# Happiness Week 8 - Absolute Beginner Book Club **URL:** \ **Category:** Book Clubs\ **Created:** [April 22, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/happiness-week-8-absolute-beginner-book-club/56716 "2022-04-22T22:36:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Micki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/micki/32/678994_2.png) [@Micki](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Micki)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/happiness-week-8-absolute-beginner-book-club/56716/1 "2022-04-22T22:36:30Z")
# Happiness Book Club - Week 8 ## Chapter 4 (part 2) ・ Pages 141-158 **Start Date:** April 23rd **Last week:** [Week 7](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/56608) **Next week:** [Week 9](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/56791) **Home:** [Link](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/54930) We’re reading volume 1 of this manga as part of the [Absolute Beginner Book Club](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/34698). ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/c/3/9/c391c60a3504348b4844fb8318cbb2554692ce93.jpeg) * * * ## Vocabulary Sheet Building the vocab spreadsheet for the book is a joint project and everyone is welcome to contribute. Please read the instructions on the first page if you are doing this for the first time. > **[Happiness Vocab Sheet (Vol. 1)](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MqsGF_B_Aw3yDxsWE57xY9rqHsSwReSoSH53eVQN7Po/edit?usp=sharing)** > > This Sheet is private * * * > **Discussion Guidelines** > > - Please **blur / hide** any major events in the current week’s pages (however early they occur), like so: texthere > - When asking for help, please **mention the page number** , and check before posting that your question hasn’t already been asked > - Join the conversation — it’s fun! > > > **Page numbers for ebook readers** > > > > The page numbers quoted by ebook readers often don’t match the print version of the book. This is usually because they count the front cover and inside front cover as pages 1 and 2. > > > > We’ll be using the original page numbering from the print version. These will be found on the bottom corner of some (but not all) pages in the digital version. > > > > Often subtracting 2 from the “ebook reader page” will give the equivalent “print version page” but you’ll need to check your edition. * * * ## Participation poll _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/happiness-week-8-absolute-beginner-book-club/56716/1))_ _If you’ve read it before but will join in the discussion, please select ‘yes’!_ ---
**Author:** ![davepirat](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@davepirat](https://community.wanikani.com/u/davepirat)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 10:24am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/happiness-week-8-absolute-beginner-book-club/56716/2 "2022-04-23T10:24:34Z")
Oho! How the turntables have turned! I am first! I really want to try my hand at translating. Gotta look up half the grammar parts because they love to just pile them on and make verbs 3 times as long and half will probably be wrong, but here we go. > **Summary** > > pg. 141 > Gosho: “Thanks. I’ll start eating.” > > pg. 142 > Okazaki: "Uhm… Gosho-san. Uhm… really, thanks for yesterday. If you hadn’t saved me in that situation I… I don’t know what I would have become [?] maybe something dangerous [?] > > pg. 143 > Gosho: "Okazaki-kun, do you have siblings? > Okazaki: “Huh? Uh… I have an older brother… How about you?” > Gosho: “You remind me of my little brother.” > Okazaki: “Ah, so you have a little brother.” > > pg. 144 > Gosho: “Even though you are timid and indecisive you resemble him. [?] Here, this spot…” [her weird talking quirk is gonna make me crazy] > Okazaki: “Huh?” > Gosho: “Because people don’t come here, I always watch the sky here during breaks.” > > pg. 145 > Gosho: “When I’m feeling confused, I intently watch the sky and relax. I recommend it.” > Okazaki: “Yeah, thanks I’ll do that.” > > pg. 146 > Gosho: “YeAh, ThAnKs I’lL dO tHaT.” > Okazaki: “Err…” > Gosho: “YeAh, ThAnKs I’lL dO tHaT.” > Okazaki: “Uhm… Are you copying me? Staaaahp” > Gosho: “It was just a prank bro. Ah, Okazaki-kun Will you give me your LINE? [japanese instant messaging thingy]” > > pg. 147 > Okazaki: “…I…” > > pg. 148 > Okazaki: “Am I really okay? But today didn’t turn weird [?]” > Memory-Gosho: “When I’m feeling confused, I intently watch the sky and relax.” > > pg. 150 > Okazaki’s mom: “Makoto!? Makoto! Where are you going?” > Okazaki: “Ah, I’m going to the Video Store for a bit.” > Okazaki’s mom: “Makoto…!” > > pg. 151 > [pedalling intensifies] > Okazaki: “Haha” > > pg. 152 > Okazaki: "I’m fine. I’m fine. Definitely. I lose something important [??? Might be a typo and was supposed to mean 大したことない = It’s not a big deal ?] After all I’m feeling fine. Gosho-San… it’s the first time I made friends with a girl… > > pg. 153 > Okazaki: “Ah.” > > pg. 154 > Okazaki: “Yuuki-kun…” > > pg. 155 > Okazaki. “What is going on… I got a bad feeling there. [approximately. “The mood was unpleasant”] I better take a different road on the way back.” > > pg. 156 > girl whose name I forgot: “Okazaki! Do you have a moment?” > > pg. 157 > Okazaki: “Eh…, ah…, huh?” [He’s great with words.] > Girl: “Somewhere… I want somewhere I can talk with you. Come. Quickly.” Lots of places I’m unsure of. ---
