fun, maybe I should read it xD

FINALLY finished Week 11 :partying_face: From Ch. 22: [image] mitrac: Expression 一刻を争う to race against time oh, I like this expression! I see that 一刻・いっこく means a “moment,” so it seems similar to the saying “without a moment to lose”…oh but I could be wrong… There were a number of words …

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