ah haha. akane was long overdue a good scolding…probably why she doesn’t phone home
Their mom is right at scolding Akane when she can just teleport back home in an instant.
Looks like the dialog on page 46 refers to an old anime called Ikkyu-san:
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I get the meaning here but, when the mom says 帰ってらっしゃい is that an expression like いってらっしゃい, or is there a grammar point for ~てらっしゃい?
I found the letter on pages 50 and 51 a little bit difficult due to words and the archaic language.
51
現世のつばなれが始まる
What is the bolded part here? I couldn’t find something suitable from Jisho.
I wonder how well known this anime is in modern day Japan, seeing as it ran from 1975 to 1982 (plus I’m sure it’s had re-runs).
I don’t know why it’s used here (I’m not familiar enough with it), but my understanding is that いらっしゃる is a form of いる, and depending on usage (verbて+いらっしゃる) can have the meaning or いる, 行く, or 来る (depending on context). As such, it may be seen attached to various verbs.
Doing a subtitle search for various anime I have on DVD, I see:
- 黙ってらっしゃい
- してらっしゃいます
- 行ってらっしゃい (probably the most used, as it’s a set phrase)
- 入れてらっしゃい
- 覚えてらっしゃい
- 着替えてらっしゃい
- 持ってらっしゃい
- 寄ってらっしゃい
- 見てらっしゃい
- 信じてらっしゃいません
- 食べてらっしゃい
- 連れてらっしゃい
- 戻ってらっしゃい
- 下りてらっしゃい
- 心配してらっしゃいました
…and so on.
I think I’m going to be suddenly noticing this all the time when watching anime now.
According to this page (and various others), it refers to a number of people above ten.
Consider the following counting:
- 一つ
- 二つ
- 三つ
- …
- 八つ
- 九つ
- 十
From here, つ is no longer used (離れる), resulting in つばなれ.
Now, how does that apply here? I’m not fully certain, as this part of the chapter was a bit heavy to take in. But there is talk of 十の人 and 一つ later on the page.
You can also look it up on Jisho where it shows the meaning as standalone and as auxiliary verb: いらっしゃる - Jisho.org
Ahh, this was good. Finally reading Flying Witch again feels great.
Chapter 57 - 旅は道連れ猫に情け
2021-07-23T15:00:00Z
Hopefully this chapter will be a little easier than the prior one!
For anyone who liked the stuffed bear, here’s a close-up view of it:
(You blinked, didn’t you?)
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As expected, Chito-san chapters are amazing
I love this chapter so much, omggggggg
First off, the trains are filling me with so much happiness I’ve been on that train and been to those stations irl, and the manga versions look super close to my memory - it’s making me remember how happy I was when I was there I’m also 90% sure I took a picture of the shinkansen exactly like that because honestly it was super かっこいい ahaha. And the delicious gyudon bentos I ate on the trains/in the stations. omg. I freaking love trains in Japan. Idek. Taking trains through the Japanese countryside, that’s my happy place.
Also, excuse me, but the cats watching cat videos with earbuds is so freaking cute, I’m gonna die
@ChristopherFritz @NicoleIsEnough Sorry I couldn’t get the chance to check the forums lately. Thank you for your replies to chapter 56 questions.
Chapter 57 was a much lighter read but it was so cute. I love how almost every chapter of Flying Witch has new experiences and characters. This was much needed at a time like this.
Also, excuse me, but the cats watching cat videos with earbuds is so freaking cute, I’m gonna die
Came to write this. I laughed so much at that panel.
Super cute chapter!!
im new to this and dont really know what I’m doing, but can i start reading this at level three?
Hello, and welcome.
This manga has furigana (meaning that all kanji in it have their corresponding readings in kana), which means that your kanji knowledge is not really a major factor in reading.
If have little experience reading native japanese material, your biggest hurdles are going to be grammar and vocabulary. This book club started reading this manga as part of the beginner book club, where the suggested level of grammar is between N4 and N3. We have a google spreadsheet to help with the vocabulary part, though it’s mostly filled for the earlier volumes, last time I checked.
If you are unsure whether this might be on your level or not, you can check this post which has a few sample pages, which can give you a general idea of its difficulty:
Flying Witch (ふらいんぐういっち) Summary Makoto Kowata, a novice witch, packs up her belongings (including her black cat familiar) and moves in with her distant cousins in rural Aomori Prefecture, in the far north reaches of Japan, to complete her training and become a full-fledged witch. Availability Amazon Japan: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/1945054093 Ebook Japan: ふらいんぐうぃっち 1巻 (別冊少年マガジン) - 石塚千尋 - 無料まんが・試し読みが豊富!電子書籍をお得に買うならebookjapan Personal Opinion I’ve only just started it, so don’t have much…
If you have never read japanese material before at all, or your grammar level is low, my suggestion is to give a try to books in the Absolute Beginner’s book club, where easier material is read. Here you can see a list of all the books that were read (and also the ones currently being read) in that book club:
Introduction There are several book clubs here on the forums. Reading along with a book club can provide a great source of motivation, and there are a lot of people to help you out with questions, enabling you to tackle harder content. Many of the book clubs have community vocabulary lists, so they can be a great resource even if you’re reading after the book club has moved on. Additionally, you’re always welcome to ask questions even after a book has been finished by a book club. People are al…
My suggestion is to check the books that were read in the absolute beginner section, and pick something that catches your interest, then try reading that by following the thread for that book, which contains questions and answers everyone made when the book was read. Even if it is a book that was read a long time ago, you can still ask new questions in those threads, people generally still keep an eye on them and are happy to help out.
this is a ton of info, thanks man!. btw how do i buy these books?
In the home threads of all the book clubs (for this one: Reading Vol. 11・ふらいんぐうぃっち・Flying Witch (Beginner Book Club) 🧹) you will always find a buy section where you will find digital and physical options. For digital I find Bookwalker to be the easiest.
this is a ton of info, thanks man!. btw how do i buy these books?
As Shadowlauch mentioned, you can usually find links to buy books both digitally (if available) or physically in the first thread of each book thread.
If you prefer buying digitally, here’s a detailed guide on how it works for the most common digital stores:
https://community.wanikani.com/t/buying-digital-japanese-books/10603
I can’t find a thread with a specific guide for buying physical books, but amazon.co.jp and cdjapan.co.jp accept orders from most countries around the world. I have ordered a few times from amazon.co.jp and while it wasn’t cheap, the shipping was relatively reasonable.
I can’t find a thread with a specific guide for buying physical books
There is a section on buying books in here:
[Reading] This thread brings together resources and advice for helping people to get started with reading. If you know of any great tips or resources, please share them! You can also let me know if anything needs updating, like if any of the links go out of date for example. Reading Advice and Support ToolsWhere to Start
Reading native Japanese content is simply hard, and you’re gonna have to prepare yourself to look up a lot of stuff if you plunge straight in - sorry! Two things…
I feel like the witch manga I’m reading are merging. The other witch manga I’m reading has a 巫女 named 弥生, and here in chapter 58 we find Makoto has friends named ミコ and 弥生.
What’s the name of that other witch manga?