**Author:** ![Finrandi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/finrandi/32/492041_2.png) [@Finrandi](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Finrandi)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/happiness-week-8-absolute-beginner-book-club/56716/3 "2022-04-23T11:08:08Z")
Awkward contexts aside, this chapter was a nice read. Felt like I recognized more of the kanji and could understand (or at least guess) the grammar before looking it up to confirm. We’re so close to the end though! I wonder what will go on in that last chapter. Who will get attacked? It’d be bad for Okazaki if it happened now, in the middle of a public video store! As usual with bullies, it seems crap rolls down hill. Yuuki seems to be struggling with that particular issue now. ---
**Author:** ![Gorbit99](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/gorbit99/32/7307_2.png) [@Gorbit99](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Gorbit99)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/happiness-week-8-absolute-beginner-book-club/56716/4 "2022-04-23T12:50:27Z")
A mere 2 weeks left, so let’s start this one as well, shall we? > **Translations** > > p141: > > > Thanks > > Let’s eat > > * * * > > p142: > > > Ah… Gosho-san > > > > Thanks a lot (liberal translation) > > For yesterday > > > > Wouldn’t you have helped me… > > I don’t know what would’ve happened to me. > > > > It could’ve been really bad > > * * * > > p143: > > > Okazaki > > Do you have a brother? > > > > Eh? > > Uhm… I have an older brother > > > > And you? > > > > You… > > resemble my younger brother > > > > Ah… your little brother > > * * * > > p144: > > > He’s a coward > > and he’s quite indicisive > > > > This… > > is usually where I come (liberal translation) > > > > Eh? > > > > Nobody comes here > > During breaks I always come here to look at the sky > > * * * > > p145: > > > When my mind is all over the place > > I just look watch the sky without thinking and that comforts me > > > > I recommend it > > > > Yeah… > > Thanks… a lot > > * * * > > p146: > > > Yeah > > Thanks… a lot > > > > Eh? > > > > _Yeah_ > > _Thanks a lot_ > > > > Wa… > > Are you imitating me? Stop > > > > It was a joke > > > > Ah, Okazaki-kun > > Do you use LINE? > > * * * > > p147: > > > I… > > * * * > > p148: > > > I’ll > > be fine > > > > But… > > I didn’t act strange today > > > > When my mind is all over the place > > I just look watch the sky and that comforts me (Okazaki missremembering the line from a page or two ago, smh) > > * * * > > p150: > > > Makoto!? > > > > Makoto! > > Where are you going? > > > > Ah > > Just to the video stroe > > > > Makoto! > > * * * > > p151: > > > Haha > > * * * > > p152: > > > It’s alright > > It’s going to be alright > > > > This isn’t such a big thing > > > > I’m feeling great > > > > Gosho-san > > You’re my first girl friend > > * * * > > p153: > > > Ah… > > * * * > > p154: > > > Yuuki-kun… > > * * * > > p155: > > > What was that? > > What a bad atmosphere > > > > I’ll take a different route home > > * * * > > p156: > > > Okazaki! > > > > Can I talk to you? > > * * * > > p157: > > > Eh? > > Ah… Eh? > > > > Just… (liberal translation) > > > > Just let’s talk somewhere > > Come with me > > > > Hurry ---
**Author:** ![downtimes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/downtimes/32/790700_2.png) [@downtimes](https://community.wanikani.com/u/downtimes)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/happiness-week-8-absolute-beginner-book-club/56716/5 "2022-04-23T19:26:27Z")
Caught up again. I liked her face when she imitated him. That look made me laugh somehow ^^. Not sure if the volume comes to a good stopping point. Not much material left and basically nothing happened for now 😕 . Wild speculation: It looked like his bully was bullied in front of the Konbini by the two dudes. And since nao came to get him maybe hes going to beat the bullys up in the next chapter? It seems more like hes on a trip (drugs) every now and than rather than that he turns into a vampire to be honest XD. ---
**Author:** ![BaradaMC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/baradamc/32/483365_2.png) [@BaradaMC](https://community.wanikani.com/u/BaradaMC)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/happiness-week-8-absolute-beginner-book-club/56716/6 "2022-04-23T20:25:36Z")
Still looking up a lot of words, but I found I could get the gist reasonably well. Seems to be a slow build-up, and some fleshing out of the characters. Okazaki kun seems to be a bit unbalanced, but no closer to slaking his first for blood - is that coming in Book 2 I wonder? Enjoying it, really glad I decided to take the plunge and start reading; and especially to be doing it in this group ❤🙏 ---
