Reading Journal
I thought I would create a little journal for myself each day, that I can add to as the day goes by. Basically my way of compiling notes for myself, and to share my progress.
Day 1
はじめてのA・B・C
Vocab
１。あり : ant
２。さくらんぼ : cherry
３。あびる : duck
４。ぶどう : grapes
５。たこ : kite
６。ふくろう : owl
７。はてなまーく : question mark
８。ゆきだるま : snowman
９。とら : tiger
１０。もっきん : xylophone
かばくん いま なんじ
Vocab
１。しっかり：completely
２。かば：hippo
３。ぱくぱく：eating heartily; gobbling
４。むしゃむしゃ：munching
５。コロコロ：lightly rolling (small round thing)
６。ポーン：boing
７。つるつる：slurping (noodles); slippery
８。とばさないで：don’t (verb) too fast (~ないで “please don’t ~”)
９。おひるね：nap
１０。こもりうた：lullaby
１１。おやつ：afternoon snack
１２。もぐもぐ：chewing; mumbling
１３。もうすんだの：are you still hungry?
１４。あたたまろう：let’s get warm
１５。ぐっすり：fast asleep
１６。すうすう：sound of snoring / wheezing (poor kaba-kun wheezing the night away!)
１７。むにゃむにゃ：mumbling, murmuringly
どうぶつの おやこ
Vocab
１。おやこ：parent and child
２。あまえんぼう：child who always demands attention
３。かしこくなる：to become start / clever
４。〜ながら：while; during
５。げんきにあそびながら：while energetically playing
６。ちょうだい：drinking; eating
７。すう：to suck, sip, slurp
８。かず：number, amount
９。ひなたぼっこ：basking in the sun (love this word!)
１０。おひさまにおなかをむけて：to turn stomach towards the sun and
１１。あたためる：to warm, heat (what’s diff between this and あたたまる?)
１２。もりもり：(eating) heartily (so many onomatopoeia for eating!)
１３。ぞ：adds force / indicates command @ sentence end
１４。おんぶ：carrying on one’s back; piggyback ride
１５。だっこ：hug; carrying in one’s arms
１６。しがみついている：to cling; be clinging
１７。いきおいよく：vigorously
１８。そば：close; besides; beside
１９。けがわ：fur
２０。ゆざめ：feeling chilly after taking a bath
２１。くっついて：stick to / cling to / keep close to and
２２。あんぜん：safety, security
２３。じゃれあったり：to mess around; to frolic about (~たり~たり, listing multiple actions)
２４。まねっこ：imitating, copying, mimicking
２５。なかよし：intimate / close friend
２６。けんか：quarrel; squabble; argument
２７。なかなおり：reconciliation
しんかんせん だいしゅうごう！
Vocab
１。だいしゅうごう：?? (not sure at all!)
２。むすびます：to connect (two distant places)
３。むすんで：to connect and
４。とおって：to go through and
５。イー５けい：E5 series
６。かっやくしています：to play an active role?
７。さいこう：highest
８。じそく：speed
９。ろせん：route, line
１０。ろせんず：route / transit map
１１。しんかんせんがくっついた：the shinkansen were stuck together
おつきさまのかぞえうた
Vocab
１。かぞえうた：counting song
２。ひとさしゆび：index finger
３。みつけた：located; found; discovered
４。かがやく：to shine, sparkle
５。なかよく：on good terms with; to get along with
６。あくび：yawn
７。まきば：farm
８。おとずれる：to arrive
９。ひかる：to shine, glitter, be bright
１０。おばけ：ghost
１１。ムクムク：??
１２。うかんで：to float and
１３。きえる：to vanish
１４。ひつじ：sheep
１５。キラリ：??
１６。ならんでる：to be lined up
１７。おもちゃ：toy
１８。やこうれっしゃ：night train
１９。ふかふか：soft and fluffy
２０。もぐりこむ：to crawl under
２１：とうとう：finally
にこにこばあ
Vocab
１。にこにこ：with a friendly grin
２。いやいや：unwillingly, not at all; no no!
３。うとうと：dozing off
４。すやすや：(sleeping) peacefully
５。こちょこちょ：coochy-coo (tickling sound)
６。どきどき：thump thump, bang bang
７。わくわく：excited, trembling
８。きらきら：glittering, sparkling
たまごがあるよ
Vocab
１。とんとん：tap, tapping
２。って：said (indicating the egg is making the sound, probably?)
３。ちっちゃな：tiny
４。たたいてみて：try knocking / tapping (on the egg?) (verbてみる “try”、て command)
５。なでてみて：try patting / brushing gently (on the egg)
６。ふたご：twins
Overall Day 1 Notes
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So far かばくん いま なんじ is my favorite. What a cute little hippo!
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Added どうぶつのおやこ - looked up a bunch of words, which really slowed me down. Maybe I shouldn’t do that so much moving forward. I feel your pain @rawrdinosaur!
