So I did read today. This is good.The character are so cute and funny. I only realized at the end that when there is a similar panel on the right and left I need to read it right-down-left-down and not right-left-down. Once I zoomed it was easier to read. The grammar was easy to get once I know how to read the story. 
I need to try that Oden recipe Dazai style
But how do you get yourself a Kunikida?
Oh interesting to know about his real life counterpart! I don’t really know a lot about dialects and such but it’s always interesting to hear about the ones people use in real life.
I’m trying to avoid reading fan translation to not be swayed too much by it.
And anyway, in that case, it just went with “original story” so it’s still vague
Btw, I’m not sure if direct link to fan translation is okay with forum policy.
Apologies, removed the link. As for reading the translation, I only read it after having read the original Japnaese first. Parallel texts have really helped me when the grammar trips me up – with all the SRS with Wanikani, it’s hard to keep up with anything else, personally.
I totally understand! In my case I’m trying to move to the point when I don’t have a parallel version in my head to make my brain think fully in Japanese, but I did use parallel texts in the past, so I’m not saying it’s bad or anything.
And of course asking questions still provides me with an English translation, but when I’m checking full translation it’s hard not to see too much
Another problem is that I saw too much errors in fan translations (well, in official translations too, sometimes…) and I’m worried that they convince me into thinking that I am wrong while it’s them who’s wrong 
New questions 
Okay, so what ノリで or even the whole right bubble means? I guess that general meaning is that Dazai isn’t too good at cooking, but what exactly did he do with the ingredients?
A-chi-chi… …What? What is Naomi saying here? (In the whole bubble, I get what achichi means… I think)
(I’m so bad at casual remarks…)
To answer your questions:
Page 16: Here, it’s the katakana version of 乗りで(using katakana instead is usually done for emphasis/effect), which in this context, basically means “to be in the mood for”, but taken all together, he’s basically like, “To be honest, I kinda just got all these ingredients on a whim/because I felt like it (ノリで), but I really don’t cook very much.” さすが太宰さんよね〜〜〜（笑い）
Page 18: He’s saying the contracted version of 熱い (あつい), because it really hurts, so he blurts out, “アッチ!”
Page 20-1: Atsushi is incredulous because Dazai already got full from taste-testing everything during cooking, LOL.
Page 20-2: It’s because it’s a fish cake (はんぺん), not tofu XD.
Thank you! 
Page 16: Oh, so it is 乗りで! First time I saw 乗り used as “to be in the mood for”. And jisho even says it’s usually written in katakana when it’s that meaning.
Page 18: So it’s Jun’ichirō talking, not Naomi! 
Page 20-2: Yeah, I got that it’s はんぺん, not tofu, but I still didn’t understand why it was so shocking for her. So I thought I must have missed something, but I guess not, she is just suprised so much. 
Page 20-2: As we all know about Kyouka, she loooooovvvesss tofu. Getting fishcake instead must be a sense of betrayal for her, LOL.
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Trying to finish this week’s reading today to stay on track. Been trying to juggle this, One Piece and watching more grammar videos. Trying not to fall behind.
Chapter 4:
I was very happy to read Chapter 4 while looking up maybe just one or two things. ( •̀ᄇ• ́)ﻭ✧
Akutagawa is drawn so cute here, even when he’s mad <3. Ichiyou’s love knows no bounds, even if it means possibly offending upper management.
Chapter 5:
In this chapter, we discover new lows to Dazai’s sociopathy, Ranpo’s affinity for eating dagashi in tight places without getting claustrophobic, and that the only thing that Yosano actually killed was her wine bottle. There, there, Yosano-sensei. (っ´ω`)ﾉ(╥ω╥)
New vocab acquired: coffin/casket (棺桶), ヒャッホウ〜！ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ
I know I’m nitpicking, but wine’s smell and blood’s smell are actually quite different I guess it’s just Yosano’s renown.
Btw, it doesn’t look like these lockers have any keyholes. Not that a lock would necessarily stop Dazai…
And yeah, I guess it might be useful to know when people are starting to talk about 棺桶 in your vicinity 
The drawings are so cute.(especialy Atsushi’s one)
I love that Dazai in the background
If I’m understanding Dazai correctly, he’s basically saying, “Talking about Chuuya would be pointless (話にならない refers to something not worth discussing/considering),” “considering he’s just a hat/his entirely personality encompasses his hat” (which I say, because he’s using 本体 there).
thx for the answer. I don’t get the hat joke though. I did watch the anime but I don’t remember who gave him that hat. I believe it was Dazai though
Apparently the hat came from Rimbaud? (Had to consult a fan wiki, since I haven’t seen Bungo since the last season that aired, myself). I wouldn’t think too deeply about the joke, I think Dazai is just trying to be mean by saying that he has no personality worth discussing whatsoever (like any other inanimate object), LOL.
ha ha I see. I just looked the wiki too to be sure. That is a Dazai thing to say. Thanks again for the help
