# Death Note | Week 5 Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** Book Clubs\ **Created:** [February 19, 2022, 8:00am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896 "2022-02-19T08:00:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shadowlauch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/shadowlauch/32/424869_2.png) [@Shadowlauch](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Shadowlauch)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 8:00am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/1 "2022-02-19T08:00:06Z")
## Chapter 4 - 電流 **Start Date:** February 19th **Previous Week:** [Chapter 3](https://community.wanikani.com/t/55775) **Next Week:** [Chapter 5](https://community.wanikani.com/t/56000) ![frDGCemG5kX9EBY8IrbThQ__](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/b/e/1/be10f91cbd1197faec7c66cc8053f6f31788153a.jpeg) [Death Note Home Thread](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/54575) * * * ## Vocabulary List > **[デスノート ・ Death Note Vocabulary](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M4NKNipe5xhHRJopU5td0vBfrlavFmSLviK26yT_q_U/edit?usp=sharing)** > > This Sheet is private _Please read the editing guidelines in the first sheet before adding any words!_ * * * ## Discussion Guidelines - Please blur out major events in the current week’s pages, and _any_ content from later in the book/series, like this: [spoiler]texthere[/spoiler] - When asking for help, please **mention the page number** (or % for eBooks). - To you lurkers out there: join the conversation, it’s fun! * * * ## Participants Mark your participation status by voting in this poll: _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/1))_ _If you’ve read it before but will join in the discussion (or have read ahead), please select “I’m reading along”!_ * * * ---
**Author:** ![WeebPotato](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/weebpotato/32/679291_2.png) [@WeebPotato](https://community.wanikani.com/u/WeebPotato)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 8:12am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/2 "2022-02-19T08:12:47Z")
Pretty cool chapter 🙂 . One of the discussions between Raito and Ryuk when they were walking from the store confused me a little, but otherwise it was okay. I saw some minor typos in the vocab sheet so corrected them 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Shadowlauch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/shadowlauch/32/424869_2.png) [@Shadowlauch](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Shadowlauch)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/3 "2022-02-19T08:52:32Z")
We have now passed the half way point of this first volume andin addition we have also passed the two long chapters! So for all of the people trying to catch up it should get easier from here on out! ---
**Author:** ![ekg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/ekg/32/680984_2.png) [@ekg](https://community.wanikani.com/u/ekg)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 8:54am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/4 "2022-02-19T08:54:42Z")
Light casually insulting Ryuku for his looks on the first page of the chapter! 🤣 Edit. he also insults his intelligence later. 😅 I kind of like how they don’t get along as such. XD ---
**Author:** ![ekg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/ekg/32/680984_2.png) [@ekg](https://community.wanikani.com/u/ekg)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 9:39am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/5 "2022-02-19T09:39:24Z")
What is L saying to the FBI director on the very last page of the chapter? "アメリカの犯罪者キラに殺されたと思われる者は327名 **全世界でダントツです"** I get the first part: “Kira is believed to have killed 327 criminals in America”, but the end part?? “whole world” then whut? ---
**Author:** ![Shadowlauch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/shadowlauch/32/424869_2.png) [@Shadowlauch](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Shadowlauch)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 9:45am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/6 "2022-02-19T09:45:27Z")
ダントツ - 2位以下とは[大きな](https://www.weblio.jp/content/%E5%A4%A7%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA)差をつけて[首位](https://www.weblio.jp/content/%E9%A6%96%E4%BD%8D)にある状態をいう[俗語](https://www.weblio.jp/content/%E4%BF%97%E8%AA%9E)。[[link](https://www.weblio.jp/content/%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%84)] So with that I think the end of the sentence would mean something like by far the most in the world ---
**Author:** ![ekg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/ekg/32/680984_2.png) [@ekg](https://community.wanikani.com/u/ekg)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 9:46am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/7 "2022-02-19T09:46:21Z")
Ah, that makes sense. Thus L can pressure the director to act! Thanks! ^^ ---
**Author:** ![WeebPotato](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/weebpotato/32/679291_2.png) [@WeebPotato](https://community.wanikani.com/u/WeebPotato)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 11:31am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/8 "2022-02-19T11:31:10Z")
> [@ekg](#): > > Light casually insulting Ryuku for his looks on the first page of the chapter! 🤣 > > Edit. he also insults his intelligence later. 😅 > > I kind of like how they don’t get along as such. XD Well actually at the end of the chapter Ryuk kind of complements Raito on his non-orthodox approach to having a hidden stash in the room. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![shuly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/shuly/32/775816_2.png) [@shuly](https://community.wanikani.com/u/shuly)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/9 "2022-02-19T17:51:53Z")