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Added しんかんせん だいしゅうごう！- wasn’t as into this one as I’m not super into trains and such. Definitely skimmed more, and didn’t look up as much. Lots of place names that could be interesting to look at on a map. Was nice to see some repetition in words from previous books (くっついた).
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Added おつきさまのかぞえうた - had to look up a fair amount of things, but I did enjoy the artwork. There were a couple of words that I couldn’t find meanings for: ムクムク and キラリ.
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にこにこばあ was a nice change after the last couple. Not much text, and most of it was onomatopoeia. I especially liked learning こちょこちょ
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I always love the children’s books that have baby chicks in them, so たまごがあるよ was right up my alley. There were a couple of verb things that tripped me up at first, but I think I got it (any corrections would be much appreciated). Basically, VERB + てみる = “try VERBing” and then having the sentence-ending verb end in the TE form (みて）makes it like a command.
Day 2
いっこ さんこ
Vocab
Didn’t have to look anything up! Yay for counters and pictures making it easy!
うるしー
Vocab
１。うるうる：？？
モイモイとキーリー
Vocab
１。モイモイ：just a random sound?
２。キーリー：another random sound? makes me think of a Pokemon uttering their name
３。ぐねぐね / くねくね：
４。ジグザグ：zig-zag
５。ざ：sound of rain falling
６。ぴちゃん：splash
７。ちくん：？？
８。ふわふわ：lightly (floating); soft, spongy
もいもい
Didn’t look anything up because it was just random sounds
ぱかっ
Vocab
１。ぱかっ：from context, seems to be the sound of something opening
たべもの へんしーん
Vocab
１。へんしん：transformation
２。ころころ：lightly rolling (small round thing); roly-poly
３。まんまる：perfect circle, cute
４。まっか：bright red
５。つるつる：shiny, slick
６。なっちゃた：changed into (look up chatta form)
７。すっぱい：sour
８。ほかほか：steaming hot (food)
９。まっしろ：pure white
１０。めだまやき：sunny-side up fried egg
１１。じゅうじゅう：sizzling (of cooking meat, eggs, etc)
１２。ぷりぷり：tender (to chew)
Overall Day 2 Notes
- Couldn’t really find a translation for うるうる that made sense. If I’m going off context, maybe it’s something like “tada!” or rummaging around in a hat? or building suspense? Not sure.
- モイモイとキーリー was fun to read - nice abstract images to represent those sounds.
- Of this batch, たべもの へんしーん is so far my favorite. I love the repetition and learned some fun words.
Day 3
パパおふろ
Vocab
１。ぬげる：to slip off, to come off
２。あらいます：to wash, rinse
３。ぶくぶく：bubbling, foaming
４。おもちゃ：toy
５。ざっぷーん：splash
パパのぼり
Vocab
１。ぼり：?? (top / summit?)
２。ぶうん：whirr; hum; buzz
３。ついた：arrived
４。すべり：sliding
語りかけ絵本 ひよこ
Vocab
１。ひよこ：chick
２。われた：(it) broke
３。かくれちゃった：(you have) hidden yourself / disappeared
４。でておいで：come out! ; where are you?
語りかけ絵本 いちご
Vocab
１。たべちゃおっ：let’s eat / why don’t you eat
２。パクリ：biting into
３。たべちゃった：(you) ate (it) ; completed action
あかちゃんごおしゃべりえほん
Vocab
１。ご：word(s)
２。おしゃべり：chattering; talk; chitchat
３。ふうふう：blowing on something
４。まんま：cooked rice
５。よいしょ：expression of effort, strain
６。ぎゅっ：tightly (holding, squeezing)
７。ちゅるちゅる：udon? soup?
８。ちょうだい：eating, being given, receiving
９。がおー：roar, sound made by monsters
１０。おいで：come (here)
あかちゃんごおしゃべりずかん
Vocab
１。ずかん：picture book
２。いきもの：living things; animals
３。くらし：life, living
４。くっく：shoes
５。ないない：tidying up; cleaning up
６。かけごえ：yells? (phrases you say often)
７。おしまい：the end, that’s enough
８。きもち：feeling, mood
よるのこどものあかるいゆめ
Vocab
Didn’t write any vocab down for this one
ANIMALS（アニマルズ） どうぶつ まねっこえほん
Vocab
１。まねっこ：imitating, copying
２。おんぶ：carrying on one’s back; piggyback ride
３。しま：stripe
ママ、あのね
Vocab
１。くれる：to give, to do for one (~てくれる indicates someone doing something for you)
２。かっこよかった：was cool
３。ちゃんと：earnestly
さわさわもみじ
Vocab
１。さわさわ：rustling
２。もみじ：autumn colors; fall-colored leaves
３。とびだした：rushed / flew out
４。あなあき：perforated
５。おどって：danced and
６。ふんわり：gently; airily
７。おちる：to fall down, drop
８。じゅうたん：carpet
９。おっこちてきて：came and fell down / has fallen
１０。とばされて：go flying
Overall Day 3 Notes
- でておいで seems like a really useful phrase
- Love that I’m getting more repetitions of ちゃった verb form; also any children’s books about little baby chicks IS MY JAM
Day 4
GREETINGS（グリーティングス）あいさつのえほん
Vocab
Didn’t need to look up any vocab!