**Author:** ![saraqael](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/saraqael/32/787226_2.png) [@saraqael](https://community.wanikani.com/u/saraqael)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/happiness-week-8-absolute-beginner-book-club/56716/7 "2022-04-23T22:00:43Z")
I liked the scenes with Gosho. It felt like they were really comfortable and Okazagi finally has (another) friend. Speaking of, he should really talk to Nunota. At the end Okazagi had a manic episode again though lol @davepirat > **My take on your questions** > > > [@davepirat](#): > > > > I don’t know what I would have become [?] > > I think this could be better paraphrased as “What would have happened?” > > > [@davepirat](#): > > > > Even though you are timid and indecisive you resemble him. [?] > > Seems like she is talking about her brother first and then comparing him with Okazagi, so “In the way that my little brother is timid and indecisive you resemble him.” Sounds a bit weird haha. > > > [@davepirat](#): > > > > [her weird talking quirk is gonna make me crazy] > > I think you just have to replace the “su” with “desu” all the time and then it’s a little clearer. I think she says: “Here… this is my place.” The “da” (informal of “desu”) becomes “na” the “no” becomes just “n” and the “desu” becomes “su”. Quite a lot of contractions! > > > [@davepirat](#): > > > > Staaaahp > > I really like to imagine Okazagi actually talking like this xD > > > [@davepirat](#): > > > > But today didn’t turn weird [?] > > I think this is the right translation given that he “turned weird” the day before when he tried to bite her. So: “But today I didn’t turn weird.” > > > [@davepirat](#): > > > > I lose something important [??? Might be a typo and was supposed to mean 大したことない = It’s not a big deal ?] > > Someone wrote in the vocab sheet that 大したこと無い means “trivial” in the sense “not amounting to much” (無い is just the kanji version of ない). In Jisho: [Jisho.org: Japanese Dictionary](https://jisho.org/word/%E5%A4%A7%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E4%BA%8B%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84) > > > [@davepirat](#): > > > > “Eh…, ah…, huh?” [He’s great with words.] > > Ah, classic Okazagi moment. My image of the week: ![IMG_1786](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/2/7/1/271fa7fef97b96b86a7a42d709f0ad3c953a70c8.jpeg) I really like her expression. It just has this vibe of “yeah whatever”. ---
**Author:** ![Yuru](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/yuru/32/488813_2.png) [@Yuru](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Yuru)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/happiness-week-8-absolute-beginner-book-club/56716/8 "2022-04-24T14:36:16Z")
Laughed when Goshu was mimicking Okazaki. Felt so uncalled for yet so hilarious. That was my favorite scene this week. > [@davepirat](#): > > Gosho: “YeAh, ThAnKs I’lL dO tHaT.” Your translation is chef’s kiss. Captures the tone perfectly 🤣 For a moment I thought history was going to repeat itself when out of nowhere, Okazaki just decided to go out on his bicycle in the middle of the night again. Felt a bit sad when I realized it’s the first time since don’t know how long ago we’ve seen Okazaki smile like that. It disappeared rather quickly unfortunately. Annnd we’re nearing the end of the book ahhhh ---
**Author:** ![eieio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/eieio/32/279935_2.png) [@eieio](https://community.wanikani.com/u/eieio)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/happiness-week-8-absolute-beginner-book-club/56716/9 "2022-04-24T16:55:44Z")
Finished this weeks pages. Story is picking up steam for final chapter! ---
**Author:** ![lomonaute](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/lomonaute/32/286868_2.png) [@lomonaute](https://community.wanikani.com/u/lomonaute)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 7:51am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/happiness-week-8-absolute-beginner-book-club/56716/10 "2022-04-28T07:51:15Z")
I am starting to really like this story… The characters, the art, .. Does anyone know if the other volumes are as easy to understand ? I would imagine that if the story picks up in pace, there will be more dialogues. (and maybe vampire related vocabulary ?? 🤩 ) > [@downtimes](#): > > Wild speculation: It looked like his bully was bullied in front of the Konbini by the two dudes. And since nao came to get him maybe hes going to beat the bullys up in the next chapter? I didn’t catch this at my first read, but you’re 100% right. There is something fishy there. ---
**Author:** ![Micki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/micki/32/678994_2.png) [@Micki](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Micki)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/happiness-week-8-absolute-beginner-book-club/56716/11 "2022-04-29T18:30:45Z")
Final week’s thread is up! > [@Happiness Week 9 - Absolute Beginner Book Club](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/56791): > > Happiness Book Club - Week 9 Chapter 5 Start Date: April 30th Last week: [Week 8](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/56716) Home: [Link](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/54930) We’re reading volume 1 of this manga as part of the [Absolute Beginner Book Club](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/34698). Vocabulary Sheetplay_button Discussion Guidelines Participation poll [poll](https://community.wanikani.com/t/happiness-week-9-absolute-beginner-book-club/56791/1)Finishers poll! I can’t change the typo in the first option but it should say this is the first time I’ve finished a Japanese book. [poll](https://community.wanikani.com/t/happiness-week-9-absolute-beginner-book-club/56791/1)