probably my fault - been building most of the vocab and was pretty tired when I started this chapter yesterday 🙂 thanks !!! ---
**Author:** ![WeebPotato](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/weebpotato/32/679291_2.png) [@WeebPotato](https://community.wanikani.com/u/WeebPotato)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/10 "2022-02-19T18:00:53Z")
> [@shuly](#): > > probably my fault - been building most of the vocab and was pretty tired when I started this chapter yesterday 🙂 thanks !!! Honestly, massive thanks for providing the sheet 🙇‍♂️ 🙇‍♂️ 🙇‍♂️ In the past reading clubs we would usually fill it in as reading progressed, but I see even the next weeks were already populated thanks to a kind soul. ---
**Author:** ![shuly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/shuly/32/775816_2.png) [@shuly](https://community.wanikani.com/u/shuly)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/11 "2022-02-19T18:17:43Z")
> [@WeebPotato](#): > > In the past reading clubs we would usually fill it in as reading progressed, but I see even the next weeks were already populated… that’s why I try to read ahead a little…because of my own frustration as a beginner and not having vocab lists or incorrect ones…though this book is seriously slowing me down… even knowing the story already… the upside is reading it is just as good, interesting and certainly all that creepiness and a lot of the hidden dual meanings of things, etc…that are all lost in translation I’m finding keeps this story even more interesting. This story is really well done and the author really did pull out all the stops when writing this. ---
**Author:** ![Nishi790](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/nishi790/32/413926_2.png) [@Nishi790](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Nishi790)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/12 "2022-02-20T15:32:43Z")
As I read, I have suddenly understood the reference to this in the Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality fanfiction (No idea if that’s a spoiler for anyone but me), which was entertaining - that entire fanfic was a mix of references I recognized, and ones that I did not. I am enjoying the turns in the plot, but definitely finding it a tougher read than most other things I’ve read. The vocabulary is a lot (though some police related vocab from previous WK levels is sinking in now) - the grammar swings between tricky and okay. I know I have questions from this chapter - I don’t know what they are yet - will have to come back to it a little later to pull them out. ---
**Author:** ![korrtg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/korrtg/32/629006_2.png) [@korrtg](https://community.wanikani.com/u/korrtg)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/13 "2022-02-23T04:37:35Z")
I finally caught up with the book club! I started two weeks ago, but I’m a slow reader. I’m surprised how much I’ve been able to understand the manga, but I probably have to look up around 5 words per page. I had a question about 身分証明書（みぶんしょうめいしょ）on page 122. Did anyone notice that they wrote 身分証明証（みぶんしょうめいしょう）? Is that a typo? I tried to look it up as written with no results, so I’m assuming that they just put in the wrong kanji. Unless there is some special meaning, but I noticed that the vocabulary spreadsheet has the correct kanji, instead of the one in the book. This is my first book club contribution, so I apologize if this was silly to point out. I was trying to find something to add! ---
**Author:** ![WeebPotato](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/weebpotato/32/679291_2.png) [@WeebPotato](https://community.wanikani.com/u/WeebPotato)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2022, 6:18am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/14 "2022-02-23T06:18:32Z")
> [@korrtg](#): > > I had a question about 身分証明書（みぶんしょうめいしょ）on page 122. Did anyone notice that they wrote 身分証明証（みぶんしょうめいしょう）? Is that a typo? I tried to look it up as written with no results, so I’m assuming that they just put in the wrong kanji. Unless there is some special meaning, but I noticed that the vocabulary spreadsheet has the correct kanji, instead of the one in the book. The typo is in vocab sheet then. Those are 2 different words. 身分証明証 is just 自分 and 証明証. ---
**Author:** ![Thud](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/thud/32/2539_2.png) [@Thud](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Thud)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/15 "2022-02-23T13:46:29Z")
\*身分 not 自分 😜 ---
**Author:** ![WeebPotato](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/weebpotato/32/679291_2.png) [@WeebPotato](https://community.wanikani.com/u/WeebPotato)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/16 "2022-02-23T14:02:13Z")
Wonderful, here I was thinking I could escape my mild dyslexia by using various visual tricks, but it’s back with kanji 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Thud](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/thud/32/2539_2.png) [@Thud](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Thud)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/17 "2022-02-23T20:25:40Z")
This happens to me plenty of times. Sometimes it works out. ---
**Author:** ![korrtg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/korrtg/32/629006_2.png) [@korrtg](https://community.wanikani.com/u/korrtg)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 5:16am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/death-note-week-5-discussion/55896/18 "2022-02-24T05:16:01Z")
Thanks for the clarification with that! I didn’t realize 証明証 was a word because google really likes 証明書. Funny how that works. I guess that’s why you’re supposed to use a dictionary instead of google!