なに なに なあに？
Vocab
１。てんてん：spotted
２。もよう：pattern
３。てんとうむっし：ladybug
４。ふわふわ：fluffy, soft
５。なみ：wave
６。ぴちぴち：(fish) jumping around energetically
７。ゆらゆら：swaying, rocking
かくれんぼ しましょ
Vocab
１。さがしにいく：to go in search
２。さいしょ：first
３。こんど：next time; now; shortly
４。みつかっちゃった：have found
５。きっと：surely, undoubtedly
６。たらこ：cod roe
のれるかな？ うかぶかな？ ききゅう
Vocab
１。のれる：to be able to fly
２。うかぶ：to float
３。ききゅう：balloon; blimp
に～っこり
Vocab
１。にっこり：sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
２。つぶつぶ：lumpy, bumpy
３。もこもこ：lumpy, fluffy
４。ぺろぺろ：licking
しーっ
Vocab
１。なぜかっていうとね：the reason why is
２。ほら：look
おさんぽ さんぽ
Vocab
１。よちよち：toddling, waddling
２。きょうだい：siblings
３。のんびり：carefree, at leisure
４。はなばたけ：field of flowers; flower garden
５。なかよく：happily
６。おてて：hand(s)
COLORS（カラーズ）
Vocab
Didn’t need to look up any vocab!
もっと いろいろ ばあ
Vocab
１。きみどり：pea green; yellow-green
２。みずいろ：aqua; light blue
Day 5
くるくる なあに？
Vocab
１。くるくる：whirling; revolving; spinning
２。のはら：field; prairie
３。ぶらぶら：swinging, swaying to and fro
いろいろいちご
Vocab
１。つぶぞろい：uniform excellence
２。やまのぼり：mountain climbing
３。めざす：to head for
４。てっぺん：summit; top
５。おやおや：oh my!
６。ぽかぽか：pleasantly warm
７。とろとろ：napping
８。とろーり：thick
９。おどりこ：dancer
１０。まだまだ：still some way to go before the goal
１１。ゆきがっせん：snowball fight
１２。ゆきんこ：snow child
１３。みあげて：looked up at and
１４。どうする：what to do?
１５。あきらめない：not give up
１６。えだ：stick, twig, brance
１７。よっこら：heave-ho
１８。とうちゃく：arrival
１９。できあがり：finish
おでんわ もしもし しましまちゃん
Vocab
１。しましま：striped
２。どなた：who
３。もじゃもじゃ：shaggy (hair)
４。ぱたぱた：flapping
５。ごろごろ：thundering
６。きらきら：sparkling
おでこ ぴたっ
Vocab
１。おでこ：forehead
おてて たっち
Vocab
Didn’t need to look up any words!
おはな つんつん
Vocab
Didn’t need to look up any words!
かわいいね
Vocab
１。ちっちゃい：tiny, little
２。くすぐったい：ticklish
３。ちょこちょこ：with small, quick steps
４。ふしぎ：wonderful, marvelous
５。なかよし：intimate friend
６。とんできた：came jumping / leaping
ころころとんとん
Vocab
１。とんとん：tap, tapping
２。あな：hole
３。おっこちた：fell down, dropped
４。あつまって：assemble, gather
５。くっついた：clung to, stuck to
６。ぴったり：tightly, closely
７。どっこい：heave-ho
８。ひっぱりあげる：to pull up, haul up
９。のってごらん：get on (please try to ride)
１０。すべりだい：slide
Day 6
おやすみ ペンギン
Vocab
１。すやすや：(sleeping) peacefully
いただきまーす！
Vocab
１。のこさず：all, entirely
赤ちゃんのための色のえほん
Vocab
１。ごそごそ：rustling sound
２。もぞもぞ：squirming; creeping about
３。ざわざわ：rustling; creating a commotion
Day 7
- 赤ちゃんのためのことばの絵本
- 赤ちゃんずかん（0・1・2さい）
- 赤ちゃんのためのかたちの絵本
- いろいろ ばあ
- ぴよちゃんのおともだち
- ぼくのいす？
- ほらそっくり
- しゅっしゅぽっぽ
Day 8
- ぽんぽんポコポコ
- つみき
- あかちゃんたいそう
- おばけのアイスクリームやさん
- ハローキティはじめてのこどもずかん