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あたし(ね) = I もうすこし = a bit longer この町に = in this town いよう = to stay ( 居る + volitional よう to express Kiki is making a motion to do something) か = can be used to soften a statement, similar to saying “probably” in English と思ってるの = thinking “I’m thinking of staying in this town a bit longer” …

Ah, volitional of 居る! Makes perfect sense once you see it. Thanks!

Whoever’s leaving those semicolons at the end of the definitions in the spreadsheet is really setting off my OCD haha. :sweat_smile:

I think I understand this one, but I want to double check. Page 59 of the blue book. 「いい方にお会いできて……それだけで、もう……あたし、ついさっきこの町についたばかりなんですもの。」 Being able to meet a nice person… that alone is already (enough)… I only just arrived in this town a little while ago.

That sounds about right. She’s stumbling over her words a bit (because she’s exhausted and overwhelmed after a very long and stressful day), so this is a bit disjointed.

FYI: Here’s chapter 4’s discussion thread :slight_smile: (set to start tomorrow)

Done chapter 3! I want to thank everyone who lifted my spirits last week when I was falling behind and getting discouraged. And thanks to everyone that answered all my questions!

Chapter 3 summary (kindly provided by @Kyasurin ) is now available in the main post up top ^^

This was funny: 「ぼく、あしたになったら、白猫になってるんじゃないかな」 Yay! I finally finished chapter 3. I fell behind during the holidays so I’m glad I made it. I’m reading so much faster now that I’m not trying to understand every little detail. Looking forward to chapter 4. Edit: I found the summary very useful. It s…

I tweaked the summary to change “dummy” to “pacifier/dummy” since “pacifier” is the term used in American English. @Sylph I thought that was funny too. I literally laughed out loud when I read that line.

魔女の宅急便 (Kiki’s Delivery Service) Discussion Thread: Chapter 3

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FYI: Here’s chapter 4’s discussion thread (set to start tomorrow)

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